Official Dell Tuesday Report, June 27 - 8-Port Gigabit Swith $69, 375VA UPS $33 [Archive]

Derek

Jun 26th, 2006, 10:34 PM

Every Tuesday at 6:00 AM, Dell will be unleashing their Tuesday Report, a one-day business deals promotion. Typically there's a couple peripherials of some sort and then a desktop and a notebook - but of course I'm open to surprises :) What would you like to see?

Here's the RFD link:

June 27: Tuesday Report (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=CAqD7bLWUPI&offerid=88712.487688622&type=10&subid=)
*Dell PowerConnect 2708 8-Port Gigabit Switch - $69
*Belkin Wireless G Router - $35
*Belkin 375VA UPS - $33

They've also got a server and notebook on the page but the details aren't quite there yet... I'll update it when it it.

Jon Lai

Jun 26th, 2006, 11:10 PM

$299 Axim X50V or $749 Dell 2407!!

Siefer999

Jun 27th, 2006, 12:02 AM

is that a generic sillouette they use every tuesday or is it of the actual items>?

spfdz

Jun 27th, 2006, 12:08 AM

is that a generic sillouette they use every tuesday or is it of the actual items>?

I'm hoping generic, id be pissed to see a 2407fpw for 749 after I just bought one for 850 from costco.

bmilleker

Jun 27th, 2006, 12:15 AM

And i just bought two 2407 from costco :|

Its a generic picture. Its been the same thing for a couple weeks now. Maybe even longer.

kingsley

Jun 27th, 2006, 12:16 AM

Any banding problems, guys, on the 2407?

Brian99

Jun 27th, 2006, 03:47 AM

I'm hoping generic, id be pissed to see a 2407fpw for 749 after I just bought one for 850 from costco.

why would you be pissed? just refund it to costco and you would save 100 bucks...

mahjongmaniac

Jun 27th, 2006, 04:28 AM

I'm hoping generic, id be pissed to see a 2407fpw for 749 after I just bought one for 850 from costco.

considering Costco's "awesome return policy" (as mentioned here by many RFDers over the yrs), i don't see a prblm returning it.... even if it's 1/2 yr down the road after purchasing it...

rp_guy

Jun 27th, 2006, 06:14 AM

Dell PowerConnect 2708 8-Port Gigabit Switch $69

PowerEdge SC430 $706

Latitude 120L $

mahjongmaniac

Jun 27th, 2006, 06:26 AM

Dell PowerConnect 2708 8-Port Gigabit Switch $69

PowerEdge SC430 $706

Latitude 120L $

and Belkin 802.11g wireless g router $35, Belkin 375 VA UPS $33 (side menu deals)

nuclearsnake2

Jun 27th, 2006, 06:27 AM

Wow.
The PowerEdge SC430 @ $706 is so cold its just not funny

Is the 8-Port Gigabit Switch link working for anyone? It's redirecting me to a Dell 1200MP projector... >:(

mahjongmaniac

Jun 27th, 2006, 06:31 AM

btw, what's up w/ the Dell Latitude 120L?

Latitude 120L
is included
is included
is included
is included
is included
is included
FREE Upgrade to 8x CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) Drive - $170 Value!

Please call for latest prices

wow... nothing's incl.'d except the dvd drive! :lol:

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Is the 8-Port Gigabit Switch link working for anyone? It's redirecting me to a Dell 1200MP projector... >:(

i get the same thing...

and for the Dell Latitude, it redirects to pg not found.

middlemarkal

Jun 27th, 2006, 06:40 AM

On my first try I had the switch but at $222, then I got the projector
i whant that switch, 8 GIG plus WEb control, seems good.
Can I wait till 8 Am and callthem to get the deal :confused: ?

Jon Lai

Jun 27th, 2006, 07:59 AM

btw, what's up w/ the Dell Latitude 120L?

wow... nothing's incl.'d except the dvd drive! :lol:

Yea, and:

Please call for latest prices

That means they'll jack it up like last weeks (or was it the week before's?) laptop deal by $50 again if they see that RFDers like it.

pcguy

Jun 27th, 2006, 12:01 PM

Looks like Dell has removed this mysterious unknown laptop from the Tuesday deal. Imagine that! Dell removing items from a sale . :cheesygri

xwar

Jun 27th, 2006, 12:01 PM

nice price on the gigabit switch

mec9t8

Jun 27th, 2006, 12:05 PM

Anyone know if the Belkin UPS for $33 is good (quality) ? Thanks in advance.

kingandjen

Jun 27th, 2006, 12:14 PM

Anyone know if the Belkin UPS for $33 is good (quality) ? Thanks in advance.

get the one from ncix

Gdog

Jun 27th, 2006, 12:25 PM

How's the Belkin wireless router?

RARE_1

Jun 27th, 2006, 12:29 PM

get the one from ncix

The shipping kills the NCIX one IMO. Better off at Costco.

I picked up the Belkin from Dell for my Projector. Just needed something to run the fan for a few minutes if the power goes out so it will be perfect.

spudz2000

Jun 27th, 2006, 12:36 PM

The shipping kills the NCIX one IMO. Better off at Costco.

I picked up the Belkin from Dell for my Projector. Just needed something to run the fan for a few minutes if the power goes out so it will be perfect.

Exactly! Dell has free shipping. I ordered 3 of thoese Belkin UPS's. Very handy for all your computers.. Much better then just a 6 outlet surge protector which you will pay close to $30 for a decent quality one anyway.. Also the Opti-UPS that NCIX has is 650va which is higher then this one but it only has 2 power plugs on it which to me is lame. The Belkin has 6 outlets and 4 of them use the battery backup. For $33 with free ship I think it's a great deal.

Emancipated

Jun 27th, 2006, 12:46 PM

Exactly! Dell has free shipping. I ordered 3 of thoese Belkin UPS's. Very handy for all your computers.. Much better then just a 6 outlet surge protector which you will pay close to $30 for a decent quality one anyway.. Also the Opti-UPS that NCIX has is 650va which is higher then this one but it only has 2 power plugs on it which to me is lame. The Belkin has 6 outlets and 4 of them use the battery backup. For $33 with free ship I think it's a great deal.

How long will the battery last for say 1 notebook attached?

orangeteam

Jun 27th, 2006, 12:52 PM

Great deal on the gig switch. Good quality. Bought one.

Emancipated

Jun 27th, 2006, 12:53 PM

How's the Belkin wireless router?

The Belkin brand is pretty touch and go, but I'm going to order 2 of their UPS for the hell of it. Better than having NO UPS during thunderstorm season; and, I needed a power bar anyways. Going to order a few other things to see if I can get a better deal overal. :D

Great deal on the gig switch. Good quality. Bought one.

Not if all your computers are still running 10/100 NICs. :lol:

cwb27

Jun 27th, 2006, 01:03 PM

Not if all your computers are still running 10/100 NICs. :lol:

And you only have Cat5 cabling.. :)

deep

Jun 27th, 2006, 01:15 PM

What the heck is going on with the Latitude....it comes, it goes, it comes, it goes. Never any details. Come on Dell....I actually need a notebook right now.

ilikecheapstuff

Jun 27th, 2006, 01:21 PM

Looks like Dell has removed this mysterious unknown laptop from the Tuesday deal. Imagine that! Dell removing items from a sale . :cheesygri

ironic... considering dell acquired ALIENware....

FlintBlade

Jun 27th, 2006, 01:24 PM

Great deals, nice prices. Thanks!

spudz2000

Jun 27th, 2006, 01:30 PM

How long will the battery last for say 1 notebook attached?

Well a notebook uses a lot less power then a desktop so I'd say you'd get at least 15mins maybe even up to 30 if that's all you had plugged into the battery backup ports...

wlee

Jun 27th, 2006, 01:48 PM

Anyone know if the Belkin UPS for $33 is good (quality) ? Thanks in advance.
i'm interested in this one as well :D product link is here (http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Section_Id=76&pcount=&Product_Id=171837)

is 200W enuff for a fully loaded desktop with two lcd monitors :?:

pfdude

Jun 27th, 2006, 01:55 PM

i'm interested in this one as well :D product link is here (http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Section_Id=76&pcount=&Product_Id=171837)

is 200W enuff for a fully loaded desktop with two lcd monitors :?:

Maybe if your desktop is idling and your monitors are turned off.

Emancipated

Jun 27th, 2006, 02:15 PM

Spend a bit more and get the 550VA (something like that) for $70. It's a better system with more features and really just 2 of these UPS in one. Looks better too.

Ilikethisdeal

Jun 27th, 2006, 02:45 PM

Phoned in. The laptop is $909, Pentium M, 40GB HD.

deep

Jun 27th, 2006, 02:49 PM

Phoned in. The laptop is $909, Pentium M, 40GB HD.

RAM? DVD-RW? Any other notable features?

RARE_1

Jun 27th, 2006, 03:01 PM

How long will the battery last for say 1 notebook attached?

OK you got me....I'll bite.

Why do you need a UPS for a notebook???? It has a battery already!

wstam

Jun 27th, 2006, 03:04 PM

Well a notebook uses a lot less power then a desktop so I'd say you'd get at least 15mins maybe even up to 30 if that's all you had plugged into the battery backup ports...

You can compare the battery capacity of your laptop with this UPS.

For the Inspiron 1300 6-cell Li-ion battery, the capacity is 56WHr.

1 W = 1V *1A = 1VA
The UPS is 375VA for 15 min= 375W*0.25hr= 93WHr. Assume 75% total efficiency (UPS internal + laptop's transformer), the final capacity is around 70WHr. It is about 25% more than the 6-cell battery.

Inspiron 1300 6-cell Li-ion battery can last for about 4hr (without Wifi), so the 375VA 13 min UPS may last for 5 hours of use.

Edit: I just read the spec of the UPS. The Max output power is 200W. So the capacity is 50WHr. It is about the same size of the 6 cell battery.

Emancipated

Jun 27th, 2006, 03:06 PM

On the phone with WIPRO (Dell outsourced sales arm).

Asked for the 2407 sale price and he asked the manager to okay it. They also ask if you're ordering anything else to sweeten the pot.

I think you can pretty well make up the price you want and see if the manager okays it; of course the more you buy, the better your chances are on getting the discount.

I bought ups, armature and thr display.

Emancipated

Jun 27th, 2006, 03:14 PM

OK you got me....I'll bite.

Why do you need a UPS for a notebook???? It has a battery already!

Haha, my notebook has no battery. It's also not a good idea to run your laptop with the battery engaged if you're using the AC for extended periods.

ClayMan

Jun 27th, 2006, 05:18 PM

The switch doesn't support jumbo frames... Otherwise I'd jump on it.

mahjongmaniac

Jun 27th, 2006, 05:18 PM

RAM? DVD-RW? Any other notable features?

i think on the dell pg it did say dvd burner incl.d ...

but yes... any other specs other than stated?

for those who have phoned already, plz post more specs...

ShaTR

Jun 27th, 2006, 05:42 PM

Well a notebook uses a lot less power then a desktop so I'd say you'd get at least 15mins maybe even up to 30 if that's all you had plugged into the battery backup ports...

wow, thats one bad notebook battery :lol:

seriously though, should't you get a lot more than that. if it can sustain an avg computer for 15min (a power-hungry intel no doubt since dell sells intel only), then i would expect a laptop to go for at least an hour + the laptop battery's left over charge.

doombox414

Jun 27th, 2006, 05:48 PM

is the router worth buying??

Sub-total $35.00

Shipping $0.00 Estimate Shipping & Handling and Tax

GST $2.45

PST $2.80

HST $0.00

Total Price 1 $40.25

its almost the same price as the LINKSYS router couple days ago with rebates and taxes inclu.

nuclearsnake2

Jun 27th, 2006, 06:22 PM

The switch doesn't support jumbo frames... Otherwise I'd jump on it.
Care to elaborate on what jumbo packets are?

Emancipated

Jun 27th, 2006, 06:37 PM

Care to elaborate on what jumbo packets are?
Here you go.

How jumbo is a jumbo frame anyway? Ethernet has used 1500 byte frame sizes since it was created (around 1980). To maintain backward compatibility, 100 Mbps ethernet used the same size, and today "standard" gigabit ethernet is also using 1500 byte frames. This is so a packet to/from any combination of 10/100/1000 Mbps ethernet devices can be handled without any layer two fragmentation or reassembly. "Jumbo frames" extends ethernet to 9000 bytes. Why 9000? First because ethernet uses a 32 bit CRC that loses its effectiveness above about 12000 bytes. And secondly, 9000 was large enough to carry an 8 KB application datagram (e.g. NFS) plus packet header overhead. Is 9000 bytes enough? It's a lot better than 1500, but for pure performance reasons there is little reason to stop there. At 64 KB we reach the limit of an IPv4 datagram, while IPv6 allows for packets up to 4 GB in size. For ethernet however, the 32 bit CRC limit is hard to change, so don't expect to see ethernet frame sizes above 9000 bytes anytime soon.