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Dell PC - taking the biscuit?

  • 26-06-2004 12:44pm
    #1
    DMT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,669 ✭✭✭


    Dell Dimension 2400, supposedly €749 at:
    http://www.dell.ie/tv/

    but when you go to buy it without adding any options, the price suddenly inflates to €831.27 or €890.56 including delivery.

    What the hell is going on?


Comments

  • #2
    Pacifico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭Pacifico


    Yeah get rid of:

    " PROMO:Upg to 3Y NBD (Next Business Day On-site) including Online Training"

    Replace it with:

    "1Y CAR (Collect and Return) [subtract €141.57]"

    €750 :)


  • #3
    subway_ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,122 ✭✭✭subway_ie


    The Dell offer prices only give you a 1 year standard warranty - when you click the link, they try to get you to buy a 3 year warranty. Simply click the 1 year -warranty option and they subtract about €141.57 from the "new" price. So it is actually the advertised price, but they just try to sell you extras.

    [EDIT] axel bet me to it [/edit]


  • #4
    DMT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,669 ✭✭✭DMT


    A cloud has been lifted...
    Thanks


  • #5
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Theres no AGP so 3D will be dire for gaming.


  • #6
    blobert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,510 ✭✭✭blobert


    It took me ages to work out that thing with the warranty, I'd imagine it puts a lot of people off.


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  • #7
    Pacifico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭Pacifico


    Originally posted by RicardoSmith
    Theres no AGP so 3D will be dire for gaming.

    True. Still its a great price/pc for non-gamers


  • #8
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Originally posted by Axel
    True. Still its a great price/pc for non-gamers

    Theres a bunch of them in the client offices where I'm working at the moment. All being used as test servers.


  • #9
    Spunog UIE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭Spunog UIE


    great price for that.... waste of money imo.


  • #10
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Originally posted by Gideon
    great price for that.... waste of money imo.

    Why?


  • #11
    duridian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,541 ✭✭✭duridian


    It took me ages to work out that thing with the warranty, I'd imagine it puts a lot of people off.
    The mere mention of the word Dell is enough to put me off. :eek:
    great price for that.... waste of money imo.
    Absolutely!


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  • #12
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Its not that bad a price considering you get a TFT monitor and Windows XP licence. We have the same TFT's in work - you won't be playing games on them but then you won't be playing games on those PCs anyway.


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