DEAD: Inspiron 9200's last gasp $999 AR

[imported_pringles]

Originally posted by: trikster2



OTOH if home does not charge you sales tax the prices end up being about the same. So flip a coin either deal is a winner.

Im sorry this is probably such a stupid question.... Dell home doesnt charge tax or are you just talking about states that dont have sales tax? thanks

 

[imported_pringles]

Originally posted by: Dei
For the record, a 9700 is MUCH faster than a x300 or a x600 graphics card. You would be able to run Doom 3 and half life 2 without any problems on a 9700. the 6800 is faster than the 9700, but it also drains the batteries almost twice as fast.

Does that mean the 128mb Ati x300 for the 9300 wont play those games you mentioned? If so, dell just basically downgraded when replacing the i9200. thanks


Anybody have any news of future/new models coming out from dell? Prefer 128mb graphics but not digging the 17' but this may be the only option. thanks

 

[trikster2]

General consensus is the X300 is a downgrade the 6800 is a huge upgrade.

Dell Home charges sales tax in some states. California Minnisota, montana or some M state I forget.

If you just want the basics the 9200 is still a contender, especially if you need the battery life. But with that $750 discount and the 6800 go the 9300 looks tasty 2.

To make my choices hard IBM is dropping prices on their non-sonoma thinkpads like crazy. It's great to have so many choices.

 

[Dei]

I don't think you could play HL2 and Doom 3 on a x300. It may run, but it wouldn't be playable. Its really just a crappy crappy video card with a fancy name

 

[5150Joker]

Originally posted by: trikster2

Originally posted by: pringles

Originally posted by: 5150Joker

Originally posted by: trikster2


That's 750 is only good for $1999. so $1250 vs $999. I concur you get more for your money with the current 9300 deal, but if you don't need the 6800 go, your getting a cooler, quieter laptop for $250 less.

$1000 for a 17" laptop with DVI out and a decent 3D chip is not worth it?

oh bother....

Wrong: $750 off Inspiron notebooks $1699+, limit 3000 uses.

There's also these:
$500 off Inspiron notebooks $1399-$1698, limit 3000 uses: 9$86KPK1P?BJVZ
$600 off Inspiron notebooks $1699-$1998, limit 3000 uses : V929$6QK7GHP3J

What's the code for the 750 off $1699? thanks

Wrong.

He does not have it because there is no $750 off $1699:

Here's what I get when I put in the $750 coupon on a laptop costing $1713:

"Dell Home Customers:Save $750 on select Inspiron? notebook purchases $1999 or more (before tax and shipping)! (affiliate only online offer) "

If you want that 750 coupon it is available under "general" on www.notebookforums.com

Plus posting coupons is against the forum rules, lock this thread and ban him I say!!!

Just kidding of course if you really have some super secret inside information $750 off $1700 coupon please post it here. I would love to get a full blown inspiron 9300 for just $950

With the $600 coupon though the 9300 comes at $1113 when configured with 128mb X300 and 512mb of ram. So it's really a toss up. I believe the Radeon 9700 is faster, and the sonoma sucks more juice so in theory the 9200 is a better low end solution.

OTOH if home does not charge you sales tax the prices end up being about the same. So flip a coin either deal is a winner.

The code works fine, look at the final config price and it will be around $1700. I just tried it and it works fine. The way it works is you configure a notebook, the auto $400 rebate kicks in and it brings it down to $1700ish, you then apply the rebate and it brings it down another $350 in price.


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Sub-total $1,398.00


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And here's what you get with the $1398:


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 UXGA Display with TrueLife? 17UXGAS [320-4256] 2
Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm 1GB2D [311-3732] 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 FREE! 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive 24COMBP [463-8667][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
Financial Software QuickBooks® Simple Start Special Edition QBSSP [420-5139] 83
TOTAL: $1,398.00

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IMO makes the 9300 a much better buy than spending $1000 on the 9200. The 9200 is based on an old chipset that cannot be upgraded. At least if someone buys a 9300, they have the option of upgrading the cpu and vid. card in the future since its an Axiom/MXM hybrid design. Also who told you the Sonoma uses more battery power? If you couple it with the low end X300 then it should exceed the 9200's battery life. It still does around 2.5 hrs on a 6 cell battery with a 6800 go which is impressive. So the ideal thing to do is spend $300 more and buy the 9300 with a much better video card (2x perf, dvi, latest feature set, pure video support) that has a glossy WUXGA screen (comparable to sony's x-brite in quality). The 9200's are famous for having problems with their lcd and there was a huge return rate on them. These refurbs you're advertising are probably the ones the users got rid of.

 

[JETninja]

The I9300 is the same as the I9200 except:

533Mhz vs 400Mhz Bus

PCIx vs AGP

Improved Screens

More Ports

Go6800-256mb vs 9700-128mb

Option on Home and EPP to get WinXP MCE

So just where is it that a 9200 is better then a 9300? (as mentioned by the thread starter)

Both are great machines...had a 9200 on order...cancelled and ordered the 9300 when I found the right coupons. Will be here in a week.....

 

[trikster2]

So just where is it that a 9200 is better then a 9300?

I said "Inspiron 9200 has some advantages"

And it's been covered in the thread. No one is claiming a tricked out 9200 is better than a tricked out 9300. But comparing the lowend configs, the 9300 with the ATI X300 to the 9200 with the ATI 9700, the Inspiron 9200 is faster, cheaper, and will give you a longer battery life.

"The code works fine, look at the final config price and it will be around $1700. I just tried it and it works fine. The way it works is you configure a notebook, the auto $400 rebate kicks in and it brings it down to $1700ish, you then apply the rebate and it brings it down another $350 in price."

The coupon is still off $1999, its not a $400 rebate, it's an instant discount, that is canceled by the $750 instant discount on the base $1999 price.

But either way the result is still a great price on a fast laptop

Enjoy

 

[Heinrich]

er let's not forget that the 9200 can run with NO FANS ON just fine for Windows work, and low low fan work for DVD viewing

 

[Merlin]

I like my deal better...35% off and I got it fully loaded including an extra battery AND its gonna be here tomorrow or wednesday.

Inspiron 9300 Intel® Pentium® M 750 Processor (1.86GHz/533MHz FSB)
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp? Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife?
Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
Video Card 256MB NVIDA® GeForce? Go 6800
Hard Drive 60GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability
Wireless Networking Cards FREE! Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless (802.11 a/b/g, 54Mbps
Primary Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr)
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 1 Year Basic Mail-In Plan
Wireless Personal Networking Card Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Internal(2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
Additional Batteries 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery (80 WHr)

35% off Select Inspiron NB''s $1399 and up
Expires on 2005-03-09 23:59:59 - $1,005.90

Sub-Total $1,868.10