[DEAD]Vostro 1500 Laptop-15.4" SXGA/T7500/1GB/8600GT/8x DVDRW

[Pardus]

Dell Small Business Vostro 1500 Laptop-Expires 2/27/08

Price is $1,277 - $500 coupon "Q2TZNN?6PH3SLW" = $777 shipped+local tax, dpa na.
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Configured as:
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows XP Home Edition
15.4 in Wide Screen SXGA+LCD Display w/TrueLife (1680x1050 resolution)
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
80GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/ Roxio Creator
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini-card
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate), WinXP
Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1 Year Basic Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-in Service
10GB for 1 Year Online Data Backup by Dell DataSafe
Recommended Addons: Extend Warranty to 3-year $169

Coupons:
$300 off $999 GBM7HX$KL48KVP or $500 off $1249 Q2TZNN?6PH3SLW

Will work on Vostro 1000, Vostro 1400, Vostro 1500 and Vostro 1700 only

Vostro 1500:
Dimensions & Weight
Width: 14.12" (35.8cm)
Height: 1.65" (4.5cm)
Depth: 10.59" (26.9cm)
Weight: Preliminary starting weight at 6.33 lbs (2.87 kg)

Vostro 1400:
Dimensions & Weight
Width: 13.13" (33.3cm)
Height:1.53" (3.9cm)
Depth: 9.61" (24.4cm)
Weight: Starting weight at 5.39 lbs (2.45 kg)

 

[ctcsoft]

only an OK deal to me not HOT DEAL.

80gb is a small drive nowadays...

now 160gb+ HD and 2gb ram and were talking the HOT DEAL.

 

[SystemPlue]

still thats not bad...
i think you can configure for a larger hard drive....

where else can you get a notebook with SXGA+ (1680x1050) resolution and a 8600M GT for less then $800?
Notebook ram has significantly come down in price over the past few months so that is not a issue...

only thing that kinda sucks is how thick Dell notebooks are =(

Pretty good deal..... wished i didn't have a laptop so i can pick this up =)

 

[Shlong]

Originally posted by: ctcsoft
only an OK deal to me not HOT DEAL.

80gb is a small drive nowadays...

now 160gb+ HD and 2gb ram and were talking the HOT DEAL.

Well you can lower the cpu to 2.0 ghz & get the 120gb or 160gb harddrive, 2GB ram and it'll be around $749 - $789 before taxes (free ground shipping). So it's still only OK?

My friend has a Vostro 1500 & I really like it. I'm thinking about buying this one (configured to be $768 after coupon)

Intel® Core? 2 Duo T7250 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
15.4 in Wide Screen XGA+LCD Display w/TrueLife?
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
160GB Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive, 7200RPM, for Dell Vostro 1500 Notebook
24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce? 8600M GT
Dell Exclusive MediaDirect? Instant Play Software Application
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
My Accessories
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

 

[Bleeding Jawa]

I ordered a nicely specced Vostro 1700 for $786 (+tax..boo!) shipped. I think the 1700's have free shipping and the 120GB HD is standard. They didn't have an extra AC adapter available onlinr, but when I called in, the CSR allowed me to include it in the configuration price (thus meeting the $1249 minimum), and only charged me $39.99 instead of the standard $69.99 price that is advertised elsewhere on their site.

The only bad thing is that they won't sell you the Nvidia 8600 with XP on the 1700's. You have to choose Vista unless you get the integrated video. The CSR said they just started offering XP as an option on the 1700's, but haven't gotten XP working with the 8600 card yet.

I also picked up 4GB of OCZ ram at newegg for around $75 AR to finish it off. All in all, a pretty decent deal since I was planning to buy a very "basic" 17" laptop for around $750. Instead, I got a 2.2GHz C2D, a dedicated 8600 video card along with a spare battery, spare AC adapter and a few odds & ends for around the same price.

 

[imported_K]

I need to get a laptop by mid-may, but will have no use for it until then, should I bite on this or wait? ( for some other deal/newer specs on the horizon (t9300, 800mhz m/b support, etc.))?