dell inspiron 1525
as it happens, i didn't choose either of the Toshiba or HP. XD
a series of (unfortunate?) events led me to the Dell Inspiron 1525. it was first suggested to me by edvardian. (thanks again! ^^)
at that time, i was pretty bummed because after looking at the HP and Toshiba models, my mother informed me that those models were not available either at BestBuy or CostCo, since those stores were near their place and convenient to go to.
but the Inspiron was available at the BestBuy website for $499.00 with better specs! the Inspiron already has 2GB RAM / 160GB HDD, while both the Toshiba and HP each had 1GB RAM / 120GB HDD.
i was psyched, and immediately asked ina about it, but it wasn't available at the BestBuy store near them. i tried to convince ina to use her credit card on the BestBuy website, but she's currently netophobic due to the breakdown of my brother's laptop. i think Vista is my brother's problem, but my mom is convinced it's a virus from the net. (would you believe i am the least technologically-challenged member of my family? O.O they're pretty helpless over there.. i even had to call ina overseas and walk her through installing YM on her new desktop pc. O.O she was demanding to be reassured that it's okay to download from Yahoo, of all freakin' websites.)
in any case, to sum it up, my mother told me to wait instead for availability of the Inspiron in a store near them.
then it went out of stock at the BestBuy website. ;_;
then the price soared from US$499.00 to US$649.00 at the BestBuy website, while still being out of stock. ;__;
i really was losing all hope of getting it for a good price, since all these limited time offer discounts were quickly disappearing, and if you will look at the price at Dell.com, the model i wanted starts at $599.00, but it had a lesser HDD capacity of 120 GB only.
then two days ago, a feed from Engagdet showed up in my Gmail. it seemed mildly interesting so i clicked on it. then my eyes were riveted to the right hand side, and this was the sight that met my eyes..
i immediately called up ina and badgered her to get it and it's the freakin' Dell website so she's secure so USE HER CARD PLEASE and e-mailed her a detailed step-by-step walkthrough for the online purchase. XD
after much grumbling, she finally relented and ordered. we were on a pc-to-pc call on YM as she (still) needed to consult with few things here and there. i was pretty much trying to contain my excitement and silent most of the time, except to give her some pointers. i also really didn't want to say anything that might annoy her to the point that she might cancel the whole thing. XD
but anyway, eventually she forwarded the confirmation e-mail to me and here, my friends, is my Dell laptop ready to be built:
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Order Detail
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Item Description:
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Inspiron 1525 - Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T2390 (1.86GHz/533Mhz FSB/1MB
cache), Genuine Windows Vista® SP1 Home Basic Edition
Unit Price: $833.00
Quantity: 1
Total Price: $833.00
-- Inspiron 1525 --
-- Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T2390 (1.86GHz/533Mhz FSB/1MB cache)
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-- System Color --
-- Jet Black
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-- Memory --
-- 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
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-- LCD Panel --
-- High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch display (1680x1050)
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-- Video Card --
-- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
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-- Hard Drive --
-- Size: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
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-- Operating System --
-- Genuine Windows Vista® SP1 Home Basic Edition
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-- Network --
-- Integrated 10/100 Network Card
-----------------------
-- Modem --
-- Integrated Modem
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-- Combo or DVD+RW Drive --
-- CD / DVD Writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
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-- Sound Card --
-- High Definition Audio 2.0
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-- Wireless Networking Cards --
-- Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini-Card
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-- Camera --
-- No Webcam Option
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-- Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) --
-- Microsoft Works
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-- Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) --
-- McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days
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-- Battery Options --
-- 6 cell battery
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-- Warranty & Service --
-- 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
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-- Dial-Up Internet Access --
-- 6 Months FREE EarthLink Internet Access
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-- Processor Branding --
-- Intel Pentium® Dual-Core Processor
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-- Labels --
-- Windows Vista蒂 Basic
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-- Save $229 off this Dell Inspiron Notebook!
- $229.00
Subtotal: $604.00
IVA: $49.11
Shipping and Handling: $39.00
Import Fee: $8.00
Shipping Discount: -$39.00
Total: $661.11
from US$833.00 to US$661.11, shipping and tax included. *O* and to think that i recently saw an ad for this laptop here in the philippines for about PhP40,000.00, roughly at US$900.00. O_O
so there. i'm crossing my fingers and hoping there won't be any hitches, since this is really our first online purchase. XD
i can wait until a relative or friend can bring it here to the philippines, but now i'm at least reassured we got a good deal for it. ^^
again, really, thank you to everyone who gave input. i am less technologically-challenged because of you guys. XD
a series of (unfortunate?) events led me to the Dell Inspiron 1525. it was first suggested to me by edvardian. (thanks again! ^^)
at that time, i was pretty bummed because after looking at the HP and Toshiba models, my mother informed me that those models were not available either at BestBuy or CostCo, since those stores were near their place and convenient to go to.
but the Inspiron was available at the BestBuy website for $499.00 with better specs! the Inspiron already has 2GB RAM / 160GB HDD, while both the Toshiba and HP each had 1GB RAM / 120GB HDD.
i was psyched, and immediately asked ina about it, but it wasn't available at the BestBuy store near them. i tried to convince ina to use her credit card on the BestBuy website, but she's currently netophobic due to the breakdown of my brother's laptop. i think Vista is my brother's problem, but my mom is convinced it's a virus from the net. (would you believe i am the least technologically-challenged member of my family? O.O they're pretty helpless over there.. i even had to call ina overseas and walk her through installing YM on her new desktop pc. O.O she was demanding to be reassured that it's okay to download from Yahoo, of all freakin' websites.)
in any case, to sum it up, my mother told me to wait instead for availability of the Inspiron in a store near them.
then it went out of stock at the BestBuy website. ;_;
then the price soared from US$499.00 to US$649.00 at the BestBuy website, while still being out of stock. ;__;
i really was losing all hope of getting it for a good price, since all these limited time offer discounts were quickly disappearing, and if you will look at the price at Dell.com, the model i wanted starts at $599.00, but it had a lesser HDD capacity of 120 GB only.
then two days ago, a feed from Engagdet showed up in my Gmail. it seemed mildly interesting so i clicked on it. then my eyes were riveted to the right hand side, and this was the sight that met my eyes..
i immediately called up ina and badgered her to get it and it's the freakin' Dell website so she's secure so USE HER CARD PLEASE and e-mailed her a detailed step-by-step walkthrough for the online purchase. XD
after much grumbling, she finally relented and ordered. we were on a pc-to-pc call on YM as she (still) needed to consult with few things here and there. i was pretty much trying to contain my excitement and silent most of the time, except to give her some pointers. i also really didn't want to say anything that might annoy her to the point that she might cancel the whole thing. XD
but anyway, eventually she forwarded the confirmation e-mail to me and here, my friends, is my Dell laptop ready to be built:
----------------------------------------------------
Order Detail
----------------------------------------------------
Item Description:
----------------------------------------------------
Inspiron 1525 - Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T2390 (1.86GHz/533Mhz FSB/1MB
cache), Genuine Windows Vista® SP1 Home Basic Edition
Unit Price: $833.00
Quantity: 1
Total Price: $833.00
-- Inspiron 1525 --
-- Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T2390 (1.86GHz/533Mhz FSB/1MB cache)
-----------------------
-- System Color --
-- Jet Black
-----------------------
-- Memory --
-- 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
-----------------------
-- LCD Panel --
-- High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch display (1680x1050)
-----------------------
-- Video Card --
-- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
-----------------------
-- Hard Drive --
-- Size: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
-----------------------
-- Operating System --
-- Genuine Windows Vista® SP1 Home Basic Edition
-----------------------
-- Network --
-- Integrated 10/100 Network Card
-----------------------
-- Modem --
-- Integrated Modem
-----------------------
-- Combo or DVD+RW Drive --
-- CD / DVD Writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
-----------------------
-- Sound Card --
-- High Definition Audio 2.0
-----------------------
-- Wireless Networking Cards --
-- Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini-Card
-----------------------
-- Camera --
-- No Webcam Option
-----------------------
-- Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) --
-- Microsoft Works
-----------------------
-- Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) --
-- McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days
-----------------------
-- Battery Options --
-- 6 cell battery
-----------------------
-- Warranty & Service --
-- 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
-----------------------
-- Dial-Up Internet Access --
-- 6 Months FREE EarthLink Internet Access
-----------------------
-- Processor Branding --
-- Intel Pentium® Dual-Core Processor
-----------------------
-- Labels --
-- Windows Vista蒂 Basic
-----------------------
-- Save $229 off this Dell Inspiron Notebook!
- $229.00
Subtotal: $604.00
IVA: $49.11
Shipping and Handling: $39.00
Import Fee: $8.00
Shipping Discount: -$39.00
Total: $661.11
from US$833.00 to US$661.11, shipping and tax included. *O* and to think that i recently saw an ad for this laptop here in the philippines for about PhP40,000.00, roughly at US$900.00. O_O
so there. i'm crossing my fingers and hoping there won't be any hitches, since this is really our first online purchase. XD
i can wait until a relative or friend can bring it here to the philippines, but now i'm at least reassured we got a good deal for it. ^^
again, really, thank you to everyone who gave input. i am less technologically-challenged because of you guys. XD