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    Is this the best deal on the XPS 15?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by spyhunterk19, Jun 14, 2011.

  1. spyhunterk19

    spyhunterk19 Newbie

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    $1159 + Tax

    Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
    Processor 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz
    Memory 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
    Keyboard Standard Keyboard - English
    LCD 15.6 FHD B+RGLED TL (1920x1080) and Skype-Certified 2.0MP HD Webcam
    Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M 1GB graphics with Optimus
    Hard Drive 750GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
    Color Elemental Silver Aluminum
    Integrated Network Adapter Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
    Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
    CD ROM/DVD ROM Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
    Sound JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3
    Wireless Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 & Bluetooth 3.0
    Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook
    Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 24-Months
    Battery 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    Service 2 Year Home Express Service
    Datasafe Online DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
    Mobile Broadband No Mobile Broad Band Selected
     
    spyhunterk19, Jun 14, 2011
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  2. alienware-dell

    alienware-dell Notebook Geek

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    Looks like a very good deal to me.
     
    alienware-dell, Jun 14, 2011
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    Can you tell me where you found this deal? Seems like a good price. Thanks.
     
    jeffslaptop, Jun 15, 2011
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  4. Azamatka

    Azamatka Notebook Guru

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    Seems to be a really nice deal. You could try to push the price down just a bit maybe via sales reps. But if you don't - the laptop is still really sweet. Especially for the part of sound and screen. Both are absolutely fantastic.
     
    Azamatka, Jun 15, 2011
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  5. Chris Murphy

    Chris Murphy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Would be nice if you could include the back-lit Keyboard,well worth the money.
     
    Chris Murphy, Jun 15, 2011
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    nader_rizk2003 Notebook Evangelist

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    +1 Back-lit keyboard really worth the money
     
    nader_rizk2003, Jun 15, 2011
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    spyhunterk19 Newbie

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    Hi everyone, thanks for the replies.

    $559 off the Dell XPS 15 laptop - Dealhack is where I got the deal, says expired but it still works for me.

    As for the backlit keyboard, i just don't really think I would need it. But you can add it on this config if you want
     
    spyhunterk19, Jun 15, 2011
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    koca12 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Men put the back lit keyboar its really nice. and if you can upgrade to the gt 540m and you will have a gaming machine :)
     
    koca12, Jun 15, 2011
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    You guys get it good in the US. Aus prices suck!
    i tried that code but didnt work.
    Just ordered mine, waiting waiting waiting.........
     
    RoshKulya, Jun 16, 2011
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  10. kizh

    kizh Notebook Consultant

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    it was just the normal $100 off coupon plus the $400-whatever Dell says they mark down automatically off 'retail' price
     
    kizh, Jun 16, 2011
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