Dell 2407FPW - bargain

I thought I would share the details of my recent purchase with you all in the hope that other may benefit from my positive experience.

Yesterday I took delivery of a Dell 2407FPW which is something I have been after since last December (albeit the 2405 back then). I was never happy about paying the price on Dell's web site circa. £820, and saw it at Scan for about £700.

I kept an eye on Ebay where is was about the £600 mark and was very tempted. Looking slightly further afield I saw it at US$749.99 from a guy in California. The monitor is brand new, not even out of the box! Given the exchange rate (1.88) and the delivery charge I landed up paying £480 (US$907.99), plus the customs and VAT of £30 I ended up paying £510 for this monitor. Currently £110 cheaper than Dell's 'sale' price!!!

So, last night I set it up, it is to replace my Eizo T960 21" CRT (any offers?) and my 15" NEC TFT. All I can say is WOW! What an incredible piece of kit! The first monitor I have ever seen that looks as good switched off as it does switched on!

Suffice to say I am very impressed with this screen, not only does it take up a lot less space in my already small study, but the picture is so crisp and bright (I have the brightness set at 40%) It makes the CRT seem prehistoric. Not that the Eizo was bad, new it cost over £1000. Tonight I am looking forward to watching some 1080p downloads from Apple to test out the quality.

The only thing left to do is to transfer the warranty from the US to the UK.

BTW, if anyone decides to follow suit here, you will need a UK kettle lead for the power supply.

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Originally Posted by CK1

BTW, if anyone decides to follow suit here, you will need a UK kettle lead for the power supply.

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Its not a kettle lead. Its an IEC mains lead which is different from a kettle lead.

How did they work out the VAT? as it should have been £70-£80 quid in theory, and I think the monitor is exempt from customs duty. (was looking at getting a new camera from the states as the exchange rate is rather god at the moment).

Anyway nice price, have fun with it :)

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Originally Posted by xolotl

Its not a kettle lead. Its an IEC mains lead which is different from a kettle lead.

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You are the first person i've ever heard refer to a kettle lead as an IEC mains lead :p though I don't see how they are different, are you not allowed to plug an IEC lead into a kettle or something? :D

Nox

Great bargain there mate. Owning one of them things seems more like an ambition for me :P

import duty and vat on 480 quid comes to about 580 doesnt it? nice screen though :)

When the guy in the US filled out the paperwork, he put the monitor down as a repair and the value of the screen at $100. In the end about £19 was the VAT and £13 was for a Parcelforce clearance fee.

BTW - If I told you all that the monitor need an IEC lead, most people wouldn't have a clue what that was! Everyone understands what a kettle lead is. But no doubt you are correct Xolotl.

Got the 2405FPW here, and agreed. Stunning pieces of kit. I'd happily have paid double for it. Luckily Dell had a UK offer on for £600 delivered, so I didn't lose out too much. The USB ports, memory slots and stupid number of inputs make it an absolute steal.

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Originally Posted by Nox

You are the first person i've ever heard refer to a kettle lead as an IEC mains lead :p though I don't see how they are different, are you not allowed to plug an IEC lead into a kettle or something? :D

Nox

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Compared to a standard lead kettle leads are made of different plastics to withstand higher temperatures, sometime they have notches in to prevent the wrong leads being used however this isn't always the case.

This is however just me being really pedantic, they do look almost identical.