About to order my first laptop (dell 9300)

[StealthPants]

How is this spec / price (in CDN $ )

I found a online coupon so got an additional 100 off (are there any bigger coupons online ? )


The price is $2949 + tax + 10$ shipping.


- Intel® Pentium® M 750 Processor (1.86GHz/533MHz FSB)
- Windows® XP Pro
- 17 inch UltraSharp? Wide Screen UXGA Display
- 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
- 256MB NVIDA® GeForce? Go 6800 256NV
- 80GB Hard Drive 80GB [341-1808] 8
- Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
- CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability 8XDVDRW
- Wireless Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
- Microsoft Works Suite
- Battery 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery Carrying Case Dell Nylon Deluxe (Free)
- Promo: 3 year Next Business Onsite Service with CompleteCare
- Bluetooth




Does anyone know if this lcd is the the True Life one ? it doesnt mention it like it does in the xps 2 specs.

Any comments on the spec or price would be appreciated.

 

[blueshoe]

It's a UXGA display so it should be TrueLife.

 

[ericboo]

I don't know the current conversion rate but ouch!

 

[Super6]

I've got a new Dell and a barely used Dell on For Sale/Trade either of which would save you a bundle. Search on Dell. Even if you go with your current config, I would recommend waiting for the next big Dell laptop sale and save a lot more money. They seem to have them every other week or so.

Super6

 

[StealthPants]

I guess its like 2400 USD (ish )

 

[ssvegeta1010]

Originally posted by: StealthPants
I guess its like 2400 USD (ish )

Thats very good for 3 year warranty w/CC. My Inspirion 5150 was about 1850 USD w/ much worse specs and 3 year and CC (that was Aug 2004).

BTW, check for coupons at fatwallet.com

 

[RamIt]

Kinda stripped but could buy the memory cheaper elsewhere.
Inspiron 9300 Intel® Pentium® M 730 Processor (1.60GHz/533MHz FSB) SM16HN [221-7304] 1
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition WHXP [420-4766][463-2282][412-0689][420-4928][412-0706][420-4830] 11
Display 17 inch UltraSharp? Wide Screen XGA+ Display 17XGA [320-4177] 2
Memory 256MB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 1 Dimm 256MB1D [311-3719] 3
Video Card 256MB NVIDA® GeForce? Go 6800 256NV [320-4185] 6
Hard Drive 40GB Hard Drive 40GB [341-1804] 8
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem INTNIC [430-0493] 13
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0 ADOBER [430-1048] 15
CD/DVD Drives SAVE $29! 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability 8XDVDRP [463-8670][420-5111] 16
Wireless Networking Cards Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps) IP2200 [430-0996] 19
Bundled Software Productivity Pack including WordPerfect® ICORELM [412-0714] 22
Security Software No Security Subscription NS [412-0755] 25
Digital Music Dell Jukebox - easy-to-use music player and CD burning software MMBASE [412-0741] 26
Primary Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr) 6BAT [312-0285] 27
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr Technical Support ST111RR [950-9057][950-3337][950-3550][412-0361][960-2780] 29
Internet Access: Dial-Up 6 Months of America Online Membership Included AOLDHS [412-0585][412-0625][420-3224][412-0687] 37
Digital Imaging Paint Shop? Pro® Studio trial, Photo Album? Starter Edition DPS [412-0744] 38
Additional Battery 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery (80 WHr) 9BATAD [312-0284] 80
Financial Software QuickBooks® Simple Start Special Edition QBSSP [420-5139] 83
TOTAL: $1,277.00

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[trikster2]

That's quite a system for under $1300. I don't understand how Toshiba can still charge nearly 3 grand for the Quismo 17".

Enjoy!

 

[RamIt]

Originally posted by: StealthPants
How is this spec / price (in CDN $ )

I found a online coupon so got an additional 100 off (are there any bigger coupons online ? )

$750 of $2000
?W$W$3K$D5R90Q

 

[StealthPants]

$750 of $2000
?W$W$3K$D5R90Q

I couldnt get that to work. maybe its a dell US and not Dell Canada.


Thanks anyway though.

 

[RamIt]

Yeah U.S. Sorry

 

[StealthPants]

Originally posted by: RamIt
Yeah U.S. Sorry

No probs

I was looking at shaving off some of the cost so by dropping to 512mb and going with a 1.73 rather than 1.86 i can get it down to 2619 cdn

300$ more will give me 1gb RAM and a 1.86 processor. Is it worth the extra 300 for these 2 items ?

Thanks

 

[thunderroller]

dont worry dell is good choice

 

[Ethan2099]

Originally posted by: StealthPants

Originally posted by: RamIt
Yeah U.S. Sorry

No probs

300$ more will give me 1gb RAM and a 1.86 processor. Is it worth the extra 300 for these 2 items ?

Thanks

are you ordering it from Canada? because from what I see you instead of paying 400 canadian from dell to get 1 gig of ram, you can go with the 512 and buy a 1 gig stick from newegg for like, 213 american.

 

[StealthPants]

Originally posted by: Ethan2099

Originally posted by: StealthPants

Originally posted by: RamIt
Yeah U.S. Sorry

No probs

300$ more will give me 1gb RAM and a 1.86 processor. Is it worth the extra 300 for these 2 items ?

Thanks

are you ordering it from Canada? because from what I see you instead of paying 400 canadian from dell to get 1 gig of ram, you can go with the 512 and buy a 1 gig stick from newegg for like, 213 american.

Yeah ordering it from canada. From what i can see they only sell in 2 dimm pairs so if I buy 512 i will have to dump both when i upgrade to a gig.


edit: Forgot to ask if people think its worth paying for premium support ? or does it suck as much as their standard support ?