DEAD! Dell PE 400SC - now back to $500

[gururu]

yea this is crazy, just ordered one.

 

[maddogchen]

looks like its dead

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Forgot the free mouse and keyboard which I actually could have used, but I did catch the 80GB upgrade. But I knew better and raced through the order process. Already got confirmation. $164 AR including tax and ship.

 

[gururu]

Originally posted by: maddogchen
looks like its dead

looks good still...

 

[otello]

when i get to the last page, it ups the price to 469. what's the deal?

 

[caivoma]

man, this is so freaking cheap, i have to resist this, somebody help me

 

[Enectic]

I think it's dead. When I added it to my cart the price is $469.

 

[Pantoot]

Originally posted by: caivoma
man, this is so freaking cheap, i have to resist this, somebody help me

The deal is dead.
Did I help?

 

[MaxDepth]

Originally posted by: mrphil76
Today dell has the 400SC with 2.8GHZ, 40GB & 128MB for $124 AR!

Good ideal to upgrade to 80GB for $20.

Free shipping.

Link

Not listed on the Dell Outrageous Deals.

Just ordered 3.

Hmmm. I order and it comes out as:

PE400SC
Free Upgrade to an Intel® P®4, 2.8GHz,800FSB at a Cel 2.4 price, No Operating System, Other
Adjust System
$499.00

Save $50 on select PowerEdge 400SC servers through the Small Business division.
- $50.00


Rats! That's what I get for sleeping!!!!!



PS - has anyone gotten their order filled and shipped?

 

[Bmott]

Deal is Dead

HOWEVER STILL A GOOD DEAL

You can also get it for $323 No Rebate AFTER $275 Instant savings if you look under outrageous deals

$20 more for 80gb HD

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p4 2.8ghz 800mhz
80gb HD
128mb ram
mouse
keyboard
cdrom

$343 + tax and Free Shipping NO REBATE

 

[otello]

I was just on the phone with them. They said it was a mistake. All I could get out of them was 469. I will be emailing up the chain. The guy claimed that no one else got that price, which is BS. I have been missing every dell deal by a whisker. The last three, all missed. Unbelievable. If someone has an extra that they would like to sell to me, please PM me. Thanks.

 

[gururu]

Originally posted by: otello
I was just on the phone with them. They said it was a mistake. All I could get out of them was 469. I will be emailing up the chain. The guy claimed that no one else got that price, which is BS. I have been missing every dell deal by a whisker. The last three, all missed. Unbelievable. If someone has an extra that they would like to sell to me, please PM me. Thanks.

well they said mine was shipping on the 15th. if it was a mistake, I guess they could cancel the order on me and others.

 

[jpeyton]

You can thank our very own maddogchen (a Golden Member, no less) for cancelling all your orders and killing the deal.

It was only on the AT Hot Deals before this loser posted it on Fatwallet. About 30 minutes after that, the deal was dead.

 

[otello]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
You can thank our very own maddogchen (a Golden Member, no less) for cancelling all your orders and killing the deal.

It was only on the AT Hot Deals before this loser posted it on Fatwallet. About 30 minutes after that, the deal was dead.

did they cancel yours, my friend? if not, i'll take one off your hands, unless you're going to fleabay it.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: otello

Originally posted by: jpeyton
You can thank our very own maddogchen (a Golden Member, no less) for cancelling all your orders and killing the deal.

It was only on the AT Hot Deals before this loser posted it on Fatwallet. About 30 minutes after that, the deal was dead.

did they cancel yours, my friend? if not, i'll take one off your hands, unless you're going to fleabay it.

It'll be cancelled soon, I'm sure.

Go over to FW and read some of the posts by those leeches. Most don't even post, but one guy placed 6 orders for 5 systems each, and had 3 go into production.

That's why it's always a bad idea posting it there.

 

[otello]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: otello

Originally posted by: jpeyton
You can thank our very own maddogchen (a Golden Member, no less) for cancelling all your orders and killing the deal.

It was only on the AT Hot Deals before this loser posted it on Fatwallet. About 30 minutes after that, the deal was dead.

did they cancel yours, my friend? if not, i'll take one off your hands, unless you're going to fleabay it.

It'll be cancelled soon, I'm sure.

Go over to FW and read some of the posts by those leeches. Most don't even post, but one guy placed 6 orders for 5 systems each, and had 3 go into production.

That's why it's always a bad idea posting it there.

let me know what happens.

 

[Noirish]

Originally posted by: mrphil76
Today dell has the 400SC with 2.8GHZ, 40GB & 128MB for $124 AR!

Good ideal to upgrade to 80GB for $20.

Free shipping.

Link

Not listed on the Dell Outrageous Deals.

Just ordered 3.

Totally missed it.
They caught it quick too.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
You can thank our very own maddogchen (a Golden Member, no less) for cancelling all your orders and killing the deal.

It was only on the AT Hot Deals before this loser posted it on Fatwallet. About 30 minutes after that, the deal was dead.

Actually, you can thank losers like you who order 5 to Ebay them and drive up volume. I ordered one. If that helped one other person get in, then I'm happy.

Hot Deals forums, whether they be AT or FW or any other site, are communities. If you personally discover a deal, then you have earned the right to abuse it as you see fit. If a complete stranger, in the same spirit of generosity as all those who post, notifies you, then I think you owe it to that person and the community to not abuse a deal which, had they not shared it with you, you'd never have known about in the first place. Or, at the very least, you could avoid looking like a freaking hypocrite.

 

[Lanyap]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: jpeyton
You can thank our very own maddogchen (a Golden Member, no less) for cancelling all your orders and killing the deal.

It was only on the AT Hot Deals before this loser posted it on Fatwallet. About 30 minutes after that, the deal was dead.

Actually, you can thank losers like you who order 5 to Ebay them and drive up volume. I ordered one. If that helped one other person get in, then I'm happy.

Hot Deals forums, whether they be AT or FW or any other site, are communities. If you personally discover a deal, then you have earned the right to abuse it as you see fit. If a complete stranger, in the same spirit of generosity as all those who post, notifies you, then I think you owe it to that person and the community to not abuse a deal which, had they not shared it with you, you'd never have known about in the first place. Or, at the very least, you could avoid looking like a freaking hypocrite.

:thumbsup:

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: jpeyton
You can thank our very own maddogchen (a Golden Member, no less) for cancelling all your orders and killing the deal.

It was only on the AT Hot Deals before this loser posted it on Fatwallet. About 30 minutes after that, the deal was dead.

Actually, you can thank losers like you who order 5 to Ebay them and drive up volume. I ordered one. If that helped one other person get in, then I'm happy.

Hot Deals forums, whether they be AT or FW or any other site, are communities. If you personally discover a deal, then you have earned the right to abuse it as you see fit. If a complete stranger, in the same spirit of generosity as all those who post, notifies you, then I think you owe it to that person and the community to not abuse a deal which, had they not shared it with you, you'd never have known about in the first place. Or, at the very least, you could avoid looking like a freaking hypocrite.

Although I usually agree with jpeyton you are absolutely correct :thumbsup:

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: jpeyton
You can thank our very own maddogchen (a Golden Member, no less) for cancelling all your orders and killing the deal.

It was only on the AT Hot Deals before this loser posted it on Fatwallet. About 30 minutes after that, the deal was dead.

Actually, you can thank losers like you who order 5 to Ebay them and drive up volume. I ordered one. If that helped one other person get in, then I'm happy.

Hot Deals forums, whether they be AT or FW or any other site, are communities. If you personally discover a deal, then you have earned the right to abuse it as you see fit. If a complete stranger, in the same spirit of generosity as all those who post, notifies you, then I think you owe it to that person and the community to not abuse a deal which, had they not shared it with you, you'd never have known about in the first place. Or, at the very least, you could avoid looking like a freaking hypocrite.

Although I usually agree with jpeyton you are absolutely correct :thumbsup:

Believe what you want. RossMan, you've been around these forums long enough to know about the FW Effect. They have a 40 page thread for this deal, there are many people who placed multiple orders who posted, and countless eBay lurkers who did the same that didn't post.

People on the AT Hot Deals typically limit their purchases reasonably. 5 is what Dell limits the rebates to, and that's what I wanted to order. Yes, I probably won't keep them all, but I will have a handful of sub-$300 computers for the holidays to gift.

What can't be argued is that this deal was killed because it was posted on FW. Dell CSRs take notice when they recieve thousands of server orders in a matter of 20 minutes.

 

[Lanyap]

What can't be argued is that this deal was killed because it was posted on FW. Dell CSRs take notice when they recieve thousands of server orders in a matter of 20 minutes.

You are correct. Posting a very hot deal on FW is the kiss of death. My guess is that since Dell caught the error quickly they will catch and cancel the orders on Monday. Unless of course they decide that this will boost their server sales and look good on their end of quarter financial statement which is this month and beat their sales competition with other vendors. You never know...

 

[gururu]

can't complain. these deals come and go. gotta be sharp. we get a lot of news from fatwallet too.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: Lanyap

What can't be argued is that this deal was killed because it was posted on FW. Dell CSRs take notice when they recieve thousands of server orders in a matter of 20 minutes.

You are correct. Posting a very hot deal on FW is the kiss of death. My guess is that since Dell caught the error quickly they will catch and cancel the orders on Monday. Unless of course they decide that this will boost their server sales and look good on their end of quarter financial statement which is this month and beat their sales competition with other vendors. You never know...

Over 900 posts and over 20,000 page views, most of them in the first 12 hours.

In contrast, this thread here has over 200 posts and over 8000 page views in a MONTH.

 

[Vikroda]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Over 900 posts and over 20,000 page views, most of them in the first 12 hours.

In contrast, this thread here has over 200 posts and over 8000 page views in a MONTH.

I missed the $160AR deal :| (and the old 512MB deal) Maybe if the title were changed (or a new post made) more people here would have been interested but as it is probably no one read this thread because they didn't think $350AR was a good deal. I guess I should be content that I got in at $275AR + tax.