Dell_DDS_Guy

Please note that this is for a refurbished vid card, not a new one.

I will add another vote for picking one up at Walmart. Last January, my 12 year old 25" JVC went poof, and I was able to pick up a 27" Apex with full stereo sound, multiple connections, etc for about $139.99. Here's a link to the 27" TVs at Walmart.com And here is the link to the same at Target.com

Something to keep in mind in regards to the I6000 is right now, with it being back-to-school time, the ship date on the 6000 is getting later and later. Meaning, if you were to order it today, it wouldn't leave the factory until August 17 and wouldn't get to your house until the 20th or so. As an alternative, you might want to check out the I600m. Yes, the screen is smaller, but the keyboard is about the same size, meaning you're not going to have to cramp your fingers to type on it for papers, etc. Something to keep in mind...

We've been told not to use the affiliate (gottadeal.com) coupons anymore. Lots of abuse at some of the kiosks around the country, plus then GD doesn't get the commission. You could however, apply for the Dell Preferred Account, find out what you're approved for, then follow these instructions. 1: configure the monitor the way you want 2: in your cart, put in the coupon code from GD 3: select credit card as payment 4: when you get to the page where you can input your CC information you'll see a banner at the top of the page alerting you to the fact that you'll get 2% off if you use your DPA. 5: click the banner, and you should get 2% off your order. It's not 5%, but it is something more.

Yes it is. But only until Tuesday which is the end of the quarter.

RossMAN...You're kidding right? My I6000 that was supposed to be here toward the 8th of July got here on June 27th. And if it does "over shoot" they HAVE TO contact you and get your okay to delay your order. If not, they get fined by the feds. Depending on where you are in the country, you will have it generally about 3 days after it leaves the factory. You can keep track of your order online and see where in the process it is. Unless one of your parts delays your expected ship date, plan on it taking about 2 weeks to leave the factory.

Real estate has very little to do with it as we're in malls and only kiosks rather than B&M buildings or inline stores. Kiosks are normally a bit cheaper than inline stores and there's very little if any over-head. DDS is moving into states right now that have adopted the Nexus laws. Meaning, if you're from a Nexus state, you get charged tax for online purchases.

Well, they're opening upstate right now...I don't know about NYC.

Not yet. Atlanta is rumored to be opened by the end of the year.

Get an extra 5% off your order at your local Dell Direct Store. This is not combinable with the below TV promotions. Get $450 off of the regular price ($2999) on a 42" HD Plasma TV = $2549 + free shipping! Get $425 off of the regular price ($1499) on a 26" HD LCD TV = $1074 + free shipping! All of these are only available at Dell Direct Stores nationwide. Find your local store here: Dell Direct Store Locations Deals expire at 9pm local time on Wednesday, July 19, 2005

do your family members a favor and NOT recommend a celeron for college. Trust me when I say that it will BARELY run Office. Here's a very telling review from JR: $1100 Computer for teens, May 10, 2005 Reviewer: Aldington H. Russell - See all my reviews I just bought this computer from the Army Air Force Exchange. I am returning it after I remove my personal data. My problems started with the USB ports. The computer has three USB ports, but only 1 USB Controller. I had a Web Cam, Ext Sound Card (w/ext power) and tried to connect my Memorex Thumb Drive. It locked the computer up. After locating the above deficiency in the engineering, I attempted to attach the 3 items to a externally powered USB Hub, with the same results. I was willing to work with this due to the reasonable price, but started finding that the software (Office 2003 - Teacher/Student Edition & Quicken 2004) that was installed were trial versions, that would have to be upgraded within 60 days. There is an abundance of software that keeps popping up to be loaded/DL'd (note; you can't tell when something is being DL'd, looked like computer locked up). Suspect that these may be trial versions as well. I would recommend it for a 15 y/o, if you have S/W already on hand to install. This experience was like buying a lot of Pop-up ads (a Toshiba Ad Campaign). I suspect that you would end up spending another $300 on S/W to get this up to a typical S/W package that comes with a New Computer.

Just got my shirt and pens today. They look great! Nice job on the shirts Brad! And a GREAT color blue!

I'll leave it to you Ross. Big sale at the mall tomorrow. Hopefully we get a pantload of foot traffic tomorrow. We need it.

Yeah, I like my toys and when you can stack coupons, why not? :) Yeah, I was going to mention something about being a bit off topic, but I figured I'd leave that you the admins.

I went UXGA for my screen. I like watching movies too much and when I actually decide that I have time to get back into web design and logo design, I'll want the extra graphics. Well, that and the 128mb vid card, which is always nice.

Ross, you are absolutely correct about the small keyboard on the 700m. I use it as sparingly as possible at work and essentially just type the two passwords that I have to when opening the kiosk and then leave it alone. Personally, I do not like the ultra-portable laptops. They drive me nuts. The screen is great, but damn, if I had to type something even as long as this post on that thing my fingers would be in knots. :) I love my 6000 and right now, it's my work computer until I get my "official" Dell laptop, which should be sometime in the next couple of weeks. Then I get the pleasure of transferring all of my files. :ugh: In regards to the DDS employees, you're right. There are quite a few right now that are brand new to computers and to sales in general. DDS is growing very quickly. When we opened 4 months ago, we were the 94th kiosk opened. By the end of the year we're supposed to be around 200. Meaning, that until people get face time with customers, they're still going to be a bit green. None of us have ever sold Dell before so we're all still learning. Plus, with the new models coming out right now, it's tough to keep things straight.

Actually we don't. They do have a program where they will take payments out of your check if you choose to do it that way, but no, we don't get a discount.

The main reason why we get coupon codes that aren't available anywhere else is that way, we don't spend 45 minutes talking to someone about a system, then have them say, "okay, thanks" and then have them go order from home. That happens enough as it is, even with the extra savings you can get at the kiosk. Every week, the kiosks will have the same or better prices than you'll find on the website. And since there are managers like myself, who do the leg work of getting coupon codes for the customers, there are folks who give a @#$% about the customers and their budgets. BTW, we don't work on commission either.

Well, the DDS in my name on here stands for Dell Direct Store. I manage one. The catch is you have actually have to talk to a human being. :dunno: Give it a shot. If they won't sell it to you with the $100 off coupon, pm me here and I'll take care of you. :)

Depends on what you mean by great deals. 2 weeks ago you could get up to 34% off the I600m, I6000 and I9300. That to me is a great deal. That's when I bought my 6000.

The next few weeks should be very good if you have a Dell Direct Store near you. If you would like to see if you do, follow this link: Dell Direct Store Locations. Right now, we're making ab big push for back-to-school and if you bring in a coupon code from a site like, ummmm, GottaDeal.com you can use it and stack it with the coupon codes we have at the kiosk. For instance, right now, there's a coupon code at the kiosk for $100 off orders over $1500. So, with the coupon code from GD and the kiosk deal, you can get a $2000+ laptop for dirt cheap.

Right now they're all kiosks. But it's still a lot better for most people to order from a person rather than a voice on a phone or a still webpage. The DDS stores should have the 15" and the 17" LCDs on display.

Actually, I manage one, but yes. Dell Direct Store. What major flat-panel are you looking for? The ultra-sharps?

Or you could just give my store a call and we can take your order for you. :)