RossMAN Posted May 21, 2006 Posted May 21, 2006 http://img.dell.com/images/global/configurator/chassis/inspn_b120_cfg.jpg http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=19&kc=07789&oc=D80506F&x=6&y=7 Intel® Celeron® M 360 (1.40 GHz/1MB Cache/400MHz FSB)Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition14.1 inch WXGA LCD Panel512MB Shared, 2 DIMM40GB 5400rpm Hard Drive24X CD Burner/DVD Combo DriveDell 1370 Internal Wireless (802.11b/g, 54Mbps)4-Cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (29WHr)1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
kmbrly Posted May 22, 2006 Posted May 22, 2006 So this is good "as-is"? (meaning I wouldn't need to upgrade this and upgrade that?) A computer (laptop or desktop) for me is used strictly for "fun". Chat, IM's, GottaDeal, online banking, paying bills online, etc. Not much of a game person, but I do want to be able to watch DVD's. I found a couple others that have tempted me, but one was a Gateway, and I'm not too crazy about having a Gateway, and the other was a Cisnet, but I've never heard of this brand. Hmmmm..... this is very tempting.
RossMAN Posted May 22, 2006 Author Posted May 22, 2006 Kim, Good: No rebates!!! 512MB RAM - you won't have to upgrade RAM which is nice. Combo CD-RW/DVD you can burn CD's or watch DVD movies WiFi included Bad: Battery life is poor maybe 1.5 hours Verdict: BUY IT! If you have a CitiBank or American Express credit card use that to pay for this laptop.
kmbrly Posted May 22, 2006 Posted May 22, 2006 Is there an expiration date on this offer? (like in the next 48 hours?) I think this is the one I'm going to go with. Will probably order it tomorrow evening Thanks RossMAN, you're the bestest deal finder.
RossMAN Posted May 22, 2006 Author Posted May 22, 2006 This should expire very soon, it may be gone by tomorrow night. Then you'll have to pay closer to $600. Any reason you can't order tonight?
sunshiine Posted May 22, 2006 Posted May 22, 2006 wow, this is a really good deal. i wish it was later on, so i could budget for it. but i'll keep checking! thanks
kmbrly Posted May 22, 2006 Posted May 22, 2006 This should expire very soon, it may be gone by tomorrow night. Then you'll have to pay closer to $600. Any reason you can't order tonight? Only that I'm a procrastinator. hehehe Actually I could go ahead and order it tonight. My sister is repaying $$ that I had loaned her to buy a desktop a while back, so I was just going to use that to buy the laptop. It's almost like getting it for free, because I never really thought she'd pay me back.
RossMAN Posted May 23, 2006 Author Posted May 23, 2006 If you can afford another $121, here is a 10x better deal: Dell XPS M140 for $588 Comparison of XPS M140 vs Inspiron B120, better components are in bold:Pentium-M 1.73GHz vs Celeron 1.40GHzWindows MCE 2005 vs XP Home60GB Hard Drive vs 40GBDVD Burner vs combo CD-RW/DVD-ROM9 cell battery (6.5 hours) vs 4 cell (1.5 hours)XPS support vs Inspiron supportAll those upgrades for only $121 more is a very sweet deal. The 9 cell battery itself costs a whopping $134.95.
kmbrly Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 If you can afford another $121, here is a 10x better deal: Dell XPS M140 for $588 Comparison of XPS M140 vs Inspiron B120, better components are in bold:Pentium-M 1.73GHz vs Celeron 1.40GHzWindows MCE 2005 vs XP Home60GB Hard Drive vs 40GBDVD Burner vs combo CD-RW/DVD-ROM9 cell battery (6.5 hours) vs 4 cell (1.5 hours)XPS support vs Inspiron supportAll those upgrades for only $121 more is a very sweet deal. The 9 cell battery itself costs a whopping $134.95.You have a PM. Just out of curiosity (and you know I'm so technology challanged), what's Windows MCE 2005??
RossMAN Posted May 24, 2006 Author Posted May 24, 2006 You have a PM. Just out of curiosity (and you know I'm so technology challanged), what's Windows MCE 2005??Basically Windows XP Home with some extra multimedia features. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/evaluation/features.mspx
kmbrly Posted May 30, 2006 Posted May 30, 2006 This has seemed like the sloooooowest 3-5 day shipping!! Shipped on 5/25 from Patrick, NV (origin scan at 12:52pm) Departure scan from San Pablo, CA on 5/26 at 2:23am and then nothing... no updates since then. (I realize there's a weekend and a holiday that delays it a little bit too) Scheduled delivery is 6/2 *sigh* I'm such an impatient procrastinator
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