From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

"/m"  wrote in message
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> I get free shipping here, usually delivered two days after it leaves
> Dell.  When I bought my laptop, I configured the same system on HP and
> Dell, and Dell was cheaper, much cheaper.   Also, Dell allowed me to
> specify better components (like 7200rpm drive instead of 5400rpm).
>
> Maybe Dell has special shipping rates and prices for non-US folk....

Seems like it. Something's changed anyway, they used to be the cheapest by
a good margin.


Antti Kurenniemi

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> /m
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> On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:31:41 +0300, "Antti Kurenniemi"
>  wrote:
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>>When I go to www.Dell.fi (or .com -> redirected to .fi), and choose
>>desktops, I get the "starting from 369 EUR" flashy
labels. Then when I
>>click
>>on the cheapest model to configure it, the starting price is at 799 or so.
>>Plus their shipping prices have gone through the roof - I bought a small
>>server a few months back, and the shipping was 105 EUR! Sure seems like a
>>trick to pull down the price of the machines...
>>
>>
>>Antti Kurenniemi

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