buying a dell e1505 laptop

<p>how many coupons can you use? how do i know if im getting the best deal possible?</p>

<p>i did a test run on making my laptop on their web site and a pretty souped up E1505 that costs $1950 i was able to get down to $1,500. there was a discount for like 250 bucks for the model i chose and then i used a coupon through my university that lowers the price by 12%.....is this good or could i do better? i heard people talking about a 30% discount...where do i find that? im new to this so i don't really know how to go about finding all these coupons i hear people talking about.</p>

<p>any help would be appreciated...sorry if i'm just not looking hard enough but i really don't know where to look to find the 30% off coupons!</p>

<p>30% off coupons get released every few weeks. If you don't absolutely need to buy our laptop now you should probably wait until another one of those come out. Check one of those bargain sites every Friday; I use dealnews.com.</p>

<p>8RFC872MLWV108. Use this code online before the 24th and you'll save 20%. I couldn't find a 30% deal. I Googled "Dell coupons".</p>

<p>Also check techbargains.com</p>

<p>thx for the info to everyone who respondded....and can you use more then one coupon? like could i use the 12% off i get for buying it through my school and then use the 20% coupon mentioned above?</p>

<p>(how do i know if im getting the best deal?</p>

<p>Inspiron E1505: Intel® Core™ Duo Proc T2500 (2GHz/667MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache)
KD2HN - [ 222-1328 ]<br>
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows® XP Professional
WPXP - [ 412-0689 ] [ 412-0706 ] [ 420-4770 ] [ 420-4830 ] [ 420-5460 ] [ 420-5476 ] [ 420-5769 ] [ 420-5924 ] [ 463-2282 ]<br>
LCD Panel: 15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
15SXGAS - [ 320-4652 ]<br>
Memory: 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
1G2D - [ 311-5776 ]<br>
Video Card: 128MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1300 HyperMemory™
128ATI - [ 320-4654 ]<br>
Hard Drive: 120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
120GB - [ 341-3316 ] [ 420-5449 ]<br>
Network Card and Modem: Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
INTNIC - [ 430-0493 ]<br>
Adobe Software: Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
ADOBER - [ 430-1048 ]<br>
Combo/DVD+RW Drives: 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
8XDVDRW - [ 313-3959 ] [ 420-5775 ] [ 420-5901 ]<br>
Sound Options: Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ HD Software Edition
SBAHD - [ 313-4218 ]<br>
Wireless Networking Cards: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless
IP3945 - [ 430-1626 ]<br>
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed): No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
ICOREL - [ 412-0803 ]<br>
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed): I chose Security included with Starter, Silver, Gold or Platinum Package.
NOSEC - [ 462-3905 ]<br>
Primary Battery: 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
9BAT - [ 312-0403 ]<br>
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options: 4Yr LtdWarr, At-Home,CompleteCare,30Day DOC,PC Training, 2Yr AntivirusSuite
ATG4GLS - [ 310-7166 ] [ 412-0358 ] [ 412-0359 ] [ 465-6488 ] [ 900-9753 ] [ 902-5443 ] [ 950-7447 ] [ 950-9450 ] [ 960-6910 ] [ 960-9189 ] [ 982-1628 ] [ 983-4327 ] [ 983-7618 ] [ 983-7619 ] [ 983-8638 ]<br>
Dial-Up Internet Access: No ISP requested
NISPFSS - [ 461-3063 ]<br>
Operating System Re-Installation CD: PC Restore recovery system by Symantec
PCR - [ 464-5503 ]<br>
Dell Digital Entertainment: Starter pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo
SEP - [ 412-0865 ]<br>
Dell Branded Printers: Dell 924 Printer with 1 Yr Advanced Exchange
924STD - [ 222-2049 ] [ 960-2840 ] [ 960-4638 ] [ 960-8500 ] [ 983-2207 ]<br>
Additional Options: PC BACKUP,90DAY,V10,ENG,INSP
[ 420-5449 ]<br>
Additional Options: AOL SOLO
[ 412-0587 ]<br>
Additional Options: STATE ENVIRONMENTAl FEE
[ 600-0002 ] </p>

<p>$1,637 a good deal or not?</p>

<p>i just went through my schools "personal purchase" page which gets 12% off, then i went to a preconfigured "recommended laptop" that says "featured at $1,903/cut down to $1,199" (how does this work? is this a special deal or are they just making it sound like a good deal when it really isnt?) and then i customized it a little and it ended at $1,637. I don't see any place to enter any coupons, so I'm assuming since there were already discounts i can't add anymore coupons? is this a good deal?</p>