DEAD DEAL-DELL XPS 1730 SLI 9800m gt for 1100$ SUPER SALE

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...S&l=EN&m_8=320G72&dgc=SS&cid=27399&lid=627062

 

that deal is sick. if I needed another computer, I'd so have this.

 

Damn dude.

 

That is awesomeness... it seems like a better deal than the Gateway P7805 and Sager NP8662! I've got my P7805u on its way, so I'm fine. I'd love to see some fellow NBR members pick up that beast though.

 

whats going on? this is sick!
this is like going out of business sale, how low can dell go? sell m6400 for $2000 with an adamo for free?

 

wowowowowowowowowowowowowow omg i may have to get one again now.. i mean holy....

 

their clearing stock because in 20 days the xps/alx system will land

 

Can't bring myself to spend 1000 dollars on a Santa Rosa based laptop... sorry...
Not even with SLI 9800GTs.

 

still a great laptop :/ lol

 

wow.. i just saw if you step down from the 320gb to the 250gb you can get it for 999.00... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

SYSTEM COMPONENTS

XPS 1730 Qty 1
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8100 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1 Unit Price $999.00
Catalog Number: 29 M1730TEST
Module Description Show Details
XPS M1730 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8100 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache)
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
System Color Sapphire Blue
Memory 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WUXGA
Video Card NVIDIA® SLI™ Dual GeForce® 9800M GT 1GB GDDR3
Hard Drive Speed: 250GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
Combo or DVD+RW Drive CD / DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Sound Options High Definition Audio 2.0
Wireless Networking Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No Productivity software pre-installed
GAMING LCD Logitech® GamePanel Display
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security
Primary Battery 85 WHr Lithium Ion Battery (9-cell)
Warranty & Service 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
Accident and Theft Protection LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection
Datasafe Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
Dial-Up Internet Access No ISP requested
Dell Digital Entertainment No Entertainment software pre-installed
Processor Branding Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Label
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
Dell Remote Access Dell Remote Access, free basic service
TOTAL: $999.00

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Total Price
Sub-total $999.00

Shipping & Handling $29.00

Shipping & Handling Discount -$29.00

Tax* $69.93
*Exemptions reflected in final checkout page only


Total Price1 $1,068.93

 

this is way too tempting lol. but i have a feeling it will be gone by the time i "decide".

 

then hurry up

 

oh man i know im so close to hitting the buy button i miss my 1730

 

buy one for me 2 so i can "review" it

 

This is the greatest deal even if its santarosa...
Remember, maximum games are GPU limited not CPU limited.

 

lol
i was configuring it, and it said this on the video card page:

 

God what an amazing deal... I bet this thing will still compare to the new gaming laptops coming out now and at that price! ++++

 

does it worth to get the AGEIA PhysX™ 100M Processor for 75 bucks ?

what about the Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965a/g/n Mini Card for 35 bucks?

 

go ahead n get the wifi card\\

not sure bout physx

 

ageia is totally pointless.. save money and get a intel 5300 off ebay instead

 

.... agree i forgot about the intel 5300 lol

 

I added
AGEIA PhysX™
and bluetooth
$1099.00 + Tax

 

ageia was a waste of money lol bluetooth is nice htough

 

It was just a random add because my brothers seemed to work better in some games with it and I also hear that the mobo was updated so i can use 800mhz ram

 

smart choice.
even w/o the latest rgb led screen , m1730 is still best gaming laptop ever.

 

One question that im not really worried about withh it support DDR2 at 800mhz?

 

Man.. Anyone have any clue how long this is going to last? I want one so bad.. But I would have to sell my 7805 first! or maybe i dunno..

 

I would Guess May 29th. But you can never be sure.

 

If only it supported quad core

This is a good one to buy and then self upgrade to a better cpu & ram and stuff, its a good get away cheap deal.

Much better than the referb gateways that were selling at a similar price a while back.

 

I wonder how well this would sell on eBay. Dual 9800M GT is nothing to scoff at, but all the other outdated things are... nonetheless... Dual SLI 9800M GT... mhmmhpmhmphh i need moneys.

What's dell's return policy on this? lol.

 

are there any more processors that are supported in this laptop other than those listed?

 

Unfortunately it's an outdated Santa Rosa platform (current is Montevina) which is what limits the laptop. Still, most games are bottle necked by the GPU, so the Dual SLI 9800M GT is amazing at that price.

Yeah, those are pretty much what's available for the laptop.

 

the x9000 is the highest it can go and the 1730 support over clocking in the bios

 

This is not bad at all.

lol @ NVidia pwn frag comment...

 

in the long run is 9800sli gt> 260m gtx or is it the other way around? Becuase prior to this i was 8662 all the way but this being a tad cheaper im now rethinking? so which is better? Plus where on earth do you get a x9000 all i can find is the x9100?!? And how is the battery with the 85whr or the 9cell?

 

9800 SLI is definitely better.

 

9800gt SLI > GTX260 as long as the game your playing has good support for SLI (most games do) but if your playing a game with just one card the GTX260 will be better.

I wouldnt expect great battery life out of a dual gpu laptop.

 

Lol I would assume people would know this is a desktop replacement xD Hell my 7805 is rarely ever off the power cord. FS> 7805 LOOOOOOOL need cash T.T

 

Xps 1730 owner now, hooray! lolz

I couldn't pass this up, awesome deal! Moving most of my components from my X205, so an even better deal for me. $1095.68 shipped Added bluetooth, and dropping in 5300 wifi myself.

....Now if it would hurry up and get here.

 

uhh does this have an HDMI port, im kinda not sold if it doesnt include an HDMI port.. I do alot of stuff on my TV, and that would really suck if it didnt have it >_<

 

No HDMI, but you could get a dvi to hdmi cable.

 

it has a DVI

DVI to hdmi adapter is liek 7 bucks

 

Yeah.. very true... man shipped even with california's taxes is still less then what i paid for my 7805.. i want this thing...

 

DVI no sound though.

 

How does the T9300(2.5 GHz, 6MB Cache) compare against the T8100(2.1 GHz, 3MB Cache)? For 185 bucks, is it worth the upgrade especially while playing a CPU dependent game like GTA IV?

 

I use a T9300 in my X205, its pretty fast IMO. Dunno about GTA4, I don't think it runs to well on dual cores, I may be mistaken though.

 

Well min spec for GTA4 cpu is a 1.8 dual, but recommended is a 2.4 quad, cant really get more non-specific then that..

 

I'm wondering if W90 rly worths lol

 

Yeah it is, it's a great machine... But then again so is the M980NU when it comes out and the M17x....however, it just so happens the M1730 is comparable and very very cheap