Ordered XPS M1330 - Is this a good deal?

So I finally took the plunge and ordered the 1330 for my sister who is going off to college in the Fall. It was a little more than what I had budgeted for but I think I got a good enough price. What do you think of this config and price. 1 month ship date estimate seems normal for this model. Thanks!

Core 2 Duo Processor T7300 (2.0GHz/800MhzFSB, 4M L2 Cache)
Tuxedo Black Casing
2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1330
13.3 Inch Wide Screen WXGA TL WLED Backlit LCD with Camera
128 MB NVIDIA 8400GS
120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for XPS M1330
Vista Home Premium Edition, English
Dell Travel ExpressCard Remote Control
Creative Earbud EP630
8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1330
Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini Card
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary
Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR)
4 Year Next Day Warranty with Complete Care and Lojack
Free Timbuk2 Bag
Free Next Day Shipping

Estimated ship Date 09/14/2007
Price Before Tax: $1840.88
After Tax and Shipping: $1950.19

 

Mine is almost the same as yours except that I have only 3 year next day warranty and 8400GS video card. Mine is $1480 plus tax. I received it last Thursday.

Sean

 

Almost 2K?

I could have gotten a 30" Dell LCD monitor and a nice Dimension 9200 with it.

Oh well not my money. ;-)

 

Sounds like a great system Vcash Im sure she'll love it.

 

I would've suggested you stick to the 1GB RAM and upgrade it yourself...would've saved ~$100 or so.

 

My black m1330 spec (typing on it right now) for $740.05 USD (free overnight shipping)

Core2Duo T5250
13.3" LED panel with VGA webcam (+$150)
1 gig ddr 2 pc5300
Nvidia 8400gs
120gig 5400rpm hdd
Biometric finger print reader (+$29)
Intel wireless N (+$49)
Bluetooth (+$29)
dual layer dvd burner
creative ep 630 in ear headphones
dell xps sleeve
infarad remote
windows vista home premium
15 mo norton internet security

I bought 2 gigs of crucial sodimm ddr2 memory from fry's for $45.

 

How did you pull that off?

 

sweet talked with sales rep for a bit. I also played http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bAN7Ts0xBo music on background.

 

Wow .. Thats heck of a deal! Was this through a particular School? If you don't mind sharing - how did you get the price so low. Did you get CC in your price? I was given a total price and then the Rep took $120 off + Next Day shipping when I negotiated - No coupons or anything.

I hear ya! I got my 1520 fully loaded for $1380! But she doesnt want to lug around a 8lb notebook in NYC so we went with the lightest one Dell had. I guess thats the premium you pay - still $600 cheaper than a similar Sony Vaio!

Thanks! She already does and is excited to get it in the next month.

Thought of that but I will not be home when the computer is delivered so there was no one to install the ram. With the bundle though - the savings would have been $40 going through newegg so its not that bad a price to get it preinstalled.

 

can you duplicate the order??

I just sold a similar unit on ebay for 1700 clams.

 

That is truly an incredible deal! Congratulations. You must have realllly sweet talked the Rep into giving you over $1000 off on one of the hottest systems on the market today.

 

ah thanks. best of luck to you too!

 

LOL! nice screen name btw.