Can you beat this laptop for price??

[666moe666]

Basically i have like £700 to spend on a new laptop and I'm trying to see if anyone can beat the spec of a dell i made on their website for under my budget.

Studio 15

Colour: Ruby Red with Microsatin Finish
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P7350 (2.0 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 Cache)
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 (64 BIT) (Windows 7 Upgrade Eligible)
Screen: 15.6in Widescreen High Definition (1366x768) WLED with TrueLife
Memory: 4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]
Hard Drive: 320GB (7,200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
Graphics card: 512MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4570
Optical drive: Fixed Internal DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive including Software
Battery: Primary 9-cell 85 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Wireless: Intel WiFi Link 5100 (802.11 a/b/g/n 1X2) 1/2 MiniCard
Keyboard: Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Backlit Keyboard

Also includes; Microsoft® Works 9.0, 2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera.


Total price including VAT is £696.81


To get this price i used the student discount function by typing in dell student discount into google and using that window. I think it's around 6% off.

[adam1701]

call dell up? get a vostro? push the price down with them on the phone. Keep telling them you can't afford to spend so much - they usually budge. Maybe you have a friend who ordered with them recently, quote their order number.

[666moe666]

I don't know anyone who ordered with them recently.
As far as ringing up goes i think they wouldn't give me anymore discount after the student discount.

[snootyjim]

People always seem to be saying they got free upgrades/£100 or so off their laptops by phoning up. I didn't do it, because I wasn't aware, but I would try it - I suspect that you can do better than 6%.

Consider going through topcashback.co.uk if you can do it in addition to the student discount for extra cashback.

[aeonf242]

Have you checked out Dell Outlet, the link is on the bottom of their .co.uk site..everything is guaranteed..
I've bought from them and had no trouble, you have to be lucky and quick to get a good mind

[Pingu2003]

ring up dell, trust me they will give you a discount, just say you say a hp laptop with a similar spec for £649 but would get the dell if they matched it there and then, they want their commission lol

but you'll miss out quidco though

[Iron Sights]

i was looking for a similar spec laptop too, i found this:

http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default...GE&USG=PRODUCT

MESH Edge 15.6 - B2120002
Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 Dual Core Processor (2.53GHz, 3MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium - 64-bit
15.6" HD WXGA LED Display (1366x768)
512MB ATi Mobility Radeon HD4650 Graphics
3GB DDR3 1066MHz Memory (1x1GB + 1x2GB)
320GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 2.5" Hard Drive
DVD Super Format Dual Layer DVD Re-Writer

Mesh make decent desktops but I have not heard much about their laptops
but for extra 15 quid you can get 4gb ddr3

but other than that I think the dell one you spec'd is pretty gud for that price

[666moe666]

I rang them, they said they are going to ring me back in the next 15-20mins but said they should be able to do me a deal.

To be fair i hope i get more than the 6% student discount cause it isn't really a lot compared to what Apple offers. Then again i suppose Apple laptops are overpriced to begin with.

[drunkenmaster]

For Circa £700 the Samsung R720 (think you can get it around £725 or so) hsa a 1600x900 17" led screen, bluray drive, same cpu, decent everything else.

Currently looking into getting one myself, or an Acer with a 18.4" led screen 1920x1200, only a T6500 but is up at around £840. The cheaper R720 has no bluray, worse CPU(though you could probably buy a cheapo upgrade in a year and install yourself fairly easily) but is £550ish with a really good screen.

Obviously it depends, if you want something as light as possible or small then those aren't great options, however if its more about power and you'd prefer a better screen, the samsungs are pretty decent options.

[Iron Sights]

i think there is also a 20 quid off discount on that MESH laptop but i cant remember where i found it, i think its was myvouchercodes.co.uk something like that

[666moe666]

Right, well, they are ring me back again.

I found a "Samsung R720 17.3 Inch Notebook PC ( PDC T4300, 2.1GHz 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, DVDRW, LED, HD, Vista Home Premium) -Black" for £619.99 on amazon.

I then said that i would go for that, above the one i want on Dell if they didn't drop the price a bit cause the said laptop above has a bigger screen anyway.

[finlay666]

http://www.lambda-tek.com/components...ld=#productTop

Better graphics card and larger HDD, plus quidco cashback

You can get Acer extended warranties quite cheaply also over the Dell cover

[666moe666]

Originally Posted by finlay666

http://www.lambda-tek.com/components...ld=#productTop

Better graphics card and larger HDD, plus quidco cashback

You can get Acer extended warranties quite cheaply also over the Dell cover

Niceone thanks.

I really want the Dell though so hopefully i can link them this and they'll drop the price further.

Thats if they ever ring back

[finlay666]

Originally Posted by 666moe666

Niceone thanks.

I really want the Dell though so hopefully i can link them this and they'll drop the price further.

Thats if they ever ring back

Friends don't let friends buy Dell

[666moe666]

Originally Posted by finlay666

Friends don't let friends buy Dell

Haha, i've heard they aren't too bad these days.

She said she couldn't do it for the amount i was looking to pay (£660) so she said she was going to wait until the prices refresh tomorrow and call me back and see what she can do.

I was in a hurry to buy it tonight though as one of the offers was like £267 off or something. Hope more offers come in to replace the old ones.

[finlay666]

Tell her the spec of the dell and the price as it's arguably better spec for less

Mind I was hitting a brick wall with them for a while, gave up and bought my laptop from Aldi in the end for £500 (lower CPU but otherwise better/similar spec to the Dell you were looking at)

Have you looked at the Dell outlet and mcscom?