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    Dell XPS 15 Customized. Good deal?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by lj23cc, May 7, 2012.

  1. lj23cc

    lj23cc Newbie

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    I'm looking for a new laptop for grad school, my XPS M1530 just died on me after four years. I can get all of this for about $871.99.

    Is there anything worth upgrading/downgrading?

    Anything I need to know about these computers?

    Thanks for any and all help!

    Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English

    Processor 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-2450M processor (2.50 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.10 GHz)

    Memory 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1333MHz
    Keyboard Backlit Keyboard - English

    LCD 15.6" Full HD (1920x1080) Truelife B+RGLED Display and Skype-Certified 2.0MP HD Webcam

    Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M 1GB graphics with Optimus

    Hard Drive 750GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
     
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  2. Kaso

    Kaso Notebook Virtuoso

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    Good configuration. Very good price. Brand new?
     
    Kaso, May 7, 2012
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    edit1754 Notebook Prophet

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    Are you paying to upgrade to 8GB of memory? If so, you can save a considerable amount of money if you buy the upgraded memory after-market instead.
     
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