Dell Widescreen Dual-Core 2gb Notebook with DVD burner for $743 delivered

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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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  bargrin on 23/10/2007 - 00:41

  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

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    manobik on 23/10/2007 - 02:23

    Any 1 will do.

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    neil on 23/10/2007 - 12:48

    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.

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    Duke on 23/10/2007 - 22:32

    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.

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  kcyw on 23/10/2007 - 01:42

  For those interested, may be able to get another 5% off with one of these codes

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    lplau on 23/10/2007 - 07:23

    just tried. 5% off code works!!!!

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  acersaurus on 23/10/2007 - 17:28

  Didn't know about the code but that effectively brings the total price down to $707, Dell can't be making much on this!

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  bargrin on 24/10/2007 - 02:26

  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 ?

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  Duke on 24/10/2007 - 18:10

  Video is worse.
  I'd go for the cheaper option.
  You probably won't notice the difference between CPUs under normal (laptop) operating conditions.

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  bargrin on 24/10/2007 - 18:27

  Anyone know if Uni students (UNSW or Curtin) get any further discounts ?

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    Duke on 24/10/2007 - 19:04

    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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    scotty on 24/10/2007 - 20:33

    Try the Dell EPP program.

    http://www.dell.com.au/epp/

    "Employ, Student & Member Purchase Program — Save up to 8%"

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      Duke on 24/10/2007 - 22:22

      That's the one I was thinking of.
      There used to be a link through my uni's website, but it disappeared somewhere.