Buying the perfect Inspiron E1705 for the price

Hello, today I was configuring the Inspiron E1705, and was very close to buying it. While talking with the dell personal, he brought down the price to $1800 while active EPP and other coupons and reductions were enact. Do you think this is a great price for the configuration below or overpriced??


Inspiron E1705

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  [*]Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2400 (1.83GHz/667MHz FSB)
  [*]Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
  [*]17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
  [*]1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
  [*]Free! 100GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
  [*]8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
  [*]Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
  [*]Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Internal(2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
  [*]256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
  [*]Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy® ADVANCED HD Audio
  [*]80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

 

That looks like a good price to me. Go for it.

 

Overpriced. That price should be with a 7200 rpm drive as well as a warranty...don't buy. I got mine with a everything you have except 60 gb 7200 rpm drive, 4 year complete care and 512 mb ram. Upgrade from newegg, it's cheaper.

 

Hey Blazin,

I just ordered my E1705 on Tuesday! I'm a recreational gamer so I didn't want to spend too much. It was between the E1705 and the Toshibal P105-S921. I posted my configuration on here, very similar to yours and I was also told I paid too much. But check this out, I went through my company's employee discount program and got 34% off the top, 12% off for taking the 4yr warranty, 2% off for financing with dell, and a $150 rebate off of the warranty. My Dell went from $3700.00 all the way down to $2059.00 out the door! Warranty and all! I loaded it up with the T2600 2.16GHz proc, the 1007200rpm GB HD, Bluetooth, Nvidia GF 7900GS video card , Media Center, 2Gb memory, HDAudio, 9 cell battery,the whole nine! I was told I could play my Call of Duty, Medal of Honor on a cheaper system. maybe so but I figured with the hjuge discounts I might as well get a system that could handle other games as well and last me a long time! Oh and I got free shipping! You might save maybe a couple hundred but I personally didn't want to buy parts here and there. I wanted to buy in one place and if anything goes wrong I go back to the same place. That's me. I'm happy with my deal and look forward to getting mine any day now! I got the 4yr in home warranty so if there is any problems they come to me!!! I also work with a bunch of engineers so I can go to them as well! By the way that employee discount program is sweeeet!!

I've found that one thing has been consistant with advice I've seen here and that is the E1705 is the best value and the best bang for your buck! That was good enough for me! Good Luck!!! If you get it PM me and let me know what you think!!!

 

yea, do what he said on the ram.

Here's what I got:
Windows XP Media Center Edition + Media Center Restore CD (to get rid of annoying extra programs)
Intel Core DuoProcessor T2500 (2GHz/667MHz FSB)
17 inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WUXGA
512MB, DDR2, 533MHz 2 Dimm
256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800
Free 100GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive upgrade from 60GB
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Integrated High Definition Audio, for XPS M1710
80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1 Year Limited Warranty.

Total Price (After taxes and coupon): $1,394.96

Then throw in 2GB of 667MHz Ram for about $190.

So in total, less than $1,600 for my setup.

Just my two cents man.

 

I ordered this in very early Friday morning from the outlet: Out the door(8.75% tax) $1,268.38. Dell emailed me today - shipped today.

One year standard warranty - but I have buyer protection from my Charge charge, so it is 2 years.
Inspiron 9400/E1705 Notebook: Intel Core Duo Processor T2500 (2GHz/667MHz FSB) Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005 Qty: 1
Unit Price: $1,609.00(before applying $450 coupon I received earlier):

Inspiron 9400/E1705 Notebook: Intel Core Duo Processor T2500 (2GHz/667MHz FSB)
Certified Refurbished
AOL 9.0 ISP Software
Windows Media Player
90W AC Adapter
Hinge Cover
AOL 9.0 ISP Software
SONIC, MYDVD Deluxe Software
DVD Software
Processor Label
Service Software
9 Cell Primary Battery
Dell Direct Download
Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005
Photo Album Premium - Enhance, Organize, and Share Photos
AOL ISP Software
No Productivity Suite - Corel WordPerfect word processor only
AOL 8.0 ISP Software
AOL Software Documentation
AOL ISP Software
Support Software
ISP Software
Image Restore Software
Net Zero ISP
Keyboard On Notebook
Wild Tangent Gaming Client
Music Match Plus Software
ONLINE TRAINING
McAfee SecurityCenter with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 24-months
Intel Pro Wireless 3945
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio
MEDIADIRECT Two Software
Netscape ISP Software
Shipping Material
Power DVD Software
8x DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
Paint Shop Pro Standard
Shipping Material
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Reader
Service Software
17 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife
Base Assembly
256MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7800
60 GB EIDE Hard Drive (7200 RPM)

I know, I know it is only 7800 Go, not 7900, but for that price, I think I can put up with it, or replace it when time come.....

 

I paid $1256 for the same system 5 days ago. Same speed, same screen, same video. The total was just high enough to allow me to use a $750 off coupon.

Have you looked for a coupon? There is a button up above to see the latest coupons.

 

Thanks everyone for the help. When I went with the 3 yr warranty I got about 200 off, then 400 instantly (EPP) then 100 mail in rebate. But when I applied the 750, the guy said you can take either the 400 or the 750! howcome everyone has the cheapest deals and I cant seem to do that. Im part of the employee discount program and everything!

 

Follow these directions

http://www.cheapstingybargains.com/2006/06/loaded-dell-inspiron-e1705-dual-core-notebook/

You can get this for $2045 - $750 - $35 (purchase 35 off 300 coupon on ebaY) + tax; buy a second 9 cell battery for $70 on (lok for productgeeks store) and buy 2GB 667 RAM at newegg for $175:

Inspiron E1705 Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2400 (1.83GHz/667MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
Memory 512MB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
Hard Drive Free! 100GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
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 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Wireless Personal Networking Card Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Internal(2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service and Support
Mobile Broadband No Broadband Expresscard technology is available in the market now
Operating System Re-Installation CD PC Restore recovery system by Symantec
Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience

 

Blazin,

Don't feel bad. I couldn't use the coupon on this site either. Since I was getting all of the other discounts it would'nt alow me to apply the coupon as well. Would have been nice!!! Good luck with the E1705. Mine is shipping out Monday the 15th and hopefully I'll have it by the end of the week!!!

Best wishes!

 

That's where your cost increased over mine... you got a good warranty. I just went with the plain 1 year warranty.

As for the coupons you just have to figure it out both ways and use the one that saves you the most. But I would tell the salesman to convert that mail in rebate to an instant off... I hate mail in rebates.

Good luck! I'm impatiently waiting for my laptop to arrive.

 

Though we all paid a good price, maybe a little extra but I guess dell needs to survive and make profit..after there stock margin this year, they have to compensate for losses.

but um, I might wait untill July 4th were theres rumors that a major sale might hit..

Other than that, I feel that people are paying way less than what im going to have to pay :/

Do you guys think there is going to be an other $750 coupon when it expires on 6/15 ??

 

yea. i got myh 750 coupon last month expired on the 15

 

There will always be another sale.

 

This week Dell raised the price for T2400 processor on E1705 by almost 200 bucks (but not on the E1505... strange !!) compared to the earlier weeks. That's really why you are seeing this big difference.

 

Oh wow, grr...dell agrivates me some times

theres so many different possible setups to create for the price....
I might wait untill the beginning of July, or when the best deal comes around...

 

I went to the Dell store in the mall on Friday wanting to compare the 1705 w/ the 1505 in person (yet again). I asked the rep who's seen me looking before if they could give better deals than online and he told me to wait until Thursday, when the new deals come out, that prices were higher this week due to Father's Day "promotion".

I guess Dell is trying to capitalize on wives not knowing the latest Dell deals.

 

Ohhh true that! Good thinking, hey never in my life have I ever seen a dell store :/