Good Laptop Deal from Dell?

[skanji]

Just got this offer from work:

Staff laptop(s)

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464-1851 Inspiron 2200,Intel Pentium M 725 (1.60GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB)
310-4764 Extra-Large Nylon Deluxe CarryCase
310-6417 65 WHr 8-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery,for Inspiron 2200
311-4675 256MB,2 DIMMS,DDR,Totaling 512MB,for Inspiron 2200
313-3183 24X Combo CD-RW/DVD for Inspiron 2200
313-3185 Internal 56K Modem,for Inspiron 2200
320-4218 15.0in XGA Display,for Inspiron 2200
341-2011 60GB Ultra-ATA Hard Drive,for Inpsiron 2200
412-0689 Image Restore
412-0738 Network Associates McAfee 6.0,English,90-day Trial
412-0741 Music Match 9.0 Basic 7 day OnDemand
412-0744 Paint Shop Photo Album 5.1 Standard
412-0799 Dell/My Way Home Page
420-4766 Microsoft Windows XP Home Service Pack 2, English, for Inspiron
420-4830 DELL SUPPORT 3.0,INSP
420-4928 Windows Media Player 10
420-5111 CyberLink PowerDVD v5.5 Decoding Sofware for DVD Drives, for Inspiron Systems
430-1048 Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, for Inspiron
430-1216 Integrated Network Card,for Inspiron 2200
430-1309 Dell Wireless 1370 Internal Wireless (802.11b/g, 54Mbps) for Inspiron 2200
463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
412-0674 AOL 9.0 - Canada
412-0803 Corel WordPerfect 12 plus Trial of Quartro Pro and Presentations
950-9910 Type 7- Mail-In Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
009-6800 Shipping and Handling,Canada
950-9057 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
ORDER TOTAL: $ 1184.50

Is it any cheaper if I kill the software bundles??

[skanji]

no comments from anyone?

[puff_daddy_58_99]

it's not bad but
a) I hate dell, because they gave me really, really nightmarish support on my crappy SmartStep 250N, and
b) you could get the small business Inspiron 1000 coming this week for $599, and spend the extra cash to upgrade the hard drive and ram. 1 gig of ram and a 60 gig 7200 RPM hard drive will make a big performance difference in a laptop.

[skanji]

it's not bad but
a) I hate dell, because they gave me really, really nightmarish support on my crappy SmartStep 250N, and
b) you could get the small business Inspiron 1000 coming this week for $599, and spend the extra cash to upgrade the hard drive and ram. 1 gig of ram and a 60 gig 7200 RPM hard drive will make a big performance difference in a laptop.

How sure are we that the Inspiron 1000 will stay at the $599 range on Friday?

[puff_daddy_58_99]

well, so far the other banners that someone got ahold of have been accurate (ie. the $599 20" lcd and the $999 26" lcd tv). The only thing is that somedays the item in the banner was not the only thing on sale, so they have more than just the one laptop one sale (ie. maybe the 1000, 2000, and a 700m or something).

If anything, wait until their 7 days of deals are done before getting that one.

[skanji]

well, so far the other banners that someone got ahold of have been accurate (ie. the $599 20" lcd and the $999 26" lcd tv). The only thing is that somedays the item in the banner was not the only thing on sale, so they have more than just the one laptop one sale (ie. maybe the 1000, 2000, and a 700m or something).

If anything, wait until their 7 days of deals are done before getting that one.

yep - that's the plan!

[FuNPoLiCe001]

I'd rather get the Best Buy Compaq V2000 model with a sempron processor for 900+tax

Comparable specs, but with a 14 inch "brightview" (glossy) widescreen instead

It'll also be lighter.

[skanji]

I'd rather get the Best Buy Compaq V2000 model with a sempron processor for 900+tax

Comparable specs, but with a 14 inch "brightview" (glossy) widescreen instead

It'll also be lighter.

any idea how the battery life compares to the two?

Also, because it is Sempron, does the laptop heat up more often/easier?

[demha88]

get the XPS Gen 2, i remember seeing a coupon for $750 off :-0

[FuNPoLiCe001]

not sure on the battery life from Dell, but I think the Compaq gets about 2.5 hrs

I'd check out the forums on Notebookreview.com

Alot of people there have bought the L2000, which is like the V2000 but Lance Armstrong branding, in all black and with better features for the money. I wish they'd offer that notebook in Canada, cause apparently at Sam's Club in the states, they have a L2000 with

Turion ML-34
512 ram
80 gig 5400 rpm HD
8x DVD-RW
14 Brightview widescreen
Broadcam wifi G, 6 in 1 reader and all the L2000 accessories (a notebook sleeve, earbuds and a Livestrong bracelet)

All for 1000 US.

[masterhapposai]

cant customize the DELL 1000 series...

[puff_daddy_58_99]

sorry mate, looks like dell pulled out on their deal today. best to get another laptop.