Good deal - M1330?

XPS 1330 - World's Thinnest Notebook - New!!!
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5250 (2MB cache/1.5GHz/667Mhz FSB), Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition
XPS M1330 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5250 (2MB cache/1.5GHz/667Mhz FSB)
System Color Tuxedo Black
Memory 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
LCD and Camera Slim and Light White LED Display with VGA Webcam
Video Card 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 8400M GS
Hard Drives 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
OPERATING SYSTEM(S) Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Combo or DVD+RW Drive CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Sound Options High Definition Audio 2.0
Wireless Networking Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No Productivity software pre-installed
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No security subscription (McAfee 30-day trial)
Primary Battery 56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
Carrying Case Dell Nylon Deluxe Carrying Case
Hardware Support Services 3 Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor - Next Business Day
Dial-Up Internet Access No ISP requested
Fingerprint Reader Biometric Fingerprint Reader
Bluetooth Options Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)

Subtotal: $1,251.97
Shipping and Handling: $0.00
Tax Total: $75.11
Total: $1,327.08


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Just trying to determine whether I should cancel or keep the order as I'd like to have a M1330 to replace my Asus AJ8P (build quality).

Also, do you think it would be worth it to attempt to contact Dell and possibly drop the 3 year warranty (not sure if it's considered "Complete Care" or not) in order to bump the CPU if they will give me a decent price on the upgrade?

After looking at some other threads, just getting a bit concerned the 5250 will be regrettable down the road.

Thanks for the input.

 

ummm.... mind cleaning up just a tad.... what would you like us to say, What is your budget and what will you be using the system for?

 

Sorry about that - cleaned up the text a bit. Also added some more detail with the questions.

Thanks.

 

I'm no expert at the tech stuff but I would keep the warranty as it's a darn good price to have and it will make your experience stress-free - why not just see if you can upgrade the processor for $150 or so - it will still be an amazing deal !

 

I was going to say that is a real good deal....

Then I noticed you got Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0 !! You hit the jackpot son!!

 

yah i would definitely upgrade to the t7300, its the best speed/price processor. its a higher fsb and double the cache, whcih just from the t7100-t7300 is a 15% increase which means its much more.

anything over the t7300 is not even really noticeable

i would also keep the warranty, especially if it has accidental, 2 years down the road - throw it against the wall and if they don't sell it refurbished on their dell outlet, then you can simply get a new replacement, better model

 

I ordered via a University deal - do you know how I can tell if my 3 year warranty is complete care?

And I'll call and check on the CPU upgrade tomorrow - it was kind of expensive (ie: pricier than the CPU itself from NewEgg) from the University site I got the deal from.. so it might be a bad choice.

It is possible later to open the laptop and replace the CPU myself? Didn't know if there were mobo differences or not between CPUs.

Thanks for the help.

 

Anyone have any ideas on the above?

Thanks.

 

yEP that is one hell of a good deal