How good was my deal on my Studio 1555?

Alright folks after two weeks looking to buy the studio 1555 I finally did it. I was really trying to get a decent deal since im tight on money. Here is what I got...

Item Number Quantity Item Description
224-3652 1 Studio 15 Notebook (Studio 1555)
317-0471 1 Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 2.2GHz, 800Mhz, 2M L2 Cache
311-8624 1 4GB, DDR2, 800MHz 2 Dimm
330-2937 1 Standard Keyboard
320-8006 1 15.6Inch High Definition+(900P) Bright LED Display with TrueLife and Camera
420-8223 1 Dell Video Chat
421-0256 1 Dell WebCam Central
320-7722 1 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
330-1753 1 65 Watt Spare AC Adaptor 3 WIRE
341-7818 1 500G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
313-7742 1 Black Chainlink
310-8628 1 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
420-7622 1 Dell Support Center Software 32 Bit 2.0
420-6436 1 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
463-2282 1 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
420-9100 1 Dell Dock Consumer
421-0323 1 Windows Live Search,Multiple User Interface
420-9319 1 Microsoft Windows Vista with SP1 Home Premium Edition 64-bit Edition English
330-2934 1 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP 1555
410-1883 1 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
313-7352 1 8X Slot Load DVD+/-RW (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive + RAM support)
421-0540 1 Cyberlink Power DVD 8.2 Playback
420-8183 1 Roxio Creator DE 10
313-4783 1 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.2
430-2927 1 Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11AGNHalf Mini Card
461-8389 1 No Virus Protection Requested
312-0695 1 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
412-1397 1 No Productivity Software requested
993-5698 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year(s)
993-5777 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
986-1601 1 Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, 1 Year Extended
992-6700 1 Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year
950-3338 1 2 Year Limited Warranty
412-0360 1 Soft Contracts - Banctec
960-2780 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
900-8221 1 Warranty Support,1 Year Extended
903-0949 1 INFO, 30Day, Getting started, 3 Incidents
988-7707 1 2GB DATASAFE ONLINE 1.1 FOR SDO/DIM/INS/XPS
420-9518 1 DATASAFE ONLINE 1.1 2GB FOR DIM/INS/XPS
988-0099 1 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online
330-0171 1 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks
430-3379 1 Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module (2.1)
330-5124 1 Intel Centrino Label
420-9800 1 Dell Remote Access free basic to access your PCs from outside your home
993-1919 1 Dell Remote Access, free basic service - access your PCs and files from outside your home
* -DISCOUNT/COUPON APPLIED
Subtotal: $869.25
Shipping and Handling: $0.00
Sales Tax: $56.36
Total: $925.61 US


I purchased this on the phone w/ a dell sales rep and used that 25% off coupon from last week that expired. He also gave me a $100 giftcard but said it would only come after 21 days after I receive my purchase. Since you can return your system in that time frame and Dell would lose 100 bucks if I returned it. Hopefully he wasnt lying to me since I have no proof in the invoice of me receiving a gift card w/ the purchase. I also tried convincing him to gave me express shipping since he couldnt gave me an additional 20 bucks liked he promised last Friday. He said he will get me the computer to me as fast as possible. Not sure what that means.

So how good of a deal did I get compared you folks who have purchased the Studio 1555. Any other way I can knock off 50 bucks? Oh and this was a US purchase.

For those of you buying off dell I would really suggest calling them.

 

Neato, seems like a damn good deal to me. I would prolly go for the same thing, but I would get the 4570 256MB or 512MB...

I got the "invoice" for my replacement 1536 and it came to 999.98 USD, and old AMD X2 laptop =).

 

dude.. you could do better than that. Here is my order that i put in about a week and a half ago that came out to 869.25 pretax post 25% coupon like yours. I limed where I upgraded above yours and redded where you upgraded above mine. As far as I remember for dell prices, 1 gig of memory + 250 gigs HD (both of which are replaceable cheaper) and one more year of warranty is a lot less than a proc upgrade, vid card upgrade, keyboard upgrade, slight wireless upgrade and screen upgrade with edge to edge. I think your sales rep started you off on a more expensive base model.

1 224-3652 Studio 15 Notebook (Studio 1555)
1 311-9922 Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 2.4GHz1066Mhz, 3M L2 Cache
1 311-9397 3GB, DDR2, 800MHz 2 Dimm
1 330-2938 Back-lit Keyboard
1 320-8007 15.6Inch Full High Definition (1080p) High Brightness LED Display with TrueLife and Camera
1 420-8223 Dell Video Chat
1 421-0256 Dell WebCam Central
1 330-2936 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
1 341-8424 250G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
1 320-8014 Midnight Blue with Edge-to-Edge Display
1 310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
1 420-7622 Dell Support Center Software 32 Bit 2.0
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
1 420-9100 Dell Dock Consumer
1 421-0323 Windows Live Search,Multiple User Interface
1 420-9319 Microsoft Windows Vista with SP1 Home Premium Edition 64-bit Edition English
1 330-2934 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP 1555
1 410-1883 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
1 313-7352 8X Slot Load DVD+/-RW (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive + RAM support)
1 421-0540 Cyberlink Power DVD 8.2 Playback
1 420-8183 Roxio Creator DE 10
1 313-4783 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.2
1 430-3580 Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGNHalf Mini Card w/ My WiFi
1 410-2184 McAfee Sapphire MUI, 30 Day
1 312-0695 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1 421-0304 Microsoft Works 9.0, English For Inspiron
1 993-5817 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Return To Depot, Initial Year
1 992-6670 Mail-InService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year
1 990-7989 1 Year Limited Warranty and Mail-In Service,Notebook
1 950-9057 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 903-0949 INFO, 30Day, Getting started, 3 Incidents
1 988-7707 2GB DATASAFE ONLINE 1.1 FOR SDO/DIM/INS/XPS
1 420-9518 DATASAFE ONLINE 1.1 2GB FOR DIM/INS/XPS
1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online
1 330-0171 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks
1 430-3379 Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module (2.1)
1 330-5122 Intel Centrino 2 Label
1 420-9800 Dell Remote Access free basic to access your PCs from outside your home
1 993-1919 Dell Remote Access, free basic service - access your PCs and files from outside your home
1 600-0040 State Environmental Fee for display 15 inches, less than 35 inches
1 600-0040 State Environmental Fee for display 15 inches, less than 35 inches

Product Subtotal: $869.25
Shipping and Handling: $0.00
Tax: $76.07
Product Total: $977.32

 

Well I dont see myself upgrading the memory or the HDD manually. Wouldn't have a clue on how to replace it. I dont play games and want less heat and better battery life so i went w/ 4500HD. Backlight Keyboard is useless to me.

I actually was the one who created the configuration which started at $599 which i assume is where you started too. He looked at my saved cart.

And I think the extended warranty is 100 buck upgrade. Plus I got the 100 dollar giftcard (hopefully).

 

The memory and hard drive are actually extremely easy to replace. You just remove the L-shaped bottom panel with 3 screws, and there you go. Access to both RAM sticks and the hard drive.

 

Well I didnt know that but im fine w/ the system im getting. I just hope it comes in w/ no problems especially w/ all the problems im hearing on this forum.

What exactly is the better HDD brand that comes w/ this laptop? And only one brand makes the 900p screens?

 

Western Digital and Seagate are the better hard drive brands in my opinion. Not that there's anything wrong with Fujitsu or Hitachi, though.

As far as I know, the only 900p display is made by AU Optronics.