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    M1330 Deal - Product Red

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by praneeth, Feb 9, 2008.

  1. praneeth

    praneeth Sanath Jaya Suriya!!!

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    $650 off product Red M1330 + EPP Discount
    In case anyone is interested, for the current $499 off deal, in the warranty section Dell has a new option to take another $150 off by removing both Lojack and Completecare. This basically comes to relatively close to where the old $799 off deal was. Except you are getting a Product Red version as well.

    This doesn't work in the regular M1330 $499 offer. But you can take $99 off for Completecare, but cannot remove Lojack. Making combined discount ~$600.

    All this is without calling anyone or haggling with almost all configuration options valid. Also you are not buying 3-4GB of overpriced Dell RAM. You instead buy 2GB.
     
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    _radditz_ Fallen to the Sith...

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    I can remove lojack but how do you remove complete care? Seems stuck at 3 years for me?
     
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  3. praneeth

    praneeth Sanath Jaya Suriya!!!

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    Only for Product Red, and only on the $499 off version (click through banner):

    The first option is the one to choose:
    - None [subtract $149]
    - Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 4Yr Warr. [ Free!]
    Dell Recommended
    - Save $99.99 on LoJack theft protection! Discount Details
    Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 3Yr Warr. [Included in Price]
    -Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 2Yr Warr. add $0
    Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 1Yr Warr. add $0
    -1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection (CD Shipped Separately) [subtract $99]
     
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    thecommish16 Notebook Evangelist

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    they also throw in Vista Ultimate in that version.
     
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  5. msjaneoly

    msjaneoly Notebook Evangelist

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    With my employee discount I got 780.00 off, not too bad.
     
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    thecommish16 Notebook Evangelist

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    You CANT beat Dell for bang for the buck, you just cant. XPS is a success, and theres no arguement in my opinion.

    If they priced these things at 3k, id say ok...we can expect more.
     
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  7. BHD

    BHD Notebook Deity

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    yes i love dell and their discounts <3
     
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    That AW looks pretty darn cool too BHD

    Im still kicking around the M15X vs the 1530, but the discounts are almost too powerful to ignore.
     
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  9. praneeth

    praneeth Sanath Jaya Suriya!!!

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    Yep. Not as good as the $799 off but almost there and you have more control of the configuration...

    And you are helping to save the world!! :)
     
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    True that ;) ;)
     
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    I'd check your math, isn't 499+150 off about 650? not 750
     
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    yup gotcha, if you go for normal XPS they dont offer the options to remove all accidental cover but do in the product red version.

    Almost the same config for an inspiron w/ T5450 and x3100 is about $1000, but the XPS with the 8600GT is only $259 more?! lol! dell ftw!
     
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  13. praneeth

    praneeth Sanath Jaya Suriya!!!

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    Hmm.. corrected.. that's embarrassing...
     
    praneeth, Feb 10, 2008
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