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    Canada 640m Good Price?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by alment, Aug 29, 2006.

  1. alment

    alment Notebook Enthusiast

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    T2500
    14.1 XGA (not Truelife)
    1GB Ram
    120 GB HD
    CD/DVD Burner
    Wireless 1390 mini card
    Integrated Sound Blaster

    $980 + taxes.

    Would appreciate any input.
     
    alment, Aug 29, 2006
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    Intel® Core™ processor DUO T2050 (2MB Cache/1.60GHz/533MHz FSB)
    Genuine Windows® XP Home
    14.1 inch WXGA+ UltraSharp™ TFT Display with TrueLife™
    FREE Upgrade from 512MB to 1GB DDR2 SDRAM - $70 Value
    120GB Hard Drive
    8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
    Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
    53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    Dell Wireless 1390 Mini Card (802.11b/g, 54Mbps)
    Integrated Audio

    Price: $899

    I think you can get a better deal than what u posted. Try calling and see what kind of deal you can get or chat with one of the sales reps
     
    Jun85, Aug 29, 2006
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    alment Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks Jun85 but what are you saying, teh $80 to upgrade to 2.0ghz is not worth it?
     
    alment, Aug 29, 2006
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    Depends what you are using the notebook for
    Do you think higher speed will change the experience of your computing?
     
    Jun85, Aug 29, 2006
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    Same system now with Dual Core 2 but 3945 card is now $1,229 + tax.... Is this a good deal or how can we get a better price?
     
    alment, Aug 30, 2006
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    well i ordered this laptop on august 24th
    I paid 899 for the configuration you mentioned.
    To be honest this is by far the best price for these options. To get equivelent on hp your looking at minimum 1200 and upfor other brands. So why pay more for the exact same parts? A buddy at work got a dell 710m and its wicked. Sure its maybe a half pound heavier than some of its counterparts and maybe at most half an inch taller but for wayyyyyyy cheaper. You gonna miss $899 or $1500 bucks more?

    this is the configuration i got for the $899
    Intel® Core™ processor DUO T2050 (2MB Cache/1.60GHz/533MHz FSB)
    Genuine Windows® XP Home
    14.1 inch WXGA+ UltraSharp™ TFT Display with TrueLife™
    FREE Upgrade from 512MB to 1GB DDR2 SDRAM - $70 Value
    120GB Hard Drive
    8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
    Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
    53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    Dell Wireless 1390 Mini Card (802.11b/g, 54Mbps)
    Integrated Audio
     
    outkastland, Sep 4, 2006
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