June 9th, 2007
Dell to Sell Computers at Sam’s Club
By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Not only is Dell selling desktops in Wal-Mart stores, they are now selling laptops and desktops in Sam’s Club as well. The laptops will be Inspiron 1501s. They’ll sell for $899, and will have Windows Vista Home Premium, 2GB of memory, and AMD Turion dual-core processors.
Dell will sell its Inspiron 1501 notebook for $899 and a Dimension desktop model for $829 at more than 580 Sam’s Clubs nationwide within the next week, the companies said.
“This is an additional step in our emerging retail strategy,” Frink said of the decision to sell the Inspiron at Sam’s Club.
He said Dell will announce deals with other retailers in coming months. Source: Houston Chronicle
We Say: Although I know why Dell is making these moves, I still prefer to go to a website (whether it’s Dell’s, Voodoo’s or other) and fully customize a laptop or PC there, including trying multiple configurations. However, that’s just me … 
There are many more people who want to walk in, touch and try out a system.
Charles says:
I’m with ya Michael, and when I’m thinking desktops I fight the urge to build the thing myself to get exactly what I want.
Also, Costco has sold Dell computers for the last 4 years. Not in the stores but through the website.
June 9th, 2007 at 10:40 am
» Dell to Expand Retail Sales to Japan » Blog Archive Alice Hill’s Real Tech News - Independent Tech says:
[…] You may recall Dell has re-opened its retail presence in the U.S., with sales at both Sam’s Club and Wal-Mart. It announced today plans to expand that retail presence into Japan, by entering the working with retail stores there as well. Paul-Henri Ferrand, who heads Dell’s operations in the Asia Pacific, excluding Japan, China and South Korea, said the company was in talks with some retail chains and specialized stores across Asia but gave no names. […]
July 5th, 2007 at 7:19 am