Dell Vostro 1500 laptop. Core2duo 1.8Ghz, 2gig, 160Gb, 256meg graphics, dvdrw £527 delivered

Crossy

Can i cancel the order and reorder again?

Yes. Id ring them up again and order the vostro 1000 (N0810003) with what you want and ask to change to home premium, which if they let you will come to £387 for what you want. Essesntially from what i can see the vostro is just a black version of the 1501 :thinking:

The processor upgrade depends what your going to use the laptop for. If its just normal use e.g. surfung the net, writing word docs then you just dont need that powerful processor.

Same goes for the graphics card, if your not going to be gaming then downgrade it to the 8400 GS. This will aslo allow you to get more time out of your battery.

The thing about your processor is that it has 4mb level 2 cache, now, I don't know all of the details but the 1,8 version only has 2mb, that is a HUGE increase and i think its worth paying £60 if you play games of course, which im sure you do. I went for 2ghz by the way.

woodyrocks

Grrr., I have just had a torturous conversation with a dell assistant in … Grrr., I have just had a torturous conversation with a dell assistant in India presumably. She said I couldn't downgrade the graphics card to the one you mentioned Manzi. She offered me GS not GT so I said no, just leave it as it it. I then tried the XP trick you mentioned and she told me that it is not compatible with Vostro. I told her that was incorrect because my imaginary o/h phoned yesterday and placed an order for his vostro with XP OS :pI have just got off the phone to her after she said she was off to have a word with her line manager or something to that effect and would call me back. Not really bothered if she doesn't call back as I would rather make some cashback through quidco but it would be nice to not have vista to deal with once my laptop is here.p.s thanks for helping me make up my mind guys!Read lessRead more

Yh people in the US have got the vostro 1500 with XP. No idea about the graphics card though, i thought Dell never offered 8600 GS only 8400 GS and 8600 GT?

woodyrocks

Hillfly I am sure the vostro comes with 2048GB memory anyway.

Yes that 2048 memory wasn't touted as part of the deal.
Basically she chucked in bluetooth and a free dell remote as well as discounting the warranty.

The online price for the same spec would be:£873.02
Less 5 % cashback = £829.37
which equals £124.37 discount.

However I know the warranty prices are hideously over inflated so to say this is a discount isn't strictly true.

If i bought the same machine with 1 years basic warranty online is quoting: £697.95
Less 5 % cashback = £663.05
which means I am paying £41.95 for the 3 year next business day warranty. Even by Dell standards this seems pretty good (even assuming i only actually get 2 years extra cover that's £21/year).

The lady i spoke to didn't muck about on the phone- she offered me this deal pretty quickly as she said it was the end of her shift. She was very polite and didn't give me the lies that some dell staff had tried early on. I asked if she would do similar deals for my 'friends':friends:(love that smiley) . She said that if they took a decent warranty then she could certainly consider more deals. If anyone wants her contact details then please PM me and I'll gladly pass them on.

My estimeted delivery date is 7th September.

Sandman`

Thanks applesink, I phoned them using the number off saynoto0870 and a … Thanks applesink, I phoned them using the number off saynoto0870 and a technical support guy was very thorough. He made me dislodge the keyboard, lcd cable and battery etc whilst on the phone but it made no difference, so their sending an engineer out tomorrow between 9-5 to fix it in my home!Quality service, I only paid for the 1 year warranty too.Read lessRead more

Glad to hear it. My colleague wasted hours trying to fix his machine himself thru online forum discussions etc until I reminded him of the purpose of his warranty! The Dell next day at home service is brill, and it's international. About to order new laptop/s and seriously considering the 4-yr NBD warranty as it's been offered at less than £100. £25 a year seems a worthwhile payout for that, especially as the machine starts to age.

You can get the Vostro drivers for XP from the dell US website as they offer Vostro with Xp pre installed.

support.dell.com/sup…=en

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=1][SIZE=2]Please be advised that there currently is an extended delivery time of approximately 4 weeks on Vostro 1500. We apologise for the inconvenience. For faster delivery, we have a range of great offers running on Vostro 1000 systems right now, which may also meet your requirements.[/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT]

I think this is an excellent deal, especially that graphics card!

Sandman`

I think this is an excellent deal, especially that graphics card!

Yes, I think the price drop and added value of the graphics is to some extent to try and win advance orders as there is a delivery delay and this must hurt Dell.

ok so this is the perfect laptop i want,but do u think theres any chance of me squeezing a bit more out of dell i just spoke to one of there sales guys
and he said he could put vista premium on it for free!
has any one else managed to get a better deal?

What is the difference with this being a business laptop!!

Cheers for clearing that up Guv. Are these vostros the replacement for the inspiron? and if so are the Good?

This looks an exceptional package. I've already bought something else (a Currys recon) but thinking of cancelling to get one of these (4 weeks delivery is a bit of a bind though). Thanks MikeT.

I really only want a fairly basic laptop for my own use, (such as the Vostro 1000's or 1400's) but with a better graphics card for my son's occasional gaming use. However if I take a 1400 and upgrade the graphics, it is as expensive as this 1500, but without the T7100 processor, the 160 gig hard drive and the 15" screen. Equally, you can down-grade the 1500 on the small business bit of the Dell website, which gets you a great gaming laptop for under £500 - but it only saves about £40 compared to this.

I'm struggling with the MS Office bit - can anyone help?. If I don't buy the OEM version at £100-ish from Dell, do I have to buy the whole thing for the retail price elsewhere, or can I just get a "key" for the same price? (I only ask because I didn't consider it when buying the Currys one).

What's the difference between that and this one I found that's £450?

configure.euro.dell.com/del…bsd

They look the same configuration to me..

they are the same, the one you pointed to is without vat & shipping

The specs above - which match what I see when configuring the laptop - say "Intel Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini-Card"

The product page detailing the Vostro 1500 series:
www1.euro.dell.com/con…pup

says "Maximise hot spot connectivity with available next generation Wireless-N Wi-Fi® for up to 5x faster throughput and up to 2x the range when used with a Wireless-N router"

Is that available through a firmware update, or is it that the chipset supports it but some other component doesn't?

rbates51

The specs above - which match what I see when configuring the laptop - … The specs above - which match what I see when configuring the laptop - say "Intel Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini-Card"The product page detailing the Vostro 1500 series:]http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/featuresdetails.aspx/vostronb_1500?c=uk&l=en&s=bsd&cs=ukbsdt1&~lt=popupsays "Maximise hot spot connectivity with available next generation Wireless-N Wi-Fi® for up to 5x faster throughput and up to 2x the range when used with a Wireless-N router"Is that available through a firmware update, or is it that the chipset supports it but some other component doesn't?Read lessRead more

Its a different mini card (internal) and is listed under tab 3
Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card - Europe add £11.75

Ive tried phoning them twice asking for discount on upgrades for this model and they won't budge! they would change the opperating system to vista home basic though, and would reduce the cost of the warranty,
But i couldn't even get a mouse or bag out off them!
I tried for the wxga+ trulife display and a 9 cell battery.
has anyone else tried for this deal and got upgrades?

This is so tempting ... I think I might give dell a call to see if they'll budge on the price more...

@ MiKeT

i ordered the 1500 a few weeks ago & canceled that due to this offer, anyway i ordered this offer yesterday morning over the phone & managed to get it for £520 with vista premium & truelife which im happy with but ive not recieved any confirmation about the order yet,the order i placed a few weeks ago i had an email back within minutes of ordering, i had the blokes name & number wrote down but for the life of me cant find it so i cant get back on to him.
i just rang dell asking about my order & the person i spoke to said theres nothing on the system about an order placed yesterday just the order i canceled & then he said i'll just have to wait for the person who dealt with my order to get in touch with me.

basically just wanting to know if its normal for them to take a few days before they send a confirmation out

thanks

I ordered a Vostro 1400 2 days ago and still havent received my conforiumation email too.

LessThanZero

Ive tried phoning them twice asking for discount on upgrades for this … Ive tried phoning them twice asking for discount on upgrades for this model and they won't budge! they would change the opperating system to vista home basic though, and would reduce the cost of the warranty,But i couldn't even get a mouse or bag out off them!I tried for the wxga+ trulife display and a 9 cell battery. has anyone else tried for this deal and got upgrades?Read lessRead more

I had zero success in trying to negotiate. He just told me to buy it off the web.

thanks manzi, thats eased my mind a bit

Yeah no problem, i too ordered a laptop 2 weeks before and the email came within a few hours but now my new order's email is taking daysss.

LessThanZero

What is the difference with this being a business laptop!!

this is quite usefull when comparing the ]different types of vista

I managed to get some discount on vostro 1700. Spent about 2 hours on the phone though haha.

One rep kept putting the price down but couldn't match the £739 I got offered before for £786 online. which is not bad I suppose, better than quidco by nearly 20 quid.

One rep kept telling me that if I bought off her I would be able to contact her directly if I had any problems, little did she know I already had about 5 direct extension numbers hehe.
I got offered free carry case by another bloke as well. So if they don't offer you any discount mention quidco and your 'friend' getting some discount. After that just say you are not happy and not going to buy anything.

And I've managed to get Vista Home Premium instead of Business, no reduction though. hi to manzi as well

Lol Krill i have done the same thing! Whenever i got offered the most out of one rep i would call up another and get them to try and beat it!

Krill,Manzi what number where you's calling? i keep on getting indian sales reps and i spend half the time spelling out what ive said because they don't get my geordie accent!! do any of you have a number for an english sales rep!

no sorry they are ALL INDIANS

Ive just tried phoning again and all i got offered this time was the opperating system changed to vista home premium. wouldn't budge on the battery or the trulife display. i still think it's a fantastic speced laptop for a "santa rosa" platform so i will buy it, but i just want to get something for free in the deal god dam it!

im so tempted, but is it worth the £105 extra to upgrade the screen to 1680 x 1050...... what to do what to do

nooo, they should lower it to alteast £90

the last time I called for a quote the LCD upgrade came to about £70 my system was £800 though.

What number do you phone to try and get them to knock some money off?

First start of by getting them to cut the price by 5% to £501 (as theres 5% cashback from topcashback.com). Explain to them that if you buy online you get 5% cashback and ask them to match the price and ask them to email you a quote. Then call up Dell again a few mins later on the main number and get the new Dell rep to get a lower price and say you will order of him if he gets the price lower than the quote you got. Ask him/her to email you the quote and say you will review the quote and call him/her back. Then call back Dell on the main number and talk to another rep and repeat this process as much as possible until its impossible to get any lower in price, then just order from the Dell rep that gave you the cheapest quote!

This method saved me £100!

lol nice manzi! So you got this laptop for £427?! What number do u call?

Does anyone know what is the difference the above and this one for Inspiron 1520 ]http//co…dhs.

For the same specs the Inpiron one costs £300 more. Is there any thing special with the Inspiron model??

raj75

Does anyone know what is the difference the above and this one for … Does anyone know what is the difference the above and this one for Inspiron 1520 ]http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&kc=D4XESS01&l=en&oc=N0815207&rbc=N0815207&s=dhs.For the same specs the Inpiron one costs £300 more. Is there any thing special with the Inspiron model??Read lessRead more

Manual and Spec for Inspiron 1520 Here

Manual and spec for Vostro 1500 Here