Dell Widescreen Dual-Core 2gb Notebook with DVD burner for $743 delivered
To get this deal you first need to select the $899 version of the Vostro 1000, then downgrade the Operating System to Windows Vista XP Home or Vista Basic to reduce the price to $766, go through Moneyback co and get a further 3% off to get it for $743 delivered.
Specs are as follows
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core TK-55 1.8ghz
2gb DDR2 ram
Windows XP Home or Vista Basic
15.4 inch Widescreen 1280 x 800 monitor
80gb Hard drive
256mb Radeon Xpress 1150 integrated graphics (shared memory)
8X Dvd Player
1 year next business day ON SITE warranty.
For some reason Dell offers an extra big price reduction for downgrading the Operating System on this particular notebook, the Vostro 1000. Most home users would never notice the difference from a downgraded Operating System. Overall You won’t find a better notebook for anywhere around that price.
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N-Wireless cards include (g & b specs)
G- Wireless cards include (g & b specs)
A/G Wireless cards include (g, b, & a specs)
Most routers on the market do G (including b) , with a good amount doing N (including g & b). A is not widely used.
N is the fastest but for the average Australian internet connection it doesnt matter which one your are on. Currently using b for laptop, g for Wii.
Chime in if I have any of this wrong.
Just get the cheapest one.
Since you’re not gonna be playing live FPS games on this, the basic wireless card will be ample.
Instead invest in getting the better 6 or even 9-cell Li-ion battery option.
It’ll last you longer, which is a must if you want to be surfing the net.
Wireless chews through your battery like nothing.
Also, you’ll still need a wireless router in your house to connect to the net, or leech of other people’s wireless access points.
Didn’t know about the code but that effectively brings the total price down to $707, Dell can’t be making much on this!
Also on offer is Inspiron 6400 for $933+GST 10% (can’t find a 5% off)
E-value code: Q541025-web
Dell Inspiron(TM) 6400 Notebook
Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo Processor T2450 - 2.0 GHz, 2MB Cache, 533 MHz FSB
Memory 2GB (2 X 1024MB) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
120GB SATA Hard Drive
Video Card Intel(R) Media Accelerator 950 Graphics
8X DVD+/-RW with dual layer write
Wireless Network Card Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945 Dual Band 802.11a/g 54Mbps
Bluetooth Module
Batteries 6-cell 53Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Its about $200 more for a faster machine, bigger battery, bigger HDD but not sure if the video card is any better ?
I haven’t heard of a deal with Dell and Universities giving discounts for anything.
My uni (UoW) has a link to a dell outlet with massive discounts depending on how much the package costs. There’s a link to Apple stores too.
But it’ll depend heavily on what deals your Uni has set up.
Try searching the IT services pages of your uni to see if they have anything.
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I am planning on getting a laptop by Christmas and this price looks pretty good.
As I am not very computer tech savoy, can anyone tell me which one of these Wifi options is best to surf the net wirelessly?
Wi-Fi Options:
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card Wireless
Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Mini Card Wireless
Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini Card