Did I get a good deal? Dell Insprison E1705 - Grand Total: $2289.20

What do you think? I just placed an order yesterday.
Did I get a good deal and a pretty decent system?
Has anyone else done better?

Dell Insprison E1705 - Grand Total: $2289.20 (includes free overnight shipping)

Here is the itemized parts list:

1 222-4795 Inspiron E1705, Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB/2.00GHz/667MHz)
1 320-4926 17 inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WUXGA, for Inspiron 9400/E1705
1 311-5638 2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for Inspiron 9400,E1705
1 320-4779 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS, for Inspiron 9400/E1705
1 341-4779 250GB 5400RPM SATA HARD DRIVE
1 313-4910 Dell Resource DVD with Application Backup
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal
1 420-5924 Icon Consolidation Application
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 420-6481 Dell Support, Vista, Dim/Insp
1 420-6563 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit Edition English,Inspiron
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
1 412-0917 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0, for Inspiron
1 313-5030 8X DVD+/-RW Drive, for Inspiron 9400/E1705
1 420-6464 Roxio Creator Basic
1 313-5014 Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy
1 430-2286 Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N for for Inspiron
1 462-3905 I chose the promotional security package with service
1 312-0374 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for Inspiron 9400/E1705
1 412-0933 AOL for Broadband
1 412-0934 Earthlink
1 412-0935 NETZERO ISP
1 412-0915 MS WORKS 8.5
1 950-3339 3 Year Limited Warranty
1 983-8368 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
1 960-5662 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, 2 Year Extended
1 983-8367 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
1 970-1910 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 412-0359 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve
1 950-5442 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 960-9188 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
1 412-0358 Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care
1 986-2659 Dell On Call, 30 Days, Getting Started Assistance, Unlimited Incidents
1 420-6592 Network Associates McAfee 8.0 English, 3-Year Subscription
1 986-4349 Bundle LoJack Theft Recovery Service - 3 Year
1 310-8314 Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
1 310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
1 430-2245 Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR), Vista, for Inspiron 9400/E1705,6400/E1505XPS M1710
1 310-7258 Carbon Fiber QuickSnap Cover, for Inspiron 9400
1 412-0943 Basic digital Music,Photo and Game experience
1 A0618955 Deluxe Backpack for Select Dell Notebooks Fits Notebooks of Screen Sizes Up to 17-inch
1 A0767895 Absolute - Computrace LoJack for Laptops 3 Year
1 A0710431 ExpressCard Media Remote for Bluetooth-enabled Notebook

 

Some good parts but still a little expensive. But what do you expect, it's DELL. I would've gone for the HP dv9000t; it's much cheaper.

 

Did you use Dell Coupons?

 

No offense. you have some great upgrades for your dell, but i truely believe it is a bit too expensive.

 

1 341-4779 250GB 5400RPM SATA HARD DRIVE
1 A0767895 Absolute - Computrace LoJack for Laptops 3 Year
1 950-3339 3 Year Limited Warranty
1 983-8368 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
1 960-5662 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, 2 Year Extended
1 983-8367 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
1 970-1910 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year

I think this is the reason it cost what it did. All items are perfectly fine to have...

 

i think its not a gud deal..bit too expensive,,and shedding around 2k $ for 1705..with these features is on the higher side...

 

As others have pointed out 2200+ for that spec is bit too much. I think you may not have utilized the on going $500 off coupon.

 

ok guys.. i tried the same config with the coupon and it comes out to be more that what i got it for. i cant find anyway to get it lower. the deal i got was by selecting the e1705 with 23% off (current promotion) and selecting the 7% additional off my order 3 year warranty bundle. plus an epp discount at work. note all the items in the list i am receiving) If i try to apply coupon 8L$HSH744B7N1F for 500 off when i do the 23% off system, it does not stack. it replaces. check it out.. if you can find the same config cheaper today, i would appriciate being able to see it on line... please let me know asap

thank you. i tried a bunch of times and cant get it any lower than this.

 

You are stacking yourself with all those warranties plus supports, and I believe it is not absolutely necessary. Are you expecting your Dell to breaks down quiet often? Well, as far as my opinion goes, it is waste of money. I own a D620 for more than a year now; I have never had any problems with it.

 

its pricey due to the wwarranties and support chosen i presume
but for the price you could have gone for an XPS m1710 but thats just what i think
cheers,

 

no you've got it all wrong.. i *must* have at least 2 or 3 year accidental coverage. i dont care about the tech support or onsite crap... with that said, its actually CHEAPER for me to get the bundle that includes all that extra stuff, because they knock off 7% off the total of the system. plus i get epp discount and what they did was beat the price of what it would cost if I used the 500 off coupon code.... which brought it to 2289.20.. with free overnight. otherwise if i just select the 3 yr warranty with accidental coverage, its a few dollars more and i get less. go configure a system you will see...

 

for that money i could get two E1705 with 1 yr warranty...

 

You must have the extended warranty? Well, if it makes you feel better and you have the money. Go for it! I guess you plan to travel a lot with your notebook huh, then why don’t you consider D630 or D830? They are more durable, and you won’t break it as often as 1705.

 

I think it's a fair price for all the items you've chosen. Like LeeC81 said, if you need that *extra* protection, then order it!

I chose the basic 1 yr warranty, and I can live with that.

 

MY XPS m2010 w/ 3 year onsite and similar features costed about the same..

Of course, mine starts at $2999 while an E1705 starts at... $699 or something?