From: /m 

>Something's changed anyway

The dollar's not as strong as it used to be.

 /m


On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 19:03:55 +0300, "Antti Kurenniemi"
 wrote:

>"/m"  wrote in message
>news:j55ud2ln6qhpbpjrr7vnedlarigg1ff1h9{at}4ax.com...
>>
>> 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
>
>>
>> /m
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:31:41 +0300, "Antti Kurenniemi"
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>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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