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

[Ronald Willis]

> What cheaper processor are you refering to?  The Celeron?  The P4/2.4 
> was a selectable no cost upgrade that I did not have to ask about.
> I did my homework on this before attempting to purchase it as I've 

Yes, the cheaper processor was the celeron for the advertised
price...clearly they do have different sales combos and the flexibility to
negotiate at will via a telephone consult.


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

> 
> 
> On 11 Mar 2003 at 15:46, Ronald Willis wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 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...
> 
> 
> Is this typical of Dell?  I have not dealt with their sales tactics 
> in the past.  
> 
> What cheaper processor are you refering to?  The Celeron?  The P4/2.4 
> was a selectable no cost upgrade that I did not have to ask about.
> I did my homework on this before attempting to purchase it as I've 
> had compatibility issues many times in the past, specially with a non 
> desktop hardware.  Of course that is what caused my delay in getting 
> the extra $110 discount opposed to the $50 they are offering now.  
> The rebate does not specify a service agreement.  I did notice though 
> that it is much cheaper to get the server addon's from the Dell 
> peripherals section AFTER ordering the server then bundled with the 
> server.  A good example is an extra 512 memory, it is only $168 after 
> the fact but $199 when listed in the "build server options".  Of 
> course you could shop at pricewatch and get it for much cheaper then 
> both but YMMV depending on the vendor.  
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