From
http://www.dell.com , click on Small Business, click on the Software &
Perhipherals tab, type S30 in the Search field, then it'll come up.
It says "Out of stock" with a price of $599. Once you add it to
your shopping cart, then you'll see the 20% off discount ($119.80).
But because you're shopping in Small Business, you have to pay
sales tax. Looks like you can get FREE overnight shipping too.
On the other hand, if you purchase from Home (from
http://www.dell.com ,
click on Home & Home Office, and follow the steps above), then you
only get a 10% discount ($59.90) which is the current promotion.
For Home shopping, you do not have to pay sales tax in most states.
Looks like you can also get FREE overnight shipping.
I'm in California where the sales tax is 8.0%. Here is what the
cost would be purchasing from the two different sections:
Small Business = $517.53 ($599 - 20% discount + 8% CA sales tax)
Home = $539.10 ($599 - 10% discount)
Sometimes Dell will have a 20% discount for Software & Peripherals
in the Home section. I don't know when that happens, but it seems
like every 3 or 4 weeks. That would be the best deal:
Home = $479.20 ($599 - 20% discount)
Over the past couple months, I've ordered many things from Dell
(Canon G2, 1GB Microdrive, Iomega Fotoshow, Compact Flash cards,
Netgear wireless LAN, etc.) and wait for the 20% discount in the
Home section on Software & Peripherals. I usually check
http://www.techbargains.com daily and the forums here to keep up
with the latest deals.
One word of warning. Dell is horrendous in terms of giving correct
dates when it'll ship your order to you. Its estimates are usually
way off. Often times, Dell will tell you a certain date, then when
you get to that date, it'll give you a new date in the future. Be
prepared to wait up to 3 or 4 weeks (or sometimes even longer) if
something is not in stock.
