are dell sales genuine?

MX5huggy

Use http://www.dmxdimension.com/ to keep track of special offers from Dell.

tronator

tuftyclub wrote: »

Is this really true - Did this laptop ever sell for £672 or should I take dell sales with a pinch of salt?

Even if they sold it for this price, it doesn't say whether it is a good deal or not at all. Maybe they were selling not very well because a similar product was cheaper somewhere else. Of course, the company with a highest price can give a higher discount for the same product.

The only important thing is the current price in comparison with other companies for a similar product. I will never understand people who judge a deal by the discount they get. It makes me even more suspicious if the "discount" is too big.

tronator

ElkyElky wrote: »

Ubuntu quite frankly sucks. I think everyone would be so much better off with a Mac.

Jehovah!!!

tuftyclub

in the end I got a refurb from argos clearance on ebay
TOSHIBA SATELLITE L450D-11V 15.6IN LAPTOP for £269.99

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=36028933

window 7, 3 gig ram and 250 hd . Seemed very good for the money so I snapped it up. Fingers crossed.


I am also enjoying ubuntu - but miss things like sibelius plugins and decent podcast clients!

tuftyclub

Aiadi wrote: »

You install the new OS by booting the laptop from the DVD/CD drive or a USB drive the contains the new OS installation files on it.

Basically I had a ubuntu disk kicking around .... you can either run it from the dvd drive - or just install it

davester

tuftyclub wrote: »

in the end I got a refurb from argos clearance on ebay
TOSHIBA SATELLITE L450D-11V 15.6IN LAPTOP for £269.99

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=36028933

window 7, 3 gig ram and 250 hd . Seemed very good for the money so I snapped it up. Fingers crossed.


I am also enjoying ubuntu - but miss things like sibelius plugins and decent podcast clients!

Can't see what you bought cause you bought it lol, so the seller took the sale down

But something like this for specs?

Processor: AMD Athlon Processor QL-65
Clock speed: 2.10 GHz
Front Side Bus: 3600 MHz
2nd level cache: 1 MB
Operating system: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
System memory: 3 Gb
Hard disk: 250 Gb
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi drive (Double Layer) - CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R(DL), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R(DL), DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
Maximum speed (Read): 24x CD-ROM, 8x DVD-ROM/
Maximum Speed (Write): 24x CD-R, 4x CD-RW, 10x HS CD-RW, 24x US CD-RW, 8x DVD-R, 6x DVD-R (Double Layer), 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R, 6x DVD+R (Double Layer), 8x DVD+RW, 5x DVD-RAM
Display: 15.6 inch Toshiba TruBrite WXGA+ TFT High Brightness display
Internal resolution: 1366 x 768
Graphics: ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics 1406 Mb
Memory type: shared
Interfaces: DC-in, VGA, RJ-45, external mic, headphone (stereo), 3x USB 2.0, HDMI, integrated VGA Web Camera with built-in microphone
Expansion: 2x memory slots (0 to configure)
Wireless communication Compliancy: Wi-Fi
Network Support: 802.11b/g/n
Wireless Technology: Wireless LAN (802.11b/g/n)
Wired communication topology: Fast Ethernet LAN
Speed: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
Sound system: 24-bit stereo supported audio format, built-in stereo speaker
Pointing device: Touch Pad
Battery technology: lithium-ion
Maximum life: tba
AC adaptor: autosensing AC adapter (100/240 V) for worldwide usage
Dimensions (WxDxH): 383 x 267 x 34.5 - 38.5 mm
Weight: 2.98 Kg

tuftyclub

AMD Athlon dual core QL65 processor.
2.10GHz processor speed.
3GB DDR2 RAM.
15.6in screen size.
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.
250GB SATA hard drive.
Multi format dual layer drive.
ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics.
Multi card reader.
3 USB ports.
HDMI.
Integrated speakers.
0.3MP webcam.
802.11 b/g/n wireless enabled.
Windows 7 Premium operating system installed.


Yes - that looks like it :-)