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Dell Laptops Deals Thread [Updated Daily]

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Post your deals for Dell Laptops here and I suppose requests are allowed also.

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sirpsycho

looking to buy a new laptop that will mainly be used for surfing and a small bit of photoshop possibly.

any ideas / links?

budget €500.

Rather XP over Vista, decent harddrive, and dvd burner are main requirements. Thanks in advance

PCDub

Just ordered the following Vostro 1700 (N0217002) for 503 euros.

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5270 (1.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2-cache)
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
Memory 1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512]
Video Card Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Hard Drive 120GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
Wireless Networking Intel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini-Card - Europe
LCD 17" Wide Screen WXGA+ (1440 x 900) Display with TrueLife™.

Should be good enough to run XP for surfing and general office type stuff.

hamsterboy

^^
Showing a price of €528 on that for me
You use a coupon or something?

PCDub

No coupon, just used the EPP site and got free delivery and a 3% epp discount.

[Deleted User]

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Just received my vostro 1000. All very nice expect the sound is f*cked, all crackily and stuff. They're sending somebody round on Friday as they reckon it's a motherboard issue.

sh*t

Got mine today and its got the same problem! Sound is skipping/crackily

Did they sort it in the end? was it a motherboard issue?

Cheers

sirpsycho

PCDub wrote: »

Just ordered the following Vostro 1700 (N0217002) for 503 euros.

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5270 (1.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2-cache)
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
Memory 1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512]
Video Card Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Hard Drive 120GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
Wireless Networking Intel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini-Card - Europe
LCD 17" Wide Screen WXGA+ (1440 x 900) Display with TrueLife™.

Should be good enough to run XP for surfing and general office type stuff.

I have this as €519 including VAT. Does anyone have coupons / discounts that can be applied?

Also, I assume you dont have to be a business to order these Vostros?

Royale with Cheese

midship wrote: »

Got mine today and its got the same problem! Sound is skipping/crackily

Did they sort it in the end? was it a motherboard issue?

Cheers

They sent an engineer round to swap the motherboard about 3 days later. It sounded fine when he left but I think I just played too loud a song and didn't notice the problem. It's still there. I haven't done anything about it since, should really get back on to them. He said the only thing it could be is either the speakers or the motherboard. But the problem is still there when I use the headphone socket and the motherboard's been swapped so I'd say this one will have to go back to Dell.

cormie

I think it's a problem with all Vostro 1500's too?

razorblunt

_Brian_ wrote: »

Agreed ,a monkey has more chance of keeping your new machine clean.

****e didnt know that havent installed it yet though!

Royale with Cheese

cormie wrote: »

I think it's a problem with all Vostro 1500's too?

No, from what I've read it's a different sound problem with the 1500's. Heard a sound sample of that and it's not the same thing.

Krusty_Clown

cormie wrote: »

I think it's a problem with all Vostro 1500's too?

I don't have this problem with my Vostro 1500. However, when I have head-phones plugged in, I can hear interference when the hard-drive spins (which is most of the time)..

Also, the damn power cable falls out about once every 30 minutes. Very annoying!
Still love the laptop though..

cormie

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

I don't have this problem with my Vostro 1500. However, when I have head-phones plugged in, I can hear interference when the hard-drive spins (which is most of the time)..

Also, the damn power cable falls out about once every 30 minutes. Very annoying!
Still love the laptop though..

Yeah it's more of a headphone problem with the 1500. Tis a nice laptop alright, hey Krusty, would you be able to link me to them drivers you were talking about in another thread for the graphics please?

Has anyone got a good laptop bag? I want to get a Tucano BF XXL 154 sleeve for it. Would like to get a keyboard skin too (stop crumbs falling through the keys!)

Bambaata

this coupon LG$C6?DF?$M734 is online now but it isnt working for me. the xps 1530 i have speced totals 1380 or so which is well above the limit required!?

Tar.Aldarion

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

I don't have this problem with my Vostro 1500. However, when I have head-phones plugged in, I can hear interference when the hard-drive spins (which is most of the time)..

Also, the damn power cable falls out about once every 30 minutes. Very annoying!
Still love the laptop though..

You shouldn't hear anything, if you are listening to something.

The cord should never fall out, push it in hard, and strap it up, then it is great.

Paulzx

Bambaata

Current coupon is WWX$7B1S4PPV1W for 10% off. Worked fine for me

Bambaata

thanks dude i'll try that one. Where'd u get it? I got mine at the dmxdimension site

Paulzx

www.pc-offers.ie/Dell

Jonathan

Paulzx wrote: »

www.pc-offers.ie/Dell

Dead link

Voodu Child

Paulzx wrote: »

Bambaata

Current coupon is WWX$7B1S4PPV1W for 10% off. Worked fine for me

This coupon works fine for laptops and desktops from the home section of the Dell menu. Make sure you don't navigate through the 'small and medium business' section and it should work fine.

It expires 27th Feb.

Bambaata

anyone know if those xps's can be got in red anyway at all? They offerednt ehm in red until about a month ago and still advertise same but its never in the options!

Voodu Child

The Red colours were moved to 'Product Red', some sort of charity type thing. I reckon the prices went up.

MrVostro

Never had a problem with a laptop before. This vostro 1000 is a disaster.
First had the noise in the hard drive, Dell guy swapped motherboard and fan , fixed it but broke other stuff.

Then the weird sound is back. Dell now tell me its supposed to sound like that - Rubbish. Last thing happened yesterday. fn key no longer changes the brightness. Its fine for a half hour or so after i turn on the laptop then doesnt work. if you pull the power out and it goes to half brightness then plug power back in it stays at half brightness and you cant change it.

I want my money back. Its a disaster

Bambaata

1190 on the phone for XPS 1530@

T7500 (2.20 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 4 MB L2-cache)
15.4" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife
Crimson Red
4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
160GB (7200RPM) SATA Hard Drive
NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB dedicated graphic memory
Primary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr)

conzy

Nice Price, How come orders are cheaper over the phone? Do you just barter?!

"Whats the best price you can do? I have bought loads of systems from you this year" etc?

AlmightyCushion

conzymaher wrote: »

Nice Price, How come orders are cheaper over the phone? Do you just barter?!

"Whats the best price you can do? I have bought loads of systems from you this year" etc?

Probably because of the upgrades. If it was a bottom of the barrel laptop for €400 and you weren't upgrading a thing or adding any extras then I doubt they'd give a discount. They most likely make good margin on higher end systems (like the xps) and even more margin on upgrades and extras. This gives them more leeway. Saying that I've never ordered off them on the phone so I could be miles off.

Bambaata

just hassle them like mad. i let him think i didnt know anythign and then through everything about how poxy 667MHz on Ram realy is etc and also i told him i have a coupon ftrom a friend. he checked it all out and it totaled 1270 (i gave him the price i had speced, i rang about a week ago for same spec and without saying i knew how much it was he was quoting smt like 1500 for the same one i spec'd at 1270 online) and then after about 30 mins going through everythinghe said delivery wud be 60 euro, i told him thats absurd that i built a new PC muyself with parts from 3 sites and a full desktop didnt cost 60 quid delivery, then told hikm i bought a 22inch screen and a dvd drive (which i did lol) and it was sitting infront of me after 3 days for 21 euro delivery. told him to stuff his 60 delivery and after ages basically said a i might be better off not getting now and come back when offeres like free delivery suit me. then i reduced to vista basic as i told him i was going to format it and sinstall xp pro myself (i have a spare key lying abround for it) and how i dont need bullcrap like works. he said it comes as standard but u can still argue u dont need it so shudnt be payinbg for it. finally got him to 1190.

basically he realised i know every single bit i was taling about and wudnt be conned into stuff that doesnt matter

i rang in the first place cos i knew they had red covers left but they dont offer them online and i really wanted the red one.

haha it was funny i said first if i got him to 1200 id buy, he went 1240 immediately but then i started the argueing about things and then he starting argueing about how he came to 1200 and i still wasnt happy lol. settled on 1190 when he was about to start crying id imaginbe.key is dont let them deflect things whcih they try to do. keep to ur point and give comparisons on the delivery like that. 60quid is absurd so i basically said i wasnt gonna pay it.

Bambaata

oh yeah and all the warranty etc was always at the most basic so there was no reduction from that end. as I've been told towards the end of the month is the best time to chance it

Stokolan

hey lads whats the story with the dell outlet? Im looking at getting a laptop not for games or anything like that, just browsing the internet, watching a few vids, bit of photoshop, would ya think the following would be ok? and is it a good price?

SYSTEM SPECIFICATION
INSPIRON XPS M1330
XPS M1330 CORE 2 DUO T7250 2.00GHz
English - Vista Home Premium
System Price EUR 686.25

Dell recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional

Operating System: English - Vista Home Premium
English - Vista Home Premium
Memory: 2048MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)
Hard Disk Drive: 160GB (5, 400 rpm) Sata Hard Drive
NoteBook Screen: 13.3 WXGA (1280x800) White-LED Display with TrueLife?
Modem: Modem not included
CD Read-Write Drive: 8xDVD+/-RW Slim Slot-Load Drive
MISC: Intel 3945 WLAN Mini-Card EUR
Vista OnLine Getting Started Guide (WW
English/Irish Ship Accessories - Power Cord
Uk/Irish Internal Keyboard (QWERTY)
Image Restore - Vista
Roxio Vista - Creator / MYDVD 9.0
MS Vista Premium Logo Label NB (small
Primary 6-cell 56WHr Li-Ion Battery
Assembley Mod
Crimson Red 0.3 MP Camera for White-LED
European Dell TrueMobile 355 internal Bluetooth Module

AlmightyCushion

Stokolan wrote: »

hey lads whats the story with the dell outlet? Im looking at getting a laptop not for games or anything like that, just browsing the internet, watching a few vids, bit of photoshop, would ya think the following would be ok? and is it a good price?

It's a great laptop and is perfect for what you need (might even be a little over kill). At that price definitely get it.

Stokolan

Thanks for the quick reply. thats all I wanted to hear, bought it. How long does shipping usually take?