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    SXPS16 Should i buy it

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jamesweston, Jun 4, 2009.

  1. jamesweston

    jamesweston Notebook Guru

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    My order is now in stage one Estimated Delivery 23/06/09

    I am thinking of getting the following system what do you think?

    Dell Studio XPS 16
    CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9600 (2.80Ghz, 6MB, 1066MHz)
    OS: Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 (64 BIT) - English
    Memory: 6144MB 1067MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [1x2048 + 1x4096]
    Keyboard: Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
    Video Card: 512MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 3670 graphics card
    Hard Drive: 500GB (7,200rpm) Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive
    Drive: INTERNAL BLU-RAY ROM COMBO (BLU-RAY, DVD AND CD READ, DVD & CD WRITE) SLOT LOAD DRIVE WITH SOFTWARE

    WiFi: Intel WiFi Link 5300 Half Mini Card (802.11 a/g/n) (Centrino)
    Standard Warranty: 1 Year Premium Warranty Support
    Enhanced Service Packs: 3 Year Premium Warranty Support
    Integrated Mobile Broadband: Mobile Broadband Module incl. Vodafone SIM and 30day free trial

    Bluetooth: Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module
    Primary Battery: Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery
    Dell System Media Kit: Studio XPS 16 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers)
    Camera: 2.0 Mega Pixel Integrated Camera with Facial Recognition Software
    Accidental Damage Support: No Accidental Damage Support
    Online Backup: DataSafe Online Backup 2GB 1 year
    TV Tuner and Remote Control: Integrated DVB-T TV Tuner and Antenna
    LCD: 16" (inch) Truelife 1080p Full HD RGBLED Edge to Edge Display
    Power Supply: 90W AC Adaptor

    Cost: £2,538.01
    Discounts: £776.36
    Cost: £1,781.65
     
    jamesweston, Jun 4, 2009
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  2. funky monk

    funky monk Notebook Deity

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    How did you get such a large discount?
     
    funky monk, Jun 4, 2009
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  3. jamesweston

    jamesweston Notebook Guru

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    Here is the list of discounts on Dells website

    3 YEAR WARRANTY.PAY FOR ONLY 2 ! = -£40.00
    50% saving on Mobile Broadband module! = -£50.00
    Save £280 (Inc Vat) until 10/06/2009 = -£280.00
    Get 10% off! = -£216.80
    10% EPP discount = -£169.56
    Free Shipping = -£20.00
     
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  4. Colbs

    Colbs Notebook Guru

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    uh. which website are YOU looking at?
     
    Colbs, Jun 4, 2009
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  5. jamesweston

    jamesweston Notebook Guru

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    i am getting from euro.dell.com

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    jamesweston, Jun 4, 2009
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  6. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Nice, you have EPP, also! ;) Bonus! :D

    If you want it, I say get it! :cool:


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jun 4, 2009
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  7. jamesweston

    jamesweston Notebook Guru

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    I plan to buy it as soon as dell refund me the £1500 I spent on a M1530 last september.
     
    jamesweston, Jun 4, 2009
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  8. Cin'

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    Well, hopefully that will be soon for you. I'm not sure what the turn around time is for refunds in the UK!

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jun 4, 2009
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    Would the Blu-Ray Burner in the M1530 work in the SXPS 16
     
    jamesweston, Jun 4, 2009
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