Everyone else is doin' it...

"Guyz-N-Flyz" wrote in message
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So I am going to ask for some 'puter purchasin' advice and
recommendations.

Ok, here is a list and pricing for a Dell notebook I'm thinkin' of buyin'.
As I am quite 'puter illiterate, could some of you techies assist me.
Tell
me if I am gettin' certain functions, products or whatever that I don't
need
and let me know if I would be better off with others. I am providin' the
website

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...kc=6V603&l=en&
oc=8600SAP&s=dhs, in the hopes that I can get some feedback--positive or
otherwise.

//specs snipped//

Op, I ordered a Dell computer a couple of years ago. Price was very
reasonable, but when they confirmed my order and told me the shipping cost
my eyes popped. I forget exactly what it was, but the shipping cost was VERY
high. And it's not as if I live in outer Slobovia, or they had to hire
Sherpas to deliver it. I had some experience with similar things, having
bought a computer from Gateway a year or two earlier. I cancelled the order
as soon as I received their fax confirming the details and haven't ordered
from Dell since.

Bob

"Bob Patton" rwpmailatcharterdotnet wrote in message
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//snip//

I just found the message Dell sent me in 1999 to confirm my order and advise
of total charges. I ordered a computer only - no monitor - just a 'puter in
a tower and standard speakers. Nothing special. It cost $749.00 without
shipping cost.

Shipping cost was $120. This was for standard shipping.

Bob

They have dell store everywhere Op maybe you can pick up the same deal there
unless it was one of them online deals where you get a few bucks off and they
get the bucks back through shipping.......


Handyman Mike
Standing in a river waving a stick

Mike wrote:
They have dell store everywhere Op maybe you can pick up the same deal there
unless it was one of them online deals where you get a few bucks off and they
get the bucks back through shipping.......


Handyman Mike
Standing in a river waving a stick

See if the school has a deal with Dell and buy through that. Lots more
clout through an institution that as an individual. Maybe the bookstore?


Tom

n4tab at earthlink dot net

"a-happy-up-yours" wrote in
message ink.net...

See if the school has a deal with Dell and buy through that. Lots more
clout through an institution that as an individual. Maybe the bookstore?


Tom

I checked, but ya have to pay up-front. I preferred to pay the interest
charges, as my immediate gratification gene kicked in.

Op --Not real bright, but I got a Dell dude!--

"Mike" wrote in message
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They have dell store everywhere Op maybe you can pick up the same deal
there
unless it was one of them online deals where you get a few bucks off and
they
get the bucks back through shipping.......


Handyman Mike
Standing in a river waving a stick


Yep, that was the deal Mike. For the convenience of havin' it shipped to my
house, I paid an extra $1000.

Op --can I negotiate a deal for anyone else?--

"Bob Patton" rwpmailatcharterdotnet wrote in message
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"Bob Patton" rwpmailatcharterdotnet wrote in message
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//snip//

I just found the message Dell sent me in 1999 to confirm my order and
advise
of total charges. I ordered a computer only - no monitor - just a 'puter
in
a tower and standard speakers. Nothing special. It cost $749.00 without
shipping cost.

Shipping cost was $120. This was for standard shipping.

Bob

I got free shippin'--or so they said--valued at $49, rebate of $150 for
orderin' on line, and a nother rebate of $150 for gettin' the 4 yr. in home
warranty. Guess I could start another thread and ask folks when they know
they've been fleeced!

Op --suckered by the rebate--

"Bob Patton" rwpmailatcharterdotnet wrote in message
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"Guyz-N-Flyz" wrote in message
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Op, I ordered a Dell computer a couple of years ago. Price was very
reasonable, but when they confirmed my order and told me the shipping cost
my eyes popped. I forget exactly what it was, but the shipping cost was
VERY
high. And it's not as if I live in outer Slobovia, or they had to hire
Sherpas to deliver it. I had some experience with similar things, having
bought a computer from Gateway a year or two earlier. I cancelled the
order
as soon as I received their fax confirming the details and haven't ordered
from Dell since.

Bob

**** Bob, I only wish it were the shippin' costs. By the time I finished
adding the features that 'tripper suggested and got off the phone with the
sales woman--"checkout" wouldn't work on the web site (could this be a
design feature?)--I had been talked into a 4 year in home warranty. Final
tally was over $2500.

Op --there goes my tax refund and more next year!--

On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 17:05:24 -0500, "Guyz-N-Flyz"
wrote:

-I had been talked into a 4 year in home warranty. Final
tally was over $2500.

I assume you got the undercoating too?
--
Charlie...

"Charlie Choc" wrote in message
news
On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 17:05:24 -0500, "Guyz-N-Flyz"
wrote:

-I had been talked into a 4 year in home warranty. Final
tally was over $2500.

I assume you got the undercoating too?
--
Charlie...

Naw, but I did get the clear-coat finish. I hear it will protect against
the most vile UV rays.

Op --yeah, they saw ME comin'--