Notebook and Tech Deals for 2/27/205 - 3/2/2005

[Andrew Baxter]

Coupon codes for $750, $600 or $500 Off Purchase of Inspiron (Expires 3/3/2005 6:00 a.m.)

Limited time, expires 3/3/05 5:59am CST, Save up to $750 on select Inspiron notebook purchases $1999 or more, $600 off $1699 or $500 off $1399 or more!  Only one coupon may be applied per cart at checkout.  For sample Deals from Dell.com Home using Coupons, view our Dell.com Inspiron Coupon Page to find the Inspiron notebook and all coupon codes you can use.  Remember, you can save more money by configuring higher specs and boosting the price of the laptop, and then using the coupon code to bring the price back down (the price must be $1,999 or higher for the $750 off coupon to work).

Coupon Code:

• 2?KC764LWR8$WQ $750 off purchase of Inspiron $1999+ (expires 3/3/2005 6:00:00 AM)
• 5?NZT7QZ8$CTTN $600 off purchase of Inspiron $1699+ (expires 3/3/2005 6:00:00 AM)
• CG3VLZX4?Z$796 $500 off purchase of Inspiron $1399+ (expires 3/3/2005 6:00:00 AM)

Example Inspiron Notebooks for which coupon codes work:

Dell Inspiron 600M (Pentium M 1.50GHz, 512MB, 30GB)

Dell Inspiron 6000 (Celeron 1.30GHz, 256MB, 30GB)

Dell Inspiron XPS (Pentium 4 3.4GHz, 1GB, 100GB)

Dell Inspiron 700M (Pentium M 1.60GHz, 256MB, 30GB)

Dell Inspiron 8600 (Pentium M 1.5GHz, 512MB, 30GB)

Averatec AV3250 Athlon XP-M, 512MB, Dual DVD Writer, 12.1" XGA, XP Home for $949

NewEgg.com has the Averatec AV3250HX notebook for $949 after $100 mail in rebate, rebate expires on 3/31/2005.

Toshiba Satellite M45 1.6GHz Sonoma, 80GB, DVD Burner, 15.4" screen for $1249

CircuitCity.com has the new Toshiba Satellite M45-S331 with Intel 1.60GHz processor (Sonoma based) and 15.4" screen for $1299 after $100 mail in rebate.

Amazon: IOGear GWP512 802.11g Notebook Card $9 shipped After Rebate

Amazon has the IOGear GWP512 802.11g Notebook Card for $29 - $20 rebate (exp 3/31) = $9 w/ free shipping.

Sony VAIO S (VGN-S360) 1.7GHz, 512MB, 80GB HD, 13.3" Screen for $1649

CircuitCity.com has the Sony VAIO VGN-S360 for $1649 after mail-in rebates, this notebook is a highly mobile machine yet still boasts good performance with a 1.70GHz Pentium M processor, 80GB hard drive, and a weight of only 4.2lbs.

Toshiba Satellite M35X-S161 Notebook 1.3GHz 512MB 60GB DVD/CDRW 15.4in $800 shipped After Rebate

CompUSA has the Toshiba Satellite M35X-S161 Notebook w/ Celeron M Processor 350, 1.3GHz, 512MB RAM, 60GB, 15.4-inch WXGA TFT Display, 8X DVD / 24X4X24 CD-RW Combo, Windows XP Home for only $1000 - $50 off - $150 rebate = $800.

HP ZV5410 AMD 64-bit notebook $949

CircuitCity.com has the HP Pavilion ZV5410 AMD Athlon 64 bit notebook with a 60GB hard drive, 512Mb of rAM and 15.4-inch TFT screen for $949 after $200 mail in rebates are applied.

[nlk10010]

Gee, I hate to bring this up but I tried the coupon codes on a 9200 Inspiron I configured on Dell Home. It had XP Pro, 1GB, 60GB drive, etc. and came to over $2000 before shipping and taxes. Both coupon codes I tried were rejected. The Details displayed were two paragraphs of conditions that offered no help on exactly what the problem was.

Is the 9200 excluded? Has anyone used these coupons to purchase one on Dell.com?

Thanks for any info.

=NLK=

[outz]

Thanks for the -$750 coupon! saved me a good chunk of change.