Dell Account Credit, Please Help!

We have around $800 in credit on Dell's Preferred Account. I only learned today that I cannot use the Preferred Account when purchasing a Vostro 1500, as its 'small business'. I had the Vostro configured to be under our limit, so knew we could afford it.

So I thought, alright, I'll configure an Inspiron 1520. They're the same system, right? Wrong. Oh so wrong. The Inspiron costs *a lot more* for a lot *less* (80gb hd and 1gb mem in comparison to Vostro's already-included-in-price 120gb hd and 2gb mem).

Is there *any way* to use our credit on a Vostro purchase? :/

 

nope, vostros are not intended for home buyers, thus no dpa's.

 

That's strange because I wanted to buy a vostro 1500 and end up with an inspiron 1520 because inspiron was couple of hundred dollars less than vostro

as of right now vostro has a $384.00 instant discount and inspiron has $300.00 off coupon

 

Damn. Paypal is out, as mum's credit cars don't go up that high. :/

Definetly not now. Here are my configurations for both, along with prices.

Vostro 1500 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
LCD Panel 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display
Memory 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
Video Cards 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS
Hard Drive 120GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
Integrated NIC and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
Optical Drive 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/ Roxio Creator
Sound Card High Definition Audio 2.0
Wireless Cards Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
Camera Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
Bundle Microsoft® Works 8.5 Does NOT Include MS Word
MediaDirect Dell Exclusive MediaDirect™ Instant Play Software Application
1st Software No Pre-installed Anti-Virus/Security Software

Total Cost: $746.24

Inspiron 1520
nspiron 1520 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5250 (1.5GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache) CT525HN [223-0551]
Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Home
System Color Jet Black BLK
Memory 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz 1G2D
LCD Panel Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800)
Video Card 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS
Hard Drive 80GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) 80GB
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem INTNIC [430-0493]
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Combo or DVD+RW Drive CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive) 8XDVDRW
Sound Card High Definition Audio 2.0
Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini-Card
Camera Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
No Productivity software pre-installed MSONO [412-1397]
Battery Options 56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)

Total Cost: $858.24

 

if you can spend more than $800.00 than try to config inspiron for at least $1199.00 and use a $300.00 off coupon and for only $899.00 you'll get more powerful machine with much better specs than vostro you have configed

 

if you can't spend more than $800.00 than just make sure that you use this coupon code TPT4DGZDQ38MFS to save $200 off (must configure price above $899.00 to get discount)

 

For some reason, it's not letting me use that coupon; my total config is priced above $1,000. :/ Says the coupon code is not eligible.

 

I've just tried myself and it works just fine. Even on exactly $899.00 system a $200.00 coupon off of the price works and on exactly $1199.00 system a $300.00 coupon off of the price works too

also you will get a $50 Gift Card on systems $749 - $998 (cards to arrive in 6-8 weeks) or you will get a $100 Gift Card on systems $999 - $1248 (cards to arrive in 6-8 weeks)

 

Well, you're lucky then. I keep getting the "Coupons Entered
The following coupons have been entered but require additional information or do not meet eligibility requirements. Click "View Details" link(s) for more information." message.

 

Ah, nevermind. Customer Service FTW! Seriously, they rock.

I initially called because, at checkout, logging/"autenticating" my DPA wasn't working. But by the end, the rep had not only worked the $200 off coupon in, but had adjusted the order so it fit under our DPA credit budget. (Lost the mouse and sleeve, but hey, thats what the gift card is for, right?)

What I am curious about now, though, is how DPA works exactly. Didn't want to make another topic about it. We had around $760 credit built up on DPA. After the Inspiron purchase, its now down to $12 something.

So... did the DPA credit essentially pay for the purchase? As in, completely? Nothing extra that we need to pay? I'm sorry, I'm definetly new to this.

 

it will depend how much was your purchase? and if you had credit what kind of credit was it. is it from a previous purchase that was already paid for. if not then you will still have to pay back the dpa account. if this was credit for a item or items that have been paid already then you will not have to pay anything extra.. see what i mean

 

The Inspiron, after chatting with CS, fit under our accrued limit. Total purchase charges: $752.29. Amount left on DPA is $12.03.

The credit is from a previous purchase, yes - a desktop mum ordered - but the previous purchase isn't paid in full, yet. Still paying on it (damn interest that piles up >_>)