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    Dell XPS 17 (L702x) cradle/tray/caddy for the 2nd Hard Disk bay

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jamesdu, Apr 5, 2011.

  1. jamesdu

    jamesdu Newbie

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    I'm in hurry to place a order for dell xps 17, because they are having the config i like (1080p without 3d so i can have Optimus) and best price I ever see. But would need you guys help for some questions. thanks thanks

    1, i want to upgrade one hard drive bay to ssd later when ssd price is lower, so if i only go for one hard now, will i also have the cradle/tray/caddy for the 2nd empty bay? do i have to order 2 drive to get it? or any other cheap place to get it?

    2,I actually orders xps 17 1 week ago and it's still in production. when I ordered it, the dell rep told me the the 3d screen having Optimus too (by reading in this forum, I know he was wrong....) so now i want to cancel that one to get this cheaper yet better config. base on reading i guess dell cannot cancel it for me. the only option i have is to refuse the delivery. and if I do refuse the delivery, they will full refund me without any restocking fee. right?

    thanks very very much

    the config I 'm going to get is $901.99(I found on a deal site), I'm planing on update memory to 8gb by myself and hard drive later

    i7-2630QM Quad-Core 2.0GHz [Sandy Bridge];
    4GB DDR3 500GB Hard drive;
    1080p truelife
    Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 and Bluetooth 3.0;
    NVIDIA Geforce GT550M 1GB with Optimus and TV Tuner;
    9-cell;
    Plant A Tree and feel good

    please comment

    thanks
     
  2. DaveHanson

    DaveHanson Newbie

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    I'm sorry I don't have the answer to your question, but would you please clarify for me where you're getting this config for $901 after taxes? The only option I see for the 1080p non-3d has g GB of RAM. TIA.
     
  3. jamesdu

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    I configed my dell xps 17 go here
     
  4. jamesdu

    jamesdu Newbie

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    update: I called dell 2 times trying to find the answers..... but still confusing

    1, the hard drive cradle, one rep said yes, one said have to order two hard drive to get it...oh well

    2, refuse delivery, believe that will not result in restocking fee(90% sure, not 100% sure)..
    sign...

    zackramm posted on another thread confirmed I will get 2nd caddy as well, even if i only order one hard drive at the time of purchase.

    Originally Posted by zackramm
    Hey Jamesdu

    Well concerning your first question, yes, you will get the second caddy for another hard drive or ssd even if you only order one at the time of purchase.
    I did the same you want to, I configures my L702X with just one hard drive and added an SSD later when it arrived.

    thanks