$810 (includes delivery) for new Dell 2200, whatta deal!

Man, I think the Dell Inspiron 2200 is a helluva deal. This is for business and casual use, NOT gaming.

Specs
15" XGA screen (standard screen much better than widescreen for general use, IMHO)
Pentium® M Processor 735 (1.70 GHz/2MB Cache/400 MHz FSB)
512 ram
Wireless (the upgraded 802.11a/b/g)
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
8-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (65 WHr) - good for 4 hours according to users reviews
40GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (coulda gone bigger but just don't need)
Video card - who cares? No gaming

This thing is shipped to my door for total cost of $810!

I apologize if I should not be posting info in this manner. I know it is not highly detailed and technical. Some folks need every last nit-picking tech spec to make a decision. But all I needed was a general-purpose, reasonably-priced laptop.

I think there are plenty of people who come here looking for something just like this, so I thought I'd throw it out there for consideration.

 

cold deal and wrong place to post.

edit: your deal to get it for 810 shipped to your home doesnt seem possible because according to the site its around 900.. for your system specs. That doesnt include taxes and shipping cost either yet.

 

OK, sorry about posting in wrong place. Perhaps an admin can move the thread.

As far as the deal not seeming possible, well, below is the info from Dell confirming the order. $810.57 grand total........ I used > KBM$G8P671H4B8 < 25% off purchase of Inspiron $999+ (expires 10/20/2005 6:00:00 AM) coupon when checking out at the "cart".

Order detail - order placed 2005-10-17 12:34:12

- Inspiron 2200
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 735 (1.70 GHz/2MB Cache/400 MHz FSB)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition Qty: 1
- Unit Price: $1,056.00
- LCD Panel FREE Upgrade 15.0in XGA Display 15XGAP
- Memory 512MB Shared DDR SDRAM, 2 DIMMS 512MB
- Hard Drive 40GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive 40GB
- Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
- Network Card Integrated Network Card
- Modem Internal 56K Modem
- Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
- Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write
- Wireless Networking Card Dell® Wireless 1470 Internal Wireless (802.11a/b/g, 54Mbps)
- Office Productivity Software No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor
- Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
- Digital Music Musicmatch® Jukebox Basic
- Primary Battery 8-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (65 WHr)
- Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr Technical Support
- Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
- Digital Imaging Photo Album™ SE Basic DPS
- Miscellaneous; Award Winning Service
- Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected - includes limited use trial
- Dell Media Experience Dell™ Media Experience

Dell Home Customers: 10% OFF Memory Upgrades!
Expires on 2005-10-20 10:59:59 - $5.00

Scary Deals - Dell Home Customers: 20 % Off Hard Drive Upgrade!
Expires on 2005-10-18 04:59:59 - $0.00

Dell Home Customers: 10 % Off Optical Upgrades !
Expires on 2005-10-20 10:59:59 - $8.90

Dell Home Customers: Save 25% on SELECT Inspiron notebook purchases $999 or more (before tax and shipping)! (affiliate only online offer)
Expires on 2005-10-20 10:59:59 - $260.53

ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AND COUPONS

Dell Home Customers: Free Ground Shipping on Dell Inspiron orders greater than $849! $29 handling charge applies.
Expires on 2005-10-20 11:59:59 - $20.00

Sub-Total $781.57
Shipping Discount -$20.00

Shipping $29.00

Tax $0.00
Total $810.57

 

please also remember though you might not get charged tax other people in other states would get charged tax. For about the same amount i would rather buy an acer that comes with xp professional for around the same price.

 

Yeah, but now you're really starting to look at the glass as half-empty, so to speak. It's still a helluva deal and would be available to many (if not most) citizens of the USA at that exact price of $810.57.



Why don't you post some info on the Acer system, so if someone reads this thread they can look at the Acer you mention???

 

if you're happy with the machine for the price you paid, don't worry about it

however, here is a post from bensbargains from yesterday...

 

the inspiron 1200 deal is about 521 after a 50 dollar rebate. If your talking about casual use im sure that is a better deal then.