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    Loaded XPS 16 for $999 !!!! Hurry !!!!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by pardes3, Feb 4, 2009.

  1. pardes3

    pardes3 Notebook Evangelist

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    Bestbuy has it for $999

    Link
     
    pardes3, Feb 4, 2009
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    jbd3030 Notebook Enthusiast

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  3. FrozenDarkness

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    these can hardly be considered loaded
     
    FrozenDarkness, Feb 4, 2009
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  4. Face_Jones

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    yea you had my hopes up a bit til i checked it, thats not loaded, its about right on par with the stuff Best Buy would normally sell it with. You can always get a better config. from the manufacturer.
     
    Face_Jones, Feb 4, 2009
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  5. Acer5005Guy

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    wow.........................................
     
    Acer5005Guy, Feb 4, 2009
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  6. pardes3

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    meaning????? good deal ?
     
    pardes3, Feb 4, 2009
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  7. vishank

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    It's a great deal if you were going to order the same spec'd laptop from Dell's site as you would be saving over 300-400 dollars. However, if you wanted different specs, then obviously, ordering from Dell's site will allow you to do so.
     
    vishank, Feb 4, 2009
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  8. azianai

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    Its basically the base spec + BR drive
    That in itself is saving 300 or so.
     
    azianai, Feb 4, 2009
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  9. vishank

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    Basically the difference from the base spec is the BR drive and the p8600 processor.
     
    vishank, Feb 4, 2009
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  10. azianai

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    still a good price, and doesn't seem to be the typical dell gimped versions that BB sells.
    Im on the fence of picking one up, prob by tomorrow imma have to decide b4 this price changes @_@
     
    azianai, Feb 4, 2009
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  11. vishank

    vishank Notebook Consultant

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    It's a good laptop. I am using one right now. I would've picked it up if I did not get this one already.
     
    vishank, Feb 4, 2009
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    ya, GREAT DEAL!
    may cancel my Amazon GT725 for this if the benchmarks don't improve.
     
    Acer5005Guy, Feb 4, 2009
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  13. Cin'

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    Still working good, right? :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Feb 4, 2009
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  14. duntkno

    duntkno Notebook Guru

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    wouldnt buy this without the 1080p
     
    duntkno, Feb 4, 2009
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  15. azianai

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    because you can tell between 1080P and 720P on a 16" screen...riight
     
    azianai, Feb 4, 2009
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  16. vishank

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    Naw, the one I have I am returning back to Dell. The BT stopped working, the hard drive has crashed on me a couple of times now (have reformatted 3 times already), etc.

    I have already ordered another 1640 laptop for my brother (and ended up getting a much better deal than mine - free upgrade to 3 yr warranty and free printer - except no 200.00 gift card) however I may just return the one I have now, and keep the one coming next week (hopefully more earlier, lol).
     
    vishank, Feb 5, 2009
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  17. Cin'

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    Oh noze! :(...Well, those are problems I wouldn't want to have, either. You did 3 reformat's, that shoulda taken care of the problem, for you! :eek:

    Well cool though, that your bro' is getting one! :D

    Whatever you decide to do with the one coming next week (or earlier) :D, I hope it all works out! ;)

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Feb 5, 2009
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    wow 3 formats... I would have told Dell to come and get it after the second one didn't take :(

    Sorry about your troubles.
     
    Acer5005Guy, Feb 5, 2009
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    Now they raised the price $100. This sucks. How long will it take for them to put it back down?
     
    QuadAllegory, Feb 5, 2009
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    After seeing the reports by the community, I'm affraid they are loaded - loaded like a bomb waiting to go off! That machine is a mighty expensive paperweight.

    If I had a new machine, and I had do reformat and reinstall due to problems, and not because I elected to do so, I would return that machine ASAP.

    If you have a brand new machine that is writing bad data to the hard drive, do yourself a favor and send it back. vishank did the right thing.
     
    slowdown117, Feb 5, 2009
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  21. Ice Cold

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    has the definition of loaded changed?

    no RGB LED 1080p
    no T9600 2.8GHZ Core 2 Duo
    no 9 cell battery
     
    Ice Cold, Feb 5, 2009
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  22. sonicwind

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    No and neither has the definition of lying b@stard advertisers.
     
    sonicwind, Feb 5, 2009
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