Dell Vostro 1000 Laptop - €459

BluePaddy

Dell Vostro 1000 Laptop for €458.59 delivered.

Access via Deals & enter product code "N0710002" in the search field in the top right of screen.

Note: you need to unselect "Hardware Support" for the above price.

Specification:
AMD Sempron Mobile Technology 3500+
Windows Vista Home & Works 8.0
15.4" Wide Screen WXGA
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini-Card
1024MB RAM
120GB Hard Drive
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 Video Card
8X DVD +/- RW Drive
4 Cell Lithium-ion Battery
65W AC Adapter
56.6k V92 Internal Modem
Internal QWERTY Keyboard

Psygnosis

Can you get a bargain price for one with a dual core and a ati card gona buy a laptop this evening and would love if you could find me a bargain one

majiktripp

Thats a bloody good spec and deal for the price!

BluePaddy

Can only find an Inspiron 6400 Deal. Dual Core alright but has an Intel card for €543.29 delivered.

Dell Deals & enter product code "N07642" in the search field in the top right of screen.

skywalker

thats a pretty amazing price alright, if your in the market for one, Id jump at it.

griffdaddy

I'm gonna order a laptop for college this week, need it for essays, internet and torrents etc. nothing very processor heavy, would this do the trick? it certainly looks good

Peter B

Wow, thanks for that deal. When I add my extras on it though it comes to €916.98. Also it does not give the option for Microsoft office home and student (I don't use Outlook and need Powerpoint). Tempted to avoid office all together and save €168.19.

Fnz

Peter B wrote:

it does not give the option for Microsoft office home and student (I don't use Outlook and need Powerpoint). Tempted to avoid office all together and save €168.19.

Have you considered the free OpenOffice.org suite? It includes a Powerpoint substitute.

Here's some Wikipedia info on it: [Linky]

maxheadroom

Peter B wrote:

Wow, thanks for that deal. When I add my extras on it though it comes to €916.98. Also it does not give the option for Microsoft office home and student (I don't use Outlook and need Powerpoint). Tempted to avoid office all together and save €168.19.

Ring them and talk to a sales rep

degsie

griffdaddy wrote:

I'm gonna order a laptop for college this week, need it for essays, internet and torrents etc. nothing very processor heavy, would this do the trick? it certainly looks good

Wow, are torrents a requirment for college work now

steve 0

Peter B wrote:

Tempted to avoid office all together

You should be able to get it cheaper here http://www.software4students.ie/

Oracle

It's €470.69 with 15" TrueLife display thats supposed to be much better than the standard screen. You have to go EPP to get the €458.59 price, (reduce hardware support to 1yr Next Business Day, nice .) By the way, what's a Vostro?

LegacyUser

degsie wrote:

Wow, are torrents a requirment for college work now

What are you confused about? Just trying to be dramatic...?

Thanks for the deal, excellent offer.

Oracle

This comes in at just under €507 with the TrueLife screen and upgraded 9-cell battery, including 1 Yr. Next Business Day Hardware Support and 24 month McAfee Security Centre software; nice package!

griffdaddy

degsie wrote:

Wow, are torrents a requirment for college work now

No, but i might use it for some non-academic activity, much the same way a company car is meant for work related travel, but may be used to nip to the shops every now and then. Although, smart-arse, college projects are increasingly becoming shared on p2p networks to cut back on hosting costs.

sharkman

Just getting and error :

The page cannot be found
The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.

Oracle

Have you clicked my linkypoo 5 posts up? No, try this linkypoo instead!

Connrang

Hi,
Just spoke to a friend in the States. The same pc, with a similiar specs is €325 with rebates. Anyone going that direction will save some money, or can get a much higher spec machine for the Irish price.

Still the Irish price is great value, now for an excuse to buy another laptop.....and then convience the wife I've had it for years.........:eek:

Ruu_Old

I found one on another deals website, evalue code D07V02 for a desktop PC. For €482.29 including vat+delivery. Take down the hardware support to Base.

PROCESSOR Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core E2140 Processor (1.6GHz,800MHz,1MB cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic - English
HARDWARE SUPPORT Base Warranty - 1 Year Business Hardware Support
MONITOR Dell™ 19" Value Wide Flat Panel (E198WFP) - UK/Irish
MEMORY 1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512]
HARD DRIVE 320GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA/100 Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst™ cache
GRAPHICS CARD 256MB ATI® Radeon® X1300 Pro PCI Express graphics card
OPTICAL DRIVE 16x DVD +/- RW Drive
KEYBOARD Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
MOUSE Dell™ 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black
SOUND SOFTWARE Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
SPEAKERS No Speakers
FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES 13-in-1 Media Card Reader
MODEMS No Modem
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English

maxim

Apart from the slight price difference, how would the Vostro 1000 Laptop compare (hardware and value wise) with Inspiron 1501 Laptop
N07152 - €494.39 posted the other day?

Headshot

BluePaddy wrote:

Dell Vostro 1000 Laptop for €458.59 delivered.

Access via Deals & enter product code "N0710002" in the search field in the top right of screen.

Note: you need to unselect "Hardware Support" for the above price.

Specification:
AMD Sempron Mobile Technology 3500+
Windows Vista Home & Works 8.0
15.4" Wide Screen WXGA
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini-Card
1024MB RAM
120GB Hard Drive
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 Video Card
8X DVD +/- RW Drive
4 Cell Lithium-ion Battery
65W AC Adapter
56.6k V92 Internal Modem
Internal QWERTY Keyboard

by the way whats the processor like
and graphics card

Peter B

Looking at the processors.

Anyone know whether the better processors justify extra price?

****************************************
AMD® Sempron™ Mobile Technology 3500+ [Included in Price]

AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2 Mobile Technology TK53 [add € 48.40 or €2/month1]

AMD® Turion™ 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL56 [add € 157.30 or €6/month1]
Dual-Core processors are ideal for digital content creation and a high-quality digital entertainment experience:

AMD® Turion™ 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL60 [add € 266.20 or €10/month1]

****************************************

Oracle

There's also this basic Celeron system D07V01A, with free upgraded 19" screen for €397.59:

Intel® Celeron® 420 Processor (1.6GHz,800MHz,512k cache)
Microsoft Genuine Windows Vista™ Business - English
Enhanced Service Packs Base Warranty - 1 Year Business Hardware Support
Monitor Dell™ 19" Value Wide Flat Panel (E198WFP) - UK/Irish
Memory 1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512]
Hard Drive 160GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache
Video Card Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X3100
Optical Devices 48x CDRW/DVD Combo Drive
Keyboard Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Mouse Dell™ 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black
SOFTWARE & SERVICES
Protect your new PC McAfee® Security Centre™ 8.0 - 24 Month Protection - English
ACCESSORIES
Sound Cards
Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
Speakers
No Speakers
Floppy Drives and Additional Storage Devices
No Floppy Drive
Modem
No Modem
Microsoft Application Software
Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English

Forget the Vostro this baby's available for €323.32 (what was I thinking?)
D07C12 Dimension C521 Reduce support to 1YR. CAR & remove mouse (they're filthy creatures anyway .)

PROCESSOR AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic - English
HARDWARE SUPPORT Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
MONITOR Dell™ 19" Value Flat Panel (SE197FP) - UK/Irish
MEMORY 1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512]
HARD DRIVE 250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache
GRAPHICS CARD Integrated nVidia® GeForce® 6150 LE graphics
OPTICAL DRIVE 16 X DVD +/- RW Drive
KEYBOARD Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
MOUSE Mouse Included in Wireless Keyboard and Mouse option
Accessories
SOUND SOFTWARE Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
SPEAKERS No Speakers
FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES 13-in-1 Media Card Reader
MODEMS No Modem
SECURITY SOFTWARE No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English edit
Also included with your system
Gedis Bundle Reference List D07C12 Dimension C521
Dell System Media Kit Resource DVD - (Diagnostics & Drivers)
Shipping Documents English Documentation with UK Power Cord
Order Information Dimension Order - Ireland
Standard Warranty Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
Money Off Savings Save Euro 20 Ex VAT
Dell Internet Order Dell Internet Order.

Headshot

Oracle wrote:

There's also this basic Celeron system D07V01A, with free upgraded 19" screen for €397.59:

Intel® Celeron® 420 Processor (1.6GHz,800MHz,512k cache)
Microsoft Genuine Windows Vista™ Business - English
Enhanced Service Packs Base Warranty - 1 Year Business Hardware Support
Monitor Dell™ 19" Value Wide Flat Panel (E198WFP) - UK/Irish
Memory 1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512]
Hard Drive 160GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache
Video Card Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X3100
Optical Devices 48x CDRW/DVD Combo Drive
Keyboard Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Mouse Dell™ 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black
SOFTWARE & SERVICES
Protect your new PC McAfee® Security Centre™ 8.0 - 24 Month Protection - English
ACCESSORIES
Sound Cards
Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
Speakers
No Speakers
Floppy Drives and Additional Storage Devices
No Floppy Drive
Modem
No Modem
Microsoft Application Software
Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English

any more deals on laptops

Oracle

That depends what kinda laptop ja want??

The laptop this thread is about is the best deal I can see now at Dell. It comes in at just under €507 with the TrueLife screen and upgraded 9-cell battery, including 1 Yr. Next Business Day Hardware Support and 24 month McAfee Security Centre software.

Don't underestimate the importance of the battery, Dells basic notebooks might give you an hour or two at most with a standard battery, with an upgraded battery you probably get 3 hours.

Just €12 extra for a TrueLife display is unheard of, and it's 15.4" widescreen to boot.

Also the Next Day Business Support means they come to you to fix any problems on-site, completely different service to CAR (Collect and Return) that's where a courier picks up your laptop, Dell fix it and return it to you. Only problem is, you're without your laptop while they're fixing it. I stand to be corrected, but I've never seen a Dell laptop at this price with 1 yr. Next Day Business Support, it's standard on their expensive business laptops, never on basic consumer models. It's a good service to get at this price, reassuring to have for the year.

Headshot

Oracle wrote:

That depends what kinda laptop ja want??

The laptop this thread is about is the best deal I can see now at Dell. It comes in at just under €507 with the TrueLife screen and upgraded 9-cell battery, including 1 Yr. Next Business Day Hardware Support and 24 month McAfee Security Centre software.

Don't underestimate the importance of the battery, Dells basic notebooks might give you an hour or two at most with a standard battery, with an upgraded battery you probably get 3 hours.

Just €12 extra for a TrueLife display is unheard of, and it's 15.4" widescreen to boot.

Also the Next Day Business Support means they come to you to fix any problems on-site, completely different service to CAR (Collect and Return) that's where a courier picks up your laptop, Dell fix it and return it to you. Only problem is, you're without your laptop while they're fixing it. I stand to be corrected, but I've never seen a Dell laptop at this price with 1 yr. Next Day Business Support, it's standard on their expensive business laptops, never on basic consumer models. It's a good service to get at this price, reassuring to have for the year.

link doesnt work mate

also that true life screen thats very reflective right

Dman001

Can someone tell me how to remove the mouse.

Do-more

Dman001 wrote:

Can someone tell me how to remove the mouse.

I've been trying this in IE7 and Firefox lately and no way can I get to add the system to the basket with the compatability issue. If anyone else can please post what browser you are using!;)

00sully

remove the mouse.
when the incompatibility window opens click cancel or 'X' to close it
add to basket
close alert once more and voila!
I did this in Firefox

Oracle

I've updated all those links to the Vostro laptop, they should work now.

mik_da_man

The link still won't work for me

Oracle

This should work: http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=ieepp1&kc=305&oc=N0710002&x=0&y=0 if not go to www.dell.ie/epp and enter e-value code 305-N0710002 (The e-value code box is in the middle of the page.)

mik_da_man

Cheers - that works.
Also are you sure that the 1 Yr is next business day?

Base Warranty - 1 Year Business Hardware Support [Included in Price]

Oracle

mik_da_man wrote:

Cheers - that works.
Also are you sure that the 1 Yr is next business day?

Yep, this page gives all the details, click on the Service and Support tab: http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/vostronb_1000?c=ie&cs=iebsdt1&l=en&s=bsd

Quote:

Included Vostro Services:

1 Year Business Hardware Support: Get the assistance you need when you need it with a 1 Year next business day repair service. Our dedicated technicians can visit on-site at your premises, to repair your technology quickly.

Dell Connect: Whether you're on the road, or in the office, Dell can troubleshoot and repair your system through our advanced remote connection tool.

Dman001

Are all these deals in the EPP website? Doesn't that mean we can't buy them?

BluePaddy

Vostro is the new Dell Business Product Range. (so EPP won't work) While,
Inspiron is the new Dell Consumer Range. Note: These offers expire on Wed, 25th July.

Best Laptop offer Dell Vostro 1000 Laptop for €458.59 delivered.

Goto Deals
Enter product code "N0710002" in the search field in the top right of screen.
Click on the resulting image/link for exclusive offer.
Under "Enhanced Service Packs", select the option:
"Base Warranty - 1 Year Business Hardware Support [subtract €119.79]"
This will give the offer price €458.59 including delivery.

Specification:
AMD Sempron Mobile Technology 3500+
Windows Vista Home & Works 8.0
15.4" Wide Screen WXGA
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini-Card
1024MB RAM
120GB Hard Drive
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 Video Card
8X DVD +/- RW Drive
4 Cell Lithium-ion Battery
65W AC Adapter
56.6k V92 Internal Modem
Internal QWERTY Keyboard

Best Desktop offer Dell C521 Desktop including a 19" LCD for €373.39 delivered.

Goto Deals
Enter product code "D07C12" in the search field in the top right of screen.
Click on the resulting image/link for offer.
Note: Under "Hardware Support", select the option:
"Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only [subtract €131.89]"
This will give the offer price €373.39 including delivery.

Specification:
19" Flat Panel Monitor
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+
Windows Vista Home & Works 8.0
1024MB RAM
250GB Hard Drive
Invidia GeForce 6150 LE Graphics
16X DVD +/- RW Drive
13-in-1 Media Card Reader
USB Keyboard
USB Mouse

spongbob

Blue Paddy, the promotion code you posted up is the same for the 2 systems you mentioned. What is the correct code for the €373.39 laptop??

Do-more

spongbob wrote:

Blue Paddy, the promotion code you posted up is the same for the 2 systems you mentioned. What is the correct code for the €373.39 laptop??

N0710002 as on the first page;)

norbert64

Dman001 wrote:

Are all these deals in the EPP website? Doesn't that mean we can't buy them?

maybe it's just the exception, but I priced one of the other vostro desktops using the epp thingy and it came up as €250 more, than compared to just going straight through the normal way?

highlydebased

The vostro's look great.....I will get one as my next laptop

Hopefully a deal like this will present itself then

Oracle

norbert64 wrote:

maybe it's just the exception, but I priced one of the other vostro desktops using the epp thingy and it came up as €250 more, than compared to just going straight through the normal way?

I think that might be the price excluding VAT & Shipping. Because Vostro's are business laptops they display the ex-VAT & Shipping price by default, but not if you go through EPP. There's a free shipping offer on this particular model now, but that's reflected in the price already.

im...LOST

It's €578.38 for me

David Michael

Im lost.. did you down grade to one years support?


I ordered one today.
My Spec was...
Vostro 1000
Vista Business
AMD TK53 1700 2C
15.4 LCD With True Life
9 Cell battery
No McFee stuff

1 Year NBD warranty.

Final price after I rang Dell 579.59. (Was 615.89 pre negotiations with my Dell buddy )
(Final price pre Vista upgrade was 549.59 btw)


Thats a good spec and price for a note book for general surfing..bit of poker and some Office2007 stuff.

I checked against a lot of sites yesterday and there is nothing even close to that spec/price unless you include celerons with 512 RAM.

Bargain!

If anyone wants my Dell contacts number fell free to PM.

ablelocks

i just ordered 2 at €507 (upgraded the battery to 9 cell and display to true-life)

Tav

I don't want to be picky beacuse i know that is a great offer but BluePaddy do you know any deal on a laptop with some smaller screen?
It just that i have 15.4 now and it's a hugh monster (far from being really mobile).
thx in advance!

David Michael

#Elites wrote:

:eek: 15" is far from a monster?

True

Tav tbh the 14 in is not going to make that much of a difference size/mobility wise compared to a 15.4. The 17 & 19 are fairly huge though!

If you are on the go a lot and want proper mobiliy you will have to pay for it Sony SZ or Dell Lat X1 etc 12' or less under 2kg

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=529 is your best bet for queries.

kazzer

Any codes that will allow a Vista Home Premium option? Is Business worth the extra?

Tav

David Michael wrote:

True

Tav tbh the 14 in is not going to make that much of a difference size/mobility wise compared to a 15.4. The 17 & 19 are fairly huge though!

If you are on the go a lot and want proper mobiliy you will have to pay for it Sony SZ or Dell Lat X1 etc 12' or less under 2kg

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=529 is your best bet for queries.

According to this site:http://shopping.msn.com/specs/shp/?itemId=802160294 it's 7.9lbs which maybe doesn't look heavy but when you add the power adaptor, my arm is killing me after few minutes (even without power cord)

I have freedom of having it everywhere around house but not it isn't really suitable for travel that's why i said it's a monster :rolleyes:

Anyway thx for link and reply...maybe i will be lucky and they will make some deal on smaller laptops :P

Keith C

Just ordered one & went thru pigsback so hopefully get piggy points as well!

Alun

BTW, just a heads-up on this one .. if anyone is planning on using any CardBus based cards with this, they won't work! It's fitted with the latest and greatest ExpressCard slot which although physically the same size as a Type II PCMCIA/CardBus slot, existing CardBus cards wont work in it. You'll have to wait until you can get ExpressCard equivalents of whatever you're using.

I only just noticed it myself, after I ordered it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExpressCard

Alun

Got a delivery date of 13 August on mine That's nearly 3 weeks!