Spill the Beans Dell Spill the Beans! Manufacturers Piling Up to Expose the World to Montevina.

Why would they do that? Nahalem is coming out Q2 2009, it would be pointless.

 

mm yeah it looks like it but i dont think its got the centrino 2?

 

Its got Centrino 2. The Asus F8Va is the refresh model of the F8SV. They are both identical on the inside except the F8Va has the Centrino 2.

 

If dell does update the 1530 here soon, what gpu do you think they would use, 9600m gt? if so, do you think they would use Gddr3 or ddr2. Also, How much more performace would one see out of the 9600m gt Gddr3 card compared to the 8600 gt Gddr3 card. I am really considering picking up a 1530 right now if my epp rep will give me a great deal, since all the refreshes are starting to come out now.

Thanks

 

I'd really like to buy a lappie at the end of August and the more I see of the Vaio Z the more I think I'm going to buy one unless Dell come out with revised xps machines.

 

Quick question:

What is the epp rep some people are talking about ?
Is it better than the 20 -25% off coupon ??

And what is going to be the real difference from the XPS 1530 8600 nvidia with the probable new one with the centrino ???
Thanks

 

EPP is Employee(or Educational) Pricing Program... its often cheaper to buy through here, though u neeed to be a college student or employee of a company(eg Boeing) that participates with Dell....

the laptop in my sig is from EPP.... think u can get that for $1268+tax?

 

When you do a checkout on the EPP program, do you have to enter in information about the college you'll be attending and stuff?

 

EPP is good only when combined with the 25% off coupon. Thats how people got 40% off. Last week of April, there was the 25% off coupon + Dell's 15% off from EPP.

That deal has long since been gone and Dell obviously doesn't want people getting 40% off from their XPS line. As a result, if you try to add 25% off to an EPP discount, it no longer is combined with EPP, but replaces the discount EPP offers.

Thats why 25% off is currently the best deal and has always been the better deal.

 

@Death Ro: In my case (Columbia University), the IT department's website has a link to a customized Dell website which has all the deals. If your college doesn't do this, check out www.delluniversity.com and see if you can find your college listed. If it is, that website should lead you to the EPP deals.

 

Why doesn't it list any schools for California? Maybe it just takes a long time for me to load it? Can any of you guys see if any California schools are listed?

 

If you go to the technology section or software distribution site of your school, there is most likely a link for Dell's EPP on the school's site.

 

@DeathRo -- there's a bunch of California schools listed when I just tried it. Might want to try again.

Side note -- Alumni from participating schools appear to be eligible according to the text on Dell's site. Good for the older folks.

 

@Death Ro: Works fine for me. I see a bunch of California schools listed.

 

Maingear joins in the bandwagon. Come on Dell, now all these small unheard of companies are running over us!

 

I wonder how much of a price hike we'll see with the new XPS line if they come out.

 

Question?

How big is going to be the performance in gaming with the futur new XPS graphic card compare to the M1550 and the 8600 GT ???

I am still thinking about buying it right now for the cheap price before the new go out ?????

Thanks in advance

Arrrghhh the coupon expire tonight 7/16 !!!!!!

 

anyone know if there are EPP programs in Canada, or do we get the shaft again?

 

www.dell.ca/epp

 

order, return?

 

It'll be prolly 100-200 bucks more expensive, not much of a price hike, but no discounts. Meaning a maxed out configuration WILL cost well over $2,000.

The refresh gfx card will not be a significant boost to buy. It will still be a mid-range card based on the 8600GT, just slightly better. It'd be best to get whatever comes after it and beyond.

Buy it now for the cheap price is a factor. You can max out now while still getting a good price.

I'm thinking since the coupon expires today... tomorrow will most likely be the day they come up with something new.

 

Thanks for the answer, I will probably buy ASAP to max up the XPS 1530 with LED, 4g, good proc and 6800 GT....

Actually I have added both coupon to my dell account and only the 20 % off 1249 expired tonight....
25 % off 1499 expired July 21 ....

So many no update before next week....
Dell usually get the update out when ready to ship ...

;o)

 

I am ready and waiting too.

 

Dell adds on time after it expires. I recommend not waiting till the last minute since the only reason why you now see the July 21 date is because the 25% coupon expired at the same time as the 20% and they decided to renew it afterwards.

It would make sense if Dell does not want to be like the other companies and release the half-baked version of Montevina thats currently out right now.

That would mean Dell is clearly aiming for quality despite inital loses to other companies in sales. That would be quite honorable.

 

Whats so half baked about montevina now?

 

ive been pondering over the 1530 vs HPs dv5t, one thing that pushes me away from dell tho(one of a long list) is the fact that you order a pc from them, and get it a month later.

As for being a half backed version, if its the half i like, than im ok with it. We got a dell laptop a year ago, im on a hp dv6000t right now, and even tho its newer, theres sti;; so many more things i like about it, compared to the dell. though i must admit, i baught it from costco, so i didnt deal with hp customer service. still, id like to see what dell is going to do about the new chip before i buy my new laptop.

 

What about Dell's Studio line? When do you think they'll get Centrino 2?
I'm pretty much deciding between the HP DV7t and the Dell Studio 17, but with no Centrino 2 yet, I must continue to wait...

 

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9991331-1.html?tag=mncol;title

According to a comment (by the author) on the above article, we might not see new Dells for a while.

 

Jaw drops.........................they wouldn't dare........I have been waiting to long for this!

 

Well that makes it easy. Scratch dell off my list as I look for a new notebook.

 

perhaps, but who knows, that person could of talked to some guy from india, and after waiting on hold for an hour and a half than learned that dell wasnt going to revamp their line. On the other hand, when HP released their dv5z, and than later the rest, there was no warning, just poof there they were, though most of us had the idea that the dv5t would come out within a day of montevinas release. I'll give dell and hp another month to show up the best offer, than ill buy.

 

gay lord...

 

according to the post in the comment

"We contacted Dell; the company is not offering any notebooks for the Centrino 2 launch. The company is, however, "committed to offering it on our notebooks in the future," according to our contact."

hope this isnt true

 

mmm, i might have to go to the HP 6530s. btw whats the difference between Home and Office laptops and Business laptops?

 

I had a little chat with the support and asked if he knew when Centrino 2 was coming - he didn't. He said they won't know until about any updates until they are available on the website.

Still I got like a month before I'm going to order, I just hope Dell has some Centrino 2 laptops available by then. If not I haven't a slightest clue of what to buy.

 

Ok, so we got another company heading in that is not so unknown after all. Panasonic dives in!

 

Dell usually holds down any future product information pretty tight. That comment really does not speculate much on when we will see them.

 

@atbnet: I'm sure Dell didn't want to give out any info about upcoming laptops to Crave. But I think what that statement also implies is that Dell will not push Centrino 2 immediately. Whether the waiting time is days or weeks, only time will tell!

 

Great, now we've got Compaq Tablet PCs coming in with Centrino 2 as well. HP's raking in the early adopters. Can Dell really catch up to all these other companies?

 

Dell is hurting themselves by waiting

 

I just made the switch to HP last night, couldn't wait any longer. Really wanted to get a Dell, but couldn't afford to wait any longer.

 

Quick Question:

Do all Centrino 2 notebooks with a discrete gpu have the ability to switch to integrated Graphics to save battery?

 

Many of you are lucky to have the option to go elsewhere. My new employer is Dell-only. I'd be very happy to have a ThinkPad X200.

Then again, I'm lucky because my new employer is paying...

 

^
I want your job

 

think only nVidia discrete GPUs have this option, and not all of the manufactuers do this( u need more space for 2 cards)

 

No kidding... I wanted to buy an m1530 or a studio 15 with montevina but it looks like i'm gonna take my business elsewhere

 

Eight years of your life for a Master's and Ph.D., and you could have one like it.

Sounds cheaper just to buy the d*** computer, doesn't it?

 

Well, I'm starting college this year!

 

8 years for those two or bachelor's included? I aspire to get my Ph.D eventually, but I have yet to even get my bachelors Starting my first senior year should have not changed my major.

 

I knew this would happen. Dell is going to keep losing business the longer they wait to put this into their laptops. I don't blame you WyGuy, heck, soon I might join you in getting a different branded laptop because it is getting hard to wait...