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    Took the plund ordered an m1730.......

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by dellienware101, Dec 12, 2008.

  1. dellienware101

    dellienware101 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Item Description Unit Price Quantity Total Price
    XPS M1730
    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Extreme X9000(2.8GHz/800Mhz FSB/6M L2 Cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate Bonus $4,698.00 1 $4,698.00
    XPS M1730 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Extreme X9000(2.8GHz/800Mhz FSB/6M L2 Cache)
    [223-6329]
    System Color Smoke Grey
    [310-9525]
    Memory 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
    [311-7447]
    LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WUXGA
    [320-5788]
    Video Card NVIDIA® SLI™ Dual GeForce® 8800M GTX with 1GB GDDR3 Memory
    [320-6384]
    Video Memory Windows Vista™ Premium
    [310-9516]
    Hard Drive RAID Protection: 640GB (2x320GB) 5400RPM
    [341-6099]
    Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate Bonus
    [310-8617]
    [412-0689]
    [420-5769]
    [420-5924]
    [420-7622]
    [420-8143]
    [420-9602]
    [463-2282]
    Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
    [410-1883]
    Combo or DVD+RW Drive CD / DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW Drive)
    [313-5591]
    [420-8183]
    Sound Options High Definition Audio 2.0
    [313-4217]
    Wireless Networking Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N
    [430-2582]
    Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft Works
    [420-8051]
    GAMING LCD Logitech® GamePanel Display
    [320-5789]
    Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days
    [410-1160]
    Primary Battery Dell XPS Notebook Backpack
    [310-9521]
    Hardware Support Services 1 Year Return to Depot Service, Complete Care and Technical Support
    [009-9998]
    [901-0501]
    [920-0857]
    [920-3290]
    [920-5070]
    Optional Support Services Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
    [420-9518]
    [988-0099]
    [988-7707]
    Processor Branding Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme Processor
    [310-9651]
    Digital Imaging AGEIA™ PhysX™ Physics Accelerator
    [320-6171]
    Misc 5 Please contact me with more details
    [465-8687]
    Bluetooth and Wireless USB Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
    [430-2655]

    Congratulations! You have qualified for $720 savings with your online purchase. - $720.00
    Subtotal: $3,978.00
    Shipping and Handling: $0.00
    Environmental Disposal Fee: $5.00
    PST: $0.00
    GST/HST: $199.15
    Total: $4,182.15

    That is the order quote in Canadian dollars. Anyone wanna play some crysis? :cool:


    ~EDIT

    -oops "plund" is supposed to be plunge. ;) Can someone change it please?
     
    dellienware101, Dec 12, 2008
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  2. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    I would really advise on getting the biggest warranty possible, Complete Care...
     
    eleron911, Dec 12, 2008
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  3. dellienware101

    dellienware101 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got complete care for 1 year. I will upgrade before the years end. ;)
     
    dellienware101, Dec 12, 2008
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  4. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    sure dare to challenge my 4870?
     
    yuio, Dec 12, 2008
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  5. dellienware101

    dellienware101 Notebook Enthusiast

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    um..... 4870?
     
    dellienware101, Dec 12, 2008
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    VinylPusher Notebook Consultant

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    Nice system, though the PhysX card seems redundant.

    I still love mine, after more than a year.
     
    VinylPusher, Dec 12, 2008
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    There is no option not to get phsyx. If i could i wouldn't get it.
     
    dellienware101, Dec 12, 2008
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    BTW, I got xp because im getting really sick/tired of vista. I think vista is a good os buts its starting to annoy me after using it since it first came out.
     
    dellienware101, Dec 12, 2008
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