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Dell Latitude E6510 - Core i7 840QM 1.86 GHz - 15.6" HD WLED LCD @ $3,198

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Dell Latitude E6510 - Core i7 840QM 1.86 GHz - 15.6" HD WLED LCD @ $3,198
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thegodfather on 27/09/2010 - 12:30 ht.com.au (498 clicks)

Just spotted these at HT, only 10 in stock and says limited qty. All are at the North Ryde store.

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-840QM Processor (8M Cache, 1.86 GHz) With Turbo Boost Tech -VPRO
Operating System Genuine Windows(R) 7 Professional 64 bit (English)
Memory 8GB (2x4GB) 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Internal Keypad Internal Backlit Keyboard (English)
Graphic Card NVIDIA(R) NVS 3100M 512MB gDDR3
System Driver Kit System Resource DVD
Hard Drive 256GB Mobility Solid State Drive, 2.5"
Modem No Modem Info Mod
Optical Drives 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
Wireless Network Cards Intel(R) Centrino(R) Ultimate-N 6300 (802.11 a/b/g/n 3X3) Half Mini Card
Power Cord Power Cord (ANZ)

Dell Services: Hardware Support 3Yr ProSupport for End Users: NBD Onsite Service

Computing Computer Dell Laptop

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  • aggregate on 27/09/2010 - 12:43
    +6

    This is meant to be cheap right???

  • djones145 on 27/09/2010 - 12:47

    Hard Drive 256GB Mobility Solid State Drive, 2.5”
    this is why this is expensive

    dell sells simiar ones to this for around 2999
    but those aint with ssd's

  • jungle on 27/09/2010 - 12:47
    -1

    I don't understand how you can call this a bargain.

    • thegodfather on 27/09/2010 - 12:49
      +1

      go and cost the spec it has and you are looking at $4k plus.

    • furythree on 27/09/2010 - 12:59

      do u have any idea how much ssds cost….256gb at that!

      to give u an idea an 80gb one costs around $300

      • cwongtech on 27/09/2010 - 13:13
        +3

        $600.
        http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=256+ssd&spos=3
        I wouldn't pay $2600 for that laptop without the SSD, it's way too overpriced.
        Remember, laptop HDD's are pretty easy to swap, flip the laptop over, remove 2-4 screws, flip out the panel, and slide out the HDD.

      • AcoustiK on 27/09/2010 - 14:27

        Depends on the brand of SSD too, Kingstons are cheap and apparently rubbish, whereas you go for Intel's or a Crucial then thats a mint.

  • Look43Bs on 27/09/2010 - 12:49

    Good deal????? … please explain!!

  • mr_vino89 on 27/09/2010 - 13:01
    +1

    its a dell….. so meh…. lol
    at least put the RRP or the price of how much other places sell it for?

    • lplau on 27/09/2010 - 14:42
      +5

      Dell laptops aren't too bad. But only reason why I'd buy another Dell, is for its SERVICE.
      Its repair service is light years ahead of other large companies like Asus, HP, Sony.

      If its broken, they will send somebody to ya place to fix it on the spot. If you don't have on site, they will fix it and get it back to you within 3 days.

      I've worked in a comp store before, HP Service sometimes takes up to 1 month, and at fastest is like 1.5-2weeks.

      Asus, I have personally used, and they take about the same time as HP.

      Where as Sony, their laptops are nice, however their service has been the worse out of all of them.

      So yea, I'm usually the "go to" guy when friends & family want to know about computers. I would recommend Dell for people who always seem to break things, and don't want the hassle, since when they break down, they get it fixed FAST.

      • stumo on 27/09/2010 - 21:37
        +2

        You need to try a proper HP business class machine then. They come standard with 3 years global onsite warranty - they come to you and fix/replace it within 3 working days almost anywhere in the world. Its also transferable because the warranty belongs to the laptop, not the user.

        Nothing compares to that. Though I do agree that HP consumer grade laptops (and their warranties) are rubbish. Its strange how they can get it so right with their business laptops, and yet so wrong with the more common consumer rubbish.

      • seanbaussie on 28/09/2010 - 20:20

        I've had shocking troubles with toshiba laptop repairs: brand new computer, had a problem, on hold for an hour, hopeless staff, sent to repair place (took 4 days to get there after phone call), replaced the whole cpu (when problem was with touchpad??), returned to me a week later, problem still there within 1 minute of turning computer on. Start again. Phone toshiba, wait on hold for an hour, sent to repair place (took only 3 days to get there this time!), phone them, get put through to someone else, told to wait, told it would be a week, got it back a day later (?!?!). Seriously degraded my view of toshiba.

  • bctransit on 27/09/2010 - 13:04
    +1

    Where is the bargain?

  • ironworthy on 27/09/2010 - 13:05

    op, this may be a deal but you really need to put in the listing what the savings are so that people can get an idea. For most people, they would see this and go, 'what? that ain't a bargain'

    • Mikinoz on 27/09/2010 - 13:14
      +2

      Good point, there is no compelling reason this is a bargain, op please give one , might help people appreciate it as a deal!

  • cwongtech on 27/09/2010 - 13:09
    +6

    Very expensive, no BlueRay, no USB 3.0, only good thing is its' SSD..
    http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=256+ssd&spos=3
    I would rather get an Asus N61JQ-JX025V
    http://penta.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6…
    Then swap out the harddrive for $600.
    If you want the 8GB ram, sell the 4GB sticks that come with the laptop and upgrade for around $130 total.
    $730 upgrade for the Asus, very similarly spec'ed, slightly slower with a 720QM instead of the 840QM
    MUCH cheaper (around $1000 savings) than a Dell as well as having a blueray + 1 usb 3.0 port.
    Asus>Dell in terms of build quality, value, reliability
    I have no idea why this is a bargain =\
    I know the asus has a cheaper i7, but really? you would pay so much more for a little higher i7?

    I wonder what the battery life is on this thing?

  • pauly on 27/09/2010 - 13:12
    +1

    bctransit and jungle, please read the voting guidelines if you're wondering where your negative votes have gone. Negatives removed.

  • Cap N on 27/09/2010 - 13:26
    +5

    15.6" HD WLED LCD => 1366x768

    On a $3k+ laptop? You must be kidding me…

    • ozdavo on 27/09/2010 - 15:13
      +1

      Read the spec on HT website: "LCD Panel 15.6" Full High Definition (1920X1080) AntiGlare WLED LCD Panel"

      • Cap N on 27/09/2010 - 16:35

        Ok, I stand corrected. In that case it's even higher res than a Hi-Res MBP 15". Painful…

  • isdnman on 27/09/2010 - 13:30
    +3

    No deal at all.

  • Hypnotoad on 27/09/2010 - 13:41
    +3

    Because I'm a sad person with nothing better to do with my time I priced up the above spec on Dell which came to $4,386.69. Even allowing for a 10% or 15% discount from NRMA or other coupon code that means that the price in this deal is actually a good one.

    Whether it's good value or not is another matter.

  • cameldownunder on 27/09/2010 - 14:22
    +1

    Where is the Good Graphic Card?
    The screen resolution for that $$$ is too low
    and no second or third HD ?
    X——-X
    -X—-X-
    —X-X—
    —-X—- N O D E A L !!!
    —X-X—
    -X—-X-
    X——-X

  • AcoustiK on 27/09/2010 - 14:32
    +1

    For those who bad this is not a deal

    A deal is when pretty much other places that sell the same product are on a higher price irrespective of whether the product is good or crap or does not deserve that price tag. if Dell the manufacturer costs > 4k for the same laptop and HT is ~3K then this is a good deal.

    • Mikinoz on 27/09/2010 - 14:47
      +1

      This is your opinion not the rules of the site, others may differ, my opinion is if it is an actual good deal

      ie good specs + good price = good bargain
      as oppose to good price = good bargain

  • zenzen on 27/09/2010 - 14:47

    it is a good spec one but I wouldn't pay this much for this spec. When I fly to US or even japan, I am sure I can get the similar one with almost half price.

  • Kranbone on 27/09/2010 - 14:53
    +3

    I don't feel this represents good value for money.

  • ozdavo on 27/09/2010 - 15:06

    This is a good business machine with (all be it light) Workstation Class graphics. For the right person using the right software, this is a great machine. I am a 2D CAD user (among other software) and shortlisted this against the Lenovo T & W series machines. I ended up purchasing the Lenovo W510 due to the better graphics (Quadro FX880m 1GB) and the big discounts Lenovo were offering at the time.
    Is the price good… IMO YES, Is it great… IMO NO.

    FYI I just spec'd this on Dells website and it came to $4,447.19 *Deal included Office 2007 SBE (Note this is a superseded version that is no longer eligible for the free upgrade)

  • Cobalt_ on 27/09/2010 - 15:20
    +1

    http://www1.ap.dell.com/au/en/home/notebooks/laptop-alienwar…
    Alienware m17x $2799 with $200 off, less another 7% from Moneybackco = $2605.
    I know which laptop I'd rather have even without SSD

    • thegodfather on 27/09/2010 - 15:51

      if you actually spec the Alienware to a similar spec on dell.com.au it costs just over ~$4k. The point is the alienware is a gamers delight, the latitude is a corprate spec machine. Like corporate models such as the HP Elitebook 8540w is $4,198 or the same Lenovo spec is $4,700. we need to compare apples with apples.

      • siuol on 27/09/2010 - 18:31
        +2

        This is exactly why nobody is trying to compare with MacBook here……

      • Cobalt_ on 27/09/2010 - 18:34
        +2

        Actually, you can spec in two 5870's plus i7 840QM for about the same price. No deal!

  • bctransit on 27/09/2010 - 19:30

    all the Negatives had been removed, seems people can vote positive but no negative any more, doesn't make sense to me

    • pauly on 28/09/2010 - 01:44

      seems people can vote positive but no negative any more, doesn’t make sense to me

      bctransit, sure you can as long as the negative vote is warranted. If it's just 'like/dislike' or 'think/don't think it's a bargain', then it's either voting positive or no vote at all. It has been like this for quite some time. Negative votes have their consequences and reserved purposes, which are explained further in the guidelines.

      Now back on topic of the deal, and feel free to join the discussion in this thread if you have any suggestions on how to improve the voting system.

  • NeoWilson on 27/09/2010 - 19:30

    Latitude is generally more expensive than others with the same specs. 3 thing: the alloy chassis , Operating System Genuine Windows(R) 7 Professional 64 bit (English) and the SSD

    • cwongtech on 27/09/2010 - 19:57
      -1

      OS isn't an issue, all laptops at that price should be getting w7 ultimate =\
      3k for a laptop?
      Dude, this is 2010, not 2005.
      1.4k can get you a very good spec'd Asus laptop, with a i7 720QM
      Why would you have an SSD for a work laptop? You're not gaming.. or are you?

      • ozdavo on 28/09/2010 - 12:19

        Any software that regularily reads or write to the HDD will benefit greatly from a SSD, often much more than any game will.

        • cwongtech on 28/09/2010 - 20:40
          -1

          When you use a program it loads the main files it needs to operate to the RAM. Simply because it's so much faster to read/write.
          Consider this: Hdd is your storage drawer.
          RAM is your table. The bigger your table the more space there is, the more simultaneous stuff you cam keep open with little to no performance slowed.
          Like I said, unless you keep opening and closing programs (hence taking stuff from your storage drawers) you really won't see much of a performance increase.
          SSDs can only improve the loading speeds of your programs, and the pricetag on this laptop, due to this SSD I feel is unjustified, since it's the only good thing about the laptop.
          Also depends on how much the program regularly writes and reads off the SSD.

  • pingMarky on 27/09/2010 - 20:09

    I can't decide if this is a good deal or not… i wouldn't buy it b/c it is too expensive, but if i could afford- then maybe a "ok" deal.

    • cwongtech on 27/09/2010 - 21:25

      I wouldn't buy it.
      SSD useless for a business purpose laptop, I mean come on, unless you're going to open and close programs every minute, SSD is just overkill. (SSD is only noticeable in speed increases during loading of programs)
      Some people have two drives - SSD just for OS + programs, secondard HDD for storage.
      For 3.2K, this laptop is way too overpriced!
      You can get a VERY decent laptop for around 1.5k now, at the very max someone should be spending on a laptop is 1.9k, anything over that is just bragging rights + fail future-proofing.
      These days, as tech advances so much, you'd be much better off buying a bargained slightly above-average computer and upgrading every two years rather than burning cash on a top of the range computer that will be a low-end computer in 5 years or so.

      • thegodfather on 28/09/2010 - 08:58

        Actually the main benefit for business users of an SSD hard drive is the reduced drain on battery life more so than the extra speed, for example if you need to take your notebook into a meeting you it want to last as long as it can on battery etc. If you look at the trend in corporate notebooks they are all starting to move towards SSD, 3G and more solid builds around the chassis. Yes i wouldn’t recommend this machine to a gamer or a home user, it is designed for the corporate user and when compared with like spec’ed corporate machines it is great value for money.
        So the key features
        • Alloy chassis
        • Core i7 840QM
        • 64 bit Win7 Pro
        • 8GB 1333MHz DDR3
        • Full HD LED backlit & ambient light sensor
        • 256GB SSD
        • Internal backlit keyboard
        • 3Yr NBD onsite warranty
        Overall for the market segment it is in it is great value.
        Otherwise it’s like comparing and an Audi with Falcon and saying they both get you to the destination.

        • cwongtech on 28/09/2010 - 20:45
          -1

          Which one are you saying is the Audi and which one's the Falcon (ford you mean?)? The Asus or Dell?
          • Core i7 840QM
          that itself will drain the battery, I don't see how using an SSD will increase battery life by much with such an overkill i7 for business

      • ozdavo on 28/09/2010 - 12:31
        +1

        "SSD is only noticeable in speed increases during loading of programs" …are you insane??? Sure one advantage of SSDs are great boot and program load times, but the REAL benefit is in letting the software take advantage of the random access speed of the drive and the virtually instant access times. Using software that regularly(many times a second) reads/writes to the HDD is where the big productivity gains are. I know this is getting off topic, concentrating on one particular component, but a mechanical HDD is the slowest part in a modern computer, and people need to see it as a performance upgrade (similiar to a better graphics card/cpu), and not just a cost in GB/$ of storage. My work laptop (Lenovo W510) has a 60GB SSD installed for OS & programs, and the original HDD has replaced the DVD drive in a caddy for storage. The DVD is now in an external usb case and live in my bad, and gets used once a month at most.
        My W510 has a similiar spec to this (with better graphics), and the difference the SSD has made is amazing.

  • Trojan on 28/09/2010 - 11:53
    +1

    I gave this a +ve because it is a bargain if you are in the market for this type of laptop. If you are not in the market for this type of laptop, of course it seems expensive to you.

    • cwongtech on 28/09/2010 - 20:47
      -1

      What, even though you can pretty much get a similar spec'd laptop by upgrading a lower priced laptop for $1000 cheaper as the total cost?

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