Has anyone seen any good deals for Dell Inspiron laptops this week? I
checked out Techbargains hoping for something, but not yet. Hopefully
something good will come up before x-mas.

shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> Has anyone seen any good deals for Dell Inspiron laptops this week?
> I
> checked out Techbargains hoping for something, but not yet.
> Hopefully
> something good will come up before x-mas.

The best deal went off sale yesterday!! I got a buy!!!

Tom J

No, not yet. The best deal ... not really all that great in terms of
what's been available in the past ... is a coupon for 25% off a laptop
costing $1,199 or more.

A better deal is likely in the next 2 weeks.


shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> Has anyone seen any good deals for Dell Inspiron laptops this week? I
> checked out Techbargains hoping for something, but not yet. Hopefully
> something good will come up before x-mas.
>

Hi Barry- Perhaps you could let me know when you spot a good deal if
you wouldn't mind since you seem to be experienced at it. Just send me
an e-mail.Thanks, Bob.
Barry Watzman wrote:
> No, not yet. The best deal ... not really all that great in terms of
> what's been available in the past ... is a coupon for 25% off a laptop
> costing $1,199 or more.
>
> A better deal is likely in the next 2 weeks.
>
>
> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> > Has anyone seen any good deals for Dell Inspiron laptops this week? I
> > checked out Techbargains hoping for something, but not yet. Hopefully
> > something good will come up before x-mas.
> >

Bob, sorry, I'm not a "personal shopper". But you can always find the
best deal on Dells at www.techbargains.com. Check the site at least
daily. Dell deals and pricing changes like the wind, there have been
deals that lasted only a few hours.


shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> Hi Barry- Perhaps you could let me know when you spot a good deal if
> you wouldn't mind since you seem to be experienced at it. Just send me
> an e-mail.Thanks, Bob.
> Barry Watzman wrote:
>> No, not yet. The best deal ... not really all that great in terms of
>> what's been available in the past ... is a coupon for 25% off a laptop
>> costing $1,199 or more.
>>
>> A better deal is likely in the next 2 weeks.
>>
>>
>> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
>>> Has anyone seen any good deals for Dell Inspiron laptops this week? I
>>> checked out Techbargains hoping for something, but not yet. Hopefully
>>> something good will come up before x-mas.
>>>
>

Sorry Barry- It was stupid of me to suggest that you shop for me.That
wasn't my intention. Not knowing too much about pricing i find
Techbargains to be a little confusing sometimes. I'll just spend some
time and research what the systems can cost. Thanks.
Barry Watzman wrote:
> Bob, sorry, I'm not a "personal shopper". But you can always find the
> best deal on Dells at www.techbargains.com. Check the site at least
> daily. Dell deals and pricing changes like the wind, there have been
> deals that lasted only a few hours.
>
>
> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> > Hi Barry- Perhaps you could let me know when you spot a good deal if
> > you wouldn't mind since you seem to be experienced at it. Just send me
> > an e-mail.Thanks, Bob.
> > Barry Watzman wrote:
> >> No, not yet. The best deal ... not really all that great in terms of
> >> what's been available in the past ... is a coupon for 25% off a laptop
> >> costing $1,199 or more.
> >>
> >> A better deal is likely in the next 2 weeks.
> >>
> >>
> >> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> >>> Has anyone seen any good deals for Dell Inspiron laptops this week? I
> >>> checked out Techbargains hoping for something, but not yet. Hopefully
> >>> something good will come up before x-mas.
> >>>
> >

In order to get the best deals, you sometimes (often) need to have a
discount code to enter on the checkout page (which gives you a huge
discount ... sometimes 50%). Dell doesn't publicize these on it's own.
They are available (when they are available) at www.techbargains.com
(and some other sites as well, but it's pretty clear from the amount of
space that they get that Dell is paying Techbargains to promote Dell
products and offerings).

Further, some of these deals only last for a few hours, and some others
are capacity controlled ("only valid for the first 1,000 customers").

Right now, we are just entering the Christmas holiday season. It's one
of the two best times of the year to buy a laptop (the other is
back-to-school, roughly from late June to early August, peaking in
early-to-mid July). As such, there will probably be some great deals
(although I have no inside information, I'm just basing my comments on
what has happened in past years), but to get them you will need to be on
your toes. Honestly, even checking Techbargains ONCE a day is not often
enough to guarantee that you see and get a truly great deal, if there is
one.


shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> Sorry Barry- It was stupid of me to suggest that you shop for me.That
> wasn't my intention. Not knowing too much about pricing i find
> Techbargains to be a little confusing sometimes. I'll just spend some
> time and research what the systems can cost. Thanks.
> Barry Watzman wrote:
>> Bob, sorry, I'm not a "personal shopper". But you can always find the
>> best deal on Dells at www.techbargains.com. Check the site at least
>> daily. Dell deals and pricing changes like the wind, there have been
>> deals that lasted only a few hours.
>>
>>
>> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
>>> Hi Barry- Perhaps you could let me know when you spot a good deal if
>>> you wouldn't mind since you seem to be experienced at it. Just send me
>>> an e-mail.Thanks, Bob.
>>> Barry Watzman wrote:
>>>> No, not yet. The best deal ... not really all that great in terms of
>>>> what's been available in the past ... is a coupon for 25% off a laptop
>>>> costing $1,199 or more.
>>>>
>>>> A better deal is likely in the next 2 weeks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
>>>>> Has anyone seen any good deals for Dell Inspiron laptops this week? I
>>>>> checked out Techbargains hoping for something, but not yet. Hopefully
>>>>> something good will come up before x-mas.
>>>>>
>

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:4569043B.9020402@neo.rr.com...
> In order to get the best deals, you sometimes (often) need to have a
> discount code to enter on the checkout page (which gives you a huge
> discount ... sometimes 50%). Dell doesn't publicize these on it's own.
> They are available (when they are available) at www.techbargains.com (and
> some other sites as well, but it's pretty clear from the amount of space
> that they get that Dell is paying Techbargains to promote Dell products
> and offerings).
>
> Further, some of these deals only last for a few hours, and some others
> are capacity controlled ("only valid for the first 1,000 customers").
>
> Right now, we are just entering the Christmas holiday season. It's one of
> the two best times of the year to buy a laptop (the other is
> back-to-school, roughly from late June to early August, peaking in
> early-to-mid July). As such, there will probably be some great deals
> (although I have no inside information, I'm just basing my comments on
> what has happened in past years), but to get them you will need to be on
> your toes. Honestly, even checking Techbargains ONCE a day is not often
> enough to guarantee that you see and get a truly great deal, if there is
> one.

Sometimes dell run the $750 off coupon of a lappy costing more then $1499,
they are good deals.

Last year Dell had some amazing quick ship deals,a few days before
christmas.

Today they had a E1501 on sale with a Turion 64, 1 gig, 80 gig HD, DVDRW for
$519+tax.

However that was pulled mid afternoon.

If i'm not mistaken, don't you need to register with Dell before you
buy anything? The last time i visited, it wouldn't take me to the
checkout page w/o signing in first.
Barry Watzman wrote:
> In order to get the best deals, you sometimes (often) need to have a
> discount code to enter on the checkout page (which gives you a huge
> discount ... sometimes 50%). Dell doesn't publicize these on it's own.
> They are available (when they are available) at www.techbargains.com
> (and some other sites as well, but it's pretty clear from the amount of
> space that they get that Dell is paying Techbargains to promote Dell
> products and offerings).
>
> Further, some of these deals only last for a few hours, and some others
> are capacity controlled ("only valid for the first 1,000 customers").
>
> Right now, we are just entering the Christmas holiday season. It's one
> of the two best times of the year to buy a laptop (the other is
> back-to-school, roughly from late June to early August, peaking in
> early-to-mid July). As such, there will probably be some great deals
> (although I have no inside information, I'm just basing my comments on
> what has happened in past years), but to get them you will need to be on
> your toes. Honestly, even checking Techbargains ONCE a day is not often
> enough to guarantee that you see and get a truly great deal, if there is
> one.
>
>
> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> > Sorry Barry- It was stupid of me to suggest that you shop for me.That
> > wasn't my intention. Not knowing too much about pricing i find
> > Techbargains to be a little confusing sometimes. I'll just spend some
> > time and research what the systems can cost. Thanks.
> > Barry Watzman wrote:
> >> Bob, sorry, I'm not a "personal shopper". But you can always find the
> >> best deal on Dells at www.techbargains.com. Check the site at least
> >> daily. Dell deals and pricing changes like the wind, there have been
> >> deals that lasted only a few hours.
> >>
> >>
> >> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> >>> Hi Barry- Perhaps you could let me know when you spot a good deal if
> >>> you wouldn't mind since you seem to be experienced at it. Just send me
> >>> an e-mail.Thanks, Bob.
> >>> Barry Watzman wrote:
> >>>> No, not yet. The best deal ... not really all that great in terms of
> >>>> what's been available in the past ... is a coupon for 25% off a laptop
> >>>> costing $1,199 or more.
> >>>>
> >>>> A better deal is likely in the next 2 weeks.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> >>>>> Has anyone seen any good deals for Dell Inspiron laptops this week? I
> >>>>> checked out Techbargains hoping for something, but not yet. Hopefully
> >>>>> something good will come up before x-mas.
> >>>>>
> >

RE: "Today they had a E1501 ..."

I would not touch any laptop with any processor other than an Intel Core
Duo or Core 2 Duo. All other processor choices from both Intel and AMD
are, at this point, "wrong" (meaning, not a good value).


Gaylord wrote:
> "Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:4569043B.9020402@neo.rr.com...
>> In order to get the best deals, you sometimes (often) need to have a
>> discount code to enter on the checkout page (which gives you a huge
>> discount ... sometimes 50%). Dell doesn't publicize these on it's own.
>> They are available (when they are available) at www.techbargains.com (and
>> some other sites as well, but it's pretty clear from the amount of space
>> that they get that Dell is paying Techbargains to promote Dell products
>> and offerings).
>>
>> Further, some of these deals only last for a few hours, and some others
>> are capacity controlled ("only valid for the first 1,000 customers").
>>
>> Right now, we are just entering the Christmas holiday season. It's one of
>> the two best times of the year to buy a laptop (the other is
>> back-to-school, roughly from late June to early August, peaking in
>> early-to-mid July). As such, there will probably be some great deals
>> (although I have no inside information, I'm just basing my comments on
>> what has happened in past years), but to get them you will need to be on
>> your toes. Honestly, even checking Techbargains ONCE a day is not often
>> enough to guarantee that you see and get a truly great deal, if there is
>> one.
>
> Sometimes dell run the $750 off coupon of a lappy costing more then $1499,
> they are good deals.
>
> Last year Dell had some amazing quick ship deals,a few days before
> christmas.
>
> Today they had a E1501 on sale with a Turion 64, 1 gig, 80 gig HD, DVDRW for
> $519+tax.
>
> However that was pulled mid afternoon.
>
>
>

"Register" .... no. But, obviously, once you get to the checkout page,
you are going to have to supply contact and credit card information.

But you can get as far as the checkout page (but not beyond it) without
giving Dell any information. And you can enter the coupon codes before
giving them payment information, to see the final price.


shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> If i'm not mistaken, don't you need to register with Dell before you
> buy anything? The last time i visited, it wouldn't take me to the
> checkout page w/o signing in first.
> Barry Watzman wrote:
>> In order to get the best deals, you sometimes (often) need to have a
>> discount code to enter on the checkout page (which gives you a huge
>> discount ... sometimes 50%). Dell doesn't publicize these on it's own.
>> They are available (when they are available) at www.techbargains.com
>> (and some other sites as well, but it's pretty clear from the amount of
>> space that they get that Dell is paying Techbargains to promote Dell
>> products and offerings).
>>
>> Further, some of these deals only last for a few hours, and some others
>> are capacity controlled ("only valid for the first 1,000 customers").
>>
>> Right now, we are just entering the Christmas holiday season. It's one
>> of the two best times of the year to buy a laptop (the other is
>> back-to-school, roughly from late June to early August, peaking in
>> early-to-mid July). As such, there will probably be some great deals
>> (although I have no inside information, I'm just basing my comments on
>> what has happened in past years), but to get them you will need to be on
>> your toes. Honestly, even checking Techbargains ONCE a day is not often
>> enough to guarantee that you see and get a truly great deal, if there is
>> one.
>>
>>
>> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
>>> Sorry Barry- It was stupid of me to suggest that you shop for me.That
>>> wasn't my intention. Not knowing too much about pricing i find
>>> Techbargains to be a little confusing sometimes. I'll just spend some
>>> time and research what the systems can cost. Thanks.
>>> Barry Watzman wrote:
>>>> Bob, sorry, I'm not a "personal shopper". But you can always find the
>>>> best deal on Dells at www.techbargains.com. Check the site at least
>>>> daily. Dell deals and pricing changes like the wind, there have been
>>>> deals that lasted only a few hours.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
>>>>> Hi Barry- Perhaps you could let me know when you spot a good deal if
>>>>> you wouldn't mind since you seem to be experienced at it. Just send me
>>>>> an e-mail.Thanks, Bob.
>>>>> Barry Watzman wrote:
>>>>>> No, not yet. The best deal ... not really all that great in terms of
>>>>>> what's been available in the past ... is a coupon for 25% off a laptop
>>>>>> costing $1,199 or more.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A better deal is likely in the next 2 weeks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
>>>>>>> Has anyone seen any good deals for Dell Inspiron laptops this week? I
>>>>>>> checked out Techbargains hoping for something, but not yet. Hopefully
>>>>>>> something good will come up before x-mas.
>>>>>>>
>

Barry Watzman wrote:
> RE: "Today they had a E1501 ..."
>
> I would not touch any laptop with any processor other than an Intel
> Core Duo or Core 2 Duo. All other processor choices from both Intel
> and AMD are, at this point, "wrong" (meaning, not a good value).

The AMD Duo in the 1501 runs cooler, draws less battery drain and
processes data faster than the Intel, so where is that bad?

Tom J
who bought 1 & glad I did

I don't accept any of that. The Core 2 Duo's are beating everything in
almost everyone's benchmarks of everything (speed and power
consumption). And the laptop Core Duo is within a few percentage points
of the Core 2 Duo, although the desktop Core Duo is further back.


Tom J wrote:
> Barry Watzman wrote:
>> RE: "Today they had a E1501 ..."
>>
>> I would not touch any laptop with any processor other than an Intel
>> Core Duo or Core 2 Duo. All other processor choices from both Intel
>> and AMD are, at this point, "wrong" (meaning, not a good value).
>
> The AMD Duo in the 1501 runs cooler, draws less battery drain and
> processes data faster than the Intel, so where is that bad?
>
> Tom J
> who bought 1 & glad I did
>
>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 6:48 AM
Subject: Re: Any good deals for Dell Inspiron this week?


> "Register" .... no. But, obviously, once you get to the checkout page,
> you are going to have to supply contact and credit card information.
>
> But you can get as far as the checkout page (but not beyond it) without
> giving Dell any information. And you can enter the coupon codes before
> giving them payment information, to see the final price.

For people on a budget $500 for a turion, or $550 for a duel core amd is a
great buy, The cheapest
machine that Dell is going to do with a duo core 2 is going to be the 1505,
and thats going to be around
$800.

Upto recently i always bought and built pc's with AMD, now after seeing the
Duel Core 2, I bought a
XPS 410 (desktop), that thing just blows eveything else away... now im just
waiting for the quad core
to come down in price :)

You can get a very excellent Toshiba M115 with a Core Duo processor, DVD
burner, 512MB (or more) of memory, 80GB (or more) hard drive and Media
Center (free upgrade to Vista Premium) for no more than $599 and
possibly less (possibly a lot less), usually with a free printer and
sometimes also a free wireless router and/or case. No one said that the
best deal was always Dell.


Gaylord wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com>
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 6:48 AM
> Subject: Re: Any good deals for Dell Inspiron this week?
>
>
>> "Register" .... no. But, obviously, once you get to the checkout page,
>> you are going to have to supply contact and credit card information.
>>
>> But you can get as far as the checkout page (but not beyond it) without
>> giving Dell any information. And you can enter the coupon codes before
>> giving them payment information, to see the final price.
>
> For people on a budget $500 for a turion, or $550 for a duel core amd is a
> great buy, The cheapest
> machine that Dell is going to do with a duo core 2 is going to be the 1505,
> and thats going to be around
> $800.
>
> Upto recently i always bought and built pc's with AMD, now after seeing the
> Duel Core 2, I bought a
> XPS 410 (desktop), that thing just blows eveything else away... now im just
> waiting for the quad core
> to come down in price :)
>
>