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I just ran your config through the CA website. Came to 1559 + tax. x 1.14 = 1777.26. Close enough.

I really like my $1473 + tax 17" 9400 with the 17" wuxga and the C1D 2GHz.
The 5400 rpm drive is just fine. I think with the 120GB size, I think the drive has to rotate a lot less than my previous 40GB drive from my old 8200 laptop, so I'm expecting a big HD speed boost. Except for booting the OS, most stuff stays cached in memory anyway, and the small amount of writing can happen in the background anyway.

I like your pick too, kind of. I would have shaved off a few things, like take the slower but larger harddrive. It is possible that because the drive has to rotate less to read the same amount of data, that the 7200 rpm thing doesn't buy you anything (this *has* to be somewhat shocking...?) - but get the facts before drawing conclusions (goes for me too).
Perhaps the cpu one notch down to save more. Probably would not have done the bluetooth thing - although - I guess you can use a wireless mouse without a thing sticking out your usb port. I think some cell phones do bluetooth as well - how does that work?
Other than that - definitely 2 thumb way up on the wsxga+ choice over the lame wxga screen.
I actually think that my wuxga is going to be a tad too fine...

I really think though, that people are way to easily taken with the hysteria - and hype.
7200 rpm vs 5400 rpm. Core 2 Duo vs Core Duo.
The industry just loves it. They tinker, and we gather and pick up their crums...

 

Everywhere I read said to expect a 20-30% increase in seek times for the 7200 compared to 5400, probably only noticeable when dealing with large files, but I figured I was buying the best I could for every other part. As for the processor, the 2.0ghz was only 10 dollars cheaper than the 2.16 for some reason! (Only on the 6400 series on Dell Canada)
And the reviews on Core 2 have seemed pretty positive, I read figures anywhere from 10-20% performance increases with similar decreases in power consumption.
I don't even have anything that uses bluetooth right now, but for 30 bucks I figured why not plan for the future.
Overall I'm pretty satisfied, I spent a little extra, but I want it to last me as long as possible.

 

I thought the bluetooth thing was a 50 buck increase - ah, doesn't matter.

I've seen an almost 0 to 23% increase with the C2D, but more like 10% most of the time. I don't know if this 10% power improvement is true. I've read the power consumption is the same.

One last thing about the harddrive disagreement. The small increase in seek times won't mean anything, if the larger harddrive needs to seek less. Imagine if a track on the larger drive is more dense. That means more data per track, meaning less seeking. I don't think the head moves any faster physically.
So, I think it's a matter of rotation speed AND the number of platters (which means data density).

Ah, the industry just feeds us lines, and we suckers sit there and the world for things we *think* is worth something.

 

saggy...and the other people posting their prices...especially for the xps m1210....does your price include a warranty? everyone's prices seem to be a little better than mine, but i have a 4 year warrantly/compelte care...so maybe thats it?

 

take a look at my sig...i had to call in to get the price though...and my warranty includes 3 Yr-At Home, 90 Day PC training (okay...i don't care), 30 Dell-On-call (okay...i don't care), and a $100 (i do care).

what did you pay?

 

In the US you can take advantage of these "special sector" deal (eg. Health). They're slapping a 4 yr warranty on laptop like it costs them nothing.

In the meantime, others, that overlook this "special sector section", and also in Canada, where this isn't offered at all (Canada usually is just an afterthought), must shell out $300+ to get that kind of warranty. In Canada you can't even get 4 years, 3 year max.

 

I've never heard of a special sector deal, can you explain what that means?

 

http://www.dell.com/epp/

 

Ah, ok I have heard of that. The problem with that is the 20% coupon doesn't work so, for my needs, the Dell Home deal was better.

-Jeff

 

Yeah, too bad they don't combine. Otherwise, the price would come out about equal if you got the warrentee wtih the 20%

 

take a look at my sig for the specs

im in canada, so mine was $1,439.00 after taxes and everything...my only regret was that Core 2 Duo came out one day after and to get one with all the same things it was only $45 more...man i hate being impatient!!! and i dont wanna cancel it cause im 15, and my dad got it for me and he will say no and tell me to learn a lesson from this which is not to be impatient , but it will last me at least 3 years, which is how long i want it to, so overall, im really happy

 

I'm in the same situation I bought my Inspiron 9400 August 25 and a few days after they came out with Core 2 Duo. Does anybody know if I can return it and get the Core 2 Duo. What kind of return policy does Dell have. If only I would of waited a few more days.......


Inspiron 9400
T2600(2.16GHZ)
Dell Backpack
BACKUP MEDIA FOR XP MCE
2GB,DDR2,533MHZ,2 DIMM
80 WHR,9-CELL,LION
8X DVD+/-RW DRIVE
SND BLSTR AUDIGY
256MB NVIDIA 7900GS
17-INCH,TRUELIFE WUXGA
120GB HARD DRIVE
WINXP MCE 2005
INTEL PRO/WRLS 3945,A/G
3 years return depot, tech support, Complete Care

Quote the same system but with 80gig harddrive $2427(Can) on the website before calling sale rep.
$2050(can) + tax =$2335.97(Can)

 

I *think* the C1D is upgradable to the C2D, simply by opening the laptop, and replacing the chip through a zif socket, just like that. It's pin compatible, and I don't think it requires anything special from the mother board or bios to work.

I *think* it's simply a chip that runs 5-20% faster (not always 20%), with a number of extra instructions and extra registers.

And if it requires a special bios, you could upgrade the bios yourself.

Don't hold it against me if it goes wrong - I take no responsibility.

On the Dell Canada site, I'd had to pay $300 more to the C2D on a 9400, because I found a pre-config package special through a coupon, but only had a non-upgradable (not allowed) C1D. So I opted not too. I'll probably upgrade next year or something.
I don't think you'll experience a lot of difference not having the C2D.

ps. Mine last week was a:

9400 2GHz T2500 1GB 120GB ATI-256 WUXGA 9-cell-bat 1yr-care-bear $1473 + tax.

I figure I'll pay about $300 next year for the Merom.

The reason I didn't cancel now, because:
1) I didn't feel like going through aggrevating sales people, begging for crap.
2) I didn't feel like having to put up with a "discounted" restocking fee of 10% (normally 15% ?)
3) I didn't feel like having to wait extra time (read the C2D will take longer)
4) I feel that the missing extra cpu instructions are not going to hamper anything, because software developers can't afford to not tap the 32 bit market.

 

ya, you can call them and ask them to cancel the order and re-do your order and stuff but its too much of a hastle to go through so for me, im just gonna leave it and not look back. Besides, i should even consider myself lucky that i have a laptop cause some ppl dont even have a computer.

 

Just finished my order on the M90

This is what I got.
Core 2 Duo T7200 2,0ghz (wanted the 4mb cache)
1GB 667mhz ram (had to hold back on this because of money issues and it's the most easy part to upgrade).
nVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M 512mb
100gb 5400 Sata HDD
17" WUXGA (1920*1200)
8x DVD+-RW

Got a decent price, 22800 Swedish kronor. All in all I'm very happy, has taken me one returned laptop and a month of constant research to finally settle. Hopefully the M90 will deliver.

 

Hiya, just waitin on my order from outlet, though I think there might be some mistake as similar and even lesser spec'd systems on the site are currently listed at dearer prices.

I ordered:
Inspiron 9400 E1705
T2500 2GHz Duo
1Gb 667MHz RAM
100Gb 5,400 SATA HDD
8xDVD/RW
Intel GMA950
9 Cell Battery
Windows MCE

This unit including shipping + Tax cost €755.11 ($970).

Has anyone any experience of Dell making a mistake with their outlet pricing?

 

That's an insanely good deal. You're many 100's below the very best scrounged up deal I have ever found...

Curious - how much more would the exact same system cost you with a C2D?

 

just ordered on Saturday 9-3-06 a E1705

specs:
core 2 duo 2.0ghz
1GB 533 ddr2 (will upgrade my at later date... cheaper)
UXGA 17" display
Nvidia 7900gs
100GB HDD 7200 rpm
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless and Bluetooth
80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

will be using it mainly for work (3d CAD for Kitchen Design) and some moderate gaming. I am looking forward to giving her a good workout.

the lappy is due to arrive 9-15-06 aprox. got a good deal with the 20% coupon.

 

Re: a1mint

The configuration on these outlet systems can't be changed before purchase, can they?

Anyhow, I got an order 'acknowledgement form', but with only two days to expected delivery date I was expecting to have 'order confirmation' with a tracking number by now.

 

I waited to see if any Labor Day deals materialized...they didn't so I just pulled the trigger on this e1505:

Core 2 Duo T5500
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM
256MB ATU Radeon x1400
80 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner
6 Cell Battery

$854 US after 20% coupon.

Dell is quoting a ship date of 9/18....what kind of experience are people have these days with regards to Dell beating their stated ship dates? My last laptop purchase back 2 years ago came about a week early...I'm hoping that's still the case.

 

That in the US right? In Canada, this 20% coupon doesn't exist.

How much did you pay before tax, if you don't mind me asking?

 

got this system for $1400 CAD.
Removed the TV tuner cause it's useless to me.

 

i am in the US ..... and it was just over 1800 before tax delivery was free.

i was looking at a few turion x2 lappies w/ 7600s pretty much the same setup for the same price..... so while i havent used an Intel product scince my last 486 packard bell (im a big AMD fan) i figured since i will be gaming with this as well as working with it getting a 7900for the same price was too good to pass up. pluse the high rez 17" display sounds sweet!!!

 

nice deal, sounds good

 

For some reason the order status of Dell Canada never updates. Weird.

dL

 

dell canada irks me sometimes and thats one of the things that does LOL

 

Mine stayed in production until this morning, when it went to shipped all of a sudden.
According to Purolator, they scanned it last Saturday morning, the 2nd (???).
It's now in Toronto, so tomorrow is going to be one of those work-at-home days... ;-)

 

ya mine still says that its in production but when i called dell they said it was shipped out on the 2nd, so it should be delivered sometime this week or early next week...im so excited!!!!

 

I hate purlator, im in toronto too. They have yet to scan it again. They are rude when I call asking about it, they say tomorrow it should hit the border then next day arrive. However i hold no faith what so ever. I put my shipping address as my work address, id hate to miss it coming

 

I've heard other people complain about purolator as well.

I think I might be lucky. Initially, the estimated ship date would be the 9th, that's this Friday. Dell showed "in production" until this morning, when all of a sudden it jumped to "shipped".
The weird thing is that Purolator indicates that they "signed" it in or something last Saturday, the 2nd, which is like Dr Who going back in time... oohhwhoohoooo....tan-dangelang-lang...dang-dangelang-lang.... ;-)

Anywho, today Purolator indicates that it's in Toronto. I called them, provided the pin number (use the #2 button for US to CDN, not #1 for "destined to CDN" option), and told them it will be delivered tomorrow. I'm working at home tomorrow ;-)

I hope you get your lappywappy soon too - we're all fuzzy inside.
I'm mentally preparing on broken pixels or other horrifying things, so I won't actually explode if I have to pack it all up again...

Let's pray - no wait, let's not, let's just hope...

 

It'd be funny if I could just order them to deliver it tomorrow. Try it, tell them to deliver it tomorrow. Or make up a pin number and things mysteriously appear at the door - never leave the house again ;-)

That would be "they told me that it will be delivered tomorrow."

 

lmao a1mint, thats some pretty funny stuff there

but anyways how do u find out from purolator if they have "scanned it in" or whatever?

 

their website with the tracking number, now i have been on hold with them for over 35 mins, im getting ticked

 

how do you get the tracking number?

 

go to this url http://ausoladcacm.us.dell.com/ostatus/index.asp?language=E&~ck=pn and put your order umber in, then it will show you the status and near the bottom of the page you will see "Click here to view carrier details regarding the delivery of this item." click that then it goes to the puralotor site with your tracking number.

 

your order number would have been given with the order when you purchased it, if you purchased online then it will be in the email they sent you to confirm the order.

 

Yes....yet ANOTHER inspiron owner.....well, I thought I might as well post my specs.....after all I am more than a little excited....This lappy soooo kicks my home comps a$$

I just ordered.....then got smart and cancelled and reordered a dell i9400. On the reorder I managed to snagg a printer *snorrrrr* media remote (useless since I got XP pro) and a 100GB 7200 RPM hard drive vs the 80GB in my cancelled order, all for $200 less......gotta keep on top of Dell 200buck is 200buck.... )

Anyhow I ordered the following:
i9400 Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 2.16Gh Proc
Nvidia 7900GS
100gb 7200 RPM HDD
2GB 533 Ram (the faster stuff ain't worth it)
17" WUXGA+ TrueLife
XP Pro
DVDburner
Intel Pro Internal Wireless
9cell 80whr Battery
Purchased at futureshop: Logitech G7 mouse
Kensington Numberpad/Calculator
3yr Next business day, complete care, tech service

I am very excited. it's estimating 21st Sept for completion. Seems like a long time vs other crap I have ordered from them. Anyone know why the longer build time?

 

Ugh I've been obsessing over laptops this past week. Purchased an Acer Aspire 5102 because I thought it was cheap at CC. Wasn't satisfied with build quality and it stopped working right after a day. Plus I realized it wasn't that good a deal after tax and everything, it came out to about 887 dollars.

Returned it, applied the 20% coupon to my Inspiron E1505. Specs are as follows...

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7200 2ghz w/ 4mb cache
ATI Radeon X1400 256 mb
512 mb 533 ram (I figure I'll save the money since I'm upping this baby to 2gb)
15" XGA + True Life
8x DVD Burner

All for 945 shipped. I'm extremely excited. Are the estimated ship times accurate or do they sometimes ship faster? I hope I get it before school starts.

 

I want to thank everyone who helped answer my questions and bounce thoughts and ideas off of. After 2+ months of researching, reading, waiting, and learning I finally pulled the trigger.

Here is the finaly spec sheet I decided on.

Inspiron E1705 Intel® Core Duo Proc T2250 (1.73GHz/533MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache)
LCD Panel 17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
Memory 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce Go 7900 GS
Hard Drive 80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support

Inspiron affiliate offer 20% off $999 (before tax, restocking fees, shipping and handling) - $270.40
Subtotal: $1,081.60
Shipping and Handling: $19.99
Shipping Discount: -$19.99
Sales Tax: $59.49

Total: $1,141.09

Mighty cheap for the amount of power if you ask me. The cpu was the lowest available option to keep costs down. I will upgrade to a Merom down the road when Vista is out, and there are 64bit advantages. Right now, and for the rest of this year, there won't be much of any benifit going with Core 2 Duo. I debated this quite a bit with some of you and myself. I'm standing by my decision.

The other big decision for me was choosing the right screen. Look, the 7900 GS is an oustanding card and will perfom like a champ. I might have gotten away with good 1920x1200 gaming performance, and I may have ran into some snags. I am confident that 1440x900 will offer me some peace of mind knowing my framerates are good. It will let me run games @ native res and if I have extra gpu cycles laying around, that is what Antialiasing and Anisotropic filtering are for. Also, while the screen may not be as bright, it won't show me a reflection when I have bad lighting in the room.

All in all I am happy with this purchase and hopefully I won't have any buyers remorse when it gets here (OH HOW I WILL COUNT DOWN THE DAYS).

 

First post, gotta say i love the site

I just got an Inspiron e1405

Core 2 Duo 7200 (2 GHz)
XP Media Center (to testdrive)
1GB PC4200 (533 MHz)
Intel GMA 950
14.1 WXGA+ (1440x900) w/ Truelife
Dell 1390 Wireless Card
60GB HDD 5400rpm
8x CD/DVD-RW Burner

all for $895.52 US

what ya think, ordered on Sun (3rd), to be shipped 18th (**** C2D delays)

 

Finally got my Inspiron 640m / e1405
Core 2 Duo 7200 (1.60 GHz)
XP Pro
1GB DDR2 (533 MHz) 2 Dimm
Intel GMA 950
14.1 WXGA+ Ultrasharp TFT Display w/ Truelife
Dell 1390 Wireless Card
120GB HDD 5400rpm
8x CD/DVD-RW DVD Burner

all for $899.99 Canadian

 

Inspiron E1705

$1260.84
Intel Core Duo 1.73GHZ
1GB Ram
80GB 5400 RPM HD
NVIDIA7900GS
WUXGA+ Screen 1900x1200
CD Burner/DVD
XP Media Center

I wish I had the cash to get the DVD Burner and a 120GB HD but those are upgradeable later.

 

That is so weird. ^That guy has the exact same password as me. I accidentally logged in with his name because I forgot my username.

 

lol wow...murph and murphed and the same password??? thats hilarious lmfao XD XD XD

 

Twins seperated at birth? discuss.....

 

Great thread idea. I bought two Inspirons within the last month.

My wife's computer:
Inspiron 6400
Intel Core Duo processor T2050 (2MB/1.60GHz/533MHz)
Truelife Screen
1 GB Ram
80GB HDD
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module

This replaces her old Dimension 4500s. Uses in her profession as a schoolteacher. She's part of a technology in the classroom project.
$837.83.

My computer:
Inspiron 640m
Intel Core Processor DUO T2050 (2MB/1.60GHz/533MHz)
Truelife Screen
1GB Ram
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0 + EDR)
120 GB HDD (got a little more to store music, movies)
$885.98

This is my work and school computer. I still have a Dimension 5100 as desktop.

We both love our new computers. We've had a really positive experience with Dell SB customer service. I intend to write more in-depth reviews later on.

 

e1505
120gb hdd, intel pro wireless w/ bluetooth, x1400 256mb card, 1gb ram, ultrabrite trulife screen, 3yr warranty, mcafee 3 year (which i already removed) all that jazz. it's a great machine, encoding a one minute wav to mp3 only took 5 seconds.. pretty nice. it's a replacement for my Compaq Gaming X07 rig and I'm happy with it. First thing I did was reformat and get the bloatware off, then loaded my own stuff on. Best of all, I ordered it on a Tuesday and it was delivered the following Monday! Talk about fast!

 

Yesterday I ordered:

Inspiron E1705 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB)
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
Memory 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
Hard Drive 120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Sound Options Integrated Audio
Wireless Networking Cards Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless and Bluetooth
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed)
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 4Yr LtdWarr, At-Home,CompleteCare,30Day DOC,PC Training, 2Yr AntivirusSuite
Dell On Call Dell On Call, 30day, Getting started Assistance, unlimited incidents
QuickSnap Options Charcoal Leather QuickSnap™ Cover
Future Operating Systems Windows Vista™ Capable
SAVE $150 (After mail in rebate) w GOLD BUNDLE which includes 4Yr Limited Warranty, 4Yr At-Home Service, 4Yr Hardware Warranty Support, 4Yr CompleteCare, 90 day Training and 30 day HelpDesk How-to Assistance - $0.00

Dell EPP/FSS Customers: Save 20% off select Inspiron systems! - $509.60

ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AND COUPONS
Dell program members receive 12% off systems priced $1600 and up with 3/4 yr At-Home service. Congratulations, you are receiving the maximum member discount. - $244.61
Subtotal: $1,793.79
Shipping and Handling: $19.99
Shipping Discount: -$19.99
Tax Total: $81.39
Total: $1,875.18

Plus I'll get 5% back since I paid with Discover Card and there's a $150 rebate for the service contract. That's $243.76 less so a total of $1631.42 including shipping and taxes.

Unfortunately, I have to wait until 9/21 (est. ship date)

 

Good Price?
Got the Dell rep to give me free shipping since it wasnt working for latitudes.


222-5571 1 Latitude D620, Intel Core 2 Duo T7400, 2.16GHz, 667Mhz 4M L2 Cache, Dual Core
320-4573 1 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD for Latitude D620
311-5687 1 2.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMM for Dell Latitude Notebooks
310-7270 1 Internal English Keyboard for Latitude Notebooks
320-4575 1 Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Latitude D620
341-2978 1 60GB Hard Drive 9.5MM, 7200RPMfor Dell Latitude DX20
310-7269 1 Touchpad with UPEK fingerprintreader, Latitude D620
340-8854 1 No Floppy Drive for Latitude D-Family Notebooks
465-2039 1 Windows XP Professional, SP2 with media, for Latitude English, Factory Installed
430-1487 1 Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Module for Latitude
310-7283 1 65W AC Adapter for Latitude D-Family
313-3881 1 24X CDRW/DVD with Cyberlink Power DVD, for Latitude D-Family
430-1963 1 Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN (802.11g,54Mbps) Mini Card for Latitude
313-3885 1 Resource CD w/ Diagnostics andDrivers for Latitude D620 Notebook
312-0378 1 6-Cell/56 WHr Primary Battery Latitude D620
950-8540 1 Type 7 Contract - Mail-In Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
950-8542 1 Type 7 Contract - Mail-In Service, 24x7 Technical Support, 2YR Extended
982-5768 1 Thank you for choosing 3 Year Economy Plan
983-2207 1 Thank You for buying Dell
983-2217 1 Please visit WWW.Dell.COM
900-9987 1 Standard On-Site Installation Declined
310-8319 1 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
462-4506 1 Purchase is NOT intended for resell
465-1357 1 Thank you for choosing Dell
310-8319 1 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor


Subtotal: $1673.00
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Tax: $100.39

Total: $1773.39

 

One thing's for sure! It's pretty exciting!

My lappywappy arrived, and so far it's pretty good.

Not 100% sure on the light leakage on the 17" wsxga+ though. I had the impression that after leaving it one for a few hours, the leakage was getting less... or else I'm going coocooloory.