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Logik

@ just4kix & all,

I called the Dell support person last noon. He just gave the price for the inspiron 1420 as 41853.76 paisa including every tax. they will send the laptop to my address after the payment is realised, in case i decided to buy dell . i just forgot to ask him abt shipping. hopefully it shud be within the price.

Guys i am really not getting one thing, y dell is so cheap. I mean im geting core2duo 1.83 GHz, 2GB ram & 160 HDD for near abt 42. Dell peers like LENEVO, HP, SONY just take almost 50k for that. it means Dell is giving discount of atleast 8k. Generally u see this thing low range models like ACER , Copmaq, HCL. coz they lacks some quality (compared to branded like LENEVO,HP) & hence price is low. it doesn't mean i am putting the dell in the lower range series, but still so much discount is just creating a kind of confusion in my mind. is my doubt is justifiable? or is the case that Dell is new in indian market & they wanna grab some market?

one more thing, can AMD turion (1.90 GHz, 512kb+512kb cache) be option to my core to duo. some ppl are really insisting me to buy AMD as its cheap & can save many bucks.
What u guys say?

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player

i will not recommend going to AMD as compared to intel ,intel is far ahead in terms of technology and performance atleast in the present time........and no doubt AMD processors are damn cheap in comparision to intel but for performance you have to pay more!!!

just4kix

Good or you. You said 42k includes every tax but now you are not sure about shipping. Does it include Octroi also?

Any the question should always be asked - "how much will I have to draw the cheque for?"

Some 6/7 years ago, Hitachi were promoting their ACs thru our office and I purchased a Window AC for Rs. 29,990/- (yes those were the prices then). I asked the same question and the salesman told me the same figure. When the AC was delivered they started asking me to pay 29,990/- plus 1250/- for shipping and 4% Octroi on 29990+1250. I fought very with the guys and told them that they could take the piece away - finally they relented.

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Logik

Ya the price included everything. VAT, Octrai & every Tax. The dell person gonna call me 2moro. i will confirm the shipping thing then.

BTW, Buying Dell Laptop from Dubai (The famous Cheap city for Electronics Good) can save any bucks? one of mine frnd going there next month. Anyone have any idea abt the international warrenty of Dell?

Guys my Q? in previous post got no answer. I asked y Dell is so cheap as compared to its peers? (HP, Sony,Lenevo) any rough idea? Coz as Customer, i am happy with the clow price, but this also creating a fear of quality in my Mind (eg Acer, HCL,Sahara)

Logik

Ya player
accepted that AMD are Damn chpeap, but i think the Intel Core to Extreme (Quad Core)are the maked thats really dragged the AMD sell down & not Core2Duo.Thugh i am not going for AMD

ranjitraut

Try lenovo 3000- G-410 series...
core2duo 1.83 GHz, 2GB ram & 160 HDD for near abt 33K...... All Inclusive...
We bought few of them for office... our experience shows only LENOVO models are ruf-tuf, while ACER and other are bit delicate to use... Of course others experience may vary too...
But Lenovo and DELL ATG are rock solid....
Note that if you bargain with DELL they give additonal 2K discount or free goodies or both... we did it earlier....

Logik

@Ranjit
thaks for the precious updates. I will keep in mind oabt the bargaining. i think the Dell guy already quoted me 1600 discount. but will try for free guddies

WHT??????????????? r u sure. i think the G410 is no way in 33k for ur configuration.
please check the prices at their website.
Lenovo India - 3000 G Series

Or from where u bot, pleass confirm me that?

i think 43 k is what u wanna say & not 33k

PS : i even cheked Dell Vostro series (Vostro 1400) & i think i will buy thge vostro. which have WinXP.

ranjitraut

I will give you @ 33K from lenovo store in Pune and add few beers for me in as a sales commission.... Just Kidding !
Forget what site says.... dealers get hell lot of discount.... note that this is pre-loaded piece with Redhat linux.... not win-xp.... maybe thats the reason for lesser price but it is also mentioned in lenovo website..... please see link for prices.. its around 31,990.00

Lenovo India - 3000 G Series

Logik

@ Ranjit

Lenovo India - More details for your 3000 G Series: 204934Q

Check it, its showing 512 MB RAM & 120 gig HDD & *****OS : Lenovo PC DOS 2000 License (not linux even :d)
(Core2Duo 1.5 Ghz 667 FSB is alrite)

Is Discount of 4% on Dell is enough or can i strech it more??

Logik

Ok guys
hopefully last question now.
I have two choices

1.
IntelCore2Duo Processor T5270
1.4GHz, 2MB Cache, 800 MHz FSB
(OS : XPHome/XP Pro/DOS/Vista)

2.
IntelCore2Duo Processor T5550
1.83Ghz, 667Mhz FSB
(OS in this model is Vista Home Premium)

Remaining everything is same i.e. RAM 2GB & HDD 160

Please Suggest.