Dell Laptop Deals & Offers

What would you like to know? The overly bright LEDs when charging? The WORST speakers on a premium laptop ever. The sharp corners? The light bleed? The rubbish battery?

The Inspiron 7000 series is the premium entry in the Inspiron line-up and admittedly, the quality has come on loads as it has to compete with metal laptops in lower segments (Asus Zenbook, Lenovo Yoga/IdeaPads, etc.) but the XPS still has the edge - the carbon fibre doesn't look cheap, it feels like plastic but then it's a composite material, it is incredibly stiff and rigid which is what gives it that quality feel, the metal lid is thick and doesn't really give or dent easily. I've had both of these and I'd pick the XPS all day long, but I do agree and I said it above, 1080p is perfectly fine for this, I have a very good 1080p IPS panel on a Dell Latitude E7440 (14" ultrabook) and it's bordering on being too small, but I do prefer to run at 100% as Windows just cannot deal with scaling properly and still can't after god knows how many years now. QHD and 4K on laptops of this size is just for 'retina' quality where you can barely see the pixels and have smooth fonts but you need much brighter backlights to achieve the same 'overall' brightness and much more power to drive the displays, and that seems like a waste to me. Dare I say it, the only mainstream OS that can deal with scaling properly is Mac OS X.

Old model is probably still better than my 5yo laptop just now, I ain't fussy lol :p

it's the old model, it'll turn up again no doubt.

Bahhhhh, I've had my eye on this laptop for ages. Oh well. Weren't meant to be.

let us know if it's ships!

been looking for a laptop deal and ofc I missed this :|

Last time something like this happened it wasn't honoured and it took a month to get the money back from Dell

Yup, looks like someone forgot to remove the discount that was already on the laptop, you can still see the £350 discount on the product page, it just gets removed on the basket. So it was accidentally stacking with the coupon lol. Nice if anyone managed to grab it though :)

the link seems to be dead on this one, expired?

Alienware is overpriced imo.

I bought my daughter the 1050ti version of this. Luckily from the outlet store for £564. Price was due to a mess up with the 1060 version I ordered for £650 which they could not find the laptop. Meant to be a scratch and dent but looked new without any scratch or dent. The screen is nowhere as bright as my Alienware 13R3 with 120hz TN Panel. watching a film on it however was far better on the Inspiron since an IPS screen

You could pick up Alienware 15 for less (with discounts) . though wont have the 144hz IPS screen...

Ok, fair point.

Not talking about their limited time promotional discounts shown on their website. I'm talking bargaining with them from their advertised price.

It's not an older processor? It's literally one of the latest ones out.

Oh definitely. I think some buyers look at this and go "wow" what a powerful computer at a lower price. You and I both know that it's an older processor bottle necked by a crap GPU. Marketing is great 'aint it.....

I brought a brand new one for £970 with 16gb ram and 512 ssd thought it was a good price for new and sealed. At shops its priced at 1500.

I reported it OP :D

All 7 gone...

Does anyone have more information on this code? An email they can forward perhaps? I ordered and have received a laptop. Noticed today no action (ie discounts) have been applied. Just had a long live chat session and was told the code is not recognised, was not applied to my order (despite getting no errors to say so) and is non refundable under their "home approval guarantee" Edit. Never mind, just found these in Google cache. I'm aware it may not be credited by 12/07 but that is past the 30 day return threshold so if it doesn't show, I'm stuck with it. So I called them and told them I have screenshots and a cached copy of the site, they still don't believe me and cant see the code on their system. There's no way of me showing this to them as they can't accept incoming mail. Apparently someone will be calling me tomorrow to discuss. I don't hold out much hope. Anyone that has used this code, I suggest you confirm it applied ASAP and be ready with these images.

Anyone recommend a 13 inch screen laptop for around £350 ?

Yes I have and I've done as someone else suggested and installed an m.2 250gb ssd. I timed the boot cycle from Windows, reboot and back into Windows before and after the ssd, it went from 2 mins 34 secs down to 31 seconds cycle with the ssd. The laptop overall seems great, good build quality and good spec. I must note I won't need any decent gpu for video etc so the on board doesn't bother me.

Decent laptop however disappointed by the screen, didn't like it at all.

Anyone taken delivery of this laptop yet? If so, what do you think of it? Really considering getting it.

could you tell us how you were able to get the option for rescheduling the delivery? I only got the Syncreon tracking link and dont have the UKMAIL link.

Thanks for getting back. One the same spec was on the Outlet this week for £409 including VAT. I did not bite as I was still researching. I have come to the conclusion that most laptops today are very unreliable in that they all have something wrong - weak battery, loud fan noise, dim screen, etc. It seems to be the same whether you spend £400 or whether you spend £1500 - you just get more expensive angst with the latter. So I think the idea of one of these attached to a decent monitor to use as a desktop and have some portability if needed is a good plan. I think Dell, Lenovo, HP, etc, are taking the mick now re their prices, especially as there is 'Dell Hell' when it comes to those very expensive XPS models. Thanks again. Enjoy your laptop.

Hi sorry for delay! I have decided to keep the laptop, I know I'm not going to get anything near this spec for the price and am getting over the screen issues. HD Netflix streaming has been good and even the speakers sufficient. As I'm also going to dock this to use as my PC it's saved me a fair amount in the long run

Thanks for the info. Yes, the screen is often the criticism of them. I have seen quite a few Dells with dim screeens or look as if they have a veil over them though. I saw a £1100 Dell gaming laptop with a very dull screen in Currys last month. I think it is also fair to say that lots of cheaper laptops - anything under £700ish - tend to have dim screen these days. I think all the firms are cutting back the corners to make a profit. I had a 17 inch one of these a few weeks back when a neighbour asked me to look at a problem that its owner had. That one came with an AMD GPU and also the on-board Intel CPU GPU. That screen was also blurry. I upgraded the AMD drivers and it was surprisingly still blurry. So I updated the Intel GPU driver, switched over to it as the default GPU and suddenly the screen came alive. One other thing is the awful Windows 10 scaling that results in blurry screens - there are a few options to change to make the icons and text on the desktop look sharper. I forget what you have to do but there are some articles and videos at the below google link: https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+10+blurry+icons&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab Let me know whether you decide to keep or return it please.

Laptop has arrived but sadly I've had little time to test it out. From limited usage it seems pretty snappy to turn on and perform browsing and video playback. I must say however I am not at all impressed with the screen. It looks permanently like there is a blurry glaze. Viewing angles as expected not great, however I've pumped brightness up past 100% which helps, plus I'm pretty much always straight on. Keyboard seems decent, no back light doesn't bother me in the slightest. Form is nice and slim but I was used to much older laptops, doesn't feel "premium" but definitely not cheap feeling. Haven't decided if the screen is bad enough to send back yet but I am genuinely 50/50

All gone now, AFAICS, so marking deal as expired. They have others at same price (again 7370, with (probably misprinted) DDR3 1600 RAM but main diff seems to be 1 yr collect and return, not the on site that the deal above had. They also have more expensive ones, with 3yr on site.

Not all models, no. But keep repeating and it might eventually happen...

Minor follow up-having posted the deal, I actually splashed the cash and bought one. Free next day on TNT, laptop looks untouched (slightly worried as it is a refurb) EDIT: The HDMI output supports UHD @ 60Hz, which I wasn't expecting (most reviews mention HDMI 1.4, not 2.0), so no need for USB-C to HDMI 2.0 dongle.

Thanks for sharing your first deal @CaptainKremmen heat added :D

Anyone had a bad experience with recent Dell LCD panel quality? From Dell Outlet I ordered a Precision 7510 (2017 refurb) with a 15.6" FHD 'IPS' panel but it turned out to be their basic TN panel, with the worst LCD picture quality I've seen in about 10 years. Appalling contrast, made worse by a really narrow viewing angle. But I was lucky in that Dell had got the details wrong and they found me a replacement with the IPS panel. Amazing in comparison. Always check the specs of those panels...

Must've only been one.

http://m.dell.com/h5/m/uk/InventorySearch?c=uk&cs=ukdfh1&l=en&s=dfh&brandid=7&sign=PXhcOSHtr1T4IOw%2fPR7UdYUBG0Tp2ArSxVKyOd0W3To3MRIj9VLhr%2fpFbOjGmDWT4Zf1AwcybrVm0vt3x7eSzXCO2dB07f%2fPW8HaUG%2ffkYw2aXdG5Bx6zskzv%2bqc5OnWvY58K6cOmFYUCpmIKnmnCWT2M%2bMSI3zXvD8YhMGdfgcfctlW7lov09YzwGPa5ekcdviX54INeZBii52nzdGy3jOXqtmjsm95J%2f%2fDecOktPA8ehz0iFA7M4morvl0p0n2zTN%2f9Kab8JvF9fvz5exrJP8KDPWUiaPZWIi2Gct7UjWHNZ1uh6eoFvaLZKxGlGz2%2fcRA6lyzEWc%3d Filter- price low-high

Have you got a link? Can't see it.

Available again

Available again

It's not that bigger deal, to sell at this price they need to cut corners somewhere

Brill, thanks very much for feedback.

Last years model had a horrible TN panel. This years model is fine. The colours are a little muted if you're used to a high end panel but absolutely fine. I'm certainly happy with my purchase. Excellent machine. It's a minor nuisance really. Do what I did and sell the included drive on eBay and got/install whatever drive you want. I've got a 250GB 960 Evo for boot and secondary 2TB FireCuda SSHD in mine for games/storage.

Dell still have a habit of only putting 5400rpm hard drives instead of 7200rpm into their laptops though! At this price one would expect to find a 7200rpm hard drive!

I think there are different models, some with a TN screen which is reviewed poorly and some with an IPS which is said to be better. Hope that helps.

Might not have the easiest time getting the offer, i bought https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07C7DYS5Q/ref=pe_3187911_185740111_TE_item from amazon and didn't receive any code, contacting amazon about it they said i needed to contact Asus to get a code then Asus sent me to intel who have sent me back to Amazon. Seems like none of them actually know who supplies the code (annoyed)

I can't tell if this is a good deal or not without some actual info about what's in the bundle. It's these kinds of deals that make me miss the neutral vote button.

If the bundle is the same as the one offered here https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus-gaming-nvidia-gtx-1050-2gb-15.6-fhd-i5-7300hq-laptop-fx503vd-dm080t-lt-24u-as.html#free_items you will get: Dreadnought in Game Contents, Fractured Space in Game Content, Warframe in Game Content, Warhammer: Vertmintide 2 Free Full Game, X-Morph Free Full Game

You should reword your title, "Intel Gaming Bundle (worth £149) Free with Selected PC's / starting at xxx"

Maybe you get a free lemon coffee pod as well! I did look, but as Intel are closed ((asked on US chat as well!) in the UK and Amazon have no idea, will have to wait until they reply to my email ! * in wrong place (pirate) title corrected to be more precise and get even less heat scrounged! Thanks for pointing it out. No its a real deal, that if you were to actually purchase (which you won't anyway) you would get, so thanks for your invaluable and untainted comments, which I had hoped would never grace any of my deals or posts... :|

Got a cracking deal on a Dell 7373 today, the coupon is ending today but I waited till 2.45 and kept refreshing for new stock. Got an i7 8th gen, 16gb ram, 512gb SSD, FHD touchscreen for £588 after the discount. Very happy with that.

Got one of these from another deal. Can't vouch for Dell support but I think the build quality of these laptops is fairly good. Poor design though, what happened to Dell? Their laptops used to be relatively easy to open and upgrade but that's definitely got harder. This thing feels like one of those EZ Book things but much better made. Miles better but more expensive admittedly, although not that much more expensive when VAT, UK warranty and import duty is taken into account. Not forgetting that Dell actually pay for UK postage. Ah just realised hte model I have is 5570.

Is this new or refurb? LInk won't work from my PC for some reason, just takes me back to HUKD!

This has not expired by the way. Offer is still on and there should be new stock this afternoon.

Which is what I told YOU. :/