Dell Product Launch Timeline

Hey All,

I think I am ready to pull the trigger on a Maxed out E1705. But before I do that, I wanted to see if anyone here would have an idea of Dell product launch turnaround times. I know that internal architecture keeps changing every few weeks but what about, the formfactor, styling, new features, etc.? The E1705 was launched in January and I am wondering if I should hold off for a month or two incase there is some new replacement on the horizon. I know with latitudes, first protos usually come out in march and they are ready for production by mid april. Any inputs or suggestions here would be appreciated. Thanks

vcash

 

technology changes so rapidly--things pop up everyday! if i were you, i would make a list of things that i do on the laptop and go buy a laptop, currently in the market, to do my work. you could wait for the next model, but then again you could wait for the model after that just waiting for a few more months. i hope you understand this.

 

Dell might change Inspiron designs when Intel's Santa Rosa platform debuts early next year... again might is the operative word hehe.

 

Dell won't be launching any new notebooks until next year, there might be an AMD notebook release in October/November -- but likely that will just be giving the option of an AMD processor inside of a notebook already there.

 

When are they going to offer C2D in the Latitude line up?

EDIT: Oh looks like they're on there now.. they weren't a few days ago.

 

Alright - so for exactly - $2,310.36 inc. Taxes and Shipping - $150 Rebate = $2160.36, I can get the E1705 with the following Config. Is this a good deal or do you think I can get another make with similar specs for less? Or should I wait a few weeks for the price to come down a little more.

Also, for some reason Dell won't accept the "J2LPP883X25918" 20% off coupon, however - it says even before I entered the 20% off coupon that I am getting an instant 20% off Inspiron discount. I also get a further 12% off thanks to EPP (this can be combinbed with all home offers). The intial price it discounts everything off is $3090. Does this coupon thing seem right or should I recived an additional 20% off?

I would really appreciate your thoughts if I should pull the trigger? P.S. is 2 gigs of Ram at 667mhz too much for a casual gamer (FEAR, NFS, HL2). I do plan on keeping the computer for 4 years.

Thanks

Inspiron E1705 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB Cache/ 2.00GHz/667MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
Memory 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
Hard Drive 100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Sound Options Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ HD Software Edition
Wireless Networking Cards Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless and Bluetooth
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) I chose Security included with Starter, Silver, Gold or Platinum Package.
Primary Battery 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 4Yr LtdWarr, At-Home,CompleteCare,30Day DOC,PC Training, 2Yr AntivirusSuite
Dell On Call Dell On Call, 30day, Getting started Assistance, unlimited incidents
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
QuickSnap Options Carbon Fiber QuickSnap™ Cover
Future Operating Systems Windows Vista™ Capable
Media Center Enhancements Remote Control for Windows XP Media Center Edition
Dell Digital Entertainment Starter pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo
Processor Branding Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor