Dell XPS M1530 Loaded for $1090 + Tax

To get this price you must:

1) Buy through Dell's EPP site to get the discounted price and 8% off ( http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...&eep_orig_cs=6004&fb=1&l=en&oc=AYDWHMPA&s=eep)

2) Get a stackable EPP 5% off coupon ( http://instantwin.dellsavings.com/)

3) Use your DPA account to get an additional 4% off ( http://www.dell.com/DPA).

XPS M1530 Tuxedo Black
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB, 3MB Cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LED LCD (1440x900) & 2MP Camera
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT Video Card
250GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
High Definition Audio 2.0
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
Trend Micro Internet Security 15-months
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
3Yr Ltd HW WRTY, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis, 24x7 Phone Support
Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 3Yr Warr.
Adobe Photoshop + Premiere Elements
Finger Print Reader XPS M1530
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate)

XPS M1530 - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB, 3MB
Cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
Unit Price: $1,299.00

Dell EPP Members receive 5% off select Inspiron systems priced $799 and above!
- $64.95

ADDITIONAL DISCOUNT AND COUPONS
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Dell EPP/FSS customers: Save an ADDITIONAL 4% INSTANTLY by paying with your
Dell Preferred Account. (Subject to credit approval. Limited time offer.)
- $49.36

Dell Members receive 8% off systems priced $800 to $1600 with 3/4yr At-Home service.
- $94.78

Subtotal: $1,089.91

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.

Another trick is to open a free @excite.com email account and you will get the coupon code right away!
Update: @hotmail.com may work too?

Good luck

 

way too tempting, nice find. i really can't believe you can get all this for under 11k pretax. it'll still be a sweet deal w/o LED but man... lol.

 

Guys!!! Don't be fooled, dell is getting rid of inventory, which is fine...

Except the Nvidia cards in the 1530 and 1330 XPS lines(Geforce 8400 and 8600 only) are faulty! They will break on you...in about a year after purchase, granted, if you dont mind this.....dell will replace it for free, if your under warranty. (No worries... your fried GPU will definatly NOT affect your HD)

I'm not saying this because I personally have had one fail...i have not. A relative has had a macbook pro fail. Friends have had their XPS's fail, but mostly you can find much information on the internet about people's GPU's with unreasonably high temperature read-outs, which leads to the inevitable:

A) new drivers that THROTTLE DOWN your gpu's power and that jack up your system fans. So your system fans will die prematurely from overworking and your GPU will be weaker....

B) your GPU dies, and you will need a motherboard or "logic board" swap. This happens because many if not all OEM's solder their GPU's onto the motherboard or "logic board"(if you have a mac). As a result, the whole damn thing sometimes has to be replaced.

Nvidia released a statement to its share holders that there was something wrong with the 8400 and 8600 GPU's and as a result, their shares went dramatically down. This is a problem, don't be fooled by a nice price tag.

so if you buy...get a warranty...or just wait for the new XPS notebooks.

 

When will that be? In the next few months? (August/ Sept)?

 

I'll just point out that this depends on whether the 8600M in the XPS is the new line, which have been supposedly fixed to correct that issue. And I don't mean the 9-series, I mean the problem in the 8-series cards are supposed to have been fixed.

 

Do you guys think that the military epp id found here http://www.military4life.com/discounts/computers.html is legit? The id is DS16862915. My dad is in the coast guard.

 

I ordered one just in case... I'll think about it this weekend and make a decision. The expected ship date is 8/8/08.

 

That is a really nice deal, although the fact about the Nvidia failures is really stopping me from pulling the trigger - 3YR in home, and 3YR accidental damage, T8300/4GB/250GB - man, that's a nice price...

T

 

its an AMAZING deal. even if your card breaks down in a years time, 3 year in home service comes with this deal, so they will come replaced it with a new card, hopefully that is not faulty in one years time. if you are looking for a notebook...BUY THIS!

 

Nice deal ... I went for a similar one.

 

Damn it I can't sign up with excite, and I haven't gotten the coupon mailed to my comcast address

 

That EPP 5% thing doesn't work w/ my email; it's a university email (ends in .edu).

 

worked for me. try giving them a call i don't think they make a issue out of it.

 

This late? I can buy earliest Monday, so I'll just wait for them to reply to my email.

 

Don't wait that long dude... Create an @excite.com email account. Remember, the stackable coupon is only good until Sunday!

 

Oh...dam. Hmm...

 

i agree. if u find a great deal, do not hesitate to pull the trigger before the bullets get wet!

 

By the way guys, please be aware that this is not the best time to be shopping online; better to call and buy.

Why? Recent DNS Exploit. It's ISP dependent, but I'd be beware.

 

When did Nvidia claim to have fixed the problem? Can you direct me to the article/thread? As far as i'm aware, the only "fix" that they have created are software drivers that modify the fan speeds, etc.

In regards to someone's inquiry about when dell will release the montevina(centrino 2) xps line...i would put money on the first or second week of august when intel has fully rolled out it's montevina line.

The july 15th launch was a soft-launch...which is why so few notebooks came out then, early in august there will be a full roll-out with a phase-out of prior tech in most retail units(e.g. Centrino 1).

Of course, Apple may not release new macbooks or macbook pros until september(when the educational discount runs out + they are notorious for taking their sweet time in updating their model specs).

but...just a guess...you can expect backlit keyboards, wimax, thinner chasis, better GPU's, and probably a few other tricks up dells sleeve for the new XPS montevina line.

Granted...this is speculation, but based on their studio line, you can expect some nifty new features in their new XPS line...as some prior XPS tech(cylinder hinge, design, etc.) have trickled down to the new Studio line. Generally as older tech trickles down, flagship models(XPS) recieve the innovative new features.

 

none of that detracts from that fact that this is an excellent deal with one of the best warranty available. this is one of those deals that's too good to pass up if you don't already own a notebook. the worst it could happen is dell replacing your notebook with a better one. not to mention this is brand new and not refurbished.

 

I absolutley agree it's a fantastic deal, with a company known for some of the best warranties around! This was in no way meant to be a bashing, but a "head's up", didnt mean to give off that impression. By all means, this is an opportunity to get a really powerful notebook for an amazing price, i just wanted buyers to be aware of the potential issue.

 

hi, im looking to get a laptop today or tomorrow and i have a question. i was looking at this or an HP Dv5t. Need it for gaming and movies and then regular college stuff. Would that laptop be better at that price or would this be a better deal?

HP:

Upgrade to Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) edit
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.4 GHz) edit
Display 15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050) edit
Memory 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) edit
Graphics card 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT edit
Personalization HP Imprint Finish (Mesh) + Microphone + Webcam edit
Networking 802.11b/g WLAN edit
Modem Port No High speed 56K modem port edit
Hard drive 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection edit
Primary CD/DVD drive LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support edit
TV & entertainment experience No TV Tuner w/remote control edit
Primary battery High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery edit
Productivity software Microsoft(R) Works 9.0 edit
Keyboard HP Color Matching Keyboard

i can get this HP for $1163 before taxes and such

 

The Dell is a better deal.. It's cheaper and comes with 3 yrs of warranty.. If you get HP, you're going to want a warranty or you're going to be stuck with a paper weight when something goes wrong with the laptop

 

i get a warranty through my insurance and its only $28 a year and it covers theft and accidental. so is the Dell still a better deal or will the Hp be better? thanks

 

you may want to read the fine prints of the coverage under your insurance, does it come with accidental warranty? i'd still pick XPS over hp.

 

yes it is accidental and theft. I was thinking Hp because it has a newer and fast processor, better screen and better speakers.

 

There's also the Asus M50Vm-X1 a few posts away with Centrino 2/Montevina and NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS so no overheating worries.

 

ok this is pissing me off, I set up an excite email and now it says im logged in at the site, but when I click check my email it sends me to bluetie.com and says my username or password is wrong. anyone know how to use this damn site?

 

I dunno - still terrified at the Nvidia thing...

Is this actually still a PRESENT problem? Or only on older GPU's?

It's just that I don't want to get to a point where I rely on it, and then all of a sudden it's out of commission for a few days, and I'd be up the creek.

It's like the prescription pill commercials you see....
The pill (M1530) absolutely rocks, and does what it's supposed to, but...
There are side-effects. And the side-effect here, is that it pulls a self-destruct.

Decisions....decisions....and only a few hours left to pull the trigger...
Mebbe I'll gamble the do a better deal to close them out later...


T

 

anyone know what time the deal is over at?

 

i just wanted to say that even though this is a kick ass deal, if u guys can wait till august, you should. w/ all the back to school and ppl looking for laptops during august, companies will start to engage in price wars which will reduce the price on the systems.

$1100 for this xps is a kickass deal. but if u have patience, dell might just offer the same (or a little pricey) deal w/ a new coupon again during august (it'll probably include the new 9 series GPU, which are NOT faulty, and the montevina chips).

dell will continue sending out coupons, so dont worry about the current one expiring. their probably will be a new coupon during the august sales. if i were u, id play the wait game (which, personally, i am, )

 

I understand where you're coming from but experience has taught me not to wait. Well at least if money is a concern.

Last year I wanted to buy a xps m1210 at the end of its cycle and the price went down to $999 almost fully loaded. I hesitated to pull the trigger and then it was gone. The only way you could get one was through the outlet which I didn't want to do. As soon as the m1330 popped up to take its place the price of a similarly configured model was $2000. It was then out of my price range and I was out of luck.

You can rest assured when the m1330 and m1530 are replaced or revised the price will jump back up. I would be extremely surprised if it didn't. I personally am about to apply this deal to a m1330 or 1530 (having a hard time deciding). I would advise any one seriously considering one of these models to do the same. And the stackable coupon ends tonight at 11:59 PM central time.

 

The stackable coupon is good until today... I'm not sure about the epp deal though...

 

:[ missed out on the epp deal but even with out i might consider getting it anyways because its a good deal

 

est- ship date is like mid-august/late...... you CAN'T wait if you are going into the dorms in late-august/early september and need a laptop by then(like me, majoring in comp sci).....

i bought the m1330 (its the same deal besides 13.3" WLED and nVidia 8400) without the 5% coupon (wasn't out when i bought it in early july).... its a great deal if u are looking at the m1530

 

im actually starting college on sep 22 (most UCs ) so i have the luxury to wait till about august 15. thnx for the concern tho

 

You can get a new 5% coupon stackable by playing the dell instant game:

http://instantwin.dellsavings.com/

If you loose you at least get the 5% coupon

If you do win (lucky B) you won't need the coupon anyway ...

enjoy

 

wait, can college kids sign up for this?

EDIT: ahh, got a 5% off coupon code for college email. yay!

 

It depends if your school as a contract with dell or not.
Just give a try in the signup, you ll see

 

I was so mad I missed the last 5% coupon but did the deal anyways cuase it was still good. But I just canceled my order and re did it with the coupon so saved some decent money and lost about 3 days in my delivery so not to bad.

 

Why is it that when I click on the link, your right, it brings me to a dell XPS 1530 w/ everything decked out it seems, but I cannot for the life of me configure one on the site when I go to it myself to look like that? Even if I use the Federal Government Employee thing? Isn't it the same EPP deal?

 

ahhh!!

lol looking at buying a laptop tomorrow, why oh why is that link so cheap!?

 

It's part of the EPP program, check the first post for details ...
The 5% coupon can be obtain as I explain previously...

 

What's the deal with DPA accounts? Is saving $47 dollars worth paying for a Dell DPA account?

 

With the DPA and a xps purchase you have no interest for 12 months....

 

It might be more worth it to pay with credit card, as some cards add an additional year of warranty for free.

 

The config on the link comes with 3 year at home warranty with accidental protection, you can't beat that...

 

buying with a credit card gives you 4 years then

 

No interest on the laptop?

Can you sign up for a DPA account, buy the laptop, and then cancel the DPA account without any fees?

 

Btw, the new stackable coupon is good until 8/28/08