Specs and Price of Your 2nd Gen XPS 15 or 17

XPS L502X Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64BIT $1,099.00

Processor: Intel Core i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
15.6 inch FHD (1080p) B+RGLED Display with 2.0 MP webcam
NVIDIA GeForce GT540M 2GB graphics with Optimus
8 GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz (2 DIMMs)
500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
Blu-ray Disc Combo (DVD+/-RW + BD-ROM)
Digital Internal TV Tuner TVT20 ATSC
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000
Internal Backlit Keyboard - English
9 Cell Primary Battery
130W A/C Adapter, 3P
Operating System DVD
Facial Recognition Software
Wave Systems Software
Sound Blaster X-Fi MB Panzer software version 1.2
DataSafe Online Backup Software
Power DVD Software
Dell Support Center 64 Bit 3.0
Microsoft Office Starter
1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis


Subtotal: $1,099.00
Sales Tax: $65.94
Total Amount: $1,164.94

No coupons

* Replaced the Wireless-N 1000 w/an Advanced-N 6230 + BT3.0
* MS Office 2010 H&S ($79 vs Dell's $149)
* PowerDVD 10 Ultra (old upgrade)

 

Ordered earlier...

2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2620M processor 2.70 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.40 GHz
8GB DDR3
Windows® Home Premium, 64-Bit, English
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M 3GB graphics with Optimus
1.0TB 500GB 7.2k HDD x 2
17.3" FHD (1080p) with 2.0MP HD Webcam
8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 and Bluetooth 3.0
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3 + Creative SoundBlaster X-FI MB 1.2
Integrated Network Adapter Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card

1414.99 after discount and before taxes...

Opinions? Please don't tell me I got screwed. Purchased through Dell's 12 day summer sale along a 150$ coupon.

 

And, I just noticed I selected a dual core when I intended to select a quad. Im shocked I didn't pick up on this after I reviewed my choices for several hours.

How splendid.

 

Well after a number of technical faults with my recent xps 15 machine from the Dell UK outlet, I've taken the decision to return it. And re-order a brand new L702x instead which I think will suit my use better.

XPS L702x : 2nd generation Intel Core i7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz
Display : 17.3in Full HD WLED AG (1920x1080) with 2.0 Mega Pixel Integrated Camera
LCD Back Cover : Silver Anodized Aluminum WLAN Cover
Memory : 6GB (1X4GB + 1X2GB) 1333MHz DDR3 Dual Channel
Hard Drive : 1TB (2x500GB) Serial ATA (7200RPM) Dual HDD
Optical Drive : 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software
Battery : Primary 9-cell 90W/HR LI-ION
Graphics : 3GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M Graphics Card
TV Tuner : Not Included
Wireless : Europe Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030 (1x2 b/g/n+ Bluetooth Combo Card)
Keyboard : Internal Backlit UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
Operating System : English Genuine Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium (64 BIT)

£910 delivered

Hopefuly one of the first few to get the non-3D FHD screen in the UK as don't think it's been available long here ?

 

Did I get a good deal on a XPS15? I'm gonna be paying $1545 (includes tax + s&h). Is there anything else I should add/change?

My Components
PROCESSOR 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2010
SERVICE PLAN 1 Year Home Express Service
VIDEO CARD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M 2GB graphics with Optimus
MEMORY 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
HARD DRIVE 750GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-Months
HD DISPLAY 15.6 FHD B+RGLED TL (1920x1080) and Skype-Certified 2.0MP HD Webcam
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
WIRELESS + BLUETOOTH Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 & Bluetooth 3.0
BATTERY OPTIONS 90 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
SOUND OPTIONS JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3 + Creative SoundBlaster X-FI MB 1.2

My Software & Accessories
COLORS Elemental Silver Aluminum
MOBILE BROADBAND No Mobile Broad Band Selected
OS RECOVERY MEDIA Recovery DVD for Windows® 7 Home Premium OS, 64bit, English
ONLINE DATA BACKUP DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year

ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
KEYBOARD Backlit Keyboard - English
Integrated Network Adapter Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® Reader

 

XPS 17

Intel i7-2630QM
Win7 Home Premium 64 Bit
6GB RAM (3x2)
500gb 7200 RPM HDD
1080p AG screen
GTX 550
Intel Centrino Wireless 6230 + Bluetooth 3.0
X-Fi
6 cell 56 wHr battery
130W Dell Branded Charger
Blu-Ray Tray Load Read and CD/DVD Read/Write Drive
Roxio Software
2 Year In-Home Warranty
Back lit Keyboard

$1174 including CA 9.25% tax.

 

Davin, save $100 and get the 525m video card, its the same as the 540m design, and I've overclocked mine to 550m speeds with no problems. even if you don't overclock the difference is supposed to be 6-10%.

$60 for the ram upgrade is kinda borderline, you can get a 8GB kit for $5 more at amazon.com and it is a simple upgrade. I chose to pay $5 and have the original memory on hand to sell or whatever.

Also, I believe you are going for the 'top of the line model' if you go down a notch or two, you can get a similar config with 2 years in house maintenance without the home and student 2010 software if you don't need it. You also may not get 15 months McAfee, but Microsoft Security Essentials or Avast is free and just as good. I prefer Microsoft's Security Essentials.

General consensus is the Creative labs X-FI is not worth it, its a software only solution and may conflict with realtek drivers. I would do a search for more info.

I would get the backlit keyboard, it is nice.

Hopefully I helped a little

 

Thanks for the advice. The 8gb, Student 2010 Software, and 15mo McAfee comes "standard" w/ the build I started with. I think the only things I could change was the Processor and the options from HD Display and down.
I might phone this order in and see if I can config the build more and try to save some more money. I know for a fact that I don't need McAfee or the 2010 Software.

 

ya, thats what I'm saying. Start on one of the configs in the middle and work up from there. configs like the i7 w/ a processor upgrade is a fraction of what it costs to upgrade the processor on the base config. The last 'uber' package contains a bunch of crap in my mind.

I spent a lot of time working on those configs before I ended up going near barebones with self upgrades.

 

I wasn't able to get the deal that I posted earlier, so I've been waiting since my original post. Now that they're doing their July 4th deals, I got an even better one! I bought the following for $1475 (includes tax + s&h)

My Components
PROCESSOR 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
OFFICE SOFTWARE n/a
SERVICE PLAN 2 Year Premium Hardware Service
VIDEO CARD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M 2GB graphics with Optimus
MEMORY 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
HARD DRIVE 750GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-Months
HD DISPLAY 15.6 FHD B+RGLED TL (1920x1080) and Skype-Certified 2.0MP HD Webcam
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
WIRELESS + BLUETOOTH Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 & Bluetooth 3.0
BATTERY OPTIONS 90 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
SOUND OPTIONS JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3 ( DIDN'T get Sound Blaster X-Fi, but starting to think I should've)

My Software & Accessories
COLORS Elemental Silver Aluminum
MOBILE BROADBAND No Mobile Broad Band Selected
OS RECOVERY MEDIA Recovery DVD for Windows® 7 Home Premium OS, 64bit, English
ONLINE DATA BACKUP DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year

ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
KEYBOARD Backlit Keyboard - English
Integrated Network Adapter Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® Reader