Today’s Dell Deal: 24″ LCD for only $199
Normally $279, Dell is offering their S2409w 1080p LCD Monitor for $199 plus free shipping. (Thanks TechDealDigger)
These deals are usually dictated by a fixed supply and tend to last about 3 days. Be sure to act soon if you’re in the mood for a new display.
Posted by Admin Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Dell teases new ‘Adamo XPS’; Shooting for thinnest / lightest notebook?
Just received via my Dell friends on Twitter a link to a new Dell website.
By the look of it, seems like they are teasing a new ultra-thin Notebook. The rounded edges are reminicent of the MacBook Air – perhaps they are shooting for the thinnest / lightest design on the market.
UPDATE: Another twitter post suggests that the chassis will be 9.99MM – certainly thinnest design on the market. Will be interesting to see what features are left out (as was done with the Air)
Posted by Admin Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Quality Color Laser Printer for $249?
Dell Home is offering the Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer for just $249 after a $100
instant rebate. This printer can produce up to 20 pages per minute in black, 16 in color and has a monthly duty cycle 40,000 pages.
Why mention this here? Well, my current laser printer is having problems and have been shopping for a replacement. A decent Home/office laser has gone up in price and I’m seeing comparable replacements at least $200-$250. So to find a full color printer for the same price? I start paying attention.
Note: When purchasing any color device, be sure to check into the per page ink costs. Some printers, ink jets especially, become very expensive when printing in full color. The black cartridge retails for $70 and would cost $.028 per page (not bad/not great), however, non-Dell toner can be purchased for as low as $20 making this quite reasonable for Black-and-white printing. The color toner is rated at $.14 / page, again not great, and saw non-dell replacements for $40-$50 getting that down to $.07/page.
Posted by Admin Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Want a big, honking Desktop? Dell’s Studio XPS
Dell Studio XPS Desktops
I’m sort of surprised – I thought that between affordable/powerful notebooks and the new generation of All-in-one desktops, folks wouldn’t have the need for a big, honking desktop that evokes images of the Original IBM PC.
Guess I’m wrong – seems that the gaming set still likes a big box with a state-of-the art Intel processor (Core i5 and Core i7), room to add hard drives (ever hear of external USB?), and a mega graphics setup.
To get the details, check out what Gizmodo has to say….
Posted by Admin Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Things are too quiet at Dell HQ….
Hmmm.... Notice the empty parking lot
Other than some recent PR activity around some new enterprise hardware and a Small Business campaign (yawn), both traditional media and the blogosphere have been dead quiet about anything related to Dell.
Why do you ask? I’d say that with Dell’s earnings out there, they are now getting ready with their holiday lineup of products and we should be expecting some new product intros in the coming weeks.
The intrepid reporters here at the Dell Observer will be keeping our ears to the ground and our tipsters well fed.
In the meantime, we’ll be sure to be on the lookout for any great deals, especially as Dell looks to close out their older lines of product.
Posted by Admin Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Predicting the crazy ‘Black Friday’ Sales
We here at the Dell Observer are all about helping you learn how Dell prices it products and when to expect the best deals on various Dell merchandise.
The experienced shoppers out there are well versed in how “Black Friday” works. For those not in the know, retailers put on special limited volume price promotions on the Friday after Thanksgiving to drive traffic into their stores and hopefully jumpstart their holiday sales.
GottaDeal.com posted a great analysis today on some of the trends they expect to see. Suggest you read the whole article. However, some highlights:
- Look for very agressive discounts this year. Black Friday is occuring later this year and retailers will have to drive an incredible amount of sales in a shorter period of time.
- Great deals on HDTV’s. They expect to see promotions for 720P 42″ HD displays between $399 and $499 with 50″ plasmas at $599. (I paid $1200 for mine just 2 years ago). Expect to spend over $100 more for 1080p resolution.
- Wild notebook and netbook deals. They predict a few netbook offers (Intel Atom) as low as $149 and full featured Dual Core notebooks as low as $299. (15.4″, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD + Optical)
- Continued price drops on LCD Displays. 19″ Displays as low as $69 and trending up to $149 for 24″ LCD’s.
We’ll keep an eye out and update these predictions as we get closer to the holiday shopping season!
Posted by Admin Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009
