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Dell has the Inspiron 7425 2-in-1 14-inch convertible (Yoga-type) on sale for $587.99 - $49 for McAfee auto-renewal = $539.99. Unlike with most of their deals, the 12%
Capital One Spring coupon [capitalone.com] applies, bringing this to $474.31.
Instructions:- Retrieve the 12% Captial One Spring coupon
- Convert the coupon into a Dell coupon
- Configure the laptop with the following:
- "McAfeeĀ® LiveSafeā¢ 12-month subscription auto-renew" when configuring the laptop. This will deduct $49 from the total.
- Remember to cancel the subscription to avoid being charged the recurring $119 annual fee after the 1st year
Important: The code you get from Capital One is not the coupon code, you need to copy & paste that onto the linked Dell page to get the actual coupon code. Also, you do NOT have to have any account with Capital One to sign up for Spring.
I was able to stack this with two Amex offers ($120 off $599 and +1 MR points by adding the active pen to bring this over $600 including tax).
Specs:- AMD Ryzen 5 5625U with Zen 3 architecture, 6 cores, 12 threads
- 14-inch 16:10 (1920 x 1280) wide viewing angle (IPS-type) display, 250 nits
- 8GB 3200 MHz RAM installed in one SODIMM slot (leaving another slot free, recommend installing another 8GB module for dual-channel operation
- 512GB NVME SSD in m.2 slot
- Backlit keyboard
- Fingerprint reader
- MediaTek 802.11ax WiFi/Bluetooth (I recommend replacing with Intel AX200)
- 54 WHr battery - bigger than average, should be good for at least 7-8 hours of normal use
- 1080p front camera
- Pebble green (very pale green)
- Exterior chassis materials: aluminum
- Weight: 3.6 lbs
- Ports:
- SD card reader
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
- Audio jack
- HDMI 1.4i
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-Cā¢ with Power Delivery and DisplayPort
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-Cā¢ with Power Delivery and DisplayPort
First time poster, copied most of this from a previous deal that had previously expired:
https://slickdeals.net/f/15831811-dell-inspiron-7425-2-in-1-14-in-16-10-display-ryzen-5-5625u-8gb-upgradable-512gb-ssd-f-s-517-43
https://deals.dell.com/en-us/memb...etail/eyey
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For $16 and about 10 minutes of work, I was able to add another 8GB of RAM, bringing it to 16GB. The pen direct from Dell was another $40. It has been a great little machine.
You need to select the following option when configuring the laptop:
This will take off an additional $49 from the total.
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My total price was $603.67, before factoring the Amex offer or Rack CB (2%). Florida has a sales tax holiday right now on computers up to $1500, so this was a good find.
The Ryzen 7, plus 16GB of RAM were worth the price increase to me. YMMV.
Good luck.
Of course the box looks like it was at the bottom of a stack and used as a frisbee by FedEx employees.
Speed 9/10
Build 9/10
Trackpad 8/10
Screen/color 6/10
Keyboard 7/10 why didn't they just spread the island out more??
Memory 9/10 if you upgrade to 16GB ram .. or more but at 8gb it was struggling the fan would kick on a lot got hot when I upgraded to 16GB all that was gone doing stress tests.
Weight: at first 6/10 you get use to it fast so 8/10 I'm use to very light laptops.
Color/brightness 6/10
Battery 8/10
Price 9/10
Overall 8.5/10
Just got an email from Dell regarding the pen.
Thank you for your recent order with Dell. We are working to ship your order as quickly as possible. The delivery date for your order to arrive has been updated to AUG. 22, 2022.
I wonder if anybody's pens shipped?
Just got an email from Dell regarding the pen.
Thank you for your recent order with Dell. We are working to ship your order as quickly as possible. The delivery date for your order to arrive has been updated to AUG. 22, 2022.
I wonder if anybody's pens shipped?
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My total price was $603.67, before factoring the Amex offer or Rack CB (2%). Florida has a sales tax holiday right now on computers up to $1500, so this was a good find.
The Ryzen 7, plus 16GB of RAM were worth the price increase to me. YMMV.
Good luck.
returning the product
Ordered the same spec, $661 after tax (CA) with 12%, Amex $120 was credited yesterday.
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According to Dell tech support, the only way to cancel the auto renew is to manage the subscription in your Dell Digital Locker. I have to assume all of you bought your computers were bought with a Dell login/profile. As such, when you login to either your Dell account or Dell Digital Locker (same login info) it should have your order properly attributed and you should see the product listed. However, the only way to change the subscription it is to first ACTIVATE it. How do you activate it? You need to put in your Dell login information in to the McAfee software in Windows to automatically activate it. It has to be done on the computer because the McAfee software sees the Dell service tag and attributes the license.
If you don't activate it, the Dell Digital Locker will say the subscription has not yet been activated. If you activate it, when you click the subscription you will get an option to turn off auto-renew.
Now the question becomes, what happens if you uninstalled McAfee without activating it? Well, you have two choices (three now that I've done #2):
1) Do system recovery and return the computer to original state so you can get McAfee back on the computer.
2) Go through McAfee tech support and have them use AnyDesk on your computer to download McAfee LiveSafe installer (620+ MB) and let them reinstall it. For some dumb reason they refuse to give out a download link. They insist on doing remote assistance. Gotta say it is a bit nerve racking having an Indian use your computer with AnyDesk after watching so much stuff on YouTube about it (Jim Browning).
3) I can give you a download link through a sharing service. I have saved the 620+ MB file for the install that they downloaded.
The stupidest part of 2 is that the download link is just a download from McAfee.com. They literally just copy and paste a link in your browser which initiates a download of the 620+ MB file. I kept the file for anyone who needs it.
On a side note: McAfee LiveSafe comes with a VPN, virus protection pledge (not sure what this is) and dark web protection, but those are only available if you maintain auto-renew. Not really sure if any of those have any value. The VPN is not very good as it tracks your IP and browsing history.