Do any retail stores carry Dell?

I'm just wondering if any stores cary dell that I can go to? (BB, CC, Comp USA etc...) And more specifically the m1530.

 

Best Buy has the 1530 and other Dell models, but its pretty much just the base model I want to say, NVIDIA 8400 GPU and whatever basic processor the 1530 comes with, and those can't be upgraded, you can upgrade RAM and HDD on your own though. They may have a slightly upgraded model, I can't remember, but when I looked at it a few weeks back to get an idea of what it looked like I remember it having a lower end processor and the 8400 GPU.

 

Hm, well I know BestBuy has started carrying Dells up here in Canada.

 

Yeah BestBuy has the M1530 but it is base and over priced. Isn't there Dell stores now? Or am I getting that confused with the Gateway stores that never worked?

 

I believe Costco up here carries them...at least it's on their web site 1530, 1730 and some of the desk tops as well...cheers!

 

Staples does also

 

i believe that Dell kiosk stores are gone....

the only way for me to compare Dell laptops are in stores like BestBuy, but BB took out the m1330

 

Dell has kiosks, but I don't think you can buy the stuff there, it's mostly for demo purposes. Staples, Best Buy, Micro Center sell Dell. I think even Wal Mart carries them, not sure.

 

Staples does; I was in not too long ago and saw an Inspiron 1526 for sale

 

Trust me guys, I'm not buying one there. I just want to see it and feel it.

 

It's not a bad idea...That is what I did I went to the Dell kiosk and played around with the notebooks (til I figured out which one I really wanted) Then, ordered thru EPP

And, yes the kiosks are gone now.

 

what is EPP? Anyway, I know which one I want but I would still rather feel it and stuff. Anyway, what res do they have?

 

EPP is Employee Purchase Program. Basically your employer makes a deal with Dell to get equipment cheaper for its employees. Most universities do this too.

 

Oh, okay thank you. Anyone know what res(es) they have?

 

The EPP? It would be the same as the regular store.

 

Good idea, but I really hate how they often have the notebooks in those plastic brackets. You can't close the lid! Pretty annoying when you're trying to get an idea of a notebook's form factor.

 

Micro center has one as well.

 

That's part of the fun...buying sight unseen...lol this is my 3rd dell ..2 desktops and this lappy and dell has treated me well...is that the tequila talking??? damn Mr. Cuervo is knocking again..cheers!!!!

 

Okay, I just went and I didn't learn anything. They have the lowest res's for all 15.4" notebooks (WXGA) so I didn't see anything else. And they have it in that case looking thing so I couldn't pick it up or close it or anything. Anyway, I think I'm going with it specs in my sig.

 

WXGA is about all I can find on *any* 13.3"-15.4" notebooks in retail stores anymore. That and glossy screens. Yuck.

 

Staples, BestBuy, Costco and WalMart sell Dell systems in the retail channel. BUT BEWARE OF BUYING DELL AT BESTBUY, you will only get support from Dell for the AC Adapter, battery, mouse and keyboard and for initial setup but for any other issues you have to go to call BestBuy which in consequence will refer you to geeksquad and rip you off.

 

I checked out the 1720 at Staples. I am glad I did...the thing is to big. I wish they would have had an XPS 1530 to look at...but they only had the 1720 and the 1520 or something.

Best Buy has the XPS 1530.