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    Is there any discount coupons for XPS 17? Is this system worth the price?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by WaffleBoy, Apr 23, 2011.

  1. WaffleBoy

    WaffleBoy Notebook Deity

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    Is there any discount coupons for XPS 17? Is this system worth the price?
    Software & Services
    PROCESSOR 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz edit
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® Home Premium, 64-Bit, English edit
    SERVICE PLAN 2 Year Basic Service Plan edit
    HD DISPLAY 17.3" HD+ (900p) LED Display with 2.0MP HD Webcam edit
    VIDEO CARD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M 3GB graphics with Optimus edit
    HARD DRIVE 1.0TB 500GB 7.2k HDD x 2 edit
    OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook edit
    SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-Months edit
    INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD) edit
    WIRELESS + BLUETOOTH Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030 and Bluetooth 3.0 edit
    SOUND OPTIONS JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3 edit

    Or I can get a better system with the same price/less? (1200$ (my limit is 1300$))
     
    WaffleBoy, Apr 23, 2011
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    Dear WaffleBoy,

    What price have you got? Where abouts are you - UK?
     
    adchesney, Apr 23, 2011
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    Oh, I forgot the price. 1200$ and US
     
    WaffleBoy, Apr 23, 2011
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    1200$ after discount of 100$
     
    WaffleBoy, Apr 23, 2011
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    Thank you :)
     
    WaffleBoy, Apr 23, 2011
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