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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 09:18 AM
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the samething is happening to me too.

i originally configured the 700m and it worked, then i went and configured the 6000 instead and it isnt working anymore, im so pissed, so now i dont have any laptop....

damn it....
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 09:19 AM
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damn it..i woke up extra early for nothing
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 09:19 AM
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My coworker tried a little while ago... coupon expired!

It's confirmed, Dell just told Fat Wallet:

"The 10,000 units were sold in 45 Minutes"

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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 09:20 AM
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oh well, i didnt REALLY need a laptop, i just wanted one....guess that is money in my pocket now..... haha!!!
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 09:22 AM
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True, but we'll never get back the sleep they stole from us... lol

Originally Posted by RyeCL
oh well, i didnt REALLY need a laptop, i just wanted one....guess that is money in my pocket now..... haha!!!
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 09:25 AM
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CRAP! I wanted a new laptop. Not that my existing one isn't uh... 4 months old.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 09:27 AM
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This is what I got



1 221-7304 Inspiron 9300,Pentium M 730 (1.60GHz/533MHz FSB)
1 320-4256 17 inch True Life Wide Screen UXGA for Inspiron 9300
1 311-3732 1GB, DDR2, 533MHz 2 Dimm, for Inspiron 9300
1 320-4185 256MB NVIDIA 6800,for Inspiron
1 341-1806 60GB Ultra ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive for Inspiron 9300
1 420-4766 Microsoft Windows XP Home Service Pack 2, English, for Inspiron
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
1 412-0689 Image Restore
1 420-4928 Windows Media Player 10
1 412-0706 Dell Media Experience,v2.1, for Inspiron
1 420-4830 DELL SUPPORT 3.0,INSP
1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
1 430-1048 Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, for Inspiron
1 313-3082 8X DVD+/-RW Drive for Inspiron9300
1 420-5111 CyberLink PowerDVD v5.3.1012, Decoding Sofware for DVD Drives, for Inspiron Systems
1 430-0996 Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g,54Mbps) for Inspiron 9200
1 412-0755 NO SECURITY SUBSCRIPTION, MCAFEE
1 412-0741 Music Match 9.0 Basic 7 day OnDemand
1 312-0285 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery,for Inspiron 9200
1 412-0585 AOL DHS
1 412-0625 Dell/My Way Home Page
1 420-3224 Broadband Icon for Inspiron
1 412-0687 NETZERO ISP
1 412-0744 Paint Shop Photo Album 5.1 Standard
1 412-0714 WordPerfect Productivity Pack 12, English, for Inspiron
1 950-7830 Type 3- Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 412-0360 Soft Contracts - Banctec
1 960-2780 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 430-1188 Int Dell Wirless 350 Bluetoothfor Inspiron 9300
1 420-5139 Quickbooks 2005 Special SimpleStart Edition



Total Order Amount: $1,824.78
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 09:32 AM
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well i'm at work, so ive been up since 730am anyways....but yeah i am still mad i didnt get one.....it was gonna be a new TOY for me....
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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I went ahead and ordered the 700m. If I like it, I might offer my 600m from the last sale Dell had. I want to compare the two first, then I will sale one of them.


It actually took 42 min and 13 sec. I just got the email.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 04:17 PM
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I was getting ERROR about 8 Times, than finally it went through, I heard I wasnt alone, many people were getting errors
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Raheel
I was getting ERROR about 8 Times, than finally it went through, I heard I wasnt alone, many people were getting errors
they do, seems that their platform is not supporting all the concurrent users.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by zamo
they do, seems that their platform is not supporting all the concurrent users.

I think this relates to your post....at 8:03am Our servers were hosting approx 100k customers, that does not count our 55k employees worldwide that might have been on.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by JWhite1301
I think this relates to your post....at 8:03am Our servers were hosting approx 100k customers, that does not count our 55k employees worldwide that might have been on.
tell your co-workers to get the fvck off next time!
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 04:44 PM
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got my 600m....its nuts how fast that coupon code got used up....
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by GTKrockeTT
tell your co-workers to get the fvck off next time!


You kidding. The employees probably bought half of the 10k. We get the 750 off plus our epp discount.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by JWhite1301
You kidding. The employees probably bought half of the 10k. We get the 750 off plus our epp discount.
Probably the best day of the year for Dell in terms of employees getting to work on time

No wonder they went so fast.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 05:46 PM
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I got the error screen 2 or 3 times (went back and forth)........but in the end I managed to pick up a loaded 6000.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 05:56 PM
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That's crazy that the 10,000 limit was reached in 45 minutes.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Raheel
This is what I got



1 221-7304 Inspiron 9300,Pentium M 730 (1.60GHz/533MHz FSB)
1 320-4256 17 inch True Life Wide Screen UXGA for Inspiron 9300
1 311-3732 1GB, DDR2, 533MHz 2 Dimm, for Inspiron 9300
1 320-4185 256MB NVIDIA 6800,for Inspiron
1 341-1806 60GB Ultra ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive for Inspiron 9300
1 420-4766 Microsoft Windows XP Home Service Pack 2, English, for Inspiron
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
1 412-0689 Image Restore
1 420-4928 Windows Media Player 10
1 412-0706 Dell Media Experience,v2.1, for Inspiron
1 420-4830 DELL SUPPORT 3.0,INSP
1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
1 430-1048 Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, for Inspiron
1 313-3082 8X DVD+/-RW Drive for Inspiron9300
1 420-5111 CyberLink PowerDVD v5.3.1012, Decoding Sofware for DVD Drives, for Inspiron Systems
1 430-0996 Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g,54Mbps) for Inspiron 9200
1 412-0755 NO SECURITY SUBSCRIPTION, MCAFEE
1 412-0741 Music Match 9.0 Basic 7 day OnDemand
1 312-0285 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery,for Inspiron 9200
1 412-0585 AOL DHS
1 412-0625 Dell/My Way Home Page
1 420-3224 Broadband Icon for Inspiron
1 412-0687 NETZERO ISP
1 412-0744 Paint Shop Photo Album 5.1 Standard
1 412-0714 WordPerfect Productivity Pack 12, English, for Inspiron
1 950-7830 Type 3- Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 412-0360 Soft Contracts - Banctec
1 960-2780 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 430-1188 Int Dell Wirless 350 Bluetoothfor Inspiron 9300
1 420-5139 Quickbooks 2005 Special SimpleStart Edition



Total Order Amount: $1,824.78

holy crap nice computer that 1 gig ram and a 256mb of video memory nice.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 07:15 PM
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damn, can't believe i missed out on this.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 07:31 PM
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for anyone that missed out dell will probably have the same deal again. they had the same deal last oct or nov and it went just as quick.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JWhite1301
You kidding. The employees probably bought half of the 10k. We get the 750 off plus our epp discount.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by caball88
for anyone that missed out dell will probably have the same deal again. they had the same deal last oct or nov and it went just as quick.
nah the last one went on much longer.. i remember buying my 600m sometime in the afternoon
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
nah the last one went on much longer.. i remember buying my 600m sometime in the afternoon

You are correct. Last time we sold almost 80k
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JWhite1301
You kidding. The employees probably bought half of the 10k. We get the 750 off plus our epp discount.
employees should be excluded
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by zamo
employees should be excluded
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by zamo
employees should be excluded
Ironic part is that I can buy 5 systems per qtr on my coupon as long as I order at the same time. I offered to my family and no one took me up on it.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 07:55 PM
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This is what I got!


Order Details
Inspiron 600m,Intel Pentium M Processor 765(1.5GHz,400MHz), 14.1-in SXGA+,w/ 64MB Video
512MB,DDR,266MHz 1 Dimm, Inspiron 4200
Dell 942 Printer Driver
60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive for Inspiron 600m
Image Restore
Microsoft Windows XP Home Service Pack 2, English, for Inspiron
Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
Windows Media Player 10
H and R Block Tax Software
DELL SUPPORT 3.0,INSP
Internal 56K Modem and Integrated Network Card
Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, for Inspiron
24X Combo DVD/CD-RW for Inspiron 600m
CyberLink PowerDVD v5.3.1012, Decoding Sofware for DVD Drives, for Inspiron Systems
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 (802.11b/g) Internal Wireless
NO SECURITY SUBSCRIPTION, MCAFEE
Music Match 9.0 Basic 7 day OnDemand
53 Watt-hour Primary Battery for Inspiron 600m
AOL DHS
Dell/My Way Home Page
Broadband Icon for Inspiron
NETZERO ISP
Paint Shop Photo Album 5.1 Standard
WordPerfect Productivity Pack 12, English, for Inspiron
No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 Year Limited Warranty
Type 12- Mail-In Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
Soft Contracts - DHS Home Sales
Technical Support, Initial Year
Dell,True Mobile 300,Internal Personal Wireless Card, Inspiron
Quickbooks 2005 Special SimpleStart Edition
Dell Media Experience 3.0 Basic


Sub-Total $791.00
Shipping $0.00
Tax $65.29
Total Price $856.29

I also got

Order Details
Dell All In One Inkjet 942
No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
Type 11 Contract-Printer Advance Exchange 1Yr Limited Warranty.
Technical Support, Initial Year
Sub-Total $69.00
Shipping $0.00
Tax $5.70
Total Price $74.70


Grand Total for laptop and printer was $930.99
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by JWhite1301
Ironic part is that I can buy 5 systems per qtr on my coupon as long as I order at the same time. I offered to my family and no one took me up on it.
should have asked me lol
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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^^


aren't we your family also? extended and dysfunctional, but family nonetheless.
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 10:57 AM
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Mine:

I700M,725,1.6GHZ,2MB,12.1 WXGA

512MB,DDR,333MHZ,2 DIMM,700M

60GB ULTRA ATA HARD DRIVE

WINDOWS XP HOME,SP2,ENG,INSP

24X COMBO - DVD/CD-RW,700M

INTEL PRO/WRLS 2200,802.11B/G,700M

65 WHR,8-CELL,LION,PRIM BATT

1YR LIMITED WARRANTY

I bought it without the $750 off ($500 off coupon instead), so it was $1050 total with a photo printer.
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 01:02 PM
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^^^Good deal.
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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 09:29 PM
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Got mine yesterday. Put XP Pro on it right away. The touchpad worked without reinstalling drivers, but I did need to put the graphics drivers, SD card driver, and networking drivers on.

Very cool little computer. I took a pic with a cd on it so you can see how small it is. Its pretty light. It runs fast and seems like a very well built machine. My only gripe so far is that the right/left 'mouse' buttons under the touchpad feel kind of cheap, they have a little play in them.


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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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Got my Inspiron 6000 today but the donkeys packed it with the wrong battery charger. Then I had to talk to some outsouced tech that I could barely understand. Oh well I hope the charger will get to me in the next 2 days.
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