Arent laptops much cheaper these days?

Mevater

Fri, May 02 2014, 6:15 pm

I want a 15" laptop with Windows 7, with 8gb and 3 year extended warranty. I know the 8gb adds to the price as does the extended warranty, but I didnt think it would come to this much.

This is a quote I got today:

Item Number Quantity Item Description

210-ABZI
1 Inspiron 3542
370-AAUR
1 8GB Single Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (8GBx1)
583-BCCZ
1 English Keyboard
490-BBJM
1 Intel HD Graphics 4400
340-AIRT
1 Dell(TM) Wireless 1705/1704 Driver
400-AAZU
1 1TB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
536-BBBD
1 Windows 7 Professional, English, 64bit (includes Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit License and Media)
429-AAJV
1 Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD)
555-BBCB
1 Dell Wireless-N 1705 @ 2.4GHz + Bluetooth 4.0
450-ABLO
1 Power cord ( Philippines and Thailand )
340-AGIK
1 Safety/Environment and Regulatory Guide (English/French/Dutch)
990-7373
1 ProSupport: 7x24 Technical Support, 3 Year Extended
939-9843
1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Extended Year
939-9833
1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Initial Year
990-7343
1 ProSupport: 7x24 Technical Support, Initial Year
989-3449
1 Thank you choosing Dell ProSupport. For tech support, visit http://support.dell.com/ProSupport or call 1-866-516-3115
990-7163
1 ProSupport: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response 3 Year Extended
990-7133
1 ProSupport: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response Initial Year
630-AABU 1 Microsoft Office Home and Business 2013
338-BEEW 1 4th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4210U processor (3M Cache, up to 2.7 GHz)
461-AAAD 1 McAfee Live Safe 12 Month Subscription
391-BBOT 1 15.6 inch LED Backlit Display with Truelife and HD resolution (1366 x 768)
631-AAGZ 1 System Driver, 3542
331-2157 1 Information
340-AINR 1 Placemat
332-0550 1 Dell.com Order
332-1286 1 Non-Canada Orders only
451-BBBF 1 4-Cell (40WHr) Battery
340-AAPZ 1 Energy Star Label (on shipment box)
332-1530 1 Dell.com Order
320-BBHS 1 Non Touch LCD Back Cover (Black)
328-BBKM 1 Shipping Material
340-ABSE 1 Direct Ship Info
817-BBBP 1 None Required
469-2486 1 CFI Not Included
389-BCSQ 1 Intel Core Label I5
389-BEGL 1 Palmrest Label
658-BBUG 1 Additional Software
450-AADB 1 65W AC Adapter
620-AASU 1 Windows 8.1 DVD OS Recovery(English)
998-BCKW 1 Fixed Hardware Configuration
800-BBEX 1 BTO Standard shipment
* -DISCOUNT/COUPON APPL

Subtotal: $1,008.98
Shipping & Handling: $39.00
Tax: $93.02
Environmental Disposal Fee: $0.00

Total Price w/Discounts: $1,141.00

Does this price seem good for what Id get?

TIA

Mevater

Sat, May 03 2014, 11:29 pm

Thanks a mil for answering!

My laptop is going going gone.

I use it for internet, and occassionally Youtube...but I heavily use it... its on 24/6 and used all the time. I have a habit of going back and forth on 6 websites at a time...I need word...otherwise pretty basic use. I dont use it for games.

I dont think an Ipad would be right bec I dont take it places and I like the 15" screen.

On another thread someone mentioned that they bought at Microcenter.com and here are computers that are Windows 7 8gb for much less... of course these dont have the extended warranty or word included.

http://www.microcenter.com/sea.....635+9 0+594&Ntk=all

Any techies out there? Please.....

TIA

Mevater

Sat, May 03 2014, 11:32 pm

Kumphort wrote:

What are you going to be using it for? Most basic laptops are good enough to do word processing. Web browsing. Basic stuff should be much cheaper. How much is the 3 year warranty adding to the total? Do they really cover everything?

Thanks. The better 3 yr warranty where they cover software and in home repair when needed, is about $200. and if one thing breaks in 3 years, its well worth it.

I use it for internet, and occassionally Youtube...but I heavily use it... its on 24/6 and used all the time. I have a habit of going back and forth on 6 websites at a time...I need word...otherwise pretty basic use. I dont use it for games.

ESLevi

Sun, May 04 2014, 12:33 am

That seems really expensive. I bought a Lenovo a few months ago for under $600 and I'm very happy with the performance. It has 4GB of RAM, not 8, but for what you're doing with it you really don't need the extra memory - having lots of tabs open in a website doesn't stress the computer that much. If you'd be doing graphics, or video editing, or serious gaming, you would want the extra RAM, but it doesn't seem that crucial for your needs.

Even if you want the extra RAM, though, that price seems very excessive. Keep looking around, you can probably find a better deal.

Hashem_Yaazor

Mon, May 05 2014, 11:04 am

Windows 7 is MUCH harder to get a discount on as there are few left with it, but the demand is higher because Windows 8 is soooo different.

Intel 4th generation is amazing, but that is a bit more than previous generations' processors...

Microsoft Office Home and Business is not standard, that added a couple hundred to the price probably.

The year of virus protection adds to the price.

What software did you add?

When I go to dell.com and put in that model and build it up using Windows 7, Office Home and Business, extended warranty, virus protection, etc I'm getting well under $1000 still though -- http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspi.....SW12M

Mevater

Mon, May 05 2014, 12:05 pm

After speaking to computer-knowledgable relatives, they tell me to get a cheaper computer and replace it when it goes. They say I can add a cheap Word and they recommend buying this HP for $699 and I should add $99 for 3 years of Square trade: (Opinions please)

http://www.costco.com/HP-Pavilion-15t-Laptop-|-Intel-Core-i5-|-Windows-7-Professional.product.100112795.html

Processor & Memory:

4th generation Intel® Core™ i5-4200U Processor (1.6 GHz)
8GB DDR3 System Memory (1 Dimm)

Drives:

1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive
SuperMulti DVD Burner

Operating System:

Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)

Communications:

802.11b/g/n WLAN
Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone

Graphics & Video:

15.6-inch diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1366x768)
Intel HD Graphics

Any reason to go for the Dell?

TIA

ESLevi

Mon, May 05 2014, 1:39 pm

It's a good deal, nice price for really good specs with Windows 7, which is increasingly hard to find.

Costco will give you two years of customer support when you buy from them. I got a desktop there a few years ago. Didn't need the support, but it's nice to know it's there.

I also will second the recommendation for Open Office instead of Word. I edit and write professionally and I left Word behind a few years ago in favor of Open Office. It's worked perfectly for me and it's free.