Dell Inspiron 1300 Laptop £298.45 delivered

J400uk

They used to be nice laptops but now they have horrid 14 inch screens and rubbishy batteries with a last gen dothan cel-m 3xx processor. Avoid this go for a inspiron 1501 which looks better and performs better for 50 quid.

SaverSarah_2

And the 1501 has a 15.4" widescreen...

SaverSarah_2

OMG!! How does £299 ex VAT and shipping become £505 inclusive?? I didn't even change the spec! £60 FOR DELIVERY?!?!?!?!

Eek.

k66

Stay with the 90 days cover. I also bought the higher power battery when I got mine for under £300 about 8mths ago. I use AVG antivirus (the free one). In my opinion the Inspiron 1300 is a sound machine, I worried about memory etc but I shouldn't have because for my home use it is fast enough - in fact I think it is ace.

Browntoa

this is back on again

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/notebooks_good?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

this is a better deal than the last few ceap offers . as the original poster spec shows it has 512mb of ram, the last one was only 256mb, 512 is adequate for almost everything you could do on this machine

go through quidco to get a further 4.5% discount before VAT

J400uk

SaverSarah wrote:

And the 1501 has a 15.4" widescreen...

That directed at me?

A 14" widescreen is too small and you get a horid ulgy plasticy bezel arround it. A 15.4" widescreen is a very nice size to work with and bezel is a lot thinner. The 1300 used to hav a 15.4 but since dell released the 1501 they took it off. Trust me, a 1501 is a much better buy and will last longer.

EDIT: @amancalledchip - My issue is the dell 1300 is exactly the same size as a 15.4" laptop, as that is the screen size it was desgined for. Dell put a 14" screen in it to cut costs and it looks silly with the thick bezel.

amancalledchip

i have an IBM thinkpad with a 14 inch screen, and its more portable that the dell 6000 i have that has the 15.4 inch widescreen.The dell seems just big and clumsey in comparision.But that just my personal experience.

I love my ibm, but it only runs of the mains now since my 2 year old thought it would like a large glass of lemonade.

Hotblack_Desiato_2

I know they say there is only 90 day warranty, but surely this would not stand up in court?? any decently well built device fit for purpose should last longer?

rogerramjet

Hotblack_Desiato wrote:

I know they say there is only 90 day warranty, but surely this would not stand up in court?? any decently well built device fit for purpose should last longer?

The 90 day relates to collect and return, you have the full warranty, but to collect and return after 90 days is at your cost.

jig

SaverSarah wrote:

I've just had a mailer for an Inspiron 1501 for £299 ex VAT and shipping. If I went through Quidco I thought this might be a decent deal but does anyone know if the machine is worth having??

Thanks guys.

Do you have a URL or more details?I would prefer the 1501 model esp at that price..

Thanks
Jig