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Dell Inspiron 1300 £299 Inc VAT & Delivery (merged)
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Didnt it say in the advert that its an 8X DVDRW drive?
If so, then if it arrives with a CDRW/DVD drive Dell are in breach of some kind of advertising legislation, and I'm sure phoning them and pointing this out would make them suddenly show kindness and give you that DVD writer, or face Trading Standards....0 -
Kilty wrote:Didnt it say in the advert that its an 8X DVDRW drive?
If so, then if it arrives with a CDRW/DVD drive Dell are in breach of some kind of advertising legislation, and I'm sure phoning them and pointing this out would make them suddenly show kindness and give you that DVD writer, or face Trading Standards....
Apparently the current offer in the papers specifically shows a combo drive (see posts #95 and 96).0 -
Not bad offer, will look about first though.0
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I've had a real run around today with Dell, yesterday (Monday) I received a flyer from Dell advertising the Inspiron at £349 (this came with a 60GB hard drive.) Today (Tuesday) I received another brochure in the post from Dell, the same Inspiron now cost £429 and only having a 40GB hard drive. Yesterday (Monday) this forum hailed a price of £299, for the same machine.
What are DEll up to?0 -
Laptop drives are typically lower "spec" than their desktop counterparts. Presumably it's more of a challenge/cost to achieve the same in a smaller space.tightrs wrote:how many new combo drives do you know that only write cds at 24x other than dvd writersThe thanks button is here to the right. If you find a post saves you money, gives you useful information, or you agree with it, take a second to thank the poster!
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This is the spec of the drive in my Inspiron 1300
I would be very surprised if Dell offered only a CD writer combo, as I have never seen one as an option.
Model
* Brand SONY
* Type Slim DVD Burner Model DW-Q58A W/O Software
Performance
* DVD-ROM Access Time 130ms
* CD-ROM Access Time 110ms
* Cache 2M
WRITE Speed
* DVD+R 8X
* DVD+RW 8X
* DVD-R 8X
* DVD-RW 6X
* CD-R 24X
* CD-RW 24X
* DVD+R DL 4X
READ Speed
* DVD-ROM 8X
* CD-ROM 24X
Physical Spec
* Form Factor 5"
* Panel Color Black
Configuration
* Load Type Tray
* Interface IDE0 -
talkshop wrote:I would be very surprised if Dell offered only a CD writer combo, as I have never seen one as an option.
From the Dell Website:INSPIRON 1300 DETAILS
Product Highlights
The scalable value solution
The Dell Inspiron 1300 offers the power and the mobility of Intel® Pentium® M processor with the design to perform everyday computing tasks on the move. It offers integrated graphics and enhanced connectivity with modem, broadband ready Ethernet network card and optional internal Wireless network card (via mini PCI). If you're looking for practical notebook performance at an affordable price, the Dell Inspiron 1300 is an excellent choice.-
Up to Intel® Pentium® M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 400 MHz FSB)
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Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
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Genuine Windows® XP Professional
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High-resolution 14.1" WXGA (1280 x 800) or 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) wide screens displays provides a clear and crisp image with vibrant color.
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Optional upgrade to internal wireless LAN, via mini PCI, for wireless connection on the go.
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3 fast USB 2.0 connectors offer more bandwidth for transferring digital files and sending images to and from your computer.
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Integrated Intel® 900 GMA with up to 128MB of shared video memory
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Enhanced Connectivity with 56K V.92 Modem and broadband ready 10/100 Ethernet network card.
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Express card slot: This system uses an ExpressCard Slot which does not support any cards available for PC Card.
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xueta is right... they used to offer this as an option before, they then put wireless and DVD writer into the base model, but currently the newspaper offer machine is about as low spec as they can make it.xueta wrote:From the Dell Website:
By the way, today's London Metro ad is the same as yesterday too... no wireless, and CDRW/DVD combo-drive.The thanks button is here to the right. If you find a post saves you money, gives you useful information, or you agree with it, take a second to thank the poster!
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xueta is right... they used to offer this as an option before, they then put wireless and DVD writer into the base model, but currently the newspaper offer machine is about as low spec as they can make it.xueta wrote:From the Dell Website:
By the way, today's London Metro ad is the same as yesterday too... no wireless, and CDRW/DVD combo-drive.The thanks button is here to the right. If you find a post saves you money, gives you useful information, or you agree with it, take a second to thank the poster!
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