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

[MaxDepth]

Most recent Dell offer:

10/28
Definitely nooooot hot!
No discount, no rebate, no extra memory, no HD upgrade, and the celery is the base processor.
link not working?

Yup, they made their numbers. Tune in few months, maybe something might happen. In the meantime, they seem to have shifterd theor deals to the PE SC420 for $323 AR +tax

10/21
Looks like they've made their numbers or got as much stock out the door without taking a beating because the deal looks thin now.

No outragreous deal on the PE400SC as of posting.

Link dead.
Good: free 512 MB upgrade
free upgrade to 80 GB HD
+$60 for 160 GB SATA HD

Bad: celery processor
no further discounts (or rebates)

deal condition: ice, ice baby


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10/14
The link dead is $299, no rebate hassle.
free upgrade to 512 memory is back!
80 GB HD upgrade + $20
160 GB SATA or PATA + $60
downside - offers the celeron and not a P4 (+$99 for the 2.8 upgrade = $398)
deal condition: warm

The link dead is $399 and no rebate.
free 2.8 P4 upgrade
80 GB HD upgrade + $20
160 GB SATA or PATA + $60
downside - offers only 128 MB RAM
deal condition: cold

If there was some way we could combine the two deals...

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10/09
Use the outrageous deal link below.

In the regular sales path:
Same as last weeks deal except the upgrade 80 GB HD is now just $20
$349 after $50 instant discount, AR ($100)

There were some email coupons floating around for the past two days that offered up to (and not always) 25% off the purchase price. These coupons also removed the $50 instant discount. Unfortunately, these expired 10/06 (Wednesday night)

Deal condition: warm (Yes, it is better than last week's with cheaper HD upgrade. But as long as the memory stays at 128 MB and hardware PCI-X cards are starting to produce inventory, the deal could be better.)

EDIT:link fixed, cheaper 400SC ($26, in fact + no rebate hassles)
Also, the Dell outrageous deal link has been added to this thread. It appears to offer the same configuration for $323 after $275 instant discount. No rebate hassle.
Dell Outrageous Deal Link

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9/30
$349 AR + tax (on $449)

40 gig HD, 128MB DDR, etc.

Items of note:
free upgrade to 2.8 ghz, 800 FSB
$100 mail-in rebate
50% OFF the Upgrade to a 80GB 7.2K RPM IDE Hard Drive [add $35 or $1/month]

Deal Conditon: warmer

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9/23
$249 AR +tax (on $349)
2.4 400mhz celery, 40 gig HD, 128mb DDR, etc.

Items of note:
$100 mail-in rebate
50% OFF the Upgrade to a 80GB 7.2K RPM IDE Hard Drive [add $35 or $1/month

Deal Conditon: tepid

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Deal of 9/16
$399 (no rebates)
with:
Free Upgrade to an Intel® P®4, 2.8GHz,800FSB at a Cel 2.4 price
and only 256MB DDR (and the usual essentials 40Gig HD, mouse, keyboard)

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Deal of 9/9/04
$558 (whoa, Max! Not a deal)
-$150 discount (okay, still not really hot though)
-$100 rebate (automatic now, no need to go through the other link)
= $308 AR
Free upgrade to 2.8GHz, 512KB Cache, 800MHz FSB
*Free Upgrade to 512MB DDR (400Mhz, 2x256MB) for the price of 256MB (and the 256 is the same price as the 128)
*and the rest of the base system, 48x CD-ROM, keyboard, Logitech PS/2 2-button Mouse with Scroll, 40GB 7.2K RPM IDE Hard Drive
Plus that dreaded tax added to many customers ($25 on average)
free 3-5 day shipping.

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The good old PE 400SC FAQ.

REBATE QUESTION?
Dell rebates link - Just remember to save your packing slip. That is your rebate validation. Thanks RossMAN for the link.
Click here to check your rebate status.

 

[Drakkon]

grrrr mine from last week is now in the "Boxing stage"...i really would've prefered 512 of ram though....oh well...

 

[GMElias]

nice stuff
-Elias

 

[fastz28]

There's a thread in FW (using e-value code 01338-s20903c) making this $298AR.

 

[patrickj]

Actually there are two threads now..

 

[NuNuNYC]

does the motherboard have integrated video?

you just made this deal flaming hot at $299 AR...

 

[fastz28]

Originally posted by: NuNuNYC
does the motherboard have integrated video?

you just made this deal flaming hot at $299 AR...

Not integrated, came with PCI but has AGP slot.

 

[teKillah]

I think OP should be updated with the new HOT price of $298 and its a p4 2.8 800 fsb not 2.4

 

[patrickj]

I saw a thread somewhere about flashing this system with the precision workstation 360 bios. The poster said that it does something to increase agp performance.

 

[fastz28]

Originally posted by: patrickj
I saw a thread somewhere about flashing this system with the precision workstation 360 bios. The poster said that it does something to increase agp performance.

Haha, I was just reading about it here. Looks like no performance increases.

 

[NuNuNYC]

For shipping method, it asks for

Carrier Name
Accoutn # with Carrier
Method of Delivery

Do i have to set up some sort of account with FedEx or some other mail carrier?

 

[OctaneZ]

so the details:
$398 - $100 MIR
Intel® Pentium®4 processor, 2.8GHz
No Operating System
512MB DDR (400Mhz, 2x256MB)
Standard Windows Keyboard and Logitech PS/2 2-button Mouse with Scroll
NO MONITOR OPTION
Hard Drive 40GB 7.2K RPM IDE
3.5 in, 1.44MB, Floppy Drive
Onboard NIC
48X CD-ROM
Electronic Documentation
1Yr,Parts + Onsite Labor (Next Business Day)
Mail- In Rebate FREE $100 Mail-In Rebate

 

[jpeyton]

Ordered. $300AR is HOT!

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Ordered. $300AR is HOT!

These deals are killing me.

The Dimension 4600 case S U C K S (compared to the 4500/4550).

 

[fastz28]

Originally posted by: NuNuNYC
For shipping method, it asks for

Carrier Name
Accoutn # with Carrier
Method of Delivery

Do i have to set up some sort of account with FedEx or some other mail carrier?

That's if you want to use your own shipping account. Otherwise, scroll down and pick a shipping method.

 

[NuNuNYC]

Thanks. I didn't realize that until after an hour of trying to set up an account with FedEx/UPS... Ordered one finally!

 

[aux]

I tried to resist... but I couldn't

 

[foohbah]

Been waiting a while for this.
Hot. Even given the recent thread about DIY, this looks too good to resist.

Thanks everyone.

 

[KeyserSoze]

Damn it, soo very tempting. To have it for $298, DAMN! Then just wait for an LCD Deal.

Just to make sure, this can totally be used a desktop replacement, right?





KeyserSoze

 

[KenSr]

Wow, another good deal for a 400sc, I have two of them and there is no way I can justify another.

 

[KeyserSoze]

NM, I see what's going on. The $150 discount is instant, and the other rebate is $100 mail in.




KeyserSoze

 

[gpgofast]

Originally posted by: OctaneZ
so the details:
$398 - $100 MIR
Intel® Pentium®4 processor, 2.8GHz
No Operating System
512MB DDR (333Mhz, 2x256MB)
Standard Windows Keyboard and Logitech PS/2 2-button Mouse with Scroll
NO MONITOR OPTION
Hard Drive 40GB 7.2K RPM IDE
3.5 in, 1.44MB, Floppy Drive
Onboard NIC
48X CD-ROM
Electronic Documentation
1Yr,Parts + Onsite Labor (Next Business Day)
Mail- In Rebate FREE $100 Mail-In Rebate

DON'T push the button. You have configured the wrong speed memory. Be sure and get the 400MHz for the same price(FREE). GP

 

[jmclean]

What am I doing wrong? - I am seeing a $50 rebate for the 400sc with the $100 rebate applying to the 700, 750 & 1600sc.

 

[KeyserSoze]

Originally posted by: jmclean
What am I doing wrong? - I am seeing a $50 rebate for the 400sc with the $100 rebate applying to the 700, 750 & 1600sc.

Go here and type in this evalue code 01338-s20903c. (Is that allowed here, it's not a coupon code or anything, it's a code that was published in a news paper.)

That should take you to the right configuration/rebate deal. Modify the order for the processor, memory, add a keyboard/mouse (Both free), and that *should* be it.

Edit: Link , thanx RossMAN.


KeyserSoze

 

[RossMAN]

KeyserSoze, it's allowed here but I would edit your URL as it has FW in it.