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    Why Blu Ray drive in XPS is $500 vs $200 for Inspiron?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by The Legend, Mar 5, 2008.

  1. The Legend

    The Legend Notebook Enthusiast

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    Why is the Inspiron Blu Ray player drive option costs $200 for BD combo and $400 BD burner while the XPS 1530 costs $500 for a BD combo??
     
    The Legend, Mar 5, 2008
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Because they feel that they can charge more. It is the same darn parts AFAIK.
     
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  3. The Legend

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    This ridiculous pricing was the reason that I went Inspiron.
     
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    The other game they play is that only dedicated cards can be ordered on XPS...what a rip off, since the base configuration is like $300 more and you get less stuff (and have to pay $200 more for a dedicated card!).

    It is no wonder to me that Dell has now fallen to #3.
     
    Greg, Mar 5, 2008
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    I don't know much about blu ray drives, but it could be that the m1530 is slot loading, and the inspiron isn't. Although that still wouldn't warrant a 300 dollar price raise.
     
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    'cause it's a XPS! No need for further explanation.
     
    kanehi, Mar 6, 2008
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    maybe the inspiron has a blue ray player only not a burner
     
    jazzjackrabbit, Mar 6, 2008
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    They also throw in that sexy "murse" (man purse) to hold or disks etc...LOL!!!
     
    gunned, Mar 6, 2008
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    It's the slot load! I can't even find a slot loading blu ray player that isn't ridiculously overpriced. It's not worth buying blu ray just yet IMO.
     
    jb1007, Mar 6, 2008
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    Most laptop drives are the same - just the bezels are different. While testing out a drive that came from a Toshiba, it was put in a Vigor laptop and then my Inspiron 1520.

    Thinkpads with their ultrabay are different than the majority of laptops out there.
     
    millermagic, Mar 6, 2008
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    Jazzjackrabit I think is right. The one in the inspiron I think is a reader only. The xps one is also a dvd burner i think.
     
    majortom1981, Mar 6, 2008
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    XPS one does burn bluray and dvd/cd
     
    kanehi, Mar 6, 2008
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