Dell XPS 1530 Pricing too Low?

I took advantage of the XPS sale that dell had yesterday for a 1530 and the total came out to be $1349.00. The pricing seems a bit too low for me, could dell have made a mistake? The specs I selected are below:

1 223-5880 XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz/800MHzFSB, 3M L2 Cache) $1290.25
1 313-6441 Midnight Blue Casing With Microsatin Finish XPS M1530 $0.00
1 311-7823 4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 320-6709 15.4 inch Blue Wide Screen WUXGA TrueLife LCD with 2.0 MPCamera for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 420-7715 Camera Software XPS M1530 2.0MP $0.00
1 320-6082 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT $0.00
1 341-5632 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 420-6813 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English $0.00
1 420-7590 Media Direct 3.5 $0.00
1 420-6995 DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP $0.00
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal $0.00
1 420-5924 Icon Consolidation Application $0.00
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp $0.00
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access $0.00
1 310-9764 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP, XPSM1530 $0.00
1 412-1056 Turbine Lord of the Rings Online $0.00
1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP $0.00
1 313-5820 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1530 $0.00
1 420-8183 Roxio Creator DE 10 $0.00
1 313-5014 Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy $0.00
1 430-2680 Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card $0.00
1 410-1184 McAfee SecurityCenter 15-month $0.00
1 312-0638 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion P Primary Battery, for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 412-0148 No Internet Service Provider Requested $0.00
1 412-1397 No Productivity Software requested $0.00
1 412-1397 No Productivity Software requested $0.00
1 902-0941 Warranty Support,1 Year Extended $0.00
1 950-3338 2 Year Limited Warranty $0.00
1 988-5608 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year(s) $0.00
1 970-2311 Type 3- Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, 1 Year Extended $0.00
1 412-0360 Soft Contracts - Banctec $0.00
1 988-5607 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year $0.00
1 984-2330 Type 3- Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year $0.00
1 960-8710 Warranty Support,Initial Year $0.00
1 412-0358 Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care $0.00
1 960-3708 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 2Years $0.00
1 991-1149 Bund. LoJack Theft Recovery - 2 Year DHS $19.75
1 420-8652 LoJack Theft Recovery Softwarefor Laptops, 2 Year $0.00
1 310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System $19.00
1 310-8319 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor $0.00
1 330-0171 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks $.00
1 467-2337 Finger Print Reader XPS M1530 $.00
1 430-2566 Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR) $20.00
1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS $.00
1 420-7285 Datasafe Online 10GB,1 Year Free $.00
1 987-7449 XPS,Datasafe 10GB,1YR(Incl w/price) $0.00
1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start,

Sub-Total : $1349.00

 

You can mail me the difference, if it'll make you feel better...

 

It looks fine to me. My buddy just ordered one exactly like it for that price.

 

Yea, Dell XPS isn't what it used to be. XPS systems used to be the premium systems, but now that's been replaced by Dell's XPS "Gaming" systems, which makes the current XPS line equivalent to Dell's old Inspiron line and current Inspirons are just purely budget PCs.

 

Well they do indeed sell you a heck of a hardware configuration for the price, I have found that with my M1530 all the minor annoyances probably make that low price justified. While I am basically happy with my computer so far, I could see how many others would NOT be, despite the comparatively lower price.

 

Seems high to me, but thats because I got mine for $909 with pretty much the same spec's but a higher res display and a smaller hdd...

I got in on the epp crazyness at the end of last month!

 

You guys will probably hate me when I mention the price I got for XPS M1530.



$1620

Dell M1530 Blue
T9300 2.5ghz Cpu
WUXGA LCD
Nvidia 8600GT
4GB RAM
160gb 7200RPM
DVDRW
Intel N Wireless
3 years on-site warranty with complete care

with all usual stuffs.

 

You got a display higher then 1920×1200 O_O?

 

ins grateful for dells coupon code for 25% off. If it erect for that you'd be saying its too expensive.

 

I ordered during that sale yesterday too. Your price looks fine compared to mine, which was $1580 or something. Same CPU, RAM, hard drive and graphics. I only got the 1650x1080 display, but I had Vista Ultimate, the Intel N Card, and those Bluetooth Headphones to jack mine up.

I think yesterday's "Monday" sale was pretty good. I'm sure lots of guys get better deals, but it was something like $200 cheaper than what I'd spec'd out only the day before.

 

Oops, My bad! I thought he got the 1440x900 screen...

 

hopefully we will have orders delayed long enough for them to add wsxga led LCD option

 

As far as delays go, mine has entered the Build stage already, just ordered yesterday. Does this mean that all the parts are in stock for my configuration, or can I still possibly see a delay after it enters Build?

 

It all depends; I've been in the build stage since the day my order was placed.

 

How many stages are there? I am in the production stage. Is there any way to change the order? I want the LED instead of the HD display.

 

I don't think you can just change the order. You have to cancel your current order and make a whole new one.

EDIT: here's a thread on dell's production stages
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=156489

 

You have to call the order status number for a status more detailed than "In production." I'm not sure how many stages there are.

I don't think you can change an order. I think you need to cancel and start over with a new one.

 

Haha i paid $1650 after tax and i got
T9300
WXGA+ LED LCD display
4GB RAM
250gb 7200rpm HDD
DVD RW
Intel N
4yr Onsite Warrenty/Complete

and ofcourse will all the usual stuff...

 

This is wierd. $500 bucks off? Is there some catch? Are they coming out with a new replacement with montevina soon?

 

Seems right. I got a system with higher specs for just a few dollars more. They have good sales here and there.

 

I redid the order with an LED screen and the expected shipping got bumped up a week. :/ Are they in short supply of led displays? How long can I expect for them to ship it?

 

Probably a month from your order date. Mines showing up as June 15th X_X

 

Sounds about right. I'm excited for my M1530 to get here. I was at best buy another day and saw a M1530 demo. The thing is sick..

 

I've only seem images of it, havnt been able to do any hands on. Waiting till mid-June to get it kinda bothers me a lot considering half my summer is gone. My hope is that the delay is heavy enough for them to add LED backlit for higher resolutions so that I can change my order which would give me something out of all the waiting.

 

I just ordered mine, see below or in my sig, and shipped next day air for $1283.47 total, thats a pretty good deal..

T9300, 250 HD, LED LCD, 2GB RAM (gonna upgrade to 4GB), 256 8600M GT, Intel Wireless-N, only 1 year of warranty but i dont need more than that.. and all the usual stuff..

ESD is an over estimated in most cases, and the laptop should ship anytime from 1 week before the ESD, so if your ESD is 5/28, it might be shipped as early as 5/21, and you would be getting it a week early.. It doesn't take 1 month to build unless you got something that delays it, it usually take 2 weeks..

I mean, they can't tell you that it will ship on 5/21 because JUST IN CASE they cant make it, it will be their fault and they will get blamed for it and lots of customers will be angry, but if they estimate it like 5/28, then you WILL be getting it early unless you are just having bad luck.