The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

PACH

I have ordered the Inspiron 2200 as per Dell's 0ffer that came to £449 including mem upgrade and printer. I have been using a Dell Latitude from my company for the last five years withouth any major problems. The only small problem I had was with the "running mouse" which I fixed very easily. Otherwise I am very pleased with my Dell. Since ordering the laptop I have had a very good way of tracking my order and I hope to receive it next week. When you order your Dell you end up speaking to a very polite person in India but watch out for extras that he will want to you to buy.
I have looked at other manufactureres but deceided to buy from Dell.
Good luck!

delluver

PACH wrote:

I have ordered the Inspiron 2200 as per Dell's 0ffer that came to £449 including mem upgrade and printer. I have been using a Dell Latitude from my company for the last five years withouth any major problems. The only small problem I had was with the "running mouse" which I fixed very easily. Otherwise I am very pleased with my Dell. Since ordering the laptop I have had a very good way of tracking my order and I hope to receive it next week. When you order your Dell you end up speaking to a very polite person in India but watch out for extras that he will want to you to buy.
I have looked at other manufactureres but deceided to buy from Dell.
Good luck!

I went for the lower ram, but same as the above 2200 for £386 inc. VAT & shipping - offer's still going. I bought my mouse from PC World - an Eclusive Web offer with a promotional code. I went with Dell coz I already have a Dell Dimension, my father and brother have too. Never had any problems at all with service or hardware. I really over use my PCs too - lol, poor things get a real beating from me, always use them day and night. lol.

delluver

alykhalil wrote:

i think this is the righteous place for me. i am looking for a laptop and the DELL deal on inspiron 2200 (totalling to £507, 512, 1.4ghz, DVD-writer, wifi) catches my eye...will i be doing the right thing by buying this dell 2200 ?

there is so much confusion flying around, its unbelievable. so say dell is great, others say NO, some say toshiba is best, some again dont agree...dont know where me and others like me (who need to buy a laptop) stand...pls advise ? thank you

A good buy with the DVD writer! I'd get it if I wanted a DVD writer and wasn't a skin flint. lol.

scoobydo_2

Hi , I at present have a home pc but am wanting a laptop I have £500 tops to spend ....it will be used mainly by me for working and surfing the net so it need to work wireless . I have ntl b/band ...but don't know what to look for in a laptop have been looking at Dell and Meridon web site . Would u go for a referb to get a higher spec cheaper ..
thanks

delluver

scoobydo wrote:

Hi , I at present have a home pc but am wanting a laptop I have £500 tops to spend ....it will be used mainly by me for working and surfing the net so it need to work wireless . I have ntl b/band ...but don't know what to look for in a laptop have been looking at Dell and Meridon web site . Would u go for a referb to get a higher spec cheaper ..
thanks

I just bought a Dell Inspiron 2200 laptop for £385 inc. VAT and Shipping and a FREE PRINTER! - the offer's still on... Celeron M 1.4GHz, 40GB HD, 15" display . I decided between that and the Inspiron 1200, 14.1" without WiFi for £321, with WiFi £351, no free printer when their no VAT, no shipping offer was on.

The 2200's fine for what you want. Best to buy online, that way you don't have to speak with the sales rep and be hassled to part with your card details straight away.

(90 day collect and return service box checked):

http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=ukdhs1&kc=350&oc=N09221&x=8&y=10#bottom_anchor

scoobydo_2

I can't seem to get the price to come up at that it seem to come up at much more expensive ....any clues or links

delluver

scoobydo wrote:

I can't seem to get the price to come up at that it seem to come up at much more expensive ....any clues or links

Just edited my previous post and added a link. Ok now?

iwannamotorbike

Hi

This price is available (it says today only!) if you go through the small business option from the Dell home page.

Hope this is useful


Allan

delluver

iwannamotorbike wrote:

Hi

This price is available (it says today only!) if you go through the small business option from the Dell home page.

Hope this is useful


Allan

Darn, the link no longer works - they must have caught on that the e-value code got out for home users.

You can still use the e-value code on home the site - offer's still there.

delluver

E-value code 350-N09601 For any home user who wants a Dell Inspiron 6000 15.4" widescreen at £514.66 inc. p+p and shipping, FREE PRINTER! (512mb ram too)!

(1 Year European Collect and Return Service).