Dell Pc ( with 19" LCD ) + DVD writer = €450 (includes VAT + Shipping)

zod

value code NPIE5-D05E05A
Put into epp here and you get it for €450 (includes VAT and shipping)


EDIT now changed to value code 305-D05E02a on www.dell.ie/epp for €396

mcgovern

Will it even startup with 512mb RAM and Vista Premium?
Before I closed it down, the Vista Sidebar alone was using 1.5GB RAM on my Dell machine (and this was with no actual gadgets/widgets/whatever-they-are-called running it, just an empty sidebar).

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Its Vista Basic at that price.

Linoge

mcgovern wrote:

Before I closed it down, the Vista Sidebar alone was using 1.5GB RAM on my Dell machine

That couldn't be right. That means that everyone using Vista would need about 5gb of ram to run it and a few apps

alastair_doom

Try evalue code 305-D05E02a

been taken down already from uk site, but 19" monitor, DVD writer, gig ram, vista basic, intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4300 Processor (1.80GHz,1066MHz,2MB cache)

for €421 without epp, still available for now on irish site

omega42

alastair_doom wrote:

Try evalue code 305-D05E02a

been taken down already from uk site, but 19" monitor, DVD writer, gig ram, vista basic, intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4300 Processor (1.80GHz,1066MHz,2MB cache)

for €421 without epp, still available for now on irish site

Go through epp and reduce the warrenty to 1 year collect and return and you can get it for

€ 396.46 Includes VAT & Shipping

SoundWave

do you not have to be a registered business customer to get an the employee discount... is there not a company EPP code that you need as well as the evalue code?

Cheers
SW

mcgovern

Just stick in Allied Irish Banks. Worked fine for me when ordering both mine and my Dads earlier this year.

zod

alastair_doom wrote:

Try evalue code 305-D05E02a

been taken down already from uk site, but 19" monitor, DVD writer, gig ram, vista basic, intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4300 Processor (1.80GHz,1066MHz,2MB cache)

for €421 without epp, still available for now on irish site

thanks for this .. just cancelled original order and have this deal for €396 waiting untill last order confirmed cancelled.

unklerosco

I dont think so.. I just went through to the payment stage n it didnt ask for anything...

It says if ur a relative of an employee of a registered company u can use the epp... My aunts been working for AIB for years n i never knew this!!!

Linoge

omega42 wrote:

Go through epp and reduce the warrenty to 1 year collect and return and you can get it for

€ 396.46 Includes VAT & Shipping

And can you remove the mouse? € 368.33:D

Tony

omega42 wrote:

Go through epp and reduce the warrenty to 1 year collect and return and you can get it for

€ 396.46 Includes VAT & Shipping

good catch

unklerosco

U cant add it to the basket tho without the mouse...

wba88

looks like a gr8 offer, wish i had the money

chump

would the mobo accept pci-express gfx card. I know it's an upgrade option to get the 256MB ATI® Radeon® X1300 Pro PCI Express graphics card - but if you didnt get it, would the same motherboard be provided?

TerrorFirmer

Yes.

unklerosco

unklerosco wrote:

U cant add it to the basket tho without the mouse...

Actually u can...

chump

HavoK wrote:

Yes.

score, thanks

omega42

SoundWave wrote:

do you not have to be a registered business customer to get an the employee discount... is there not a company EPP code that you need as well as the evalue code?

Cheers
SW

I bought from then last wk, when they asked for a biz name I just put in BOI and had no problems

Oracle

Upgrade to Dell Enhanced USB Multimedia Keyboard for € 0.00 (2 extra USB connectors, 8 extra hot keys and audio controls) Excellent value.

alastair_doom

Oracle wrote:

Upgrade to Dell Enhanced USB Multimedia Keyboard for € 0.00 (2 extra USB connectors, 8 extra hot keys and audio controls) Excellent value.

Bugger. Missed that.
Also dont forget to order through Pigsback, if you're not gonna try the EPP. Get a free €12 cdwow voucher out of it anyway.

podgeandrodge

actually you cant remove the mouse as far as I can tell - it forces you at the end to fix the compatability issue?

unklerosco

Using firefox on the mac it popped up n said fix compatability issue, I hit cancel n it went into my basket @ €368...

Upgraded to Vista prem as basic is a bit of a waste...

chump

well for €604 I ordered

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4300 Processor (1.80GHz,1066MHz,2MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic - English
Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
Dell™ 22" Black Wide Flat Panel (E228WFP) - UK/Irish
1024MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512]
320GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache
Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Dell™ Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard and Optical Mouse - Uk/Irish
Mouse Included in Wireless Keyboard and Mouse option

Integrated Audio with Dolby Digital 7.1 capability
Dell™ A525 Speakers with Subwoofer
No Floppy Drive
No Modem
No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English
Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English
No digital photo sharing or editing software selected.

List D05E02a Dimension E520
E520 English Documentation with UK Power Cord
Dimension Order - Ireland
Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
Save Euro 50 ex VAT
Dell Internet Order.
Dimension Resource DVD for Vista (Diagnostics & Drivers)

Idea would be to wipe Vista and install my copy of xp pro.
Get a pci wireless card.
And then depending on mood get a tv tuner and decent pci-x grafix.
Oh and the no mouse thing simply didn't work at all for me when trying to purchase it, so i decided to get the nice wireless set - good reviews and realistically I need a wireless set

On reflection could prob have left out speakers and got my own, but overall looks good.

kaisersose77

home premium is worth the extra 30 euros or so! especially if you intend to use it for movies etc

unklerosco

I intend to use it as a htpc... will prob sell the monitor. €30 for prem was worth it if only for Media center...

Amigaman

Uncle
you are a worse hardware hound then even me :-) .. this was just too good to pass up ...man I just gotta start getting rid of some of this stuff ..am sitting in a sea of Dell systems 4 servers 4 workstations 6 desktops and a ton of odds and sods ...I feel the Amigaman sale of the century comming on :-) .. Have to hand it to Dell they may be a bunch of ****es to work for and they did screw me out of Pay when I left... but you cant beat their prices... :-)

kaizersoze

unklerosco wrote:

Using firefox on the mac it popped up n said fix compatability issue, I hit cancel n it went into my basket @ €368...

Upgraded to Vista prem as basic is a bit of a waste...

You can't remove the mouse without selecting the wireless keyboard/mouse bundle. Your order will go through but will be put on hold until a rep phones you to rectify the problem. Some searching questions may be asked during the phone call about you EEP status.:D

Edit: Tried to order 5 just now and they won't add to basket. Also tried it with 1, same problem.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Just tried myself, and won't add to my basket either.

TerrorFirmer

chump wrote:

well for €604 I ordered



Idea would be to wipe Vista and install my copy of xp pro.
Get a pci wireless card.
And then depending on mood get a tv tuner and decent pci-x grafix.
Oh and the no mouse thing simply didn't work at all for me when trying to purchase it, so i decided to get the nice wireless set - good reviews and realistically I need a wireless set

On reflection could prob have left out speakers and got my own, but overall looks good.

Seriously sweet deal you got there, considering the 22" is worth more then half the cost easily.

GBX

so whats the deal with EPP? is it for trade/business or can anybody buy?

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Seems to be working again now. Was able to add it my basket.

EDIT: Delivery@ €60 - sorry zod is right. Includes shipping. It still shows as being charged for shipping though (but its included)

zod

kingambrose wrote:

Seems to be working again now. Was able to add it my basket.

EDIT: Don't forget delivery is €60

No, shipping is included

€ 396.46Includes VAT & Shipping

00sully

i went to €615 (used BOI)
gfx to 256mb
22" LCD
320GB HD
Enhanced Keyboard
dropped the mouse - nice tips lads

sweet deal (errr and i actually needed it!)

JackieChan

I tried my best to drop the mouse but then gave up on it after I got a message along the lines of.
'There is an incompatiblity in your order please correct this so as to avoid delays to your delivery.'

The sales staff may end up calling to correct(and get the 30 odd euro!) the order.

00sully

^ i got said message but just minimised the message. then when i went to check out i clicked "cancel" on the message to fix the compatibility issue - worked fine. (as pointed out by others in this thread!)

i'd like to see them charge me €30 for a mouse i dont need

Oracle

Using an alternative operating system and getting a refund for Vista & the bundled software could mean a even better deal: €368 minus €77 for Windows Vista Home Basic and Works 8.0 equals €291
For details: http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/25/1944209

P.S. A 3-button mouse with scroll wheel is available in Tesco for €7 (Labtec) and €4 (Tesco Value)

caster

Oracle wrote:

Using an alternative operating system and getting a refund for Vista & the bundled software could mean a even better deal: €368 minus €77 for Windows Vista Home Basic and Works 8.0 equals €291
For details: http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/25/1944209

P.S. A 3-button mouse with scroll wheel is available in Tesco for €7 (Labtec) and €4 (Tesco Value)

Anyone tried this with Dell Ireland yet?

chump

caster wrote:

Anyone tried this with Dell Ireland yet?

thread here sometime recently - someone tried but no joy

ps. order accepted and through and CC charged

ps. that mouse thing is some saving! should have done that in hindsight

unklerosco

Well I got my email today with my order number, expected delivery date is the 25th... No mention of the mouse..

JackieChan

unklerosco wrote:

Well I got my email today with my order number, expected delivery date is the 25th... No mention of the mouse..

crap maybe I should have persevered.
Then again I'm happy with what I got
Vista Premium
2GB Ram
256MB gfx
Multimedia keyboard
for just 627.
Especially since I'll be expensing it.

unklerosco

I got that multi keyb too... It's easy enough to miss it. I might get a 2nd one for the bedroom... Dare I enrage my missus that much.?.

chump

Mine isn't due til the 6th June. From reading HDUK it seems the 22inch monitor is out of stock for a while. So that'd explain it. I could be dead and buried by then!

byte

Is it worth spending the extra money on the faster CPU's or is the "included" CPU enough? Sorry, I'm just not fully familiar with how dual core CPU speeds compare with the likes of P4 single cores.

Is everyone sure that there will be a PCI-x slot, as it states integrated graphics on the spec (unless you upgrade gfx)?

400 euro for a new machine with TFT tho.... I'm so tempted.

unklerosco

Depends on what u want to do...

As for the PCI-x slot.. i've had two dells in the last year, both came without cards n had a pci-x slot.. I hope this is the same as i've a card to stick in it...

byte

unklerosco wrote:

Depends on what u want to do...

As for the PCI-x slot.. i've had two dells in the last year, both came without cards n had a pci-x slot.. I hope this is the same as i've a card to stick in it...

Well, I'd like the PC to last a few years. I currently have an Athlon64 3200+ CPU, so I'd like something speedier than this, and that would be able to handle the latest games (of course, gfx would be needed, thus the question about PCI Express), and still do so for a number of years.

Ach, maybe I'd be better sticking with the 3200 for now. *shrug* It would just save me the bother of building, doubt I'd be able to build my own for the same price.

PCDub

Great spot lads. Ordered the base model and removed the mouse option, so got it all in for €368 and just received my order confirmation, sweet...:D

byte

I found last night that if you add XP to the end of the code (305-D05E02aXP), you will be offered Windows XP Home instead of Vista.

kaisersose77

you may aswell get vista as your probably gonna need it at some stage no matter if you dont want it now. There a great pc, I got one before xmas. Took out the card reader that I got in mine and stuck in another harddrive and also stuck a harddrive in the bottom dvd drive slot. So have 1.82tb in harddrives atm in it , stuck in a satellite hd dvb-s2 card (100 euro) and have a 8500gt graphics card (85 euro) on the way that does full HD hardware acceleration. If you intend to use it as a htpc theres no need for the an expensive top of the range graphics card or more powerful cpu when blu-ray becomes the norm.

byte

Oooh, a DVB-S2 card eh? Sweet!

I still can't make my mind up between buying the cheap Dell, or building. Budget says Dell though...

I just can't find what upgradeability the mobo offers, like number of PCI slots, etc. From what I gather, there are 4 RAM slots, a PCI Express slot. Dunno about RS-232 port (which I need), or number of SATA sockets etc...

kaisersose77

I dont know if this model will have the exact same motherboard as mine but mine has 4 sata ports, one graphics card slot, 2 normal pci slots that tv cards etc use, and one pci x1 i think that nothing worthwhile uses. No ide slots, so you'll have to get an ide pci card if u want to use IDE drives. Have 4*512mb ram in mine atm. No serial port on it as far as I can see. I wouldnt get any of those graphics cards that dell offer. Someone was selling them on adverts for 18 euros recently. These cheapish graphics card are what you'd want for a good htpc

http://www2.hardwareversand.de/7VW0W1CgeXtaru/2/articlesearch.jsp?search.sent=1&search.sKey=8500gt&search.submit=Finden

skystar HD
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/7VW0W1CgeXtaru/2/articledetail.jsp?aid=8900&agid=782

You can get usb to serial adapters though