Inspiron E1705 $1087 deal, upgradeable to GeForce Go 7800

from techbargains.com:

New Inspiron E1705 Single Core Processor Notebook $1087, Jan 26
Dell Home has a new Inspiron E1705 Centrino Desktop Replacement 7.75lb Notebook Intel Core Single T1300 1.66Ghz 2MB Cache, 667Mhz FSB Processor, 512MB/60GB Serial ATA HD, CDRW/DVD, 17in Widescreen, 802.11g wireless, 1yr warranty, XP Media Center $1449 - auto 25% off discount = $1087, $24 next day shipping. No tax in some areas.

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?CS=19&kc=6V658&oc=ie1705s1

Might be the solution to the availability problems with the GeForce Go 6800's.

And you can substitute the current dell coupons to (possibly) get a little more off: (on the nicely-upgraded machine I configured, it was another $100 or so)
ZJ$ZBMC?LLD249 $750 off purchase of Inspiron $1999+ (expires 2/1/2006 7:00:00 AM)
HPX2C7BK7TXCM9 $450 off purchase of Inspiron $1599+ (expires 2/1/2006 7:00:00 AM)
W84?D893NM7DM5 $300 off purchase of Inspiron $1299+ (expires 2/1/2006 7:00:00 AM)

 

That is kinda odd...basically it looks like a I9300...what is the difference?

 

Nevermind....the E1705 offers the 7800 Go...answered my own question.

 

And it's dual core capable.

 

These coupons seem to be useless. The Inspirons and E1705 are already 20-25 percent off and you can't combine a coupon with that. So why did they release the coupons? Or am I missing something here?

 

How would you go about upgrading down the road?

 

Upgrading what? The CPU?

 

This is weird. I thought all of the E1705 were dual core also, but judging from the link, this is the single core. Here is the link from the first post:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?CS=19&kc=6V658&oc=ie1705s1

These coupons are valid only for the single core E1705, not dual. You don't get a choice to upgrade it in the configuration settings.

 

I noticed it only offers the "Intel® Core™ Solo Processor T1300 (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB)"

Is this processor a good one? What about for gaming?

 

In gaming what matters most is the GPU, this processor should be adequate since it's a step above from the previous one.

 

Is it just me, or is the ZJ$ZBMC?LLD249 ($750 off) coupon dead now? I tried applying it to the same E1705 I used it for last night, and it won't even show any hint that it went through now, although the other two work...