Did I Get a Good Deal for Dell XPS 17?

$1,117.75 including shipping, handling and sales tax for the following specs...

XPS L702X

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NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M 3GB graphics with Optimus

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9 Cell Primary Battery

Certified Refurbished

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DataSafe Online Backup Software

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Power Cord

Processor: Intel Core i7 2860QM Processor (2.5GHz, w/Turbo Boost 3.6GHz, 8MB Cache)

17.3 inch HD+ (900p) WLED Display

Elemental Silver Aluminum

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6X Blu-ray (BD-RE)

Wave Systems Software

Internal Backlit Keyboard - English

750 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)

Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 and Bluetooth 3.0

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Operating System DVD

150W AC Adapter

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Microsoft Office Starter

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Sound Blaster X-Fi MB Panzer software version 1.2

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Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Operating System DVD

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Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium

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8 GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz (2 DIMMs)

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I ordered it today and it should arrive by this friday. I got this price from Dell outlet refurbished. If I bought this computer "new".... I would be charged $1,800 approximately including tax and shipping.

If I went to Apple for the same spec 17 inch Macbook Pro brand new... They will want to charge me approximately $3,300 including tax and shipping. And that would not even include the blue-ray player, Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 and Bluetooth 3.0, JBL speakers with subwoofer, 3GB video card and some ports.

Dell XPS 17 is also made from Aluminum like the Macbook Pro. (Only a very small portion of the laptop is plastic as to be negligible.)

The only thing missing is Mac operating system which is not better than Windows 7.

Otherwise the XPS is offering more than not just the Mac but many PC laptops from other manufacturers. I've shopped around and the XPS looked to be the best deal of them all. But with this price... It was a deal I just couldn't pass up.

Macs are a rip off. I'm getting the same exact hardware manufacturer under the hood and getting more horsepower from the same manufacturer for a fraction of the price at Dell outlet which has the same warranty as brand new computers with the condition the same as brand new.

So was it a smart buy? Good Deal? Good Price?

PS. I own, use and am currently using a White Macbook for this post.

I am not a Apple fanboy and I am completely willing to ditch their computers for better prices for the same or even better product. Apple fanboys who defy all logic with irrational emotions; need not to post.

 

sound great! I paid $1200 for everything posted above, except 2x500gb hdd's, 1080p matte screen, just the simple blu ray player, and no panzer.

You pretty much beat me in processor, which i would trade everything I have over you in a hot second for the processor

 

Why would you do that? If you don't have a particular need for a CPU like that, then the 1080 display or blu-ray player (assuming you use it) alone will affect you much more than the CPU does.

And the 2860QM is only 6% faster than the 2760QM in benchmarks, + extra cache.

 

It's nice to have it though, thanks for making me feel better

I did forget to mention I spent around 1200 or 1260 for my setup.