When is the best time to buy a dell inspiron laptop /.?
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if you check on the site below,sumtimes theyll list wen dell has $750 off. plus many other good deals
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Depends what is the purpose of the laptop. If you need to travel a lot, make sure to get something light, with wifi. If you are not going to travel, get the cheapest one you can find through deals (usually dell) sites. Here is an example of an expired deal:\nhttp://www.slickdeals.net/#p7570
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1st Saturdays in Dallas, Texas at the West End. Computer festival. More like a flea market. Check and see if there is something like this in your neck of the woods. Hey, you may get a cool, stolen, government, Dell laptop. They will cut deals but what you get...well be warned. That is why it is wise to spend more money on a laptop. lol....
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Get Alienware.....awesome machines....as long as you don't mind spending a little bit more for it. If money is an issue and you want something cheaper, I recommend a Dell. Don't go with Compaq or HP if you can avoid it, they are just proprietary, production machines.
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dell has good deals for a little over 600$\n- try the inspirion range\nboth the inspirion E1505 & E1405 are priced 699\n-- just wait 4 few days, hopefully better deals on these two should be on dell site\nhttp://www.dell.com
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In my experience, we go to bestbuy every week until a sale and rebate apply to a good laptop simultaneously.  That way you get a new, fully warrantied pc for a "better" price.  I've only ever paid slightly (5-7 percent) more than the average ebay price, but save a lot of hassle.
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You may find that the best price you will get will be from a company that sell Clone Laptops(Clones are a laptop made by an unknown company in the Far East and are just name badged from the company you buy them from.) They can often be very high specs at a very cheap price if you go for one of these be sure to get an extended warranty because if anything major goes wrong with them outside the warranty period you are unlikely to be able to find spares for them.\nThe best advice I can give you is to look for a laptop from one of the major suppliers Toshiba, Dell, HP/Compaq, IBM/Lenovo Spares for these Manufacturers or generally available many years after the models are no longer produced\nand are very available on places like eBay \nIts the same story of everything you get what you pay for\nGood Luck
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What you are looking at is a high end laptop at a lower price. Suggest looking at Acer or Lenovo. (you havent provided the exact configs, else I would have suggested model numbers)\nIt would be worthwhile if you can logon to the Dell website, and work out a configuration yourself, and request a quote - they give very good discounts for online orders, and a comprehensive support plan.
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I would say if your looking for new stuff dell are excellent www.dell.co.uk or if your looking for second hand stuff ebay would be the best option.
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i have found that walmart computer geeks have some low price on laptop. dell my have the lowest but after you buy and warrenty and the shipping it's not that much of a deal.\n\nwalmart link\n\nhttp://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=4070&path=0%3A3944%3A3951%3A4070\n\ncomputer geeks link\nhttp://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=NBB
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Well, you might get good deals on Dell.  But I wouldn't recommend a Dell to you.  All my roomies have been having problems with their Dell laptops (maybe the Made in China stuff infuses cheap electronics and bad quality).  If you want a cheap system, go for a Dell, but their quality isn't up to mark.  Secondly, they have been having hardware problems lately, especially with laptop batteries.  There was a huge notebook recall.\n\nI would recommend HP (and Compaq) or Toshiba for good performance and decent prices.  Apple is awesome for looks and build quality and battery life.  But you won't find a lot of Windows application on the Mac OS.  You can get good reviews on CNETReviews or Notebook Review (if you want to buy a laptop).
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If you're looking for a new laptop, "off-lease" is not the way to go.  These computers were leased by companies or individuals and returned after the lease ran out.  Sometimes they are leased directly from a manufacturer and before they are resold, they're tested and refurbished to "like new" condition. But if they were leased by a company other than the manufacturer, there's really no way to know what condition they're in.  I've purchased two laptops from Dell.  Both were under $500.  One was used and refurbished, the other brand new.  Both are functioning just great. Here's a like to the Dell Outlet Store (refurbished): \n\nhttp://www.dell.com/content/segmenter.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dfo\n\nand their main site:\n\nhttp://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/odg/odg_special49?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs\n\nI have not checked the current prices or availability but just about every week I see newspaper ads for the Inspiron 1501 for $499.  In the Outlet Store you might be able to find an Inspiron B130, or 1300, or 2200 for less.\n\nplrr
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Look at the other options besides Dell. Compaq, HP and Sony all have superior laptops and great service. You are more likely to find what you want by looking at the better brands on the market.
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Dell's are a great value, they are rather pricier than the competition. HP is a good performer, it is quite solid, the lid hinge is a prblem because after 20 rotations, the screen becomes all wobbly. E machines, are complete bargain notebooks, the new N10 bundle avalible at Wal-Mart is a solid performer. It is a quite basic notebook, but i have one and it runs well, although the proprietary sempron processor is kind of lousy, i would replace it with a Core Xeon which is Intel. Emachines didn't really do well prior to the n10 especially the M2105 which my brother has, the battery runs down and wears out quickly, hinge is too. wobbly. You are better of with a Dell if you have enough money, they start at around $543, the toshibas start at $739 and the e machines n10 is the only E machines notebook available and it is a great value, consisting of LoJack Laptop Trace, a flash drive, a Targus notebook backpack for only $548.95 at Wal-Mart. It is nice
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honestly you can pick up any mid-range Pentium III laptop with a decent sized hard drive (at least 20gb) and ram (256 - 512mb) and you should be fine running office.\n\nObviously, I'd buy as nice of a computer as I could afford.\n\nI buy computers on ebay all the time.  I'd do a search for dell, limit it to laptops, then to your area (if you're in the U.S. pick U.S.) then put your limit at say '500' and click search\n\nthat'll give you an idea..\n\nyou can also limit auctions to ending in 24 hours - and tell ebay to sort highest to lowest.  that'll skip a lot of stuff like ac adapters and primarily list just the computers for sale.
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I just purchased a Dell Inspiron 9300, not the cream of the crop, but a higher end selection. If I could offer any advice, I would suggest an Apple. Even with a brand new operating system, I constantly have programs freezing up. You should look into Apple - I hear they are wonderful.
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Hundreds of people buy refurbished laptops every week.  I can't tell whether you made a wise purchase without knowing what u bought and for how much, and what it included.  However, it is safe to say that if you dealt with a reputable company, such as one of the mainstream manufacturers or one of the major refurb sellers, you are probably all right.  I bought one direct from Dell by auction about a year and a half ago, and I was pleased with the deal I got.  My only gripe is that the battery needed replacing after about 9 mos.  \nThe most important thing is to understand what you are getting and what you are not getting.  Read all the info available, and plan on buying software to load if necessary, etc.