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    2,600 dollars

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by oncdoc, Sep 2, 2006.

  1. oncdoc

    oncdoc Notebook Consultant

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    was that a good price I paid for this?

    Description: XPS M1710, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7400 (2.16GHz/667MHz/4MB)
    Order Information

    Order Group Quantity Item Description


    1 1 222-4625 XPS M1710, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7400 (2.16GHz/667MHz/4MB)
    1 1 320-4755 17 inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WUXGA with Black LCD Cover, for XPS M1710
    1 1 311-5892 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 677MHZ,2 DIMM, for XPS M1710
    1 1 320-4758 512MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX, for XPS M1710
    1 1 341-3346 100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive for XPS M1710
    1 1 310-7828 130 Watt Spare AC Adapter, forXPS M1710
    1 1 420-5591 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005,English for Inspiron XPS
    1 1 420-4928 Windows Media Player 10
    1 1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
    1 1 313-4210 Dell Resource CD with Application Backup,w/Tools for XPS M1710
    1 1 420-4830 DELL SUPPORT 3.0
    1 1 420-5477 Dell Direct Download
    1 1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal
    1 1 412-0689 Image Restore
    1 1 430-1277 Integrated 10/100/1000 NetworkCard and Modem for Inspiron
    1 1 412-0917 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0, for Inspiron
    1 1 313-4079 8X DVD+/-RW Drive, for XPS M1710
    1 1 420-5791 Roxio Creator Basic/MyDVD Basic
    1 1 420-5783 Sonic Cineplayer
    1 1 313-4218 SoundBlaster Advanced Audio for XPS M1710
    1 1 430-1937 Dell Wireless 1500,Minicard,USFor Inspiron
    1 1 430-1778 Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0 + EDR),for Inspiron 640M
    1 1 412-0903 Norton Internet Security 2006 90 Day Trial,OEM
    1 1 312-0422 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for XPS M1710
    1 1 310-6394 Backpack Carrying Case
    1 1 412-0586 AOL BSD/SMB
    1 1 420-3224 Broadband Icon for Inspiron
    1 1 412-0687 NETZERO ISP
    1 1 412-0845 Paint Shop Photo Album 6.0 Starter Edition
    1 1 412-0915 Microsoft Works 8.5 Plus Office Trial, for Inspiron
    1 1 960-1937 CompleteCare Accidental DamageService, Inspiron, 3 Year
    1 1 412-0357 Soft Contracts - Business Complete Care
    1 1 412-0359 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve
    1 1 960-8710 Warranty Support,Initial Year
    1 1 960-3652 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
    1 1 983-8469 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
    1 1 970-2290 Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response, Initial Year
    1 1 983-8477 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
    1 1 960-5912 Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response, 2YR Extended
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    oncdoc, Sep 2, 2006
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  2. zadillo

    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, of course (doesn't a configuration like that cost $3500-4000 if you buy it through Dell's site?).
     
    zadillo, Sep 2, 2006
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  3. hazel_motes

    hazel_motes Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    A great price for a maxed out M1710 with 3-year warranty + accident damage.
     
    hazel_motes, Sep 2, 2006
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  4. Paul

    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    In a word: yes.
     
    Paul, Sep 2, 2006
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  5. khanhfat

    khanhfat Notebook Deity

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    damm how can u get it.. that thingy is maxed out!! did u buy on Ebay or use coupon? I want that gaming machine!!
     
    khanhfat, Sep 3, 2006
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  6. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    i'd like it too! but it's a little too big for me... :(

    Still though, I'm a college student so 17" are out for me...
     
    Greg, Sep 6, 2006
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  7. Dao

    Dao Notebook Enthusiast

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    How did you manage to get that price?
    I got the same configuration plus Windows XP Pro, minus the Wireless "N" card (cause the N just means: "not" ready yet :) ) and mine came to $3400 canadian (about $3100 US).
    The best deal i've seen so far was from a guy who got if for $2500, but that is because his company bought 3 of them at once, and also the company is a long term customer of Dell.
    So I am curious to learn how did you get that price so low, if that is true to begin with
     
    Dao, Sep 7, 2006
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  8. Dao

    Dao Notebook Enthusiast

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    Uh, and I did call Dell and got about $380 off of the online price config.
    I basically got bluetooth and the 3 years warranty, nbd, complete care for free.
     
    Dao, Sep 7, 2006
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  9. othniel316

    othniel316 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm in agreement with everyone else here; where did you get a system with those specs for that price? I've been looking around for a while now and haven't seen anything close. Last I checked, like there was only one seller on e-bay selling Core 2's and it's on a ridiculously high spec system for around $5000, so this seems like a great find whereever you got it.

    If you could let me/us know where you got this deal, it'd be greatly appreciated. I'd buy one almost immediately.
     
    othniel316, Sep 7, 2006
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  10. zadillo

    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    zadillo, Sep 7, 2006
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    I agree great price
     
    gridtalker, Sep 7, 2006
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  12. drumfu

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    until the original poster comes back and gives more information, i would definitely take what he posted with a very large grain of salt.
     
    drumfu, Sep 7, 2006
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