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post #1 of 11
4/22/05 at 10:53pm
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Was perusing the Dell outlet store and I made an impulse purchase. I think it was a great deal. What do you guys think?

Dell M70
2 GHZ Pentium M
512 MB ram (1 dimm)
15.4" WSXGA+ (at little leery givne the bad feelings about WSXGA+ lately)
256 MB NVidia Quadro FX Go1400
60 GB 7200 RPM drive
Intel 2200 wireless (b & g)
8X DVDRW
3 years business on site labor

oops... $1719 before tax at about 6AM pacific

I had just ordered a Toshiba M3. I'll be torn between the better video card (my work involves OpenGL) in the Dell and the portability of the M3. I'm actually thinking of potentially keeping both if possible!! (Got 10% off the Toshiba as well).

Now I have my MSI 510C to sell...

Matt
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post #2 of 11
4/22/05 at 10:56pm
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Originally Posted by MattK
Was perusing the Dell outlet store and I made an impulse purchase. I think it was a great deal. What do you guys think?

Dell M70
2 GHZ Pentium M
512 MB ram (1 dimm)
15.4" WSXGA+ (at little leery givne the bad feelings about WSXGA+ lately)
256 MB NVidia Quadro FX Go1400
60 GB 7200 RPM drive
Intel 2200 wireless (b & g)
8X DVDRW
3 years business on site labor

I had just ordered a Toshiba M3. I'll be torn between the better video card (my work involves OpenGL) in the Dell and the portability of the M3. I'm actually thinking of potentially keeping both if possible!! (Got 10% off the Toshiba as well).

Now I have my MSI 510C to sell...

Matt
you failed to list a price...
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post #3 of 11
4/22/05 at 10:58pm
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oops. $1719 before tax
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post #4 of 11
4/23/05 at 2:02am
Seems a little pricey to me but...whatever.
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post #5 of 11
4/23/05 at 2:11am
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Originally Posted by Snesley Wipes
Seems a little pricey to me but...whatever.
Wow, I know the Dell deals have been good lately but we are talking a notebook that I priced at $2974 brand new after the current $250 off deal a few minutes ago. It's about a 42% discount!
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post #6 of 11
4/23/05 at 2:23am
Oh...for some reason I thought this was a refurb! Otherwise ok.
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post #7 of 11
4/23/05 at 2:34am
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Originally Posted by Snesley Wipes
Oh...for some reason I thought this was a refurb! Otherwise ok.
It was. Does that make a difference? The warranty is the same.
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post #8 of 11
4/23/05 at 5:57pm
congrat's man, but i think you may be adorning the price (:dunno: but some ppl. r embarassed to buy refurbs) ..

i got the same system (almost -- see spec's) AND a 2% discount using DPA and mine came to $1,977. the dif. maybe that I got the Complete Care + Accidental Damage Warranty, 1 GB RAM, but the additional of u having a DVD-RW should keep our price about the same...

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Dell Precision M70 Notebook: Pentium M Processor 760 (2.00GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533FSB)15.4WSXGA+ LCD Microsoft Windows XP Professional Qty: 1 Unit Price: $2,124.00 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs) No Floppy Drive 60 GB EIDE Hard Drive (7200 RPM) NVIDIA Quadro FX Go1400 256MB OpenGL graphics 15.4 inch WSXGA+ Notebook Screen Internal 56K Modem Wireless 1350 Internal Wireless MOD,CD,24X,TEAC,PWS-D Software CD Resource CD Software Operating System Software CD Shipping Material software Keyboard on Notebook Documentation Quick Reference Guide 9 Cell Battery MOD, ASSY, BASE, OEM, LGT 90W AC Adapter $275 off all refurbished Precision Workstation models priced between $2000 and $2699 - $275.00 Precision M70 UPG: 3 yr Limited Warranty+Next Busi+Complete Care+Accidental Qty: 1 Unit Price: $169.00 ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AND COUPONS Dell Outlet Customers: Free 3-5 day ground shipping with the purchase of any refurbished Precision system!Expires on 2005-04-28 23:59:00 - $99.00 Dell Outlet Home Customers: Save an ADDITIONAL 2% instantly by paying with Dell Preferred Account! (Subject to credit approval. Limited time offer.)Expires on 2005-12-31 23:59:00 - $40.36 Sub-Total $1,977.64 Shipping Discount -$99.00 Shipping and Handling $0.00 Estimated Tax $0.00 Total $1,977.64
i suggest everyone in the market for an M70 check it out: free ship + no tax if you go through outlet home + DPA, etc.

the $275 off + normal discount for outlet items comes to ~44% off normal retail price + 2% DPA = ~46%
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post #9 of 11
4/25/05 at 5:17pm
mattk-

I would imagine you'll love your computer, I love my m70. Especially if you do things that'll get a boost from the Quadro card. Otherwise, it is just a good way to get approx 6800go card in a 15.4" case.

I dunno about the wsxga, I got wuxga and love it. But then I have good eyes (thank you lasik).

Tellerve
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post #10 of 11
5/6/05 at 6:27pm
I think you got a decent deal but definately could gotten more for your money.

Just about 2 days ago i ordered a Ispirion 9300:

1.86 GB Pentium M
17 Inch widescreen
60 GB 7200 RPM HD
256 MB ram (ordered 1 GB for $121 through Newegg)
256 mb Nvidia GeFOrce 6800
8 x DVD-RW/CD-RW
Creative Labs Audigy 2 zs notebook card for 5.1 DD (added $100 to price(
2915 wireless networking
Targus Bag
Extra 9 CELL BATTERY (added another $139 to price)
Windows XP home
I can't remember if i got a 1 year or 2 year warranty
but i paid like $1800 shipped and tax included.
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post #11 of 11
5/6/05 at 6:33pm
bleh, i think during that $750 coupon deal, u could have gotten a 9300 (albeit not as highly specced as depue's) for probably around $1000.... or was the 9300 recently released?
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