Dell M1530 fully loaded for $1300 + Tax

Here is the system spec. You may change it to your preferences

To get this price you must buy through Dell's EPP site ( http://www.dell.com/EPP), get a EPP 10% off coupon ( http://www.dell.com/EPP/April10), and use your DPA account ( http://www.dell.com/DPA).

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB, 6MB Cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
Tuxedo Black Casing XPS M1530
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD(1440x900) & 2MP Camera
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
Size: 320GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
No Microsoft Office
Trend Micro Internet Security 15-months
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
3Yr In-Home Service, Parts Labor, 24x7 Phone Support
Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 3Yr Warr.
No ISP requested
Adobe Photoshop + Premiere Elements
Finger Print Reader XPS M1530
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate)
High Resolution,Black glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD(1440x900)&2MP Cam
Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
Windows Vista™ Premium
DataSafe Online Backup 20GB for 1 year

XPS M1530 Qty 1
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB, 6MB Cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition Unit Price
$2,239.00

Dell Members save $599 off this select XPS System!
Limited Time Offer!
- $599.00

Dell EPP Members 10% off select Inspiron and XPS systems priced $799 and up. Expires Wednesday, April 30, 2008
- $164.00

Receive 8% off systems priced $800 to $1600 with 3/4yr At-Home service.
Thank you for taking advantage of your Member Purchase Program discount!
-$113.36

Save 4% when you buy online and pay with Dell Preferred Account! Thank you for using the Dell Account!
-$59.04

Sub Total $1,303.60

Direct link -> http://www.dell.com/content/router/redirect.aspx?c=us&cs=2236&l=en&oc=AYDWHF1&s=eep&sm=2&vals=domain%3dconfigure%2fus%26path%3d%2fconfig.aspx%26disc%3dc

Enjoy!

F.A.Q

What is EPP?
It's an Employee/Educational Personal Purchase discount.

Do I qualify?
Check with your employer or school IT dept.

What is DPA?
Dell Preferred Account. It's like a Dell credit card and you don't get interest for 12 months on XPS purchases.

I can't see my DPA discount???
When checking out, you must choose any type of payment, except DPA. Then, from the drop down menu, choose DPA again, and your 4% discount will show up. To verify it, just view your cart again!

My work/school email doesn't go through?
Note: You must use your official company email so that we can confirm your eligibility. If you have difficulty obtaining your coupon, please send an email to [email protected] with your name, company name, email address entered below, phone number and "APRIL" in the subject line. Limit one coupon per eligible employee.

Can I return the lowjack software and downgrade the warranty and RAM?
Probably not! This was highly possible on the good old days... Dell got smart and knows this trick, and most reps are aware of it. If you are "very lucky", you may get some credit...

Can I expect a better deal?
Absolutely... The best deals are during November through January. However, if you need a laptop now, this is a good deal!!!

Good luck

 

who is selling this

 

Dell

 

Osama Bin Laden

 

Don't you have to be a Dell employee to access all those discounts? Can u make an account just like that, without being an actuall Dell man? What about this e-coupons? They are asking your company e-mail to check eligibility, can you make an account and receive a coupoun if you are a normal client?

What does it mean Student, Faculty and Staff Store?

 

How do you get the 4% discount, it isn't showing up when I use the preferred account...

EDIT: Nevermind, got it!

 

It's slightly better if you upgrade so that your total exceeds $2377 since -$599 and 10% gives you $1600+ and then instead of additional 8% off, you get 12% and I prefer not using DPA. Which gives a total of $1408+. Good deal OP!

edit: plus free 3-5 day shipping!

 

This is true. I just ordered one..not for me, for my parents to give to my little brother when he graduates. This is a great deal!

Rep for you (when I can, I've given out too much lately)!

Also, note that if you go for the 4 year warranty for ~$80 more, you can get a $70 gift card back, meaning you are only paying $10 for the extra year, assuming that you spend the gift card!

 

I wasn't able to get a EPP coupon as my email was invalid. I guess my school's not part of it.

 

Ah I see. Luckily I get EPP through work, but I am also a student so I can snag up all the good discounts.

 

If you can't get your EPP coupon through your regular employer/school email, then open an @aol.com or @juno.com account. It's free anyway

 

OK. Please answer my question. Do you have to be a student/teacher or a Dell employee to access this deal?

 

GREAT deal.
Note that it includes accident protection for 3 years.
I'd recommend upgrading the screen to WSXGA+ or WUXGA

 

hey, That seems like a great deal. Im buying!!! but I want to ask. If it comes only with 4GB of RAM DDR2, does it mean it will have 64bit Vistas on it? I dont wanna be limited by no drivers and no games for 64bit system... :-/
PLUS: does anybody know until when is this deal going to last? thank you

 

I love you, man. Totally repped.

 

Does anybody know when is this deal going to end?

 

That made me lol

Dell has been having a lot of great deals.

 

You don't have to be a dell slave to get this deal. See original post!

 

It won't come with 64bit Vista. You may request it though... The coupon itself is good until april 30th.

I don't know when the deal will expire. Dell is like Bush, you never know what they will come up with

 

Thanks bro!

 

You are awesome. You have saved me a lot of money! +Rep

 

How do you add the DPA discount? Mine isn't showing up.

 

Note that with DPA you wont get the extra year of free warranty if paid via a CC

 

Took advantage of this without the DPA discount and added a few "extras"


XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800MHzFSB, 6M L2 Cache)
Tuxedo Black Casing XPS M1530
4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530
15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ TrueLife LCD with 2.0 MP Camera for XPS M1530
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for XPS M1530
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
2X BluRay Drive
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy
Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini-card
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for XPS M1530
3 Year Limited Warranty
CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
Bundle LoJack Theft Recovery Service - 3 Year
Finger Print Reader XPS M1530
Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR)

Total shipped with free overnight = $1,937.48

 

I've tried to enter my e-mail into the system and had no luck. I do work for an EPP member, and have sent e-mails to the "Dell_Special_Programs" e-mail listed on the page but have not received a reply. Anyone had a reply from that system? Or have people been using free account e-mails (AOL, Juno or GMail) to obtain the coupon with success?

 

I got an email back right away... I didn't use a free account though, so I don't know about those. Check your junk mail?

 

Silly question but is this exactly the same equipment / hardware I get by doing a normal purchase through Home and Home Office?

Thanks!

 

I used an aol email, yesterday, and got the e-mail with the coupon code within minutes.

 

Yes EPP typically has the same hardware as Home and Home Office though the price and hardware might vary with small business.

 

man, thats amazing, i thought i had good deal back in jan.
Dont forget you can call back and receive another $50 for lojack....and $25 for the sound card, if you got the HD software edition...

 

You mean, call back and return the Lojack and sound card?

 

How does this work, I may need to look into it.

 

jist call CS and tell them you want to return the lojack and you didnt use it yet..then mention the sound card software too....Audigy Software edition is crap anyway...

 

I called and tried this, the LoJack is apparently free.

 

Those are old tricks that no longer work 99% of the time... Dell reps are aware of it...

 

See original post...

 

I've yet to see a response in my junk mail, but it takes a day or two to see the notification from the filter. I will give it a day or two more.

...and that will be my backup plan. I will update my results in a day or two. Thanks!

 

u can also sell the lojack on eaby for 99 cent....the trick worked for me, anyway keep trying...

 

I updated the F.A.Q. If you have further questions, just post them here

 

hcp, thanks for the info and instructions! I just ordered mine, with LED, and paid $1343. The tip on how to make the DPA discount appear was especially helpful. Rep to you. And for those that may be AAA members, they have Dell discounts too. Search their site, get a coupon mailed to you and follow the link.

 

How in the world did you get it to do that? And btw all I got off the Member program was 4%

 

FWIW, I did receive an e-mail this morning with a coupon code! For those who sent e-mails and can participate, it will work.

Now, off to configure my system. Thanks, and reps for all that helped!

 

You're welcome buddy!

 

You're probably doing something wrong... I just checked the link. Try again..

 

I've tried to get the email code for the 10% off and I can't seem to get it working. I've got a loaded 1530 ready to buy on the EPP site and only need the additional 10% to complete the deal. Can anyone help me out with a code, if they have one they are not going to use?

 

Read the original post!!!

 

Also when I tried to sign up for the coupons using an AOL address, it said that it did not accept aol.com addresses.

In fact.. ku.edu, usd497.org (both legit) and sbcglobal.net don't work either.. tried on FF and IE.. what is going on..

 

I did read the original post! I'm in the military, currently deployed to Iraq, and it will not take my military or Aim email addresses.

 

Email [email protected] and they will send you a coupon... I thought Dell has better deals for the military... You may want to check that too...

Note: You must use your official company email so that we can confirm your eligibility. If you have difficulty obtaining your coupon, please send an email to [email protected] with your name, company name, email address entered below, phone number and "APRIL" in the subject line. Limit one coupon per eligible employee.

 

Dell has taken down all the free emails domains...