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    Dell EPP XPS 1530 (T8100, 8600M GT, LED, $983+tax)

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by tiradia, Sep 22, 2008.

  1. tiradia

    tiradia Newbie

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    DEAD.

    www.dell.com/epp

    Under "Dell Deals", select "Blu-ray", select "Blu-ray Laptops", customize XPS 1530. I chose to customize the system with 1yr InHome Service.
    • Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB, 3MB Cache)
    • Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
    • Tuxedo Black
    • 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
    • 15.4 inch LED LCD (1440x900) & 2.0 M Webcam
    • 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
    • 250GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
    • Internal 8x Slot Load CD/DVD Burner + External Qflix-enabled DVD Burner
    • Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition
    • Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
    • Finger Print Reader XPS M1530
    • Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate)
    • 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    • 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
    • 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection
    • Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
    • Microsoft Works
    • McAfee SecurityCenter 15-months
    Price (before discounts): $1524
    Dell Members save $500 off this select XPS System: -$500.00
    Receive 4% off systems priced $800 to $1600 with 1/2yr At-Home service: -$40.96
    Price (before taxes, free shipping): $983.04

    You will see this price only after you add it to the cart. Good luck!
     
    tiradia, Sep 22, 2008
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  2. aZnGinji

    aZnGinji Notebook Enthusiast

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    Nice deal!
    Too many laptop deals going around nowaday!
     
    aZnGinji, Sep 22, 2008
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  3. nycdude

    nycdude Notebook Geek

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    How true. How can the economy be doing bad with all these sales. ;)
     
    nycdude, Sep 22, 2008
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  4. myztikgohan

    myztikgohan Notebook Consultant

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    Huh? Starting price is $1824, not $1524.
     
    myztikgohan, Sep 22, 2008
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  5. tiradia

    tiradia Newbie

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    $1524 is the starting price is for the system I'd listed in my original post. Maybe if you'd actually gone through and configured it, you would have noticed. I guess I can spell it out...

    Slot DVD + Qflix instead of Blu-ray (-$280)
    1440x900 LED instead of WUXGA (-$75)
    Add Bluetooth (+$20)
    Upgrade to Intel Wireless N (+$35)

    New starting price: $1824 - $300 = $1524
     
    tiradia, Sep 22, 2008
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  6. foldog22

    foldog22 Notebook Enthusiast

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    How did you get the $500.00 off? Mine just gives me the 4%?? Was that a special that is now over?
     
    foldog22, Sep 30, 2008
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    plancy Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes how?????????????????
     
    plancy, Sep 30, 2008
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  8. tiradia

    tiradia Newbie

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    Looks like the $500 off is over.
     
    tiradia, Oct 2, 2008
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