Dell Inspiron 1300 £299 Inc VAT & Delivery (merged)

xueta

MsDelightful wrote:

Sorry for that query, figured it out now.

But another question, did anyone notice if you do a search for inspiron 1300 it comes up with several results. using the ecode on one of them you can get an inspiron 1300 for £282? but click on the next result down and it's £299. Spec looked exactly the same and they were both Inspiron 1300 so what's the difference?

it's only £17 but I'd like to know where it's going

Thanks

The £282 price is only for customers on the Dell Employee Purchase Program.

MsDelightful

Thanks for your replies.

I have a final question. Is the 90 day return mean if within 90 days you change your mind you can send it back free of charge? Also would it be worth getting any more cover, like a 1 year service thing since I'm not much of a techie and just afraid that I'll get it home and not be able to work it out.

But then again I've heard terrible things about Dell customer service...

Cheers

xueta

tabath wrote:

Just been to dell website and the basic model with no wifi or dvd writer comes out at £299 with the correct ecode- I'm not that bothered about the lack of a writer as I have one on my pc but am concerned about the wifi.

Also my wife can get dells through her company's employee purchase scheme but get this - the machine that lots of you on the board got for £299 -(with wifi and dvd writer) comes out at £353 with a 14.1 " screen or £373 with a 15" screen under this scheme!!!!! OK it has 512mb but won't let you downgrade it to 256.

Try e-value code D-N03135B.
This one includes wifi, a DVD-writer and 256mb RAM. It's £329 on the EPP or £349 on the Home site, both with 90-day C&R.

talkshop

MsDelightful wrote:

Thanks for your replies.

I have a final question. Is the 90 day return mean if within 90 days you change your mind you can send it back free of charge? Also would it be worth getting any more cover, like a 1 year service thing since I'm not much of a techie and just afraid that I'll get it home and not be able to work it out.

But then again I've heard terrible things about Dell customer service...

Cheers

I think you only have 14 days to change your mind with the UK distance selling regulations.

I think you will find most problems in first 3 months (90 days) if you use the machine regularly.

You get 1 year warranty but will have to send it back at your own expense after 90 days.

Most problems can be resolved by asking questions on a suitable chat forum.

xueta

MsDelightful wrote:

Is the 90 day return mean if within 90 days you change your mind you can send it back free of charge? Also would it be worth getting any more cover, like a 1 year service thing since I'm not much of a techie and just afraid that I'll get it home and not be able to work it out.

90-day Collect & Return means that if the laptop goes wrong in the first 90 days, Dell will pay for it to be picked up from you for repair (in Ireland) and then return it to you once the work is done. Outside of 90 days you will have to pay carriage costs yourself. You still have a 1 year warranty for the laptop, but are responsible for carriage if the laptop fails between 90 days and 1 year.

You also get 90 days' technical support for your machine, but Dell tech support does not seem to be well regarded :rolleyes: .

Under distance selling regulations, you can change your mind and return the laptop (you have at least 7 days after receipt to decide), but Dell reserve the right to charge the cost of return carriage. Some people have reported being offered extra discounts to keep machines.

VIJAY_FROM_KENT

vjain wrote:

I agree, these laptops are great, having just bought 1 for myself! If you do want to make them even faster for £25, you can do what I did and add 512 MB of RAM!

http://www.lowestonweb.com/Products/DisplayInfoMain.asp?e=E42351D9-AB2C-478A-9F01-36CA17D9469D&td=1 :j

Just thought id say apart from adding RAM, getting rid of the preinstalled ISPs, antivirus, etc and installing your own protection software will also speed up your machine a lot. I got rid of all the junk Dell had preinstalled and added my own stuff such as free AVG antivirus, etc and its now super fast! :j

1jim

vjain wrote:

Just thought id say apart from adding RAM, getting rid of the preinstalled ISPs, antivirus, etc and installing your own protection software will also speed up your machine a lot. I got rid of all the junk Dell had preinstalled and added my own stuff such as free AVG antivirus, etc and its now super fast! :j

I second that, have got rid of all preinstalled programs. installed avg free, have a wireless router and bobs your brothers uncle

talkshop

1jim wrote:

I second that, have got rid of all preinstalled programs. installed avg free, have a wireless router and bobs your brothers uncle

I agree with that also.

I re-installed XP as I already have disc. But also copied all the stuff in the Dell folder to a DVD. All drivers can be downloaded from the Dell website after entering your service tag number.

tabath

Thanks Xueta. I'll go have another look

monkeyspanner

As at today
D-N03135b 8xDVD R/W, 256MB, WIFI -- £349
D-NO3135 +double memory 512MB -- £379
D-NO3136 +512MB +screen upgrade to 15.4 -- £399

Memory upgrade due to end 15/3