Did I get a good price on my 1720?

So I'm browsing the threads, and a lot of people seem to have insanely low prices listed for a system similar to the one I'm waiting for.

Can anyone give some tips for saving some money through the ordering process? I found a $300 off Ecoupon and used that. Any other ideas? Let's compare.

222-8602 1 Inspiron 1720, Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, 2.0GHz, 800Mhz, 4M L2 Cache
466-8087 1 Jet Black Color with Matte Finish
466-8374 1 2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm for Inspiron 1720
320-5500 1 17.0 inch Wide Screen XGA+ LCDInspiron 1720
320-5468 1 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 8600
466-8379 1 160G 5400RPM SATA hard drive 5400 RPM
420-6556 1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
313-5195 1 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP,INSP1720
420-5769 1 Internet Search and Portal
420-5924 1 Icon Consolidation Application
420-6436 1 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
420-6995 1 DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP
463-2282 1 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
420-7026 1 Media Direct 3.3
420-7244 1 Dell Support Center 1.0
430-0493 1 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
341-4716 1 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive
420-6464 1 Roxio Creator Basic
313-4783 1 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
430-2337 1 Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini Card
320-5681 1 Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
412-0968 1 Creative Earbud EP630
462-3905 1 I chose the promotional security package with service
312-0520 1 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, Inspiron 1720
412-0148 1 No Internet Service Provider Requested
412-0915 1 MS WORKS 8.5
412-0358 1 Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care
412-0359 1 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve
420-6592 1 Network Associates McAfee 8.0 English, 3-Year Subscription
420-7091 1 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS
420-7094 1 DataSafe Online 10GB for Dim/Ins/XPS
420-7273 1 Dell Support and PC Tune-up 1YR
950-3339 1 3 Year Limited Warranty
950-5442 1 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
960-2780 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
960-4667 1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
960-7391 1 1 yr Automated PC Tune Up
986-4349 1 Bundle LoJack Theft Recovery Service - 3 Year
986-5849 1 Thank you for choosing a Limited Warranty and Service Contract
987-4827 1 Insp Datasafe 10GB,1YR,DHS
982-8402 1 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, 2 Year Extended
987-7238 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
983-3110 1 Type 15- Third Party At HomeService with Nights and Weekends, 24x7 Technical Support,Initial Year
987-7237 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
430-2348 1 Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Mod
310-5408 1 Free Recycling Kit
466-1830 1 Thanks for supporting reforestation to offset carbondioxide emissions generated topower your system!
466-3921 1 No Preinstalled Software
320-5798 1 Basic Black Matte LCD back color w/ 2.0M pixel Camera Insp 1720
310-9348 1 Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
310-8628 1 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
988-0089 1 DataSafe included with DellCare Service bundle

Required for Blu-ray drive - $0.00
FREE 2GB upgrade: Value of $150! - $0.00
Required for Blu-ray drive - $0.00
FREE 160GB upgrade: Value of $125! - $0.00
Save $300 on select Inspiron notebook purchases of $1299 or more (before tax, fees, shipping & handling) - $300.00
Select DellCare Plus and get 7% discount off your total system order on select Notebooks and Desktops. - $125.51

Product Subtotal: $1,667.49
Shipping and Handling: $0.00
Tax: $105.80
Product Total: $1,773.29

 

No, you didn't. I have a mate that got it similar specs for $1600AUD. Thats around $1300US

 

The warranties on your system increase the price quite a bit.

950-3339 1 3 Year Limited Warranty
950-5442 1 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
960-4667 1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
986-4349 1 Bundle LoJack Theft Recovery Service - 3 Year

 

Yeah, but I always get the extended warranties on laptops. Too expensive to fix if something goes wrong. And if you get the accidental damage protection, just conveniently drop it and get a replacement right before the warranty expires

 

Make sure you try and configure the same end laptop from all possible different starting points.

Usually, there will be at least 3-4 different starting points for each model (you might need to play around on the website to find a page with more than one option - don't just choose it from the start page).

Customise each of them separately. In most cases, you can get them to the exact same system with the configurator, but with different price points. When I (first) ordered my 1720 there were 3 starting points;

1. Starting around AU$1500 - End price around AU$3,800
2. Starting around AU$1700 - End price around AU$3,700
3. Starting around AU$2200 - End price around AU$4,000

So there was a $300 (pre-coupon) difference between the cheapest and most expensive that I could get the exact same laptop for.

Worth the time it takes to find the cheapest option.