Merom on 1705 - it's happen finaly

http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/entnb_e1705?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

 

I sure wish the 14" and 15" inspirons would have the option for Merom.

And **** they are expensive !!!

 

M1210 can get it too!! And for the same base price!

 

They are selling the upgrade to merom for more than it's supposed to cost retail boxed.

 

yeah its rediculous

$375 to go from 1.86 to 2.16
$775 to go from 1.86 to 2.33

How is that extra .17 possibly worth $400
Its hard enough to justify $375 from 1.86 to 2.16 let alone an extra .17 for $400 more

 

If there was a jump in performance it might be worth it. You shouldn't be thinking just in terms of GHz numbers anymore. A Merom will outperform an equally-rated Yonah. You can't do it exactly because the clock speeds don't match up exactly (1.86 for merom vs. 1.83 for yonah). But the benchmarks out there don't show the kind of performance increases these prices would justify, even if you disregard the clock speeds.

The prices right now can only be explained by Dell charging a premium to those who just HAVE to have the latest stuff and are willing to pay extra. Prices will probably come down a bit in coming weeks.

 

I just cancelled my order from Saturday and placed a new order this morning. It was only a difference of 99.00 for me to go from the 2 ghz core duo to the core 2 duo 2 ghz. Well worth the money in my opinion.

 

yeah that doesnt seem too bad. $99 I would say is worth it. The Core 2 will ourperform the other and I would say $99 is worth it.

I think the real price arguments are upgrading to an even higher clock speed.

No way would going from 1.86 to 2.33 justify $800 in my opinion.

 

Jeeze Dells upgrade prices are ridiculous, $300 to go from a Duo to the lowest Duo2 processor? That's not worth it at all.

 

A 20% boost in performance is not worth it right now. Unless your an audio video editor, and need all that power, stick with Core Duo for now since its plenty enough already for todays tasks.

 

Ok, I did it again! I've cancelled my order from yesterday because I was able to configure a better system today and it ended up 100.00 less. Dell is all over the place with their pricing. I added bluetooth today and changed the ram to 633 also the dvd burner wasn't free today either. Weird!

Yesterday's setup

ItemDescription Quantity Unit Price Ext Price
Inspiron E1705;Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB) 1 $1,687.20 $1,687.20
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD Panel: 17 inch UltraSharpTM Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLifeTM
Memory: 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
Combo/DVD+RW Drives: FREE!8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Video Card: 256MB ATI MOBILITYTM RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory
Hard Drive: 120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Network Card: Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Primary Battery: 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Office Software (not included in Windows XP): No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed): No Security Subscription
Dell Digital Entertainment: Starter pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo
Dial-Up Internet Access: 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Adobe Software: Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Wireless Networking Cards: Dell Draft N Internal Wireless
Recycle SKU: Free Recycling Kit
Future Operating Systems: Windows VistaTM Capable
Dell On Call: Dell On Call, 30day, Getting started Assistance, unlimited incidents
Sound Options: Integrated Sound Blaster® AudigyTM HD Software Edition
Limited Warranty, Services and Support: 2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr HW Warranty Support
Total: $1,687.20

Today's setup

Inspiron E1705;Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB) 1 $1,587.20 $1,587.20
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD Panel: 17 inch UltraSharpTM Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLifeTM
Memory: 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
Combo/DVD+RW Drives: 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Video Card: 256MB ATI MOBILITYTM RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory
Hard Drive: 120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Network Card: Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Primary Battery: 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Office Software (not included in Windows XP): No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed): No Security Subscription
Dell Digital Entertainment: Starter pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo
Dial-Up Internet Access: 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Adobe Software: Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Wireless Networking Cards: Dell Draft N Internal Wireless and Bluetooth
Recycle SKU: Free Recycling Kit
Future Operating Systems: Windows VistaTM Capable
Sound Options: Integrated Sound Blaster® AudigyTM HD Software Edition
Limited Warranty, Services and Support: 2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr HW Warranty Support
Total: $1,587.20

 

dude, check out my thread http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=74856, you might wanna order one more time , i got a similar spec'd system, except i got 4yr warranty, geforce 7900, 3 yr antivirus subscription, and the intel pro wireless w/bluetooth for $1552. In a nutshell I think for an extra $10 you can have a much better system!