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Dell Inspiron 6000
A friend of mine has a daughter going to college this next fall. I was assisting them in their search for a good laptop at the best possible value. I found a laptop at CostCo.
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11044901&whse=&topnav=&cat=&s=1
The laptop is a perfect fit for her needs. There is only one problem. It doesn't include CompleteCare Accidental Damage Protection. That is a must when going to college! Is it possible to add that when buying the laptop or after buying the laptop at CostCo? When trying to configure the same laptop on Dell's website, Dell's price is much higher compared to the CostCo price...Therefore, my friend would like to buy the laptop at CostCo.
Any Advice?!?
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11044901&whse=&topnav=&cat=&s=1
The laptop is a perfect fit for her needs. There is only one problem. It doesn't include CompleteCare Accidental Damage Protection. That is a must when going to college! Is it possible to add that when buying the laptop or after buying the laptop at CostCo? When trying to configure the same laptop on Dell's website, Dell's price is much higher compared to the CostCo price...Therefore, my friend would like to buy the laptop at CostCo.
Any Advice?!?
- You're right; I config'd one on the Home/Home Office site and the Costco deal is better by a good bit. Assuming you need a machine configured this way, Costco seems the way to go. OTOH, the Costco machine has some features that might not be essential (XP Pro vs Home, for example), leaving the possibility of spec-ing out a less expensive machine that would serve the purpose. Just a thought.
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Posted June 15th, 2005 19:00
Yeah...I thought the same thing. I have tried configuring the same exact system through almost every section of the Dell website (Home, Small Business, Education, EPP). Dell is always $200-$300 more for the same system that CostCo has. I will try again later in hopes that you are right and I did miss something. I will keep you posted.
So if I tell my friend to order this system through CostCo he can call up Dell the minute he gets it and add CompleteCare Accidential Protection, correct?
Thanks Again Everybody!INTERNET2000
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Yeah...I thought XP Pro might be a good idea since she is going to be going to college. I'm sure it is a little overkill, but you can't have equipment too good! :-) One thing that I really like about this system is that it has Office Small Business Edition. I think Microsoft Works is okay, but Microsoft Office includes applications that will definitely suit her needs. This machine was very similar to ones I was configuring on the Dell website before looking at the CostCo website.
It was a good find! :-)Message Edited by INTERNET2000 on 06-15-2005 04:12 PM
- I found your post interesting as I am in the market for a laptop myself and am 99.9% certain that the I6000 is what I'll be going with, as soon as the spousal unit (wife) gives the go-ahead. I mainly need a mobile 'puter for vacations and other times when I'm away from my office for any appreciable time. My needs will be primarily for email and web access, but the lappy will also be a replacement for the XPS-T (see below) that my wife uses. She's tired of Win98 lockups and will need mobility if she ever switches to digital in her freelance photo business. The 6000 seems to fit the bill for all three needs very well.
- I finished pricing out a 6000d model with all the bells and it came out to $1,580.00 with tax here in florida, with EPP coupon. I know Costco also has a better return policy, more than 30 days if not much is it not ? My brother said it was and was kind of hard to believe.
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Posted June 15th, 2005 23:00
I'm curious, what did you configure...I can't get anything below $1700.00 without the bells.
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I'm curious, what did you configure...I can't get anything below $1700.00 without the bells.
I used the EPP coupon sent to me a few days ago with the 33% off and another 12% off that for dell program members discount plus using the $50.00 DFS coupon that was also sent to me, and that's how I got the better deal, however, I changed my mind and got the inspiron 9300 instead....
The 6000d was configured : 2.0 ghz / 1 gb memory / WUXGA screen / Windows XP Home / 128 Mb X300 card / 40 Gb Hard drive / 8Xcd/dvd / 6 cell battery / 3 year warranty / 128 mb USB memory key / Roxio easy media creator 7 / overnight shipping / 2915 wireless / 350 Bluetooth wireless
What I got instead was the following for $ 1,855.00 as shown in the below spec's
Message Edited by SR45 on 06-16-2005 04:20 PM
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Posted June 17th, 2005 21:00
Thanks! :-)
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