We don't have a Costco around here so I'd be ordering from dell.com. My dad has a Dell Perfered Account and orders all his stuff for work from Dell Small Business. I notice you can pick up a 20% off coupon good for Small Business on eBay for a couple of bucks. 20% off the current price of $340 is $68, which I think is a good deal, drops the final price to around $270. I'd still be under $300 after shipping, right?
Then there's Dell Home. There's also some 20% off coupons good fror Dell Home on eBay for a couple of bucks. But if you use a Perfered Account on Dell Home, don't you get free shipping?
It is my understanding that for things bought on Dell Home support is outsourced to India. And support for things bought on Dell Small Business is USA-based. If I recieve a monitor with dead pixels or another defict, which is it usually easier to get a replacement?
Also, though we my be buying the monitor soon (since the price is the lowest it has been in a while) I won't actually open it until Christmas (Since it is a Christmas present and the panel lottery is currently still favored to S-IPS). How long is the window of replacement? If the monitor is bought in the next week or two, but if we don't know if anything is wrong with it until Christmas, will I get trouble trying for a replacement by then?
And finally, are there sometimes price drops on Dell monitors around the holiday season? The monitor would certainly be more apealing to my parents if the price was closer to $300 before the coupon.
Thank you very much.
Then there's Dell Home. There's also some 20% off coupons good fror Dell Home on eBay for a couple of bucks. But if you use a Perfered Account on Dell Home, don't you get free shipping?
It is my understanding that for things bought on Dell Home support is outsourced to India. And support for things bought on Dell Small Business is USA-based. If I recieve a monitor with dead pixels or another defict, which is it usually easier to get a replacement?
Also, though we my be buying the monitor soon (since the price is the lowest it has been in a while) I won't actually open it until Christmas (Since it is a Christmas present and the panel lottery is currently still favored to S-IPS). How long is the window of replacement? If the monitor is bought in the next week or two, but if we don't know if anything is wrong with it until Christmas, will I get trouble trying for a replacement by then?
And finally, are there sometimes price drops on Dell monitors around the holiday season? The monitor would certainly be more apealing to my parents if the price was closer to $300 before the coupon.
Thank you very much.