Inspirons are made in Malaysia?!

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2600

Then why do we not have the XPS M170 here? Since it IS just an i9300 with a prettier case and higher end graphics card right?

 

Well it all depends really. Its just the choice of dell. Yeah, i knew that dell made there computers in malaysia and i always wondered what was available to that country. Im sure there are other dell plants that make computers but, there is nothing you can do about it. You can order it then have a friend ship it to you. But that is most likely illegal so i guess you cant do much. There is a thing you check mark when ordering a new dell saying that you agree not to export this computer to another country.

 

It is pure marketing. The American Market loves flashy, I am the fastest, best in the world type of thing.
That is why you get it in the Northern Hemisphere and not the southern Hemisphere. Dell knows it's market and nature of the people in the respective countries and thus market for it.

 

These are the available models here.

Notebook wise and default config pricing:

Inpsirons:
i9300 RM 4549 (US$ 1205.10)
Pentium®M Processor 740 (1.7GHz, 2MB Cache, 533 Mhz FSB),

i6000 RM 3549 (US$ 940.18)
Pentium®M Processor 725 (1.6GHz, 2MB Cache, 400 Mhz FSB)

i700m RM 3899 (US$ 1,032.90)
i630m RM 3299 (US$ 873.95)
i2200 RM 2999 (US$ 794.48)

Latitudes(No pricing given):
D810 RM 5105 (US$ 1,352.39)
(Pentium(R) M Processor 740 (1.73GHz), 40GB Ultra ATA (5400RPM) Hard Drive, 512MB (1 X 512MB) 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM)

D610 RM 4999 (US$ 1,324.31)
(Pentium(R) M Processor 740 (1.73GHz) 14.1" UMA XGA, 40GB Ultra ATA (5400RPM) Hard Drive, 512MB (1 X 512MB) 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM)

D510 RM 4699 (US$ 1,244.83)
(Pentium(R) M Processor 740 (1.73GHz) 14" XGA, 40GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 512MB (1x512) Memory 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM)

D410 RM 5199 (US$ 1,377.29)
(Pentium(R) M Processor 740 (1.73GHz) 12.1" XGA,40GB Ultra ATA (5400RPM) Hard Drive, 512MB (1 X 512MB) 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM)

D X1 RM 6099 (US$ 1,615.71)
(Intel® Pentium® M ULV Processor 733, 40 gig 4200rpm HD, integrated 256 memory)

Precisions:
M70 RM 8428 (US$ 2,232.70)
(Pentium(R) M Processor 760(2.0GHz)15.4"WUXGA, 60GB Ultra ATA (7200RPM) Hard Drive, 512MB (2 X 256MB) 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM, 256MB NVIDIA® QuadroTM FX Go1400 OpenGL graphics)

M20 RM 6328 (US$ 1,676.38)
(Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 760(2GHz)14" SXGA+, 80GB Ultra ATA (5400RPM) Hard Drive, 512MB (2 X 256MB) 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM, 64MB ATI® MobilityTM FireGLTM OpenGL graphics )


The graphics cards available:
The Intel Integrated things
ATI MobilityTM RadeonTM X300 64MB HyperMemory1
128MB ATI MobilityTM RadeonTM X300
256MB Nvidia® GeForceTM 6800 Go
256MB NVIDIA® QuadroTM FX Go1400 OpenGL graphics
64MB ATI® MobilityTM FireGLTM OpenGL graphics

And no coupons...

Thoughts?

My configuration for the i9300 brings it up to RM 6,770.00 or 1,793.47 US Dollar

 

As far as I know the XPS are made in Malaysia also. I thought all of their systems were made in Malaysia.

 

How far is Penang from Kuala Lumpur? A great race is held each year at Sepang International Circuit. Atleast you guys have that ;p.

 

3 hour drive, but i go to college in KL now, so i am realistically in KL... Races have nothing to do with unfair gamer treatment =P

 

That's right, they don't. But nonetheless you can go watch 'em