Hot w/ STACKABLE 10% OFF! Dell Business: Inspiron 2650 P4-1.6GHz + Free Palm m105 + Free case $1079 + tax shipped & more

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Update 7/22: New stackable 10% off coupon code through 7/26! Best deal in recent months.

Through 7/24, Dell Small Business has 1) Free Ground Shipping on most systems. 2) Free Palm m105 PDA or Epson C40 Printer on select systems. 3) $100 rebate on Dimension 8200 desktop. 4) Free Leather carrying case with select notebooks. 5) Free First Processor Upgrade and Second Processor 50% Off on select severs.

Inspiron 2650 notebook with P4-1.6GHz-M 14.1 XGA, CD-ROM, 128MB, 20GB, Modem, NIC for $1199 - 10% off coupon = $1079 shipped free! In the main page, Click on "Notebooks" >> "Inspiron" >> "Featured system" under 2650 >> Click "customize it" under the $1199 one, Add to cart, Apply the coupon. Choose Free Leather Carrying Case & Free Palm m105!

Inspiron 8200 notebook with P4-1.6GHz-M 15.0 SXGA, 8X DVD, 128MB, 32MB GeForce2 Go, 30GB, Modem, NIC for $1399 - 10% off coupon = $1259 shipped free. In the main page, Click on "Notebooks" >> "Inspiron" >> "Featured system" under 8200 >> Click "customize it" under the $1399 one, Add to cart, Apply the coupon. Free Palm m105.

$50 price drop! New Inspiron 4150 notebook with P4-1.6GHz-M 14.1 XGA, CD-ROM, 256MB, ATI 16MB Video, 30GB, Modem, NIC for $1399 - 10% off coupon = $1259 shipped free. In the main page, Click on "Notebooks" >> "Inspiron" >> "Featured system" under 4150 >> Click "customize it" under the $1399 one, Add to cart, Apply the coupon. Choose Free Leather Carrying Case & Free Palm m105!

 

[RossMAN]

Save an additional $26.58 (2%) by going through eBates.com

Remember to buy your Dell desktop or laptop with a premium credit card (Visa, MasterCard or Amex) so you receive an additional 1 year extended warranty for FREE (remember to register your purchase).

VISA info
Amex info

I haven't located a MasterCard warranty link yet.

 

[filmore crashcart]

RossMan-

I finally bought an 8200 with my Mastercard (should be here next week)..... I can extend the 1 year warranty into a 2 year warranty because I used my Mastercard?

 

[bit]

i just called amex buyers assurance program - they told me there was no need to register the computer first.

 

[swimeric]

Does anyone know if an internal floppy drive comes standard with the 8200 or do we have to pay an extra $20? Thanks. Please send an e-mail to ericdchow@hotmail.com

 

[bit]

i would not buy the floppy for $20. you can use your optical drive to boot and install OS if needed. so unless you have some special reason, don't spend the extra $20.

BTW, the 5% coupon code is expiring tonight.

 

[Mr.Diggler]

Even if you spend that $20 extra on the Inspiron 8200, you don't get an internal floppy, right? I thought "Modular Floppy" or whatever they called it meant you get an external one you have to plug in.

If it is internal, I'll have to give the 8200 another look. I thought I had to go with the 2650 to get an internal floppy if I was going to use Dell.

 

[airduct]

the fd is internal and fits into a multifunction bay (the bay can fit battery, optical drive, or fd) the fd is not external.

the fd is necessary for bios upgrades though, so if your bios is old, you will need one to run from the fd.

 

[Mr.Diggler]

Originally posted by: airduct
the fd is internal and fits into a multifunction bay (the bay can fit battery, optical drive, or fd) the fd is not external.

That's good news, thanks for the clarification. I'll watch for the next Dell deal and have more options that time.

 

[airduct]

sure thing, good luck w/ your future purchase. alot of guys here bought i8100 and i8200...feel free to post questions or pm me

 

[RONType1]

Originally posted by: airduct
the fd is internal and fits into a multifunction bay (the bay can fit battery, optical drive, or fd) the fd is not external.

the fd is necessary for bios upgrades though, so if your bios is old, you will need one to run from the fd.

even if u don't have a floppy you can flash your bios. dell has bioses that flash through your HD... so save that $20, (it was $30 for me, and i should have known better than to pick it up )

 

[Mr.Diggler]

Originally posted by: airduct
sure thing, good luck w/ your future purchase. alot of guys here bought i8100 and i8200...feel free to post questions or pm me

I really should have bought one last week, but I'm now targetting the end of August as the deadline...I'll see what develops between now and then. Thanks.

Originally posted by: RONType1
even if u don't have a floppy you can flash your bios. dell has bioses that flash through your HD... so save that $20, (it was $30 for me, and i should have known better than to pick it up )

Floppies have other uses though, some of us still need them.

 

[airduct]

Originally posted by: RONType1

Originally posted by: airduct
the fd is internal and fits into a multifunction bay (the bay can fit battery, optical drive, or fd) the fd is not external.

the fd is necessary for bios upgrades though, so if your bios is old, you will need one to run from the fd.

even if u don't have a floppy you can flash your bios. dell has bioses that flash through your HD... so save that $20, (it was $30 for me, and i should have known better than to pick it up )

oh, you can??? i talked to dell csr and they didn't mention that. they said i needed to purchase a fd just for this reason. my bios is A02 and the latest is A11....but things are fine for now. however, i do have a hardware boot up problem. i figure i'll send it in towards the end of the warranty just in case other problems arise.

 

[bit]

New stackable 10% off coupon code through 7/26! Best deal in recent months.

 

[doodoodoo]

Actually, it is not as hot as I think for some desktops.
For example, 10% is equal to or less than 5% off plus free cdrw for 4500.

 

[bit]

my dell notebook battery only lasts 15 munites so i called dell, they sent me a new one w/ larger capacity via next day air. included is a dell BIOS upgrade CD. have not tried it yet.

 

[jinduy]

If i buy a laptop, i plan to keep it and make it last for at least the next 4+ years(I still use my 433mhz celeron laptop by HP and am happy with it)...so is it worth getting the geforce 4 upgrade for an additional $139 or $79? Also, is this considered a real hot hot deal for a laptop or will there probably be better ones in the next 4-5 months(haven't been doing laptop research)?

 

[Mr.Diggler]

Weren't the deals last week a little better? I'd rather have 5% plus $100 rebate than 10%. And some of the systems even had another $100 discount. Of course, with this deal you get a palm m105, if you have any use for that.


Dell has changed their 'configurator' for selecting laptop options and the new one sucks. You can no longer see the upgrade prices between processors or screen sizes/quality, in fact, you don't seem to even be able to select certain processors or screens with certain software bundles (i.e. you have to choose MS Office instead of MS Works if you want a processor faster than 1.6GHz.) This really sucks, I hope they change that soon or I won't buy from Dell for sure.

On the plus side, at least their tax/shipping calculator is working again.

Btw, shipping is not free anymore, but it is heavily discounted. My shipping charge came out to only about $6.

 

[bit]

i think this deal is better than last one. this one has 10% off + free Palm m105 + Free case, last one is 5% off + $100 rebate.