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    Dell Signature Event Deals [Canada] Ends on April 15

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by festivemongoose, Apr 11, 2011.

  1. festivemongoose

    festivemongoose Notebook Guru

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    I Just picked up the following configuration, great price!

    *Note: I'm doing the RAM upgrade myself, Dell wanted an extra $150 for 4 additional GB of ram. I picked up 2x4GB ADATA 1333mhz SODIMM for $79 at my local computer store.

    PRICE: $1399.99

    Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM 2.00 GHz with TB up to 2.9GHz
    LCD: 17.3" FHD (1080p) with 2.0MP HD Webcam
    Memory: 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory (2x4GB) [4 DIMMS TOTAL]
    HDD: 1.0TB 500GB 7.2k HDD x 2
    Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M 3GB graphics with Optimus
    Optical Drive: Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
    Battery: 92 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    Wireless Card: Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 and Bluetooth 3.0
    Sound Options: JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3
    Keyboard: Backlit
    Design: El Toro (red)

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    This sale is available in canada and ends on April 15 - dell.ca


    Hows the BIOS for this laptop btw? is there an option to disable discrete graphics?
     
    festivemongoose, Apr 11, 2011
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