Dell Inspiron 15-N5050 Laptop (Scratch & Dent): Intel Pentium Dual Core B950 2.1GHz CPU, 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, 15.6" WiFi N, DVDRW, 6 Cell, Win 7 $224 + TAX + Free shipping

Quote from megamanny2000 : Yea, I just ordered one now for $224.

Here too, $235 after DPA and Taxes.

GOOD LORD why does their website suck so hard!?

How difficult is it to show items that ARE AVAILABLE, rather than make me go through adding to cart, declining all the accessory and other crap, adding a promo code, then telling me its not available.

Quote from chickenmanbbbok : I suggest you call Dell, I've been hearing conflicting answers, but the person I spoke to today documented that he guaranteed I would not be subject to paying a restocking fee OR return shipping should I decide, after trying the laptop out, I do not like it and want to return it. He gave me a reference number and said all I needed to do was call back and everything will be taken care of. It seems that this is being dealt with on a case by case basis, so it'd be wise to call.

Thanks, I took your advice and they're waiving the restocking fee, even though when I emailed they stated otherwise. The one I received had a really huge and deep chip out of it, much more than I consider a scratch or a dent, in fact I can't believe they put it up for resale. It was obvious it was dropped and dropped hard at some point.
Thanks to everyone else who replied, everyone here is so great.

Quote from chickenmanbbbok : Well mine is set to be delivered tomorrow (10/31), but it likely won't be until after the storm dies down. Maybe I can get them to deliver the package to a local FedEx facility.

11/1 and still no delivery of mine --- yest and today Fed X tracking said today, now back to no delivery date...

do you think at this point I could call Dell and tell them to 'cancel' my order...??? was supposed to be delivered 10/29...am getting very concerned what kind of condition it is going to be in if I ever get it.... guess I could refuse delivery...??

Just picked up one for $224 (before taxes). I ordered a I3 gen2 about two days ago but cancelled that one after deciding the extra $70 bucks wasn't worth it. Thanks OP

Bought one "scratch and dent" item and the screen had 2 clusters of bad pixels...

Quote from star1029 : Bought one "scratch and dent" item and the screen had 2 clusters of bad pixels...

great, making me more and more regretful for my purchase.....esp since it's been in a hurricane affected area for a week now!

Received my $224 laptop today. It was in mint condition. No scratches, dents, or signs that it had ever been used.

got my laptop and it has a big hole on the left side, front edge... right side, front edge appears to have some forced entry marks, too. I just wondered what happened to this laptop in the prior hands...

I finally received mine today, was supposed to be here Monday...

I purchased a 'scratch n dent' which looks fine, however it says 'refurbished' on the bottom of it.....I didn't realize they were scratch n dent and refurbished?????? I thought it would be 'new' but they couldn't sell it as new cuz of the 'scratch n dent' status...????

I would not have bought it, esp for $363 knowing it was refurbished....how is their return and how quickly do they refund your account????

Quote from MDJoviFan : I finally received mine today, was supposed to be here Monday... I purchased a 'scratch n dent' which looks fine, however it says 'refurbished' on the bottom of it.....I didn't realize they were scratch n dent and refurbished?????? I thought it would be 'new' but they couldn't sell it as new cuz of the 'scratch n dent' status...???? I would not have bought it, esp for $363 knowing it was refurbished....how is their return and how quickly do they refund your account????

I bought a Scratch and Dent as well thinking the same thing as you. My lappy will not be here till Monday. Anyone else buy a scratch and dent and have the refurb sticker on it?

Quote from shivdaddy : I bought a Scratch and Dent as well thinking the same thing as you. My lappy will not be here till Monday. Anyone else buy a scratch and dent and have the refurb sticker on it?

I turned it on, seems to work ok -however I notice it seems to be missing the 'sd dummy card' in the slot --- do the 'new ones' come with one, or is that something they are skimping on these days???
altho bought a new 11.6" Dell a few months back and it came with one.

Quote from MDJoviFan : I turned it on, seems to work ok -however I notice it seems to be missing the 'sd dummy card' in the slot --- do the 'new ones' come with one, or is that something they are skimping on these days??? altho bought a new 11.6" Dell a few months back and it came with one.

Mine arrived today and it included the dummy SD card. There are a couple of blemishes on the lid, but otherwise in good shape.

ok - another question -- for the 'dvd/cd drive door'......is it supposed to open all the way on it's own, or just partly and you have to pull it out the rest manually to insert the cd/dvd disk???