Did I get a good deal? (dell outlet)

I saw this xps 15 on the dell outlet site for 1280 (including tax) and made an impulse buy. Did I make the right move? here are the key specs including upgrades:
XPS L502X
-- 9 Cell Primary Battery
-- NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M 1GB graphics
-- Blu-ray Disc Combo (DVD+/-RW + BD-ROM)
-- 15.6 inch FHD (1080p) B+RGLED Display with 2.0 MP webcam
-- Dell Support Center 64 Bit 2.0
-- 256 GB Solid State Drive Ultra Performance
-- Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 and Bluetooth 3.0
-- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Operating System DVD
-- 8 GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz (2 DIMMs)
-- -- Processor: Intel Core i7-2620M processor (2.70 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.40 GHz)

I was considering the hp dv6-6190 with 1080p screen but I know the xps 15's screen is highly regarded. both have 8 gigs of ram and the dell has a faster processor, better hard drive, upgraded wireless card and bluetooth, and a 9 cell battery. I'd appreciate any feedback. thanks in advance.

 

I think it's a bit much for a dual core laptop. If I went with Dell Outlet I would've went with a 2720qm option. Seen them for as low as $800. Then I would've re-used my $200 SSD instead of the $500 one Dell puts in there... Honestly I'm having trouble filling up 120GB, but I'm not a gamer. It's mostly programs and PDFs.

BTW Intel lies. The 2620m really only boosts to 3.2GHz. Similarly the 2720qm only boosts to 3.0GHz, not 3.3. Well technically they're not lying because you may see those bigger numbers less than 1% of the time, but it's deceptive marketing.

 

Terrible deal

 

I can't believe I misread the 2620m for the 2720qm. That's the only reason I bought it. I just ordered earlier in the day so I hope I can cancel it. I'm going to call first thing in the morning and see if I can. Thanks so much for pointing this out to me.

 

Actually, it does hit those numbers. In SINGLE-THREADED uses only. 3.0GHZ is the max across all 4 cores on the 2720QM. 3.0 on one core. 3.2 on two cores, 3.1 on 3. But usually your loading is such that the cores don't actually shut down to use that extra boost.

Definitely find a better deal. Get a quad (2630QM or 2720QM). Don't worry about Dell's overpriced SSD, get a Crucial M4 or Intel 510 on your own for a fair bit less (especially for the Crucial).

 

Maybe sell the i7 dual core and go to quad core i7. 256 GB SSD = 400+ dollars brand new, that is where the bulk of the cost is.

 

The reason why this is a poor deal is like ^^ said - you just paid too much money for a 256 gb ssd when you can install one yourself and save hundreds of dollars.

 

It's a very good deal.

That SSD is nearly a SIX HUNDRED DOLLAR upgrade when buying new. 0.0

 

You're not really going to find a SSD of equivilent size for all that much cheaper. 128GB, sure, but 256GB? Forget about it. And don't think 128GB is more than enough... that's the size of the SSD in my desktop and I'm constantly having to uninstall games to install new ones. And that's with only a few total.

 

No, I'm definitely comparing like sizes, obviously smaller ones are a lot cheaper.

256GB from Dell=~550-600 in my experience. M4 from Newegg or other online: under $400 on special. Big difference to me. But maybe Dell finally lowered their pricing on the SSDs. But even if it is $500 for the SSD, you can save $100+ without too much effort.