I'm interested in buying a laptop, perhaps a Dell Inspiron, now that
their tech support is supposed to be improved. How do i find the best
deals for their laptops? What other laptop brands should i consider? I
wouldn't use it for gaming or watching movies. It will be used mostly
for school but i'd want to burn Cds and transfer photos to disc too.

Hi,

Check out http://www.ibmsystems.co.uk/ on all laptop issues. Hope this
helps...pappa

shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> I'm interested in buying a laptop, perhaps a Dell Inspiron, now that
> their tech support is supposed to be improved. How do i find the best
> deals for their laptops? What other laptop brands should i consider? I
> wouldn't use it for gaming or watching movies. It will be used mostly
> for school but i'd want to burn Cds and transfer photos to disc too.

" How do I find the best deals for their laptops? "
Not sure what you're asking ...
You can only buy them at dell.com ( or their refurb site).
You can't get them at retail stores.


<pappa1928@luukku.com> wrote in message
news:1162717977.453872.188480@h54g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi,
>
> Check out http://www.ibmsystems.co.uk/ on all laptop issues. Hope this
> helps...pappa
>
> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
>> I'm interested in buying a laptop, perhaps a Dell Inspiron, now that
>> their tech support is supposed to be improved. How do i find the best
>> deals for their laptops? What other laptop brands should i consider?
>> I
>> wouldn't use it for gaming or watching movies. It will be used mostly
>> for school but i'd want to burn Cds and transfer photos to disc too.
>

For all brands, not just Dell, the key is Patience. The deals will come
if you wait and are patient. Your job is just to keep checking.

For Dell: www.techbargains.com every day. A "good" deal is 30% off;
happens often (probably monthly). A fantastic deal (only happens
once-twice a year) is 50% off.

For other brands: Check the Sunday advertising supplements from Office
Max, OfficeDepot, Best Buy, Staples, Circuit City, CompUSA, Frys.

We are coming into the best time of the year, fantastic deals are likely
between now and about December 15th.

Personally, I'd recommend Dell, Toshiba and probably Lenovo (Thinkpad).
Get a system using a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo processor, with a DVD
burner drive. Personally, I'm looking at the Dell E1505 (which is the
same computer as the 6400 but with a different software configuration),
and the Toshiba A105 series (watch that one, there are about 7 dozen
different configurations, many of which should be avoided ... stick with
those using a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo (Pentium M would be ok if the price
was VERY right (under $500)) Avoid any with a Celeron, avoid any with
Intel GMA900 video systems.


shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> I'm interested in buying a laptop, perhaps a Dell Inspiron, now that
> their tech support is supposed to be improved. How do i find the best
> deals for their laptops? What other laptop brands should i consider? I
> wouldn't use it for gaming or watching movies. It will be used mostly
> for school but i'd want to burn Cds and transfer photos to disc too.
>

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:454E04D7.9070106@neo.rr.com...
> For all brands, not just Dell, the key is Patience. The deals will
> come if you wait and are patient. Your job is just to keep checking.
>
> For Dell: www.techbargains.com every day. A "good" deal is 30% off;
> happens often (probably monthly). A fantastic deal (only happens
> once-twice a year) is 50% off.
>
> For other brands: Check the Sunday advertising supplements from
> Office Max, OfficeDepot, Best Buy, Staples, Circuit City, CompUSA,
> Frys.
>
For that I use:
http://www.salescircular.com/ - pick your state - your type (
laptop/desktop) - then save that link. Every Sunday AM I open it to see
the sales. I've been looking for a basic laptop - today Walmart had
Compaqs for $398 but only 40-50 per store and they were gone when I got
there.


> We are coming into the best time of the year, fantastic deals are
> likely between now and about December 15th.
>
> Personally, I'd recommend Dell, Toshiba and probably Lenovo
> (Thinkpad). Get a system using a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo processor,
> with a DVD burner drive. Personally, I'm looking at the Dell E1505
> (which is the same computer as the 6400 but with a different software
> configuration), and the Toshiba A105 series (watch that one, there are
> about 7 dozen different configurations, many of which should be
> avoided ... stick with those using a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo (Pentium M
> would be ok if the price was VERY right (under $500)) Avoid any with
> a Celeron, avoid any with Intel GMA900 video systems.
>
>
> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
>> I'm interested in buying a laptop, perhaps a Dell Inspiron, now that
>> their tech support is supposed to be improved. How do i find the best
>> deals for their laptops? What other laptop brands should i consider?
>> I
>> wouldn't use it for gaming or watching movies. It will be used mostly
>> for school but i'd want to burn Cds and transfer photos to disc too.
>>

Hi Barry- Thanks for your reply. Are the Dell laptops at Techbargains
new with warranties or are they seconds, pehaps some with cosmetic
blemishes?
Barry Watzman wrote:
> For all brands, not just Dell, the key is Patience. The deals will come
> if you wait and are patient. Your job is just to keep checking.
>
> For Dell: www.techbargains.com every day. A "good" deal is 30% off;
> happens often (probably monthly). A fantastic deal (only happens
> once-twice a year) is 50% off.
>
> For other brands: Check the Sunday advertising supplements from Office
> Max, OfficeDepot, Best Buy, Staples, Circuit City, CompUSA, Frys.
>
> We are coming into the best time of the year, fantastic deals are likely
> between now and about December 15th.
>
> Personally, I'd recommend Dell, Toshiba and probably Lenovo (Thinkpad).
> Get a system using a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo processor, with a DVD
> burner drive. Personally, I'm looking at the Dell E1505 (which is the
> same computer as the 6400 but with a different software configuration),
> and the Toshiba A105 series (watch that one, there are about 7 dozen
> different configurations, many of which should be avoided ... stick with
> those using a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo (Pentium M would be ok if the price
> was VERY right (under $500)) Avoid any with a Celeron, avoid any with
> Intel GMA900 video systems.
>
>
> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> > I'm interested in buying a laptop, perhaps a Dell Inspiron, now that
> > their tech support is supposed to be improved. How do i find the best
> > deals for their laptops? What other laptop brands should i consider? I
> > wouldn't use it for gaming or watching movies. It will be used mostly
> > for school but i'd want to burn Cds and transfer photos to disc too.
> >

I like the Compaq V5000z or V4000z with the Turion64 X2 dual core AMD
processor. I recommend you order directly from Compaq. This way you
don't have to deal with all the rebate hassles. The price is about the
same as Office Depot or Frys. One big advantage is that you can
customize your system. These models range from $699-$899 depending on
the configuration. These laptops are pretty amazing they are just about
the most powerful x86 laptops available. The only downside is that they
have a 2gb max ram capacity. The big difference in laptop prices is the
video card and the Intel Centrino processor. I have a Turion64 V5000z
and I am very impressed. I like the rugged case that the Compaq's have.
They use a very good grade of plastic.


shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> I'm interested in buying a laptop, perhaps a Dell Inspiron, now that
> their tech support is supposed to be improved. How do i find the best
> deals for their laptops? What other laptop brands should i consider? I
> wouldn't use it for gaming or watching movies. It will be used mostly
> for school but i'd want to burn Cds and transfer photos to disc too.

Techbargains does not sell anything. It's just a bargain hunting site
that finds and reports deals available on other sites. In the case of
the deals that they find on the Dell site, you will still make the
purchase directly from Dell. Normally, this is mainline, 1st quality
stuff right on the main Dell site, the only thing you are getting from
techbargains is a "code" to give you a discount (sometime quite large,
20% to 50%). On rare occasion techbargins may note a deal at Dell's
outlet site (Dell does have an outlet site for used, damaged, demo, etc.
goods), but that is not normally the focus of the deals found by
techbargains. It's pretty obvious, actually, that Dell actually pays
techbargains to list their best deals. And not just laptops, in fact
not even just computers. They have a lot of Dell digital camera deals,
and sometimes Dell deals on other items (plasma TVs, networking stuff,
audio stuff, etc. ... Dell has a "software and accessories" division
that sells almost everything and anything electronic).



shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> Hi Barry- Thanks for your reply. Are the Dell laptops at Techbargains
> new with warranties or are they seconds, pehaps some with cosmetic
> blemishes?
> Barry Watzman wrote:
>> For all brands, not just Dell, the key is Patience. The deals will come
>> if you wait and are patient. Your job is just to keep checking.
>>
>> For Dell: www.techbargains.com every day. A "good" deal is 30% off;
>> happens often (probably monthly). A fantastic deal (only happens
>> once-twice a year) is 50% off.
>>
>> For other brands: Check the Sunday advertising supplements from Office
>> Max, OfficeDepot, Best Buy, Staples, Circuit City, CompUSA, Frys.
>>
>> We are coming into the best time of the year, fantastic deals are likely
>> between now and about December 15th.
>>
>> Personally, I'd recommend Dell, Toshiba and probably Lenovo (Thinkpad).
>> Get a system using a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo processor, with a DVD
>> burner drive. Personally, I'm looking at the Dell E1505 (which is the
>> same computer as the 6400 but with a different software configuration),
>> and the Toshiba A105 series (watch that one, there are about 7 dozen
>> different configurations, many of which should be avoided ... stick with
>> those using a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo (Pentium M would be ok if the price
>> was VERY right (under $500)) Avoid any with a Celeron, avoid any with
>> Intel GMA900 video systems.
>>
>>
>> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
>>> I'm interested in buying a laptop, perhaps a Dell Inspiron, now that
>>> their tech support is supposed to be improved. How do i find the best
>>> deals for their laptops? What other laptop brands should i consider? I
>>> wouldn't use it for gaming or watching movies. It will be used mostly
>>> for school but i'd want to burn Cds and transfer photos to disc too.
>>>
>

I did find a Dell Inspiron E1505 at Techbargains with their discount
code to use at the Dell website for $699.00... The same model directly
from Dell featured in their magazine is $999.00 That's a good deal i
think.
Barry Watzman wrote:
> Techbargains does not sell anything. It's just a bargain hunting site
> that finds and reports deals available on other sites. In the case of
> the deals that they find on the Dell site, you will still make the
> purchase directly from Dell. Normally, this is mainline, 1st quality
> stuff right on the main Dell site, the only thing you are getting from
> techbargains is a "code" to give you a discount (sometime quite large,
> 20% to 50%). On rare occasion techbargins may note a deal at Dell's
> outlet site (Dell does have an outlet site for used, damaged, demo, etc.
> goods), but that is not normally the focus of the deals found by
> techbargains. It's pretty obvious, actually, that Dell actually pays
> techbargains to list their best deals. And not just laptops, in fact
> not even just computers. They have a lot of Dell digital camera deals,
> and sometimes Dell deals on other items (plasma TVs, networking stuff,
> audio stuff, etc. ... Dell has a "software and accessories" division
> that sells almost everything and anything electronic).
>
>
>
> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> > Hi Barry- Thanks for your reply. Are the Dell laptops at Techbargains
> > new with warranties or are they seconds, pehaps some with cosmetic
> > blemishes?
> > Barry Watzman wrote:
> >> For all brands, not just Dell, the key is Patience. The deals will come
> >> if you wait and are patient. Your job is just to keep checking.
> >>
> >> For Dell: www.techbargains.com every day. A "good" deal is 30% off;
> >> happens often (probably monthly). A fantastic deal (only happens
> >> once-twice a year) is 50% off.
> >>
> >> For other brands: Check the Sunday advertising supplements from Office
> >> Max, OfficeDepot, Best Buy, Staples, Circuit City, CompUSA, Frys.
> >>
> >> We are coming into the best time of the year, fantastic deals are likely
> >> between now and about December 15th.
> >>
> >> Personally, I'd recommend Dell, Toshiba and probably Lenovo (Thinkpad).
> >> Get a system using a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo processor, with a DVD
> >> burner drive. Personally, I'm looking at the Dell E1505 (which is the
> >> same computer as the 6400 but with a different software configuration),
> >> and the Toshiba A105 series (watch that one, there are about 7 dozen
> >> different configurations, many of which should be avoided ... stick with
> >> those using a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo (Pentium M would be ok if the price
> >> was VERY right (under $500)) Avoid any with a Celeron, avoid any with
> >> Intel GMA900 video systems.
> >>
> >>
> >> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> >>> I'm interested in buying a laptop, perhaps a Dell Inspiron, now that
> >>> their tech support is supposed to be improved. How do i find the best
> >>> deals for their laptops? What other laptop brands should i consider? I
> >>> wouldn't use it for gaming or watching movies. It will be used mostly
> >>> for school but i'd want to burn Cds and transfer photos to disc too.
> >>>
> >

No, actually, it's not such a good deal. The $699 price is fine, but
when you find a "good deal" it will be a coupon code that gives you 20%
to 50% off of the price of that model configured "up to" $999 or $1,299
by adding high-end options.


shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> I did find a Dell Inspiron E1505 at Techbargains with their discount
> code to use at the Dell website for $699.00... The same model directly
> from Dell featured in their magazine is $999.00 That's a good deal i
> think.
> Barry Watzman wrote:
>> Techbargains does not sell anything. It's just a bargain hunting site
>> that finds and reports deals available on other sites. In the case of
>> the deals that they find on the Dell site, you will still make the
>> purchase directly from Dell. Normally, this is mainline, 1st quality
>> stuff right on the main Dell site, the only thing you are getting from
>> techbargains is a "code" to give you a discount (sometime quite large,
>> 20% to 50%). On rare occasion techbargins may note a deal at Dell's
>> outlet site (Dell does have an outlet site for used, damaged, demo, etc.
>> goods), but that is not normally the focus of the deals found by
>> techbargains. It's pretty obvious, actually, that Dell actually pays
>> techbargains to list their best deals. And not just laptops, in fact
>> not even just computers. They have a lot of Dell digital camera deals,
>> and sometimes Dell deals on other items (plasma TVs, networking stuff,
>> audio stuff, etc. ... Dell has a "software and accessories" division
>> that sells almost everything and anything electronic).
>>
>>
>>
>> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
>>> Hi Barry- Thanks for your reply. Are the Dell laptops at Techbargains
>>> new with warranties or are they seconds, pehaps some with cosmetic
>>> blemishes?
>>> Barry Watzman wrote:
>>>> For all brands, not just Dell, the key is Patience. The deals will come
>>>> if you wait and are patient. Your job is just to keep checking.
>>>>
>>>> For Dell: www.techbargains.com every day. A "good" deal is 30% off;
>>>> happens often (probably monthly). A fantastic deal (only happens
>>>> once-twice a year) is 50% off.
>>>>
>>>> For other brands: Check the Sunday advertising supplements from Office
>>>> Max, OfficeDepot, Best Buy, Staples, Circuit City, CompUSA, Frys.
>>>>
>>>> We are coming into the best time of the year, fantastic deals are likely
>>>> between now and about December 15th.
>>>>
>>>> Personally, I'd recommend Dell, Toshiba and probably Lenovo (Thinkpad).
>>>> Get a system using a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo processor, with a DVD
>>>> burner drive. Personally, I'm looking at the Dell E1505 (which is the
>>>> same computer as the 6400 but with a different software configuration),
>>>> and the Toshiba A105 series (watch that one, there are about 7 dozen
>>>> different configurations, many of which should be avoided ... stick with
>>>> those using a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo (Pentium M would be ok if the price
>>>> was VERY right (under $500)) Avoid any with a Celeron, avoid any with
>>>> Intel GMA900 video systems.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
>>>>> I'm interested in buying a laptop, perhaps a Dell Inspiron, now that
>>>>> their tech support is supposed to be improved. How do i find the best
>>>>> deals for their laptops? What other laptop brands should i consider? I
>>>>> wouldn't use it for gaming or watching movies. It will be used mostly
>>>>> for school but i'd want to burn Cds and transfer photos to disc too.
>>>>>
>