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Dell Inspiron 15R i7-2630QM $788 (or $738 with AMEX)

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Pixus on 10/06/2011 - 16:22 dell.com (3117 clicks)
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I think this is a good price of a 2nd gen i7 notebook.
Price is $799 but you can further reduce the price to $788 not choosing Dell oncall help when you customize.

I believe you can also get $50 cash back if you use AMEX to bring the price down to $738 (http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/45194)

Processor

2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Processor(2.0GHz base, up to 2.9GHz,Qual Core,8T,6MB L3)

Operating System

Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

Memory3

4GB (1 X 4GB) 1 DIMM DDR3 1333Mhz

Hard Drive

500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive

Display

15.6" (39.6cm) HD WLED True-Life (1366x768)

Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M - 1GB (For QUAD Core CPU)

Optical Drive

12.7" SATA tray load DVD+/-RW (WIN7 HP)

Wireless

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030 with Bluetooth v3.0+HS (For Intel® Core™ i7 Processor)

Security Software

McAfee® Security Center™ (Multi-Language) - 15 Months Version

Primary Battery

2.2AHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Battery

Warranty

1Yr Carry-In Service after Remote Diagnosis
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  • Hirokuro on 10/06/2011 - 16:25

    Wow amazing deal for an i7-2nd gen

  • Guybrush57 on 10/06/2011 - 16:36
    +1

    Awesome price. Only $732.84 if you opt-out of Dell oncall help and use Moneybackco.

    • .ady on 10/06/2011 - 17:08

      more info im slightly confused lol please excuse my ignorance

      • randomnade on 10/06/2011 - 17:20

        dell on call help is an additional feature you can add on, moneybackco is a website which gets you rebates on some of your purchases

      • Guybrush57 on 10/06/2011 - 17:35
        +23

        When customising a Dell PC choose "No, thanks" in the Essential help screen. You won't receive call support however you will save $11.00 and thus make the total cost $788.00. Do not choose this option if you will require help setting up your PC.

        Sign up to MoneyBackCo (search Google) which earns you cashback from purchases you make at a variety of on-line shops. This service costs $10 per year however they take their fee from the cashback you earn. Dell happen to give back 7% on orders meaning this particular notebook would cost $732.84 ($788.00 x 93%).

        Step 1. Clear entire browser's cache & history
        Step 2. Close your browser
        Step 3. Open browser and keep only 1 tab open
        Step 4. Visit MoneyBackCo website and sign in
        Step 5. Search for and click Dell on the MoneyBackCo website (they may be on front page)
        Step 6. Scroll down to halfway on the page and click "Click here to visit this merchant and earn moneyback…"
        Step 7. A window will pop-up so click "Click here to visit this merchant and earn moneyback…" again
        Step 8. Another tab will open with the Dell website and your browser will have a total of 2 open tabs
        Step 9. Shop for your Dell PC and complete the transaction
        Step 10. After the Dell PC order has been processed/paid you may sign out of MoneyBackCo as it should take care of the rest.

        I hope you can follow this guide easily and a lot of OzBargainers here will vouch for MoneyBackCo.

        • llllllllllllll on 10/06/2011 - 23:19

          Do you know how long does it actually take to display the Dell transaction on the MBC account?

        • raptormesh on 10/06/2011 - 23:24
          +1

          Took me a day for the MBC to reflect my apple store purchase, if that's any help.

        • .ady on 11/06/2011 - 15:31

          just did this, easy guide ! managed to find the 11 bucks off but added 2 bucks for the windows 7 backup. also used amex (signed up and got the 50 cashback) as well as moneybackco.

          im not sure how moneybackco works. i get the 50 cash back from amex i know that is simple to deal with but how does MBC work? ive alrdy made the payment and added bank details to my MBC account i assume the cashback gets deposited in there?

        • Guybrush57 on 11/06/2011 - 18:17

          @ .ady

          MoneyBackCo will first take their annual fee of $10 and periodically they will deposit the cashbacks you make into your bank account. They first have to track your orders to make sure they were successful.

          Do not rely on the money. It will come but not any time soon.

        • .ady on 11/06/2011 - 18:19

          @ Guybrush57

          you say "dont reply on the money and it wont come any time soon" the money will come though right? im not expecting it to come back straight away im expecting at least 5 days?

          whats the approximate wait from your experience?

        • Guybrush57 on 11/06/2011 - 19:15

          @ .ady

          You will definitely receive the cashback however you will not receive it for months to come.

        • lovesabargain77 on 14/06/2011 - 20:43

          Guybrush57,

          Thanks very much for the step by step guide

      • scheps on 11/06/2011 - 18:26
        +1

        3 months. Also its 7% back of price ex gst not the total price

  • mark_nsx on 10/06/2011 - 16:37

    is shipping included?

    • Guybrush57 on 10/06/2011 - 16:56

      Yes. I believe shipping is included on all Dell products.

  • fungi79 on 10/06/2011 - 17:11

    Tempted. Very good specs.

    BUT

    Very heavy, bad keyboard, mediocre screen. Still a good deal if your laptop sits mostly on your desk.

    • randomnade on 10/06/2011 - 17:19
      +1

      I have an inspiron. Its actually not that bad, keyboard is decent, touch pad annoying, screen okay, normal weight for a 15". I love the little features (keyboard shortcuts) and its specs for price is unbeatable. I spent ages researching and its BY FAR the cheapest.

      However one thing to note, dell has the worse customer service ever. My monitor broke within 3 weeks of purchase and they sent out a technician who was so inexperienced, he damaged more of my laptop whilst fixing. Complications with technician, it ended up taking 1.5weeks to fix because of delays with the technician. The call centre is horrible, i spoke to 4 operators about my issue (requesting compensation) before one of them asked their manager. They took my details and never called back. While i was on hold another 3 operators picked up and i was redirected from customer care to technical help. No compensation.

  • scrimshaw on 10/06/2011 - 17:26
    -1

    Beware: Quad core i7 + no Nvidia Optimus graphics switching + 6 cell battery = terrible battery life.

    Still, it'd make a pretty powerful mobile workstation or as a desktop alternative.

    • Dan_ on 10/06/2011 - 17:48

      I thought all the current generation mobile Nvidia graphics had Optimus graphics switching…

      And whats this about in the product description?

      "When you need less power, your laptop automatically switches to an integrated card — delivering more performance on a single battery charge."

  • BoltThrower on 10/06/2011 - 17:26

    I'd rather an i5 with a better screen

    • xgt-666 on 10/06/2011 - 18:07
      +2

      you get what you pay for…. $7xx for a 2nd gen i7 notebook, what do you expect ?

  • fatty08 on 10/06/2011 - 17:30

    May I use Moneybackco & Amex cash back together? Maybe I'm a bit greedy…

    • raptormesh on 10/06/2011 - 17:35

      No reason why you couldn't? :)

      • muzzamo on 10/06/2011 - 18:07

        Plus you are earning points on your amex too, which depending on who you go with could be worth about 1.7% of the transaction. Altitude platinum (westpac) is worth this much.

    • scheps on 11/06/2011 - 18:29

      Isn't it too late to register for the amex cash back?

  • xgt-666 on 10/06/2011 - 18:04
    +2

    have to say this deal is amazing…. no retail shop can beat this price.

  • supersabroso on 10/06/2011 - 18:59
    +1

    Man, I have to say. We're in an amazing era right about now. Imagine what it's going to be like 10 years from now. Like 16 cores at 3Ghz boosted to 5Ghz with 8GB of quad-core discrete graphics for $1,500.

    Mind you, I would love to see what kind of cooling mechanism exists to handle that kind of hardware in a laptop though.

    • Overcomerak on 10/06/2011 - 19:01
      +6

      Make that 2/3 years. In 10 years it will be like 100 cores.

      • fungi79 on 10/06/2011 - 19:06
        +1

        No, it'll be an implant in the back of your eyeballs.

        • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2011 - 19:22
          +14

          I missed the "eye" when I first read your post thinking WTF

    • fenrer on 10/06/2011 - 22:27
      +2

      yeah 2 years u'll get 16 cores (prob coming out next year for desktop/servers) but on the gpu side.. unless you mean 4 gpus.. coz gpus already have stacks of cores (or pixel pipelines/pipes/streams etc as they are called in gpu land) soo much that what used take super computers to produced can be done on a hand ful of gpus provided the problem is coded in a gpgpu langueage.. so long ramble short.. we are way past multicore gpus :)

      8gb gfx haha like to see those textures…

      oh well times are good indead :)

    • StalkingIbis on 12/06/2011 - 08:16
      +1

      dont need to cool diamonds ;)

  • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2011 - 19:25
    +5

    Cheap deal for $682.84 using all the discount options - MBC and AMEX. Cheers OP.

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