Dell Inspiron 1300 for €489

melikebanana

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

What kinda battery life do you get out of it?

And how small-big is the power transformer?

embraer170

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

masterK

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

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

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

alastair_doom

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

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

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

mukki

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

yeah im sure it will be there

RoyalMarine

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

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

mukki

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

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

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

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

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

ugh...celeron chip!!!

maidhc

tywy wrote:

ugh...celeron chip!!!

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

melikebanana

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

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

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

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

blobert

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

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

what software is it playing in?

alastair_doom

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

HelterSkelter

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

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

thanks deRanged, i'll try that.

edit: great job, worked perfectly. nice one.

Alkers

Would be worth checking out.
http://outlet.dell.com/Emea_Dfo/EuDispatcher?target=SpecPage&serviceTag=D0W75LEZ&sessionID=GFl1XSyT!1038841184!549942903!1141237173506

BendiBus

The basic Inspiron 1300 has now gone up by €10

According to the ad in this mornings Herald AM, for the extra tenner you now get 512Mb RAM and a 15" screen. But not on the website

Edit: Mine has just been delivered

BendiBus

Happily browsing (and posting) wirelessly with my new lappie

I love the widescreen!

Bluehair

BendiBus wrote:

Happily browsing (and posting) wirelessly with my new lappie

I love the widescreen!

Cool, looking forward to getting mine now! Looks like i ordered the day after you so fingers crossed it will be here tomorrow (it shipped yesterday)

B00MSTICK

I have 256mb Stick for sale if anyone is interested. Used for 2 days before my gig stick came in. €20 incl postage if anyone wants it.

Tech Overhaul

B00MSTICK wrote:

I have 256mb Stick for sale if anyone is interested. Used for 2 days before my gig stick came in. €20 incl postage if anyone wants it.

I'll take it off your hands. PM Sent

garthv

I have one of these, with the longer life battery(6 cell i think) and I coudlnt be happier
Brilliant laptop with cost me the guts of 700 euro just before xmas

nippedin

256MB DDR2-533 Module €36 and free shipping. Sound a good deal, anyone know of a better price?

http://www.memory-configurator.com/memory/DELL/TS256MDL3742.html

walshki

BendiBus wrote:

The basic Inspiron 1300 has now gone up by €10

According to the ad in this mornings Herald AM, for the extra tenner you now get 512Mb RAM and a 15" screen. But not on the website

Edit: Mine has just been delivered

Did the ad have a Evalue code for the website (probably not, it wouldn't be the first time they advertised something which wasn't available).

Is upgrading the RAM on the Inspiron straightforward? I've never taken apart a laptop before.

BendiBus

walshki wrote:

Did the ad have a Evalue code for the website (probably not, it wouldn't be the first time they advertised something which wasn't available).

The ad had an Evalue code. But it didn't work on the site :rolleyes:

ned_ie

Thanks a million re the €489 deal - got in just in time - AND I put it down as being a business computer - got it for €455 - so decided to get the 15" screen - all for €499!

Thanks again

alastair_doom

nippedin wrote:

256MB DDR2-533 Module €36 and free shipping. Sound a good deal, anyone know of a better price?

http://www.memory-configurator.com/memory/DELL/TS256MDL3742.html

nb price nippedin. but if you can splash out...
http://memory.neon-drive.com/s4m.php?model_num=46&oemid=DEL&thisman=DELL

61euro for 512mb, plus irish owned company. price was 71 just last week.

RuggieBear

alastair_doom wrote:

nb price nippedin. but if you can splash out...
http://memory.neon-drive.com/s4m.php?model_num=46&oemid=DEL&thisman=DELL

61euro for 512mb, plus irish owned company. price was 71 just last week.

they are both the same company are they not

Go Beyond out in Celbridge

gs39t

Could someone post a pic of one of these with the 15.4" screen? I'd rather see an actual example before i decide
How are dell these days with customer support? Only thing that would put me off is all the stories you used to hear about how they would bend over backwards for business customers but not to even think about calling them if your a home user

HelterSkelter

Yeah wouldn't mind seeing a photo myself. Can someone post?

Bluehair

It's on dells website.

HelterSkelter

Bluehair wrote:

It's on dells website.

It's not a great photo. Doesn't really give you an idea of the size of it. Can someone take a photo of theirs and post it up?

blobert

nippedin wrote:

256MB DDR2-533 Module €36 and free shipping. Sound a good deal, anyone know of a better price?

http://www.memory-configurator.com/memory/DELL/TS256MDL3742.html

Can someone clarify that this memory will work with this laptop, I've bought the wrong type before (twice!). Thanks

kmb

Hi all,how do i change the memory for graphics in the bios?I want to go from 8mb to 128 which works for 768 mb ram.

Cant seem to find it!!


regards kieran

HelterSkelter

God dammit, saved this in my basket yesterday, was going to order it today but now it's gone up to €579 :-(