Is this a good price quote for M1530 for Dell Canada?

SKU # DESCRIPTION
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223-3632 XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800MhzFSB, 4M L2 Cache)
310-9516 You have chosen a Vista Premium System
310-9764 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP, XPSM1530
311-7822 3GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530
312-0638 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion P Primary Battery, for XPS M1530
313-5014 Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy
313-5813 Crimson Red Casing With Microsatin Finish XPS M1530
313-5820 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1530
320-6082 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M G
320-6288 15.4 inch Wide Screen WSXGA+ TrueLife for XPS M1530
341-6247 160G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor
412-0917 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0, for Inspiron
420-5769 Internet Search and Portal
420-5924 Icon Consolidation Application
420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
420-6464 Roxio Creator Basic
420-6487 Trend Micro PC-cillin InternetSecurity, English, 15-Month Subscription
420-6813 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
420-6995 DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP
420-7590 Media Direct 3.3
420-7715 Camera Software XPS M1530 2.0MP
430-2338 Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini Card
430-2566 Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR)
463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
412-0379 No software package
901-0160 Type 7 Contract - Mail-InService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year
901-0187 Dell Hardware Warranty, Initial Year
920-5070 Warranty Support,Initial Year
009-6800 Shipping Fee
310-9348 Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS
420-7094 DataSafe Online 10GB for Dim/Ins/XPS
950-9057 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
987-7449 XPS,Datasafe 10GB,1YR(Incl w/price)

ORDER TOTAL: $ 1900 ( Includes Taxes).


I am getting the 1680x1050 screen resolution as a free upgrade and $150 off. I still think its rather expensive...had to keep the 2.2Ghz CPU I was gonna go 2.4GHz but it adds $300

 

id go for the t7250 as u wont notice a difference between the two during normal tasks

 

I think it is not.
Mine is exactly the same as your's plus I have 3 years warantee ... my total price with tax was $ 1624 .. this is US price though...

 

Because you get better savings...totally not fair for us Canadians! argh!
How is the laptop anyway dvmxps1530? I am using it to replace my desktop and for university, etc

Hopefully, I will call my sales rep and try to convince him to match the US prices. He was very reluctant to match the US prices. Any idea of what I should do?

 

Hanif,

How did you get this option?

320-6288 15.4 inch Wide Screen WSXGA+ TrueLife for XPS M1530

As it's not yet an option in Dell Canada?

And $150 off?

I am trying to get my M1530 and the only thing holding me off is the screen res.

Thanks!

 

Just ask the sales rep for it its just not offered on the website but its still coming from the US

 

Final price: $1870 including taxes. Just spoke to my sales REP and he said this is the best deal he can give me. I might go for the t7250 as sly97531 pointed out. Also, should I go black or red for the laptop finish? I am opting for black so it matches my home threatre setup.

 

Final price: $1870 including taxes. Just spoke to my sales REP and he said this is the best deal he can give me. I might go for the t7250 as sly97531 pointed out. Also, should I go black or red for the laptop finish? I am opting for black so it matches my home threatre setup.

 

Go for the colour you like. I went for black myself for the fact it will match more of my stuff.

 

yeah black is the way to go imo

 

Personally I would suggest looking for a reseller in the states. You could get that system for much cheaper. I ran the system through dell.com and the price came to $1399 US which would be just a tad more than what the price would be in Canadian. I took a look on eBay and noticed a couple resellers with prices around $1600.

From what I understand the warranties are easy to transfer over.

 

Thanks for the suggestion
I am actually going to get a Macbook