[OFFICIALLY DEAD] - Official Dell Outlet Thread

[cyberia]

How about these three babies? Even considering that they are Cellies, they are still hot deals.

$123

$149

$156

 

[Jave]

Originally posted by: cyberia
How about these three babies? Even considering that they are Cellies, they are still hot deals.

$123

$149

$156

I had them in my cart earlier, but the tax and the shipping made them cold for me. Last month I bought similar system with p4 for the same price + free shipping, but that was last month. Price is not too bad at all though.

 

[cyberia]

Originally posted by: Jave

Originally posted by: cyberia
How about these three babies? Even considering that they are Cellies, they are still hot deals.

$123
$149
$156

I had them in my cart earlier, but the tax and the shipping made them cold for me. Last month I bought similar system with p4 for the same price + free shipping, but that was last month. Price is not too bad at all though.

If I knew you would drop them, I would have kept trying.

Is it just me, or is the Outlet's process of putting systems in the cart is *extremely* slow?

 

[Jave]

Originally posted by: cyberia

If I knew you would drop them, I would have kept trying.

Is it just me, or is the Outlet's process of putting systems in the cart is *extremely* slow?

You are right, the add To Cart process is very slow if you are looking for the cheapest price, its OK otherwise.

 

[cyberia]

Originally posted by: Jave
You are right, the add To Cart process is very slow if you are looking for the cheapest price, its OK otherwise.

Do you mean around the drop time, or specifically on low-priced systems? The latter would be too weird.

 

[Redline]

Got this earlier today:

Inspiron 600mc Notebook: Intel Pentium M Processor 735(1.7GHz) 14.1-in XGA w/32MB Video
Internal Modem
Certified Refurbished
512 MB DDR SDRAM 2 DIMM
Keyboard on Notebook
Shipping Material
Shipping Material
Resource CD with Tools
6 Cell Primary Battery
AOL 9.0 ISP Software
ISP Software
Windows Media Player
Wireless Card
AOL 9.0 ISP Software
Optical Drive Software
Dell Media Experience Basic
Dell DIRECT DOWNLOAD
Documentation
24X CD RW/DVD Combo Drive
AOL ISP Software
14.1 inch XGA Notebook Screen
AOL 8.0 ISP Software
AOL Sofware Documentation
Software
Operating System CD
Support Software
ISP Software
Image Restore Software
Net Zero ISP
Microsoft Office 2003 Basic Edition
Paint Shop Pro Studio Trial
40 G (I) 5400RPM
ONLINE TRAINING
Music Match Software
Microsoft Windows® XP Home
Norton Internet Security 2005, 90-day trial
DVD Software
Software CD
Microsoft Office 2003 Software Guide
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Reader
Photo Album 5.1 Standard
QuickBooks Simple Start Edition

$125 off select refurbished Inspiron models priced up to $599 Eligible Models: Inspiron 2200, 6000, 600m or 700m notebooks
Expires on 2005-11-24 05:59:59 - $125.00


Insp 600m STD: 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Svc and 1Yr Tech. Support Qty: 1
Unit Price: $0.00


ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AND COUPONS


Dell Outlet Customers: Get $20 off Ground, 2nd Day or Next Day Shipping with the purchase of any refurbished Inspiron notebook! $24.00 Handling charge has been included.
Expires on 2005-11-23 05:59:00 - $20.00


Sub-Total $412.60
Shipping Discount -$20.00

Shipping $29.00

Estimated Tax $37.98
Total $479.58


Good deal?!?! It's for the wifey anyway.
I'm not running any scripts so I missed a bunch of sub $500 Inspiron 6000's but I some how managed to nab this one by hand.
I don't suppose someone could PM me an updated scrlpt

 

[Jave]

Originally posted by: cyberia

Originally posted by: Jave
You are right, the add To Cart process is very slow if you are looking for the cheapest price, its OK otherwise.

Do you mean around the drop time, or specifically on low-priced systems? The latter would be too weird.

On low priced systems mainly. I guess too many people try to get a lock on the database at the same time.

 

[EKKC]

hmm u cant stack coupons with their dollar off now... that sucks

 

[Jave]

Originally posted by: Redline
Got this earlier today:

Inspiron 600mc Notebook: Intel Pentium M Processor 735(1.7GHz) 14.1-in XGA w/32MB Video
Internal Modem
Certified Refurbished
512 MB DDR SDRAM 2 DIMM
24X CD RW/DVD Combo Drive
14.1 inch XGA Notebook Screen
40 G (I) 5400RPM
Microsoft Windows® XP Home
Sub-Total $412.60
Shipping Discount -$20.00

Shipping $29.00

Estimated Tax $37.98
Total $479.58


Good deal?!?! It's for the wifey anyway.
I'm not running any scripts so I missed a bunch of sub $500 Inspiron 6000's but I some how managed to nab this one by hand.
I don't suppose someone could PM me an updated scrlpt

I would consider it a pretty good deal.
Sorry can't help with the script, I have moved away from the script and now using c# web browser control.
Regarding, missing the good systems I have missed a ton. Just keep on trying.

I just grabbed this after a lot of effort though:
Dell 4600 (Dent and Scratched) P4 2.66G, 256 MB, 80G, CDRW+DVD for $120.00 with shipping and tax.

 

[Jave]

Originally posted by: EKKC
hmm u cant stack coupons with their dollar off now... that sucks

I have a 20% coupon but coupon applies to the price before discount. Not too useful for most of the systems but OK for some.

 

[cyberia]

Originally posted by: Jave
On low priced systems mainly. I guess too many people try to get a lock on the database at the same time.

This is the part that does not make sense to me. If there is a lot of load on a database, it should affect all records (PCs) in the database equally. I think...

 

[Jave]

Originally posted by: cyberia

Originally posted by: Jave
On low priced systems mainly. I guess too many people try to get a lock on the database at the same time.

This is the part that does not make sense to me. If there is a lot of load on a database, it should affect all records (PCs) in the database equally. I think...

Not really. Lets see if can explain it. Each PC is a record (a row in the database). Most people are looking for the cheapest PC, they see a system and hit the add_to_Cart button almost at the same time (may be difference of few milli or micro seconds). The Dell database must lock the record for this particular PC before it sends the message that system has been added to the cart. Deciding who gets the PC i.e. to break the tie takes some time since a lot of requests come literally at the same time.

 

[cyberia]

Originally posted by: Jave
Not really. Lets see if can explain it. Each PC is a record (a row in the database). Most people are looking for the cheapest PC, they see a system and hit the add_to_Cart button almost at the same time (may be difference of few milli or micro seconds). The Dell database must lock the record for this particular PC before it sends the message that system has been added to the cart. Deciding who gets the PC i.e. to break the tie takes some time since a lot of requests come literally at the same time.

OK, it makes sense. I guess I can buy that... Unlike those cheap systems which I can't...

 

[cyberia]

How about these two puppies:

Giveaway #1
Giveaway #2

 

[jjet67]

That's amazing. How did you get that one?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: cyberia
How about these two puppies:

Giveaway #1
Giveaway #2

jebus!

 

[cyberia]

Originally posted by: jjet67
That's amazing. How did you get that one?

I didn't. Flashed by me in the Outlet inventory at the drop, but I could not put it in the cart fast enough.

I guess some people's scripts are still working.

 

[Gast]

Does anyone else have huge problems just loading the page? I'm using firefox and the server keeps timing out on me.

 

[Jave]

Originally posted by: Gast
Does anyone else have huge problems just loading the page? I'm using firefox and the server keeps timing out on me.

Its been going on since last week. I usually have to wait few hours before I can load the page. My guess is that Dell has limited the number of session cookies it assigns, so you might have to wait until someones session expires.

 

[factorydiecast]

who got this one
http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSale...RE44V0&~lt=popup&c=us&l=en&s=dfh&cs=22

 

[Winchester]

Originally posted by: factorydiecast
who got this one
http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSale...RE44V0&~lt=popup&c=us&l=en&s=dfh&cs=22

Not that good of deal IMO. Ive bought better PCs for half that. They were not XPS but there were from Dell Outlet.

 

[cyberia]

Outlet is alive again:
Link

 

[VisionsUCI]

Still not that much cheaper than configuring yourself, but always fun to look.

 

[bamacre]

Wow, this thread is old, and HUGE. I still remember creating it though.

Almost 50,000 views. :laugh:

 

[forkd]

Originally posted by: bamacre
Wow, this thread is old, and HUGE. I still remember creating it though.

Almost 50,000 views. :laugh:

count me fascinated