New Laptop, Good deal?

[Hecubus28]

Im looking to buy a new laptop for christmas and can get this one from Dell for about 1300 out the door.

It's a Dell Xps 17" Is there any other deals that are this good or better?

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...umber=17967581

 

[caspur]

There was this deal from Microsoft, for comparison.

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=2370657

If you read later in the thread some people got the Asus G73 subbed for their Envy orders, for approx $825. Just keep that in mind when you decide if 1300 is worth it.

Specs:

Display
17.3 in Full HD LED backlit (1920 x 1080)
Processor
Intel Core i7-740QM 1.73 GHz, L2 cache 6 MB
Memory
8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz
Hard drive size
1 TB SATA 7200 RPM
Operating system
Windows 7 Home Premium
PC type
Notebook
Optical drive
Blu-ray Disc combo
Media drive
8-in-1 memory card reader (MMC/SD/Mini-SD/XD/Memory Stick/MS Pro/MS-Duo/MS-Pro-Duo)
Audio
Integrated 2-watt Altec Lansing speakers
Video
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M with 1.5 GB graphics memory
Ports
3 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0
HDMI
Headphone output
Microphone input
VGA (15-pin)
LAN (RJ-45)
Battery
8-cell, 5600mAh (2.4 hours)*
Camera
Integrated webcam
Wireless
802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth
Yes
Dimensions
16.33 x 12.59 x 2.24 in (414.78 x 319.78 x 56.89 mm)
Weight
8.45 lbs (3.83 kg)
Color
Black

 

[Davidh373]

We can't allow price checks, but we can build from budgets. I can't tell you if it's a good deal or not, but I can tell you it's a beast of a laptop.