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    How good of a deal is this M1530?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by roland_j, Jul 24, 2008.

  1. roland_j

    roland_j Notebook Consultant

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    T8100
    4GB RAM
    Midnight Blue
    WXGA+ LED
    8600M GT
    Bluetooth
    Intel Wireless N
    6 cell battery
    3 Year Limited Warranty
    3 Year Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection
    for $1,113 before taxes

    Goood? Or good.. or not that good? Or awesome?
     
    roland_j, Jul 24, 2008
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  2. benbeck08

    benbeck08 CCNA/A+ In Progress

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    pretty good deal compare it to mine.....
     
    benbeck08, Jul 24, 2008
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    benbeck08 CCNA/A+ In Progress

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    might upgrade the processor to the T8300
     
    benbeck08, Jul 24, 2008
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    Yeah I would upgrade to the t8300.
     
    BigHerky, Jul 24, 2008
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  5. K1LL4J0L0K14

    K1LL4J0L0K14 Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah that pretty much burns my xps lol. EPP?
     
    K1LL4J0L0K14, Jul 24, 2008
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  6. roland_j

    roland_j Notebook Consultant

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    Yea i was thinking about that too, for the extra $50, but the overall package.. good?

    And yep 8% standard EPP discount and a 5% coupon
     
    roland_j, Jul 24, 2008
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    I'd leave the proc and get a higher resolution screen... the difference between the t8300 and 8100 is .1 GHz and no L2 cache difference... you won't notice the extra dollars at work.
     
    rubenvb, Jul 24, 2008
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  8. cheechxu

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    Looks like the same deal I went for, except mine was the T9300 so it was a bit more.
    But yeah, that looks like the best price you can get for right now. I think its actually better than the 25% off coupons when considering the 3 year warranty (valued at $299 by dell lol)
     
    cheechxu, Jul 24, 2008
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  9. roland_j

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    Well I decided to order it now :)
     
    roland_j, Jul 24, 2008
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  10. benbeck08

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    Nice hope you like it
     
    benbeck08, Jul 24, 2008
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    roland_j Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks :D Dell also seemed to have a mistake and charged me $50 less tax.. awesome!
     
    roland_j, Jul 24, 2008
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  12. benbeck08

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    haha yeah just saw your other thread
     
    benbeck08, Jul 24, 2008
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    Yea I should change that, I saw that dell just charged my account the lower amount.. although I'm still concerned they might revert it.. but happy!
     
    roland_j, Jul 24, 2008
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  14. benbeck08

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    if they already charged you....they wont change it
     
    benbeck08, Jul 24, 2008
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  15. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    they might....
    using DPA? if not, i only heard that they charge credit cards when it ships
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 24, 2008
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    Hmm that's a pretty damn good deal..

    this is what I just ordered:
    [​IMG]
    better processor and 7200 rpm disk (and a spare AC adaptor)
    still looks like your deal is better though.. though I did get a discount on the printer and router
     
    bjarnia, Jul 24, 2008
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    Can you explain how you got this deal? I am a member of EPP and have the 5% stackable coupon. I'm not sure how you were able to get that configuration for that low of a price. Did you just go into the EPP page and configure it that way and add the 5%? Or was it a special link? Thanks so much.
     
    EcoCoder, Jul 24, 2008
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  18. valuepc

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    I went through Dell University to get that kind of deal. Not sure how to do it through a company though.
     
    valuepc, Jul 24, 2008
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    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    companies have their ID number, where they log onto www.dell.com/epp

    @valuepc... on the first page of ur config, copy the url, remove this whole phrase-> '&linknumber=xxxxxxx' [its ur school's ID number], and post it here.... will work for all EPP customers
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 24, 2008
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  20. mystery905

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    t8100 = 2.1 Ghz
    t8300 = 2.4 Ghz

    = .3 Ghz or 300 Mhz difference or 14.29%
     
    mystery905, Jul 24, 2008
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    good call def. get the t8300
     
    benbeck08, Jul 24, 2008
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    Honestly I really don't think that the .3 Ghz difference would make any impact at all on every day processing and gaming. So I chose the 8100 to save some cash.
     
    Ttime20, Jul 24, 2008
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    I guess its somewhat of a future-proofing thing plus the t8300 is penyrn processor
     
    benbeck08, Jul 24, 2008
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    the T8100 is a panyrn processor, is it not?
     
    OneHit, Jul 25, 2008
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    To put it in simple terms ... a T8300 is just an overclocked T8100 from my understanding.
     
    Ttime20, Jul 25, 2008
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    good call...for some reason i thought the t8300 was the lowest one.....my bad
     
    benbeck08, Jul 25, 2008
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