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    Debating buying an Inspiron 9400--Good deal?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by thatdaveguy, Mar 30, 2007.

  1. thatdaveguy

    thatdaveguy Notebook Evangelist

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    OK, not really. I was planning on holding off on buying an i9400, but it seems Dell Canada actually had the balls to make a good deal on one. I absolutely despise my worthless Asus A8Js, so I really want to switch ASAP. I was going to wait for an 8800 series GPU, but I don't think I want to wait for Q3.

    Is this a good deal?

    Price: $1625 US DOLLARS shipped, tax in. Canadians, if you're wondering why you can't reproduce this deal, this is including my corporate discounts.


    PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB)
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
    LCD DISPLAY 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
    MEMORY 2GB 533mhz
    HARD DRIVE 160GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
    OPTICAL DRIVE 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
    GRAPHICS CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
    BATTERY OPTIONS 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    WIRELESS Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N
    WARRANTY 3 Year Return to Depot Service and Technical Support

    Thoughts?
     
    thatdaveguy, Mar 30, 2007
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  2. Bobmitch

    Bobmitch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Nice deal for what you are getting! The only thing I might change would be the warranty...can you get "Next "Day" instead of Depot. I had depot with Toshiba years ago...had to box up the machine and send it off for repairs. With Dell's next day...they come to you
     
    Bobmitch, Mar 30, 2007
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  3. mini

    mini Notebook Consultant

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    Agreed, next day is great, if you're *at all* depending on the laptop. Other than that, nice machine.
     
    mini, Mar 30, 2007
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  4. thatdaveguy

    thatdaveguy Notebook Evangelist

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    The problem with next day is my corporate discount only offers discounts on 3 year RTD if I want an extended warranty. Oh well.
     
    thatdaveguy, Mar 30, 2007
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  5. freedom

    freedom Newbie

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    Whats the original DELL pricing? Seem to be like 35% off? If that is the case. Thats pretty good pricing.
     
    freedom, Mar 30, 2007
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  6. thatdaveguy

    thatdaveguy Notebook Evangelist

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    Dell Canada does not really have the coupons. This is 12% off thanks to my corporate discount.
     
    thatdaveguy, Mar 30, 2007
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    usedtobe27 Newbie

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    Wow, I am looking to buy the same thing, minus:
    - uxga
    - warranty

    and the price is around 1950$CAN taxes included. Nice.
     
    usedtobe27, Mar 31, 2007
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  8. thatdaveguy

    thatdaveguy Notebook Evangelist

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    I changed my mind, not getting the warranty. It'll be $1844 CAD all in without it.
     
    thatdaveguy, Mar 31, 2007
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  9. usedtobe27

    usedtobe27 Newbie

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    Nice deal!

    I am hesitating for the uxga screen.
     
    usedtobe27, Mar 31, 2007
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  10. thatdaveguy

    thatdaveguy Notebook Evangelist

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    I used to have an I9300, and I LOVED the screen. The real estate was incredible. It was no strain at all, even though I do not have great eyes.
     
    thatdaveguy, Mar 31, 2007
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  11. MaxBerry

    MaxBerry Notebook Geek

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    $1625 is steal. In India dell is selling same laptop for whooping $2500.
     
    MaxBerry, Mar 31, 2007
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  12. thaisaturn

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    Go for the uxga true life. Tou won't regret it!
     
    thaisaturn, Mar 31, 2007
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