Dell Inspiron 710m w/ 1.7GHz, 60GB, 512MB, DVD Burner, WiFi - $799 - Dell Home

[GottaDEAL]

<a href="http://www.gottadeal.com/Deal/15026" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.dell.com/images/global/configurator/chassis/inspn_710m_cfg.jpg" border="0"></a><br /><br />One Day Sale! As part of their "10 Days of Deals" Dell Home has this specially configured Dell Inspiron 710m w/ 1.7GHz, 60GB, 512MB, DVD Burner, WiFi for $799 after $725 coupon code <b>BKPPH6PRX?HKD5</b>. No rebates needed. Free shipping is also included. Limited quantities remaining.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gottadeal.com/Deal/15026" target="_blank">Dell Inspiron 710m w/ 1.7GHz, 60GB, 512MB, DVD Burner, WiFi - $799 - Dell Home</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.gottadeal.com/Coupon/751" target="_blank">All Current Dell Coupons</a> (Expires December 31, 2006)<br />

[mdcrim]

Is this a good deal? Or did they just jack the price up to make it seem okay? Any thoughts?

[mrn8]

It's a great deal. What do you want to use the laptop for?

[cthulhu]

Sweet. Very nice deal.

[jonottawa]

Now that Randy and Paula have spoken, I'll speak for Simon ...

 

It's an okay deal, for Dell. Which means that it's nothing to get excited about. If you really want a Dell, you're probably not going to do much better than this. For a Dell deal, the specs are surprisingly balanced. About the only thing you NEED to upgrade is the battery.

 

But they definitely jacked up the pre-sale price and a comparable system could be had for a couple hundred less elsewhere, albeit without the Dell name.

[RossMAN]

Is this a good deal? Or did they just jack the price up to make it seem okay? Any thoughts?

This is a great deal and I love that it's fairly loaded and not barebones like most under $800 laptops. I bought a Dell Inspiron 700m almost a year ago and use it at least once a day.

[mrn8]

About the only thing you NEED to upgrade is the battery.

 

But they definitely jacked up the pre-sale price and a comparable system could be had for a couple hundred less elsewhere, albeit without the Dell name.

I'm really not sure you could do the same specs for a couple of hundred less with a different brand. Maybe $50-$100 less, but you'd have to send in a rebate.

 

I do wish that they offered Windows XP MCE with this one. Not sure why they aren't.