[luau] Re: Dell Server for $466 before $100 mail in rebate

[Ronald Willis]

I ordered one for a client of mine. It is important to mention that the
Dell folks are a bit rigid about their sales ads. 

But of course buyer beware...make sure you are getting a real value for
your under $500 server;

Ask about the processor...celeron or pent.

Ask about the motherboard buss speed, will you truely experience 533 mhz
with the cheaper microprocessor?

And of course make sure the rebates are not based on your agreement to
purchase the 3 year extended service plan...

It all adds up. But after all of the bitchin and demanding a call from
someone who spoke "specs" instead of "lets make a deal dude," we went
ahead and purchased it. Yes we got a deal, well, almost. It is due to
arrive after an 8 day build up at the factory....hmmm wonder what that
means? 

It will arrive next week.

Ron 

Oh forgot to mention, my client who made all of the final decisons, is
paying just a bit over $500. No cdrw, no OS, extra ram, pent 4
processor...and dont for get shipping!

On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 yuser at hi.net wrote:

> Damn...
> 
> I had everything in my shopping cart for this and decided to wait 
> until morning so I could research the Linux compatibility a little 
> more.  In the morning the $110 discount was down to $80.  Figuring I 
> better get the ball rolling I completed everything up to and 
> including my credit card information for a total of $315 with tax 
> after rebate (free shipping where I am).  Opera 6.05 crapped out on a 
> Java popup after I clicked the final "Click here to confirm your 
> order".  I fired up IE and wham..  The price had jumped up again 
> another $30. I tried to get the URL from Opera and cut-n-paste into 
> IE but I could not access my old cart.  I called two different people 
> at Dell and tried to plea my case for the $110 and the $80 but it 
> fell on deaf ears.  Both basically stated that they would take a loss 
> at that price and they could not reproduce that deal, and then 
> proceded to try to get my to by extra ram, a service deal, 3 more 
> drives, etc.. and they could work with me.  Yeah, right.
> 
> Maybe someone was trying to tell me I really did not need it after 
> all.  Even at $345 it is still an outstanding deal but not really 
> something I need right now.  I was just going to buy it because it 
> was an even better deal before that.
> 
> 
> Dude, I almost had a Dell..
> 
> 
> On 10 Mar 2003 at 10:04, Michael_Bishop/FARRINCS/HIDOE at notes.k12.h wrote:
> 
> > Got this info from someone in the DOE. No OS, configurable.
> > 
> > Found this one at http://bensbargains.net/ for anyone looking for a system.
> > No OS, take the 1 year warranty.  Should be $366.64 shipped to Hawaii.
> > Might consider if for a workstation too.
> > 
> > 
> > http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=pe600sc
> > 
> > Choose Servers >PowerEdge SC >Customize $289 System: Free upgrade to
> > Pentium-4 2.4GHz, 1-Yr Cheap Warranty, Gray Keyboard/Mouse. Your total is
> > then $499 - auto $110 off - 5% off coupon 8D2755970FD4 - $100 rebate [Exp
> > 3/12] = $270 with free shipping.
> > 
> > 
> > Pentium-4 2.4GHz, 128MB DDR, 40GB 7200RPM Drive, 48x CDROM
> > 
> > Integrated 10/100 NIC, Keyboard, Mouse, 1-yr Warranty, No OS
> > 
> > 
> > 
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