DELL - not customizable in showroom ??

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@iChaitanya
but the dell personals at their stores are tell that its not valid on their laptops???? they are saying that the offer will arrive in the month of november or december??...and btw who and when will we hv to pay the Rs.699 for the upgrade to win 8 pro???

 

[iChaitanya]

@iChaitanya
but the dell personals at their stores are tell that its not valid on their laptops???? they are saying that the offer will arrive in the month of november or december??...and btw who and when will we hv to pay the Rs.699 for the upgrade to win 8 pro???

Please read *windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-US/Home/ProgramInfo and *windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-US/Home/Faq

 

[Anurup]

@iChaitanya
Thanx mate for the links...was of gr8 help....so we need to par Rs. 699 via credit/debit card online to microsoft when the up gradation starts...which will probably be in the month of Jan or Feb next year....
@All
By the way what do everyone think about the win 8.... is it going to be good...will it be any better than win 7????

 

[prds359]

I'm loosing my patience. Can anyone please inform me that which mac laptop can replace my choice of 15r SE (i7, 1tb, 8gb ram) within the same budget or under 70k.? I really need a laptop from next month.

@prds359
mate i call the dell store today ...and i m disappointed to inform that the upgrade offer from win 7 to win 8 pro for Rs. 699 is still not available in kolkata....also they r now saying that the 15r se will not hv backlit option :'(

Thanx for the info buddy about the win8 replacement, I never knew there is something like this option even exist.! Besides, am buying the i7 version of 15r se not the i5 one. And a persone here informed (read above discussions) that we just have to place an order to dell & the manufacturing process will be done as per the order, so if they say backlit option is not available then I think u must ask them "why" as I want d same thing for my lappy n they are saying d same to me as well. Next time when am gonna go there, surely i'll ask this question

 

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@prds359
i asked them about the backlit ....they r saying not much customization can be done after from the retailers.....they can only upgrade the RAM...that too at (for rs.2500...frankly its too expensive as a 4gb ram cost only around rs.1350). What ever system they receive from dell...that only is sold not much customization can be done...
As for the mac...i guess the macbook pro 13 with 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor , 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3 memory, 750GB 5400-rpm hard drive cost around 85K is a strong competitor....hwever must add that it dosnt hv a dedicated graphics card...instead it has an intel hd 4000.
I too am thinking whether i should go for the mac or the inspiron 15r....still hvnt reached any conclusion though.

Even some retailers provide customisation. Plus 2% flat discount too.

...no mate...the dell exclusive store dosnt provide any discount....plus the only upgradation that u can make is the ram...and nothing else...the rest of the system config. is exactly the same as is provided to the store from the dell factory

 

[prds359]

@prds359
i asked them about the backlit.. they r saying not much customization can be done after from the retailers.....they can only upgrade the RAM...that too at (for rs.2500...frankly its too expensive as a 4gb ram cost only around rs.1350). What ever system they receive from dell...that only is sold not much customization can be done...
As for the mac...i guess the macbook pro 13. hwever must add that it dosnt hv a dedicated graphics card...instead it has an intel hd 4000.
I too am thinking whether i should go for the mac or the inspiron 15r....still hvnt reached any conclusion though

The customization options which are available on dell's website, naturaly should be available while purchasing from a showroom or even a retailer. That's one speciality of dell I guess that provides customization to their user. If the agents are neglecting that this customization isnt possible whereas it's there in the website, I really want to know the reason behind it which I still dnt know.
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About the mac, well if I purchase a mac then I wont look into the specifications as my budget is strict to 70k including vat & tax charge (though looks does matter to me, so am not gonna buy an 11").