Dell Inspiron 1300 for €489

melikebanana · 23-02-2006 1:56pm #1

dell.ie are selling these on their website for €489 including VAT and Delivery. Celeron 1.5, 256mb, 40GB, 14.1" Widescreen, DVD+/-RW even has built in WiFi.
You dont get much better than that!! I own one of these and its great.:D

embraer170 · 23-02-2006 2:30pm

What kinda battery life do you get out of it?

And how small-big is the power transformer?

embraer170 · 23-02-2006 2:33pm

The base price seems to jump to €622 when you start going through the ordering process.

masterK · 23-02-2006 2:40pm

embraer170 wrote:

The base price seems to jump to €622 when you start going through the ordering process.

That's because they include a support package, just change it back to the basic one.

BendiBus · 23-02-2006 2:41pm

embraer170 wrote:

The base price seems to jump to €622 when you start going through the ordering process.

Change the service cover back to 90 day C&R and the price reverts to €489

Widescreen, DVD burner (+/-) & wireless g is good. I'd prefer to have 512MB and that brings the price back up to €616. Anyone know how well DVD writing works with just 256MB?

melikebanana · 23-02-2006 4:30pm

You can buy an extra 256mb on line for around €35 and install it yourself.

alastair_doom · 23-02-2006 4:35pm

512 RAM for inspiron on shop4memory.com
€71 (delivered)

489
+71
560?

not sure if i can give direct link
http://memory.neon-drive.com/s4m.php?model_num=46&oemid=DEL&thisman=DELL

or if the laptop alows upgrade... 40euro f0r 256?

edit.. 5 mins too late... damn me and my fact checking

alastair_doom · 23-02-2006 4:52pm

also i would have to recommend the battery upgrade... only 20euro, and suit yourself about the screen size upgrade... 14.1 -> 15.4 for 48euro. But bare in mind you will probably be using this for the next 4/5 years??

*dont think its widescreen as OP said

melikebanana · 23-02-2006 8:56pm

no its definitely a widescreen. The battery upgrade is well worth it I get just over 3 hours with mine.

mukki · 23-02-2006 11:47pm

he he

i get a discount in dell and shop4memory with work, might order it monday, do you think the deal will still be available

melikebanana · 23-02-2006 11:51pm

yeah im sure it will be there

RoyalMarine · 24-02-2006 11:30pm

mukki wrote:

he he

i get a discount in dell and shop4memory with work, might order it monday, do you think the deal will still be available

can you get a discount on sale items?
or is it a sale item? or just a bargain?

Sarsfield · 25-02-2006 1:46am

And if you buy it via the Pigsback site, Curly will give you 5 points per €1 spent (excluding VAT).

mukki · 25-02-2006 10:42am

RoyalMarineComm wrote:

can you get a discount on sale items?

or is it a sale item? or just a bargain?

donno the work site says i get 7% of everything i buy in dell and 10% of everything i buy from shop4memory

patch · 25-02-2006 12:46pm

mukki wrote:

donno the work site says i get 7% of everything i buy in dell and 10% of everything i buy from shop4memory

Hmmm.... do you have to order through the work site or just use a code?
How would you feel about sending the code on to me as part of an experiment?

Quigs Snr · 25-02-2006 2:37pm

Just go to www.dell.ie/epp

Your company has to register for the scheme. Although I have heard of people who have just gone in there and chanced their arms and been able to buy. Doesn't ask for any numbers or codes etc... but I did order using my work email address.

patch · 26-02-2006 12:58pm

Quigs Snr wrote:

Just go to www.dell.ie/epp

Your company has to register for the scheme. Although I have heard of people who have just gone in there and chanced their arms and been able to buy. Doesn't ask for any numbers or codes etc... but I did order using my work email address.

Using that site it says the 7% discount is automatically deducted once you get to checkout. As far as I can tell the price stays at 489, which is standard.

BendiBus · 27-02-2006 2:16pm

Just ordered one via the employee purchase program. Only €455

patch wrote:

Using that site it says the 7% discount is automatically deducted once you get to checkout. As far as I can tell the price stays at 489, which is standard.

The pricing is now correct on the epp site.

tywy · 28-02-2006 2:02am

ugh...celeron chip!!!

maidhc · 28-02-2006 10:45am

tywy wrote:

ugh...celeron chip!!!

That is silly, unless you are a gamer the Celeron will do just fine!

melikebanana · 28-02-2006 7:54pm

maidhc wrote:

That is silly, unless you are a gamer the Celeron will do just fine!

To play games on a laptop you need to spend well over €1000, this laptop is less than 500 euro!! I see people buying second hand laptops on boards with specs alot lower than this for alot more.
This laptop is a great bargain:D

Bluehair · 28-02-2006 11:44pm

Ordered one today, the 15.4" upgrade for €48 and 6cell battery upgrade for €18 is a no-brainer too.

The memory upgrade is a rip off though, shop4memory here i come

Thanks melikebanana for pointing this one out, i can sell my old lappie for a few hundred and have a nice new one for roughly the same... Happy days

alastair_doom · 01-03-2006 1:30am

got one of these, very happy with it.
nice and large. not half as fugly as the pictures make it look.
nice battery life. widescreen. nice for internet.
cons... got 256 MB RAM, uses ~200MB before i start anything.

BendiBus · 01-03-2006 1:23pm

Mine had shipped by 9am this morning. I'm so excited

blobert · 01-03-2006 2:36pm

I think this is the first time that Dell have sold their cheapest laptop for under €500, it's a great deal really.

alastair_doom · 01-03-2006 5:07pm

posted this Q on the laptop thread, but no reply yet. any of yee getting big borders on te left and right when playing widescreen dvds? any way of getting it to use the full screen?

RuggieBear · 01-03-2006 5:11pm

what software is it playing in?

alastair_doom · 01-03-2006 6:31pm

tried windows media player, and cineplayer (both pre installed)

HelterSkelter · 01-03-2006 6:33pm

blobert wrote:

I think this is the first time that Dell have sold their cheapest laptop for under €500, it's a great deal really.

Do you think it will stay at this price or go up? I'm planning on getting one in as a present for someone's birthday in April. Should I get it now or wait till then?

deRanged · 01-03-2006 6:47pm

alastair_doom wrote:

posted this Q on the laptop thread, but no reply yet. any of yee getting big borders on te left and right when playing widescreen dvds?

yup.

any way of getting it to use the full screen?

yeah, use a different player - VLC or mplayer or something like that.

alastair_doom · 01-03-2006 6:57pm

thanks deRanged, i'll try that.

edit: great job, worked perfectly. nice one.

Dell Inspiron 1300 for €489

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