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    Dell M1330 - Is this a good deal for price??

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by dragonuk, Jul 29, 2008.

  1. dragonuk

    dragonuk Notebook Consultant

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    Ok I got the following :

    Dell XPS M1330
    CORE 2 DUO T8300 2.40GHz
    Dual Channel 4.0GB (2x2048) 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
    320GB HD SATA (5400rpm)
    13.3 WXGA (1280x800) White-LED Display with TrueLife
    8xDVD+/-RW Slim Slot-Load Drive
    Tuxedo Black 0.3 MP Camera for White-LED
    Intel 4965WLAN Mini-Card EUR
    Assembley Mod 128 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
    Primary 6-cell 56WHr Li-Ion Battery
    European Dell TrueMobile 355 internal Bluetooth Module
    Vista home premium

    For £600 Including Delivery. ($1191)
     
    dragonuk, Jul 29, 2008
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  2. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    well, thats a good price... hows the warranty?
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 29, 2008
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  3. dragonuk

    dragonuk Notebook Consultant

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    Just 1 year from dell currently
     
    dragonuk, Jul 29, 2008
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  4. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    Pretty good price I would say. But see if you could upgrade it to 3 years or get a 3 years if it falls within another 60 to 70 GBP. Cheers.
     
    fonduekid, Jul 29, 2008
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  5. dragonuk

    dragonuk Notebook Consultant

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    A 3 year warranty is £79 GBP.

    You can upgrade the warranty anytime tho can't you within the first years warranty so I can do it later can't I ?
     
    dragonuk, Jul 29, 2008
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    rubenvb Notebook Consultant

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    If you get through to them... I've tried to a couple times... not one response.
    Also watch out for the GPU, it tends to get hot!

    (Mine downclocks while gaming, no fancy stuff like overclocking or anything in eg UT3, Guild Wars, Gears of War...)
     
    rubenvb, Jul 29, 2008
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  7. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    Well, theoretically yes. But check out with Dell. For one of my friends here, they said they don't have any upgrade option open now (and he got his laptop couple of months back). So give them a call just to be sure. :)
     
    fonduekid, Jul 29, 2008
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  8. dragonuk

    dragonuk Notebook Consultant

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    WHat you mean, you can overclock the 8400m can't you ?
     
    dragonuk, Jul 29, 2008
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  9. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Congrat's ;) :) What's you estimated delivery time??
     
    Cin', Jul 29, 2008
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  10. drummerian

    drummerian Notebook Consultant

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    how? :s when i spec that online the price is £££££
     
    drummerian, Jul 29, 2008
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  11. drummerian

    drummerian Notebook Consultant

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    Have just spec'd the same machine:

    £970.99!!!

    Components
    BASE Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 cache)
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1- English
    HARDWARE SUPPORT 1 Year Base Warranty
    COLOUR CHOICE Tuxedo Black & 0.3 mega pixel Camera for White-LED Display
    LCD 13.3" UltraSharp™ WXGA (1280x800) White-LED Display (300 nits) with TrueLife™
    BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION Biometric Fingerprint Reader
    MEMORY 4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]
    HARD DRIVE 320GB (5.400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
    GRAPHICS CARD 128MB nVidia® GeForce® 8400M GS
    OPTICAL DRIVE Fixed 8x DVD+/-RW Slim Slot Load Drive, including SW
    PRIMARY BATTERY Primary 6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (56 WHr)

    How did you do it :S
     
    drummerian, Jul 29, 2008
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  12. drummerian

    drummerian Notebook Consultant

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    bump :D please help me get this kinda deal!
     
    drummerian, Jul 30, 2008
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  13. drummerian

    drummerian Notebook Consultant

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    helloo, sorry people but am really wanting to order this (i am also in the UK)
     
    drummerian, Jul 30, 2008
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  14. milney100

    milney100 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I think you should that is a great price.

    Please can you tell us how/where you got this deal so that we can all try and get the same?

    Good luck.
     
    milney100, Jul 30, 2008
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  15. drummerian

    drummerian Notebook Consultant

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    agreed! i would love it at that price, would buy it straight away!
     
    drummerian, Jul 30, 2008
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  16. Tricks.

    Tricks. Notebook Consultant

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    I think he got it from dell outlet?
     
    Tricks., Jul 30, 2008
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