Dell Inspiron 1100,$879 as configured;a good deal???

[LeftCoast]

Hi all,

I'm helping a friend with a laptop purchase (which I'm a little unfamiliar with), and I configured this based on his needs/wants.

The question: is this unit/configuration/price a good deal for $879+ tax? Any logical upgrades I'm missing? Thanks for any input.

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Inspiron 1100: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor,2GHz,14.1 XGA PA20GHM [462-0898]
Memory: 512MB Shared DDR,266Mhz,2 Dimms,PC2100 SDRAM 512MB2D [311-2120]
Hard Drives: 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive 30GB [340-8055]
Floppy Drive and Additional Storage Devices: No Floppy Drive NOFD [340-8972]
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home WHXP [420-2198][420-2388][313-1714]
Network Adapters: Integrated Network Card INTNIC [430-0399]
Modem: Internal 56K Modem 56MPC [313-1399]
Fixed CD/DVD Drives: Special Offer! 24X CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive with Roxios Easy CD Creator® 24XCOMP [313-1370][462-1000]
Productivity Software: WordPerfect® Productivity Pack with Quicken New User Edition ICOREL [412-0303]
Security Software: Dell SecurityCenter by McAfee, 90-day introductory offer MCAFE90 [412-0328]
Digital Music: Dell Jukebox powered by MUSICMATCH MMBASE [412-0298]
Primary Battery: 94Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery LIION [312-0059]
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options: 1 Year Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-In Service T111YRR [950-3520][950-9057]
Dial-Up Internet Access: No ISP Requested NISP [412-0148]
Digital Photography: Dell Picture Studio, Image Expert® Standard DPS [412-0275][412-0277]
Multi-Media Players: RealOne™ Player, with 14 day SuperPass trial REALBAS [412-0380]
Additional Battery: FREE! 94Whr Lithium Ion Spare Battery BATTP [462-1554]
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-LC

[andrewdna]

drop the 512mb upgrade...you can buy it on ebay for cheaper or try crucial.com

[TOAD6147]

What kind of video?
Dang! Just noticed my next thread post will take me over 3000!

[Richard Cranium]

Exp: 05/21/03

Inspiron 1100 Pentium 4 2GHz 14.1" XGA Laptop for $674 w/ free shipping. It has 8x DVD-Rom or 24x CDRW, 128MB RAM, 20G HD, Free 2nd Battery, WinXP Home, WordPerfect, Integrated NIC & 56K Modem,

Go to Dell Business.
Enter E-value code 6W300 - s80507 on the upper left corner.
Select the options:
FREE Upgrade! 8X Max Variable DVD-ROM Drive or
FREE Upgrade! 24X CD-RW with Roxios Easy CD Creator
FREE! 94Whr Lithium Ion Spare Battery Special Offer
Continue to add to cart.
An automatic $100 discount will be applied.
Apply coupon code 4FD64685B6E for another 10% off.
Final price is $849 - $100 - 10% ($75) = $674 + tax w/ free shipping.

[Kc2iLq]

If you belong to the mailing list, there are 15% coupons available as well. With the extra 15% off, that system would come out to $573 plus tax.
If anyone has one of these codes, please LMK because my sister needs a laptop for school and this would be perfect.

-Kc2iLq