Hot: Altec Lansing ADA880 Speakers -- $23.47 shipped!

[flight23]

Gultig: Do you realize that the one CSR you refer to was just reading the price off of her price list? For all she knows those are a pair of dinky ass speakers worth $5 that Dell is charging $25 for and you were dumb enough to pay for... Just because that one CSR said 'speakers are $25' doesnt mean Dell MEANT to price them there.

 

[ModMan]

This is what everyone got in a similar situation with Dell and the 1 GB Kingston SDRAM fiasco last July:

"Dear Dell Customer,

Thank you for choosing Dell for your recent software and accessories
purchase. We regret to inform you that a vendor error created erroneous
price quotes for the Kingston memory product that you ordered, Dell part
number 695695-4. The problem has since been corrected, but as a result we
are unable to fulfill your order. All orders that were affected by this
issue have been cancelled, you will need to resubmit an order for any
additional products that may have been placed during this time.

If you have any questions or need further assistance you can contact our
customer support team at us_online_accessories_support@dell.com
<mailto:us_online_accessories_support@dell.com>.

Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience that this error
may have caused. Visit us on-line at http://accessories.us.dell.com and
receive $30 off your next Kingston Memory Upgrade. Enter the following
Coupon Code at checkout and your discount will be applied...
Offer valid through 7/25/2001 on all software & peripheral on-line orders
totaling $100 or more (pre-tax and shipping). Limit one coupon redemption
per customer. Offer not valid with any other coupon or discount."

I expect something similar will happen with the speakers and network cards.

 

[GetReal]

ModMan - Dell is not that "nice" anymore. There have been many "pricing errors" since that deal and no GCs were sent out. Dell's unofficial policy for such situations is just to ignore the orders. That being said, some orders always slip through and there does not seem to be any predictible pattern other than perhaps ordering with overnight shipping and paying with a debit card. Also, Dell does not process orders in a first come /first served system. If you don't receive your order, if you are lucky, you might get a cancellation email.

 

[Whitneymuse]

GetReal Great, well, I ordered with overnight shipping so let's see, they should be sitting on my front porch since it's the second business day. Be right back....hmmm, no big boxes blocking my front entrance and no notes or emails. Heya, after they come, I'll have to get some credit for my shipping that didn't happen overnight and the additional $8 credit for the free shipping.

Always the optimist....Whitney

 

[Whitneymuse]

Doggone-it. I was really getting into thinking what 5.1 sound would be like in my upstairs room. Darn...could find out what this SB Live 5.1 card could do! Darn...

Fall back plan: What other systems would be a good step up from me humble Altec A-22s...say around $50-75 on a good deal? Anyone? Obviously, not going to be able to try out my 5.1 card in that price range, but what can I start looking at?

 

[geckojohn]

I can't believe that this has been on the top of the hot deals list for every day since it's been found! Crazy what people do for HOT DEALZ!

I just hope mine get shipped!

 

[Rickten]

anybody have any idea what in the heck scsiohio is talking about.



<< Ordered 7 units on 12-7..... in today from tex but they were ada885 have more on the way.... good luck ...true deal.... >>



I assume he's just looking for attention.

 

[dpham00]

<< Are you sure man? I thought 8.2 just meant that you have eight satellites and two subs.... hmmm >>



From AudioReview.com
"Dolby Digital 5.1 (AC-3)
Dolby Digital is the standard 5.1 channel digital audio format for DVD, HDTV, some Laserdiscs, and Direct TV broadcasts. It has six discrete digital audio channels, five full-bandwidth channels and one subwoofer or low frequency effects (LFE) channel.


Dolby Pro Logic
The most common surround sound system in use today. It is a four channel analog system (front right, center, left and rear mono) that is encoded onto almost all VCR movies today as well as many television shows."

So, even though Pro Logic uses 6 speakers, it is still only conisdered a four channel set up. Therefore, if you combined two sets of ada880s, it would still be an 4.1 system.

 

[ragedope]

hehe fishbonez. that's pretty funny. i especially enjoy how phreakyzen is going psycho on me:

"Damn ragedope you are hitting all the forums. You must need attention bad, like somebody running around telling everybody I want to commit suicide, I want to commit suicide. Just shut up and do it please. "

"Thats funny then why the hell did you do it at -f a t w a l l e t- a forum that does allow coupons? Hmmmm "

"I have to believe that this is some sort of glitch to. I mean this is across a few forums with probably a few thousand ordered and it never seems to go out of stock. Lets look at the NIC example at $0.81 each how many do you think were ordered? I ordered 20 my father 10 when does the madness end?

I bet ragedope f*cked up the system before he left when he got fired for being such a big loser, now he is calling in to Dell to hear them squirm. "

"After making comments like these on this forum and other forums I am glad to see you took part in the ripping off of Dell. I am also glad you wish us well in getting ours now that you got yours. Wait till Daddy finds out you stole his credit card to buy computer speakers I hope he pulls out the belt. But considering your comments I am sure that hasn't happened yet and probably never will."


funny thing is that I never called Dell. I just said that cuz I was tired of finals. so phreakyzen, you made a complete fool of yourself. slut.

 

[papaya4duron]

Nobody here???
The deal is flaming. My 2 sets are in production. Hopefully, I can set a 8-2 system.

 

[Spawndude]

So, has anyone else actually received these speakers yet?

I'm curious if anyone got the 885's too.

 

[jimmyhaha]

fishbonez, I like your summary...

anyway, WTF with dell..
I think AT and FW must have a minimum of 2000+ order of this baby..
+ some gay egayer...

where do they find all refurbished...

still no 2nd email...

 

[crobusa]

<< hehe fishbonez. that's pretty funny. >>


The Troll is happy. Now all's is well with the world.. :disgust:
except maybe the speakers themeselves. As a game to pass the time lets see if we can inflate his ego until it pops. Probably crueller then overfeeding a guppy, but I'm all for it.

 

[geckojohn]

Mine are in production also. I guess the're making the speakers themselves at Dell! Throwing some wood around ceramic woofers is a possible production job.

 

[scsiohio]

<< Ordered 7 units on 12-7..... in today from tex but they were ada885 have more on the way >>


scsiohio, are you saying you ordered the ADA880's and they sent you 885's?

YES....ADA885x is what I got in.

 

[biglaw11]

<< << Ordered 7 units on 12-7..... in today from tex but they were ada885 have more on the way >>


scsiohio, are you saying you ordered the ADA880's and they sent you 885's?

YES....ADA885x is what I got in. >>




Pretty awesome man!! Hey...check out dell right now. If you search for ADA885, the refurbished ones actually cost more than the NEW ones!!!
The REFURBISHED ones are: $239.00
The NEW ones are: $199.00

weird..huh?

 

[deeznuts]

<<

<< Are you sure man? I thought 8.2 just meant that you have eight satellites and two subs.... hmmm >>



From AudioReview.com
"Dolby Digital 5.1 (AC-3)
Dolby Digital is the standard 5.1 channel digital audio format for DVD, HDTV, some Laserdiscs, and Direct TV broadcasts. It has six discrete digital audio channels, five full-bandwidth channels and one subwoofer or low frequency effects (LFE) channel.


Dolby Pro Logic
The most common surround sound system in use today. It is a four channel analog system (front right, center, left and rear mono) that is encoded onto almost all VCR movies today as well as many television shows."

So, even though Pro Logic uses 6 speakers, it is still only conisdered a four channel set up. Therefore, if you combined two sets of ada880s, it would still be an 4.1 system. >>



right on almost all counts, except nobody in audio calls even the prologic four channel. it is a 4 channel setup, but the back two are matrixed, so the most you can call it is a 3.1 setup, if even that.

deez

 

[DAWeinG]

NEF

Sorry... Had to do it...

 

[carmann]

D A Wein G, LOL that was pretty good. I've never seen that before.

 

[Rickten]

scsiohio


you also said that you ordered on 12-7 which is five days before this was even posted. How long did it take you to recieve them? And how dare you not post your hot deal to the forums. Your actually pretty smart, if I personally found a hot deal like this I wouldn't post about it till after I recieved the product so that there wouldn't 2000+ orders to draw dells attention to the situation. Damn you got THX for 23 bucks. That is FLAMING.

 

[TOFUguY]

what is a NEF???

explain NEF




definition of NEF???



hmmm...NEF....what can it ever so be???????

 

[scsiohio]

scsiohio


you also said that you ordered on 12-7 which is five days before this was even posted. How long did it take you to recieve them? And how dare you not post your hot deal to the forums. Your actually pretty smart, if I personally found a hot deal like this I wouldn't post about it till after I recieved the product so that there wouldn't 2000+ orders to draw dells attention to the situation. Damn you got THX for 23 bucks. That is FLAMING.


7 days of ship time ordered on 12-7 in on 12-14 thought i would see what i got before i ordeded more but then this posted.......no i dont post a deal like this....no way....thats like trashing the hole deal.....i think they are just dumping these for the almost cost of shiping...its a end of life product.....i think i like the z560 i got from them more though for around a 100 shiped........when i saw the price i said a price error but its worked out so far now i will see if i get the others on my second order after this posted good luck

 

[SeiyaMan]

<< what is a NEF??? >>



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[conjur]

NEF was, apparently, the nic of someone up here who posted random thoughts that had nothing to do with the thread. (At least so I read in another thread up here elsewhere)

 

[DAWeinG]

<< NEF was, apparently, the nic of someone up here who posted random thoughts that had nothing to do with the thread. (At least so I read in another thread up here elsewhere) >>



This is starting to sound like an urban e-legends thing

NEF... Take 10 minutes in the off topic forum and you will know why and what a nef is. The whole life story of a neffer, a typical day in a neffer's life