$999 Dell , are they any good ?

aussie-revhead · 29th June 2007, 6:02 PM

Hi guys , my boss asked me to find him a laptop for work so having owned a few older Dells I looked there and found a decent sounding deal for $999 with:

x2 dual core, 2GB ram , 15.4 screen , Vista , 120GB sata hdd , dvdrw

He went to compare prices at some other shops and no one could come close so now hes worried that its too good to be true and that Dell skimped out on quality. My questions are :

- Is this a good laptop ?
- Does Dell make any of the components or are they manufactured by a "known" company for them? ie mainly mobo for my info
- How are current Dell laptops for reliability ?

Any help would be great.

Boost_Dat · 29th June 2007, 6:27 PM

ok first of all,
that is a very, very good deal.
maybe skimped out on graphics. and most likely yes they are dell/generic parts. but even then, theres nothing rong with generic.

reliability? computer is a computer, big or small, fast or slow, they are unpredictable. may be just luck, how you treat it and what programs you put on it.

aussie-revhead · 29th June 2007, 6:29 PM

Yeah it has a x1300 or something vid card but it wont matter for work use. The feature that seems to grab you is 2GB ram eh for Vista use.

Boost_Dat · 29th June 2007, 6:33 PM

thats rite budd, any holes a goal! lol

buy it while you can.
I brought a laptop for myself, with a core 2 1.66ghz, 1 gig ddr2, nvid 7300go, 120gig, dvd -RW, built in webcam + mic. hi def audio.

on shelf it was $1600
bundeled with wireless router for 1500.
btw its an acer.
so i say go for the dell, considering your not big on graphics.

Tobes1990 · 29th June 2007, 8:47 PM

Get that, looks like an incredible deal.

sanjay · 29th June 2007, 9:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aussie-revhead

Yeah it has a x1300 or something vid card but it wont matter for work use. The feature that seems to grab you is 2GB ram eh for Vista use.

radeon xpress 200m actually - performs on par with the GMA950.

but yeah, very good deal for $1000

would be good if you could post deals like this in my laptops for under a grand thread

BuuBox · 29th June 2007, 9:26 PM

I can't see the $999 deal anymore on the Dell website?

sanjay · 29th June 2007, 9:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuuBox

I can't see the $999 deal anymore on the Dell website?

seems to have gone, but holy shit, $1049 delivered for a brand new inspiron 1405...thats a fantastic price. santa rosa chipset and geforce go 8400GS for $97 more

aussie-revhead · 29th June 2007, 9:32 PM

Yes my offer was to expire today , but I better check this other one .

BuuBox · 29th June 2007, 9:33 PM

That is a pretty damn good deal. How bad is the "Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 3100"?

Eight colours to choose from too!

sanjay · 29th June 2007, 9:37 PM

x3100 is just the current gen version of the GMA950. nothing brilliant but if you arent gaming its more than adequate...

aussie-revhead · 29th June 2007, 9:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanjayschrapel

seems to have gone, but holy shit, $1049 delivered for a brand new inspiron 1405...thats a fantastic price. santa rosa chipset and geforce go 8400GS for $97 more

Where is the 1405 ? I can only see the 1420/1520/1720 ....

sanjay · 29th June 2007, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aussie-revhead

Where is the 1405 ? I can only see the 1420/1520/1720 ....

just came in here to correct myself...

1405 is american name for 640m, i got it mixed up - 1420 is the one im talking about.

HellsAngel · 29th June 2007, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aussie-revhead

Yes my offer was to expire today , but I better check this other one .

Just open up your cart and then save it again will give you a couple more days to think about what you want to buy without losing that deal.

Better do it before midnight

aussie-revhead · 29th June 2007, 10:34 PM

My boss already ordered one so its cool, but they quoted 2-3 weeks delay due to high demand lol

29th June 2007, 6:02 PM	#1
aussie-revhead Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Western Sydney Posts: 7,476	$999 Dell , are they any good ? Hi guys , my boss asked me to find him a laptop for work so having owned a few older Dells I looked there and found a decent sounding deal for $999 with: x2 dual core, 2GB ram , 15.4 screen , Vista , 120GB sata hdd , dvdrw He went to compare prices at some other shops and no one could come close so now hes worried that its too good to be true and that Dell skimped out on quality. My questions are : - Is this a good laptop ? - Does Dell make any of the components or are they manufactured by a "known" company for them? ie mainly mobo for my info - How are current Dell laptops for reliability ? Any help would be great. __________________ Cameras 400D 17-85 IS USM - S5600 - DSC-W5B Folding e2160 - EP35.DS3 - 9600gso (UNTIL GTX295 come down) NetBox EG45M E4300 64GB Falcon W7 sff Gamer CM-690 EP45-DS3R Q8200 8GB GTX275 Folding for team 24 SOLD my GSXR1100 - Busa is next !! $8000+ trades in last 12 months alone !!

29th June 2007, 6:29 PM	#3
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29th June 2007, 9:32 PM	#9
aussie-revhead Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Western Sydney Posts: 7,476	Yes my offer was to expire today , but I better check this other one . __________________ Cameras 400D 17-85 IS USM - S5600 - DSC-W5B Folding e2160 - EP35.DS3 - 9600gso (UNTIL GTX295 come down) NetBox EG45M E4300 64GB Falcon W7 sff Gamer CM-690 EP45-DS3R Q8200 8GB GTX275 Folding for team 24 SOLD my GSXR1100 - Busa is next !! $8000+ trades in last 12 months alone !!

29th June 2007, 9:33 PM	#10
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29th June 2007, 6:27 PM	#2
Boost_Dat Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lalor, VIC Posts: 105	ok first of all, that is a very, very good deal. maybe skimped out on graphics. and most likely yes they are dell/generic parts. but even then, theres nothing rong with generic. reliability? computer is a computer, big or small, fast or slow, they are unpredictable. may be just luck, how you treat it and what programs you put on it.

29th June 2007, 6:33 PM	#4
Boost_Dat Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lalor, VIC Posts: 105	thats rite budd, any holes a goal! lol buy it while you can. I brought a laptop for myself, with a core 2 1.66ghz, 1 gig ddr2, nvid 7300go, 120gig, dvd -RW, built in webcam + mic. hi def audio. on shelf it was $1600 bundeled with wireless router for 1500. btw its an acer. so i say go for the dell, considering your not big on graphics.

29th June 2007, 9:37 PM	#11
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29th June 2007, 10:34 PM	#15
aussie-revhead Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Western Sydney Posts: 7,476	My boss already ordered one so its cool, but they quoted 2-3 weeks delay due to high demand lol __________________ Cameras 400D 17-85 IS USM - S5600 - DSC-W5B Folding e2160 - EP35.DS3 - 9600gso (UNTIL GTX295 come down) NetBox EG45M E4300 64GB Falcon W7 sff Gamer CM-690 EP45-DS3R Q8200 8GB GTX275 Folding for team 24 SOLD my GSXR1100 - Busa is next !! $8000+ trades in last 12 months alone !!