E6400 from Dell Outlet Purchase Help

GKDesigns, that's an even better idea... order the lowest possible factory installed ram, remove it, and replace with a good bargain ram that has matching specs versus the headache of trying to match what's in the Dell and avoiding issues or non-matching memory modules causing motherboard issues. In most cases though through the Dell Outlet the minimum installed is 2gb b/c most business users realize 2gb is a good starting point, but if any of you can find ones with 1gb installed, buy that one to save yourself money and do as GK described.

 

How is this OCZ memory and price? $25 rebate on $59.99=35 bucks for 2x2GB

http://www.axiontech.com/prdt.php?item=82945

 

I don't think so. That is not notebook memory, has a heatsink that would not fit, and doesn't look like this OCZ memory I put in my E6400 (price has gone up on Amazon... here's another source).

I suggest you select your memory options on the manufacturer's site and then go shopping. Lately, Amazon.com has been beating Newegg.com on memory price in my very small survey.

GK

 

dakicka-my sincere apologies; it was irresponsible of me to make this statement-I should have checked this before posting. I was under the impression you could actually order a 6400 with only one memory slot.
My bad

 

don't sweat it... i'm just happy i didn't call up to cancel and re-enter my order under the panic you briefly put me in lol. jk. we all make mistakes, no biggy.

 

AWESOME!!! thanks for the links... what a crime that Dell charges $100+ to upgrade to 3G or 4G... it really does make sense now to buy a laptop with the smallest amount of pre-installed memory and buy it on your own through a different provider. So I guess this OCZ ram is pretty good? you and John both seem to like it.

 

I'm no expert on memory brands... on many things. A little research can help. Make a short list of the manufacturers of what you need by browsing your favorite/respected retailers. Review some reviews. Pretty soon a few names will keep coming to the top. Check out their website info. You'll notice brick and mortar stores will tend to push/stock the lower end of the range where the profit margin is a bit better. Soon you will narrow your choice down between price and perceived quality... then finally sales and availability. I've seen Hynix and Crucial in Dells. OCZ and Corsair seem to be respectable. Make a choice, run it by Google, and then buy it!

>>what a crime that Dell charges $100+ to upgrade to 3G or 4G

Same as they charge for everything else you buy from them. They've got overhead.

GK

 

Yea well at least they appear to have excellent support. The funny thing I realized is that when calling into the business line (benefit of owning a biz laptop- like the latitude) you are greeted by American/English speaking-first language tech support agents. I asked the person and without being explicit she implied the consumer end is mostly the outsourced- indian reps whereas the business they pay a little more attention to and staff higher quality support (good to know)!

One thing I did NOT like about Dell is when I called up the dell outlet people they sounded worse than car salesmen. I mean they seriously told me anything I wanted to hear. Their answers were not objective at all, they did not give thought to them whatsoever and quickly replied with a half a** answer to anything I asked and I felt like I was being rushed off the phone so they could make their next sale.

Other than the poor thoughts of dell outlet sales people, all in all I am 100% excited to get my first dell product as I found their customer service, tech support, and general sales people very friendly, supportive, knowledgeable (some of them) lol, and willing to help you out and answer your questions. I also did tests w/ HP and Lenovo to see how their tech support was (before deciding what notebook to buy) and I found them both obnoxious and anything but pleasant to deal with over the phone. Even though Dell apparently down-sized their support team, I believe they are way above most other vendors, if not the best! Highly recommended.

 

check out this ram, this is wat i bought for my e6400 its cheap too and its from ocz
http://www.buy.com/prod/ocz-4gb-2-x...chnology-4gb/q/loc/101/206152493.html#cRevSec

 

tracking back to my dell latitude E6400 order, funny thing happened. I see today the item was shipped so I pulled up an official invoice, and there is a new price, $25.80 lower than what my credit card was charged yesterday. I called up Dell Technical Support and they had no explanation for this and re-assured me this new lower amount will be the final amount charged. So I did some more digging and looked at the invoice more closely and I discovered what the 'adjustment' is. Apparently tax is only being charged on a partial amount of the laptop. My assumption is that since this is a recertified product (aka someone used it, paid for it, paid tax on it, and returned it) andn now Dell is re-selling it, I am paying for it, and being re-taxed for it... there must be some adjustment rule or depreciation cost factor involved in this? Does anyone know how to this works???

This is going to feel like an alegebraic equation by the time you get done reading this haha.
Q. California Sales Tax= 7.75%
Find A:
haha jk....

My ORIGINAL cost on the unit was:
Order Subtotal: $639.20
Shipping and Handling Total: $0.00
Environmental Disposal Fee: $8.00 (RIDICULOUS fee CA charges)
Tax Total: $49.53 *** (notice the higher amount)
Total Amount: $696.73

My NEW/ACCURATE cost is:
Sub-Total : $639.20
Shipping and Handling Total: $0.00
Environmental Disposal Fee: $8.00
Tax : $23.70 (notice the lower amount- difference of 25.83)
Order Total : $670.90

So the difference in price is 25.83 and it is attributed to the tax.
On the Official Invoice it notes: "Taxable $306.20" which equals $23.70

Any explanations for this? Or is my hypothetis correct?

Thanks!