Dell Inspiron E1505

danny889 · 28th September 2006, 12:41 AM

Are these laptops identicle to the 6400?
I couldn't beleive how cheap these things are compared to what we get here.

I'm looking to get one as my parents are in the US right now and hoping they can bring me one back.

but for $1100 AUD I can get

15.4" With Truelife
Core Duo T2250
Radeon X1400
1GB RAM
60GB HDD
CDRW/DVD Combo Drive (I have 3 Dual Layer DVD burners at home do this doesn't bother me)

would there be any reason not to get one from overseas at this price?
Also how would this thing perform compared to my current (too old, not worth upgrading) Desktop in my sig?

mastablasta · 28th September 2006, 11:52 AM

The only reason I could think of not to buy it is a lack of warranty here (I'm assuming the price you quoted includes local warranty only).

As for performance, I think the laptop would comfortably outperform your desktop machine.

ice_cool · 28th September 2006, 11:56 AM

Thats pretty good value. Yeah like said above no wrranty is a bummer.

danny889 · 29th September 2006, 12:12 AM

would the accessories for the 6400(battery, charger, the snap on covers ect.) fit the E1505?

SLATYE · 29th September 2006, 4:15 PM

The 6400 and E1505 are the same laptop. In the US you can still get the Inspiron 6400 - it's just listed in the Small Business section instead.

They are cheap, but there are a few problems:

(1) The customs limit is $1000. Any more than that and you'll be paying a few hundred dollars in tax.

(2) I'm pretty sure that the default warranty only applies within America - Dell Australia won't help if it breaks.

In terms of overall performance it should beat your desktop by a decent margin, especially in new games.

Varuna · 29th September 2006, 7:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLATYE

(2) I'm pretty sure that the default warranty only applies within America - Dell Australia won't help if it breaks.

I'm fairly certain that the three year onsite warranty comes with international coverage. Check the warranty section on the Dell.com website.

SSJX · 29th September 2006, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLATYE

They are cheap, but there are a few problems:

(1) The customs limit is $1000. Any more than that and you'll be paying a few hundred dollars in tax.

Not if you say you brought it along from Aust...

Discard/hide all the 'new documentation' too

SLATYE · 30th September 2006, 1:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Varuna

I'm fairly certain that the three year onsite warranty comes with international coverage. Check the warranty section on the Dell.com website.

Indeed, but the default warranty is only one year. If he pays a few hundred dollars extra ($240US) to get the three year one then it'll have international coverage.

28th September 2006, 12:41 AM	#1
danny889 Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Melbourne, Eastern Subs Posts: 134	Dell Inspiron E1505 Are these laptops identicle to the 6400? I couldn't beleive how cheap these things are compared to what we get here. I'm looking to get one as my parents are in the US right now and hoping they can bring me one back. but for $1100 AUD I can get 15.4" With Truelife Core Duo T2250 Radeon X1400 1GB RAM 60GB HDD CDRW/DVD Combo Drive (I have 3 Dual Layer DVD burners at home do this doesn't bother me) would there be any reason not to get one from overseas at this price? Also how would this thing perform compared to my current (too old, not worth upgrading) Desktop in my sig?

28th September 2006, 11:52 AM	#2
mastablasta Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 298	The only reason I could think of not to buy it is a lack of warranty here (I'm assuming the price you quoted includes local warranty only). As for performance, I think the laptop would comfortably outperform your desktop machine. __________________ PC 1: Core 2 Duo E8400 \| ASUS P5Q Pro \| 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 800MHz RAM \| Samsung 750GB HDD \| Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB video card PC 2: P4 2.4c \| ASUS P4P800 Deluxe \| 1.5GB RAM \| Seagate 200GB SATA HDD \| Gecube Radeon 9800 128MB video card

28th September 2006, 11:56 AM	#3
ice_cool Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,303	Thats pretty good value. Yeah like said above no wrranty is a bummer. __________________ w3520, dfi ut x58, corsair dominator gt 6gb, HIS HD 4850, 2x250gb seagtes raid 0 DS-Lite.NINTENDO™ DS Lite Owners Club Member #0049 Successful trades: butters OC'd, Rolan, Borgod, bazadilligaf, skyline34, decksla, cracka. + many more

29th September 2006, 4:15 PM	#5
SLATYE SLATYE, not SLAYTE Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 21,039	The 6400 and E1505 are the same laptop. In the US you can still get the Inspiron 6400 - it's just listed in the Small Business section instead. They are cheap, but there are a few problems: (1) The customs limit is $1000. Any more than that and you'll be paying a few hundred dollars in tax. (2) I'm pretty sure that the default warranty only applies within America - Dell Australia won't help if it breaks. In terms of overall performance it should beat your desktop by a decent margin, especially in new games. __________________ Main system: Pentium-D 805 \| 1GB (2x 512MB) PQI DDR400 \| Gigabyte 8I865GMK-775 \| Xtreama Radeon 9800Pro with Zalman ZM-80HP-D \| 320GB WD SATA HDD \| Antec SmartPower 2.0 500w Laptop: Compal EL80 \| C2D T7200 \| 320GB Fujistu HDD \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| GF Go 7600

29th September 2006, 12:12 AM	#4
danny889 Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Melbourne, Eastern Subs Posts: 134	would the accessories for the 6400(battery, charger, the snap on covers ect.) fit the E1505?