Is this a good deal for this Dell laptop?

[imported_elwood]

I've been waiting for a few weeks on a deal for a light gaming laptop. I missed all the good recent deals on the XPS M1530's.

This seems to be a decent price. I guess i'm looking for someone to convince me to buy this, so tell me your opinion!


Inspiron 1720 Intel® Core? 2 Duo T5550 (1.83GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache) $50 upgrade from the T2370 (1.73GHz/533Mhz FSB/1MB cache)
Operating System Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition SP1
System Color Jet Black BLK
MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz 2G2D [311-7219]
LCD Panel Glossy, high contrast, widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440 x 900)
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT $150 upgrade from on-board
Hard Drive Size: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem INTNIC [430-0493]
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 ADOBER [420-7468]
Optical Drive CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive) 8XDVDRW [341-4716][420-8183]
Sound Card High Definition Audio 2.0 IS [313-4783]
Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card TM1395 [430-2680]
Camera No Webcam Option DNCAMER [320-5683]
Misc Productivity Software Microsoft Works IWRK9 [420-8051]
Anti-Virus/ Security suite (pre-install) No Security NOAV [461-8389]
Battery Options 56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) 6BAT [312-0519]
Warranty & Service 1Yr Ltd Warranty and In-Home Service $70 upgrade from mail-in to in-home
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months FREE EarthLink Internet Access ERTHLNK [412-0933][412-0934][412-0935]
Dell Digital Entertainment No Entertainment software pre-installed NODE [466-3921]
DOMS Camera Mod Basic Black Matte LCD back color w/o Camera DBLKNC [320-5799]
Processor Branding Intel® Core?2 Duo Label IC2DNB [310-8319]
Labels Windows Vista? Premium VPN [310-8628]
DataSafe Online Backup Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr


$829.95 Shipped including tax.

Lets try this in SFF, Notebooks, Pre-Built/Barebones PCs
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[imported_elwood]

Anyone?

 

[corkyg]

Normally $899 from Dell. And that price is the basic model. Not bad at all.

1720

 

[mattocs]

Not to bad. I had a 1720 ordered, but went to a Staples to see it in person and hated it. It is HUGE! But then again, it is a desktop replacment. If you don't plan on lugging it around everyplace you go, they are nice.

I just got a XPS 1530 and I love it. What was the price/specs for the 1530 you looked at?

Mine is a 2.5GHz T9300 / 4GB RAM / 250GB 7200rpm HDD / 8600GT 256MB / LED LCD / Intel Wireless AGN / Bluetooth / 8x DVD RW / Vista Home Premium / 3 year warranty with accident protection / spare AC adapter. I paid $1378. I got one hell of a deal.

Again, i'd look into the 1530 again. You won't regret it.

 

[wirelessenabled]

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[imported_elwood]

Originally posted by: wirelessenabled
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WHAT YOU SAY?!?!

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Originally posted by: elwood

Originally posted by: wirelessenabled
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WHAT YOU SAY?!?!

WE GET SIGNAL!

 

[punchkin]

where's the option for "no deal is a good deal on a Dell"?

 

[Fraggable]

Pretty good deal, you might want to check delloutlet.com too. They have a lot of 1530's with 8600GTs.

There are also 1720's with the same specs for about $689 if you look long enough - it's updated constantly.

 

[imported_elwood]

Originally posted by: Fraggable
Pretty good deal, you might want to check delloutlet.com too. They have a lot of 1530's with 8600GTs.

There are also 1720's with the same specs for about $689 if you look long enough - it's updated constantly.

I went ahead and bought a new one. This seems like a good enough deal and i really need to replace my current laptop. I paid $779.23 + tax for it with the same specs as my OP.