Have any of you guys been following desktop prices lately ? I bought a Dimension 3000 back in January with all the goodies and a 19 lcd for $1140 and it came with a $50 mail in rebate. I priced the same computer with the exact features down to the 3.00 processor yesterday and now the price is $1434. So what is up with the 30% jump in price ?
you'd have to take into account coupons codes that you can use. the system you punched in probably wasn't taking into account any of the current promotions. one that i just used knocked off something like 500-600 off a 1400+ system.
I did it online and even added to my shopping cart and it knocked off $150 and $80. Here it is cut and pasted from my cart. The total is still $344 more than what I paid for the same exact system back in January. Dimension 3000 System Details $1,306.00 Move Item to My Wish List Remove Item See Great Add-Ons Dimension 3000 Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor w/ HT Technology (3GHz, 800 FSB), Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition Forget Something? Update Total $1,456.00 Dell Home Customers: Save $150 instantly off this Dell Dimension 3000! - $150.00 Limited Time Offer! View Details -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Discounts and Coupons FREE GROUND SHIPPING! $19 Handling Fee Applies. Limited Time Offer! View Details -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coupon Entry Enter coupon number Apply Coupon Note: Coupon savings are only applied to items you have added to your cart. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub-total $1,306.00 Shipping & Handling $99.00 Estimate Shipping & Handling and Tax Shipping & Handling Discount -$80.00 Tax $109.36 Total Price $1,434.36
http://www.gotapex.com/deals.php Try this site for deals on Dell. Although they put up a note today that Dell says they are going to stop putting out the coupons at least for the Home side.
At that price, you are better off with the Dimension 5100 deal that includes the 19" 193FP monitor for around $800. That deal expires today, so let me know if you need help locating it.
gotapex.com Expires Early AM! DellHome - Dimension 5100 with 3.2Ghz Pentium 4 540 HT Processor, 256MB DDR2 SDRAM, 80GB S-ATA HD, CD-RW/DVD Combo, for $655.20 with FREE 19" LCD Monitor! (Posted by: Apex) Great deal on the new Dimension 5100 desktop computer thanks to a 30% off coupon and FREE 19" LCD monitor! For just $649.35 with no rebate to send in, you get a 3.0Ghz Intel Pentium 4 Processor 630 HT, 128MB ATI Radeon X300 SE HyperMemory PCIe x16 video card, 512MB of DDR2 SDRAM, 80GB S-ATA HD, 48x CD-RW/DVD combo drive, 56k PCI modem, 7.1 channel Dolby Digital sound, Windows XP Media Center 2005 Edition, and a 90 day warranty! Expires Early AM! DellHome - Dimension 9100 with 3.0Ghz P4 630 HT, 512MB DDR2 SDRAM, 80GB S-ATA, 16x DVD-Rom, 48x CD-RW, Win XP Media Edition 2005 for $999 with FREE 20" LCD! (Posted by: Apex) Though set to expire 9/14/05, Dell Home has their high end Dimension 9100 with FREE Dell UltraSharp 2001FP 20.1" LCD monitor for $999, with no rebates to send in, which should last until sometime early in the morning on 9/15/05! It comes with a 3.0Ghz Pentium 4 630 HT processor, 512MB of DDR2 SDRAM at 533Mhz, 80GB S-ATA HD, 16x DVD-ROM, 48x CD-RW, 128MB ATI Radeon X300 SE PCIe x16 Video Card, 7.1 channel audio, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, and a 90 day warranty (upgrading to 1 year costs just $29). DELL DIMENSION 9100 DEAL
I visit techbargains.com and I noticed that dell no longer has any Outrageous deals. First time in a while thats happened.
I already bought a computer back in Jan and paid $1090, I was just wondering why the price jumped so much for the same EXACT computer that is 9 months old. That 5100 deal has a slower bus speed, and a 90 day warranty is a joke. Mine came with a 4 year warranty at home.
I used the link that you guys provided for the 5100 and this is what the total is. The only thing is the coupon had expired. So it looks like it would had been about $950 with it. Dimension 5100 System Details $1,159.00 Move Item to My Wish List Remove Item See Great Add-Ons Dimension 5100 Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 630 w/HT Technology (3.0GHz,800FSB), Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition Forget Something? Update Total $1,159.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Discounts and Coupons FREE GROUND SHIPPING! $24 Handling Fee Applies. Limited Time Offer! View Details -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coupon Entry Sign in to retrieve coupons from your account OR Enter coupon number Apply Coupon Note: Coupon savings are only applied to items you have added to your cart. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub-total $1,159.00 Shipping & Handling $99.00 Estimate Shipping & Handling and Tax Shipping & Handling Discount -$75.00 Tax $97.62 Total Price $1,280.62 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I got 2 of these for a trader last night and the total was around $1812. It is a good PC config for trading.