should i go for this deal?(m1530)

XPS M1530 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5750 (2.0GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache) Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
System Color Tuxedo Black
Memory 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
LCD, Color and camera High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD(1440x900) & 2MP Camera
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
Hard Drives Size: 250GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Combo or DVD+RW Drive Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
Sound Card High Definition Audio 2.0
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Warranty & Service Get $70 Dell Gift Card with 4Yr In-Home Service, Parts Labor- Next Day
Finger Print Reader XPS M1530 FPRDR
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate)
DataSafe Online Backup Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr

1223.76(plus $70 gift card)

would upgrading to the T8300 be worth $125

i don't game right now but i think i might later, but i want this to last 3 or 4 years and still be somewhat relevant

thanks

 

I say upgrade. The T8300 is a big upgrade from the T5750.

 

Looks great with that warranty. If you want it to last that long, you should probably get the the T8300 since it is the latest line of the Core 2 Duo.

 

Also, it might be cheaper to get 2 GB of RAM and upgrade yourself.

 

Get 2gb, and upgrade later. Get the T8300.

 

man!! just wondering but how do you get a computer with such great specs at that cheap price. everytime i configure something similar it exceeds $1500

 

http://www.notebookreview.com/dellCoupon.asp

 

Look at mine, I got it for $1283.48 shipped after taxes.. Used a 25% coupon..

4 years of warranty is way more than what you need.. If there is anything wrong with the laptop it would go wrong within the first year.. Save that $300 of warranty money and use it on a T9300 instead of the T8300 or the T5750..

And if you don't wanna get the T9300, definitely get the T8300, a T5750 is very slow compared to penryn's

And maybe a LED LCD too, I got one and it's BRIGHT

 

What statistics show that if anything is going to break it will be within the first year? That is just an asinine comment to make.

 

yeah but all i see on that site are inspiron coupons and don't see any coupon codes for xps's or am i just missing it

 

I have to say that hasn't been my experience. I think it's the opposite actually. Since laptop parts are hard or impossible to upgrade over the years, I think an extended warranty on a laptop is extremely useful. In my experience, I've had the harddrive on my own laptop die after just under 3 years. My brother had a fan break and the GPU fail (RAM problem), all after much longer than 1 year.

 

does canada have any coupons like thoses? I check coupons for dell mostly every day and their all garbage compared to the usa coupons. i wonder why

 

Well, it is good to get the warranty if you are not on a small budget, and all im saying is that i think getting a T9300 or a T8300 and a LED LCD screen is better than getting warranty..

 

the deal is through dell epp,
here is where i found the deal
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/838512?highlight_key=y&keyword1=dell

adding the T8300 to my original post puts it at $1343.22 after 4% DPA(plus a $70 gift card)

it's more than i want to spend, but i fear a great coupon won't come anytime soon, i need it before i leave for school in august(funds will be virtually nonexistant)

should i wait for a better deal?

 

I find the 25% off better than the Dell EPP

 

Get a good sales rep, and you can combine the EPP and the coupon codes / promotions.

And get a longer warranty with complete care. Even if you plan on getting a new laptop in a year or so, it will up the resale value.

 

but where can i get coupon codes for xps systems. when i click on dell coupons on the top of the page it only gives me inspiron codes.

 

^+1, I was 1 day short of purchasing an m1530 using the 25% code

 

Wait for one to come out.

 

Yes the XPS Coupons come out like once every 2 weeks

 

i assume this is for us based sales ?

 

yes its for the us

 

I just ordered the following 1530:


T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB, 3MB Cache)
4GB (free upgrade from 2gb)
5.4 inch LED LCD (1440x900)
256MB GeForce 8600M GT
320GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
Free Upgrade to a 9 cell Battery
2Yr In-Home Service, Parts Labor, 24x7 Phone Support
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal

For $1,243. It was just over $700 off with the $599 off from summer sale, 4% EPP and 4% DPP. I'm pretty happy with that.

 

Yeah I saw they had some great deals today. The have the 1730 starting at $1999 and it is pretty well loaded.