E6400 is about $500 more than ThinkPad T400. What gives?

I'm also debating between the new Latitudes and the T400s, but without any coupons it is too expensive compared to the T400s I can get with EPP.

 

Just for fun (sort of), I configured a E6400 and a E6500 on the Dell.ca site and came with the a E6500 that's only $30 more than the E6400. Given that, from what I see, the E6500 has a better webcam, sounds lke E6500 is clearly a better buy?

Of course, the fact both systems are well over C$2,000 (before taxes/shipping) means that in fact, NEITHER is a good buy at all!

Am going to try to configure it on the US site and see what the comparable price is....if calling a rep. means a big discount to match US prices (which I assume will be much lower), that would be awesome....

p.s. For the E6500, the process is listed as a "T9500" whereas for the E6400, it's a "P9500". I assume that's simply yet another typo on the Dell site, and in fact, both are the same P-series process (i.e. 25W) one?

Description

Latitude E6500
Date & Time: September 08,2008 10:18 PM CST

SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Latitude E6500 Qty 1
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9500 (2.53GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB), Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate SP1, With media Unit Price $2,179.00
Catalog Number: 70703 LE6500V_R_1E
Module Description Show Details
Latitude E6500 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9500 (2.53GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Operating Systems Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate SP1, With media
Memory 2.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 1 DIMM
Internal Keyboard Internal English Backlit Keyboard
Graphics Mobile Intel® GMA 4500MHD
Video Memory Vista Premium Label
Primary Storage 160GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM with Free Fall Sensor
Fingerprint Reader Options Internal Fingerprint Reader
LCDs 14.1" UltraSharp™ WXGA+ (1440x900) LED Display - Brush Metal Black
Bluetooth Dell Wireless® 370 Bluetooth Module
AC Adapter 90W A/C Adapter (3-pin)
Media Bay Devices 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio and Cyberlink Power DVD™
Camera / Microphone WXGA LCD with Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam w/ microphone
Wireless LAN (802.11) Intel&174; WiFi Link 5300 802.11a/g/n Mini Card
Systems Management Client Systems Management Disabled
System Documentation Resource DVD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers
Batteries 9 Cell Battery
Hardware Support Services CS 2.0 3 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 3 Year NBD Onsite Service
Processor Branding Intel Core 2 Duo Processor

TOTAL:$2,179.00

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Latitude E6400
Date & Time: September 08,2008 10:18 PM CST

SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Latitude E6400 Qty 1
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P9500 (2.53GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB), Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate SP1, With media Unit Price $2,148.00
Catalog Number: 70703 LE6400V_R_1E
Module Description Show Details
Latitude E6400 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P9500 (2.53GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Operating Systems Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate SP1, With media
Memory 2.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 1 DIMM
Internal Keyboard Internal English Backlit Keyboard
Graphics Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD With Express Card
Primary Storage 160GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM with Free Fall Sensor
Fingerprint Reader Options Internal Fingerprint Reader
LCDs 14.1" UltraSharp™ WXGA+ (1440x900) LED Display - Brush Metal Black
Bluetooth Dell Wireless® 370 Bluetooth Module
AC Adapter 90W A/C Adapter (3-pin)
Media Bay Devices 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio and Cyberlink PowerDVD™
Camera/Microphone Integrated 0.3 megapixel VGA webcam with single digital microphone
Wireless LAN (802.11) Intel&174; WiFi Link 5300 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card
Basic Systems Management Mode Client Systems Management Disabled
System Documentation Resource DVD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers
Batteries 9 Cell Battery
Hardware Support Services 3 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 3 Year NBD Onsite Service
Color Options Latitude E6400 Color - Black

TOTAL:$2,148.00

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Something's funky on Dell's site. Isn't the E6500 supposed to be a 15.4" laptop? The drawing of it shows 15.4". But when I go to configure it, all the options for the screen are 14.1".

 

Hmm...you are right, Spoon. I just noticed that in my test configurations above, the E6500 lists a 14.1" LED screen.....

Anyway, just finished configuring on the US site, and a comparable E6500 (with an discrete NVIDIA video card no less) is over $400 cheaper (give or take a little, esp. since our C$ is no longer worth as much as it was just a few months back....)!!!

Latitude E6500
Date & Time: September 08,2008 5:32 PM CST

SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Latitude E6500 Qty 1
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P9500 (2.53GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB), Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate SP1, With media Unit Price $2,108.00
Save $402 on select Latitude E6500 notebooks through Dell Small Business.
Special Offer View Details
- $402.00

Catalog Number: 4 BLCWFHP
Module Description Show Details
Latitude E6500 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P9500 (2.53GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Operating Systems Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate SP1, With media
Memory 2.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 1 DIMM
Internal Keyboard Internal English Backlit Keyboard
Graphics NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
Primary Storage 160GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM with Free Fall Sensor
Fingerprint Reader Options Internal Swipe Fingerprint Reader
LCDs 15.4” UltraSharp™ Wide WXGA+ (1440x900) LED Display-Brushed Metal Black
Bluetooth Dell Wireless® 370 Bluetooth Module
AC Adapter 90W A/C Adapter (3-pin)
Primary Optical Device 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio and Cyberlink Power DVD™
Camera / Microphone Integrated Webcam with digital microphone
Wireless LAN (802.11) Intel® WiFi Link 5300 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card
Systems Management No Intel vPro™ Technology’s advanced management features
System Documentation Resource DVD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers
Primary Battery 6 Cell Battery
Hardware Support Services 3 Year Limited Warranty and 3 Year Mail-in Service
Installation Services No Onsite System Setup
Color Options Brushed Metal Black
LCDs Black Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD Panel w/ Integrated Camera and Microphone
Processor Branding Intel Centrino 2 Core Duo Processor
OS Labels Vista Premium Label

SOFTWARE FOR YOUR DELL
Free Microsoft Office Live Small Business Qty 1
Dell Part# A0954428 Unit Price $0.00
Manufacturer Part# VBADCC
Dell Part# A0954428

TOTAL:$1,706.00

 

I ordered my T400 on Aug 20th and got it Sept. 2 $1289 taxes included.
my specs: T9400/3g pc3-8500/wxga+ led/hybrid display/160h 7200rpm/intel wifi5300/6 cells battery
I will go Lenovo if I were you since DELL Canada doesnt support VISAPerk which can give you up to 17% discount.