For the Dell deal ..
can you send a PDF with the config ..
or give the link and let us know what changes you have made while customizing (as Kunal had done in his post)

Wait ppl..

The effort is not yet over...

Here's r details for the Dell Notebook that raghav has sent me:

It's worth 60,672 + Taxes + Octroi.

Here r the detailed Specs and a list of areas n the applicable Taxes n Octrois. It will help ppl in deciding abt the deal and the preferable deilvery area accordingly..

Iris Says

Hope you are not going to post people's names, addresses etc on the forum..

Hmmm...

I'll also be posting an excel sheet which has the name of ppl n the Respective taxes n Octrois applicable for their delivery addresses.

suds Says

Yeah, Sunil plz update us on the deal, whatever be the status.

Where are u DestinationSunil ?
Either finalize the deal today or dump it..
Cant wait more... bulk or no bulk !!!

destinationsunil Says

HP will deliver the laptops all over India only if the deal materialises... N thts a BIG IF, I tell u..

shiv1900 Says

Lets hope this the silence that awaits the storm

I am eagerly waiting for this deal to materialize.

Just a query, will HP deliver the laptops all over India (with extra octroi/entry tax wherever applicable), or we have to arrange the collection of laptops from a single center.

I havent talked to anybody in HP Gurgaon. One Raghav Sehgal, (guess Mohit Sadani has mentioned it) was also in touch with them. Guess he's the 2nd person Nishita is talking about. I hv no clue about the 3rd person.

Sunil,
Can you talk to her and tell her to negotiate with you and only you.

hdarshan Says

Probably the initiative by mav has also found it's way to Nishita; albiet a bit late. As we software folks would put it, threading is a serious business, remember to stop threads that you have spawned:) :)

I, myself, in a quandry as to how the same list can reach her from three different sources despite this list of ppl known only to me and Anil(Mav.) only.

Hi All..

Here is what the team lead of HP, Nishita, had to say to me..

She has got a list of same ppl from 3 different sources. One from me and two others from ppl she probably didnt want to reveal. She said that she thought she was having the deal with three different accounts and three businesses rather than this deal being only one.

Now, she has backed out frm the earlier deal of 60k+Taxes+Freebies itself. She is not able to figure out who the official person is.

I, myself, in a quandry as to how the same list can reach her from three different sources despite this list of ppl known only to me and Anil(Mav.) only.

She will now be figuring out who the official person to contact is and offer him the deal. She will be offering each one of us the same deal. I have asked her to come here and put a post here in the forum regarding this and offer a deal here itself. She seemed willing to do that and said tht she will think abt it. She'll give me a call later regarding this.

I think this deal now seems to be busted. Let's see what Nishita has to say to this.

sahilgoyal Says

This is turning out to be an edge of the seat suspense thriller

I think this deal now seems to be busted. Let's see what Nishita has to say to this.

hey abhishek,

For this HP deal, will the laptop be in the name of the employee ?? Then I guess you won't be able to get this laptop covered under the loan. Isn't it ??

hdarshan Says

This link is for individuals/companies which have tie ups with HP. So the deal is offered only for them. Check the link. It mentions "friendsfamily". Hence it does not appear on the hp India site. Like lenovo offering deals for IBM associates

I had checked it in the following link:

http://www.hp.com/in/store/friendsfamily
" />HP Pavilion dv5000 seriesThe HP Pavilion dv5000 has multiple entertainment benefits: QuickPlay, dual headphone jacks, an exceptional speaker system, iTunes and Image Zone software, and the accessory choice of an integrated infrared remote control that can be stored in the PC slot. Various display benefits further enhance the entertainment experience by configuring notebook with BrightView, high-definition, wide-screen technology. The design is very thin and light with long lasting battery life. Combined with a practical price point, HP Pavilion dv5000 is an entertainment companion wrapped into a very mobile notebook PC.
Yeh Hui Na Baath Offer: Get a FREE Mobile Internet Card worth Rs. 6500** OR256 MB MP3thumb drive absolutely free on the purchase of Compaq Presario or HP Pavilion Notebooks*
Offer valid on purchases made between 01 March. 2006 - 31 May 2006 or till stocks last which ever is earlier
** Please note that to get the Data Card physically the customer has to pay 300 + 3 months advance rental of 1000 p.m.
*DV 1624 comes ONLY with a 256 MB MP3 thumb drive.
From INR 62,000.00


As you can see, here is does show the 5118 series as well ...

But yeah !! I am also surprised why they are not showing this is the HP India page. ..

what username password?

just go to HP india and click on "buy online" near the bottom of the page...and then snoop around in consumer notebooks...

my concern: HP 5000 series is missing from the list that appares on doing this... after dv1000 it shows dv8000 ....while it had been firmly perched between the two for the last few weeks.... i hope they are updating the website or something....

HP Pavilion dv5000 seriesThe HP Pavilion dv5000 has multiple entertainment benefits: QuickPlay, dual headphone jacks, an exceptional speaker system, iTunes and Image Zone software, and the accessory choice of an integrated infrared remote control that can be stored in the PC slot. Various display benefits further enhance the entertainment experience by configuring notebook with BrightView, high-definition, wide-screen technology. The design is very thin and light with long lasting battery life. Combined with a practical price point, HP Pavilion dv5000 is an entertainment companion wrapped into a very mobile notebook PC.
Yeh Hui Na Baath Offer: Get a FREE Mobile Internet Card worth Rs. 6500** OR256 MB MP3thumb drive absolutely free on the purchase of Compaq Presario or HP Pavilion Notebooks*
Offer valid on purchases made between 01 March. 2006 - 31 May 2006 or till stocks last which ever is earlier
** Please note that to get the Data Card physically the customer has to pay 300 + 3 months advance rental of 1000 p.m.

what username password?

just go to HP india and click on "buy online" near the bottom of the page...and then snoop around in consumer notebooks...

my concern: HP 5000 series is missing from the list that appares on doing this... after dv1000 it shows dv8000 ....while it had been firmly perched between the two for the last few weeks.... i hope they are updating the website or something....

destinationsunil Says

Ya.. No octrois in Vashi n all other places in Navi Mumbai.. I was discussing taxes with the the lady n she told me this fact...

shaw Says

well where did you got this on the site?could you plz post the link here.I couldnt find it.I think it doesnt apply to hp5118 coz it says at the end DV 1624 comes ONLY with a 256 MB MP3 thumb drive

Waise .. one good news is that now we have a choice to do away with the useless Data Card freebie ..

Saw this on the site:

Yeh Hui Na Baath Offer: Get a FREE Mobile Internet Card worth Rs. 6500** OR256 MB MP3thumb drive absolutely free on the purchase of Compaq Presario or HP Pavilion Notebooks*
Offer valid on purchases made between 01 March. 2006 - 31 May 2006 or till stocks last which ever is earlier
** Please note that to get the Data Card physically the customer has to pay 300 + 3 months advance rental of 1000 p.m.
*DV 1624 comes ONLY with a 256 MB MP3 thumb drive.
P.S: The colours here are as they were in the site

nex Says

oh.. I didn't know this Are you negotiating for dell inspiron 6400 ?? I have had my eyes on that for a while ;-)

PS: DELL ppl will also be coming back to me by 2moro...

Oh ok ..
I had thought that ealier, before your deal, the card was a necessary freebie !!
Anyway .. the deal really looks good now ..

and the fact that we can take delivry in Navi mumbai without taxes is awesome !! (I hope u r sure about this .. please confirm once more yaar ..)

Great Work man !! and Best of Luck for the future negotiations ..

Yeh offer to pehle hi pata tha yaar..

The deal as it stands now is :

60K+Taxes
Plus:
1.) Mobile Internet Data Card OR 256 MB Mp3 thumb drive.
2.) HP Wireless Optical Mouse.

PS: DELL ppl will also be coming back to me by 2moro...

Waise .. one good news is that now we have a choice to do away with the useless Data Card freebie ..

Saw this on the site:

Yeh Hui Na Baath Offer: Get a FREE Mobile Internet Card worth Rs. 6500** OR256 MB MP3thumb drive absolutely free on the purchase of Compaq Presario or HP Pavilion Notebooks*
Offer valid on purchases made between 01 March. 2006 - 31 May 2006 or till stocks last which ever is earlier
** Please note that to get the Data Card physically the customer has to pay 300 + 3 months advance rental of 1000 p.m.
*DV 1624 comes ONLY with a 256 MB MP3 thumb drive.

P.S: The colours here are as they were in the site