Dell have put their prices up 10-15%

Airwolf1

Not that they had any sales in the first place - they seem to have different offers on all the time on different things.

They must be doing pretty well if they can up their prices like this. I just missed out...got a laptop but on the new prices (although I had to negotiate!).

Any other companies upping their prices in these times?

dopester

Are you sure about this... a source link would be good.

Seems ridiculous to me when they have to work in a market with fewer people with disposable money to spend.

Intel cuts prices by up to 48 percent

Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 20 Jan 2009 14:30 GMT

Intel on Monday cut the prices of many of its mainstream processors, with some of the cuts lopping off as much as 48 percent.

The prices of five different versions of the Intel Core 2 Quad processor were cut by as much as 40 percent, with the 3GHz Q9850 dropping from $530 (£380) to $316. Meanwhile the 2.33GHz Q8200 dropped in price by 16 percent, from $193 to $163.

The Pentium Dual Core processor line also saw price cuts, with the 2.5GHz E5200 chipset having a cut of 24 percent from $84 to $64.

Mobile Celeron processors saw the biggest single fall, with the 2.26GHz Celeron 570 dropping by 48 percent from $134 to $70. Four other chips in the range had smaller but still substantial cuts, ranging from 19 percent to 35 percent.

continues.. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39597075,00.htm

NYTimes.com

$200 Laptops Break a Business Model

By BRAD STONE and ASHLEE VANCE
Published: January 25, 2009


Mr. Title, a 35-year-old new-media manager at a film production company in New York, has dropped his cable subscription and moved to watching most of his television online — free. While shopping for a new laptop for his girlfriend recently, he sidestepped more expensive full-featured computers and picked a bare-bones, $200 Asus EeePC laptop, also known as a netbook.

“We’ve reached one of those moments in tech history when there are low-priced and free alternatives that are both user-friendly and reliable enough to make the switch,” Mr. Title said. “Then there’s the extra bonus of saving some cash.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/technology/26spend.html?ref=technology

clobber_2

Fortunately I wouldn't touch one their pieces of tat with your bargepole.

Unfortunately Macs are and always will be blooming expensive.

Airwolf1

I checked with them when I ordered my laptop, however, I am also a partner with them and became aware of the rise too late. I've been advised of this by my accounts manager at Dell and by 5 different people who I emailed in order to try to get the best deal :rotfl:

I realise this will probably end up getting in the techie thread, but why doesn't clobber post reasons for his/her statements? I've bought 12 dell machines in the lat 18 months, and had trouble with only 1 of them, and with this being resolved I got a spare 500GB hard drive, I got a new motherboard and 2 free Dell Dell 968 AIO printers!

Generali

Airwolf1 wrote: »

I checked with them when I ordered my laptop, however, I am also a partner with them and became aware of the rise too late. I've been advised of this by my accounts manager their and by 5 different people who I emailed in order to try to get the best deal :rotfl:

I realise this will probably end up getting in the techie thread, but why doesn't clobber post reasons for his/her statements? I've bought 12 dell machines in the lat 18 months, and had trouble with only 1 of them, and with this being resolved I got a spare 500GB hard drive, I got a new motherboard and 2 free Dell Dell 968 AIO printers!

I've been a satisfied customer of Dell. They're a PITA about delivery but very good apart from that IME.

I'm sure Apple is very good but I don't want to pay multiples of the price of a Dell.

I drive a Honda although I'm sure that a Mercedes is excellent for much the same reasons.

Ditto the reason that I had a roast chicken salad sandwich for lunch made with leftovers rather than a three course meal at the local 'fine dining' restaurant.

Really2

I said about this a couple of weeks ago.

Dell Jan increase was 10-15%
Possible increse Feb also.

All down to the $ rate.

WestonDave

Probably related to the item on the news this morning about electronic goods becoming more expensive due to the strength of the yen. Much of the price of Dell computers originates abroad and as you get less $ or Yen for your pound you will also get less computer. Dell is probably big enough to withstand it, but DSG group (i.e PC World and others) is going to get a double hit - already people aren't spending, and putting up prices isn't going to help that - the only other alternative is to cut margins and take the extra cost themselves but that won't help either.

Really2

Really2 wrote: »

I said about this a couple of weeks ago.

Dell Jan increase was 10-15%
Possible increse Feb also.

All down to the $ rate.

Forgot to say this won't be just Dell but they are the first to show it as they build to order.

Over the next 3 months it will be across all electronic manufacurers as most manufacturers import finished goods instead, this means it takes longer for the increases to show.

E.G. HP usualy go up 4-6 weeks after Dell and down 4-6 weeks after if that makes sense.

SingleSue

Well bang goes my chances of getting a laptop! I have been hankering after one for, well years.

Still it was only a pipe dream.

abaxas

clobber wrote: »

Fortunately I wouldn't touch one their pieces of tat with your bargepole.

Unfortunately Macs are and always will be blooming expensive.

You get what you pay for + 20% mac tax.

Saying that, my macbook was bought of day on release. Still going strong and no need to upgrade, infact it's as good as new!

nienta

I just ordered an Ubuntu inspirion 1525- have been looking at that for a week or so and no change on price, in case that helps anyone.