Good priced Dell XPS laptop, but is there cheaper?

dominican2589 · 08-12-2005, 11:50 PM

Ok, i want to take this oppertunity of getting a Dell XPS laptop due to the fact that i can get 40%. I would like to know if I can get a cheaper laptop than this with these or better specs(nothing lower)

* Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
* Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
* 17 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife
* 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
* 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce Go 6800 Ultra
* 60GB Hard Drive
* Integrated 1 Gigabit Network Card and Modem
* 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
* FREE! Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)(THIS IS NOT THAT IMPORTANT)
* 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (80 WHr)
* 90-day warranty

and i get a free printer.

Now all of this comes out to being $1,951.17 with tax and shipping. Is there something cheaper out there? I also pay no intrest till 2007.

And what would be better a 100gb harrdrive or 1gb of ram? A 512mb of ram to 1gb of ram update cost $250 while the harddrive update from 60gb to 100gb is only $100. If i get the bigger harddrive and 512mb ram, it cost $1,855.13 WHich is better to get?

Flanker · 08-12-2005, 11:55 PM

1GB is better, which is why its more expensive. While I can't say I (or anyone else on these forums) like Dell PCs, I suppose if you need it enough, you should get it. Try other companies if you have time or care enough, but this seems ok.

BTW: What are you using this for? And do you need a laptop or would a Desktop be fine?

TheHeadFL · 08-13-2005, 12:44 AM

You pretty much have no choice when it comes to buying a laptop. Its a big company like Dell,etc, or the highway.

I am very happy with my Dell Inspiron 9100. (Same as the older XPS models)

SteveGTA · 08-13-2005, 12:56 AM

get a mac. seriously. you can get an iBook for 999 and its got everything u really need. you can save a lot. but if u want this for gaming i guess you should get a PC but for gaming i would generally say get a desktop.

m3incorp · 08-13-2005, 08:30 AM

Here is how you can have both of what you want.

A 512mb stick of third party DDR PC3200 made for the Dell Inspiron XPS cost $74.99. Here is just one place of many that you can purchase it at.

http://stores.channeladvisor.com/4-A...itemid=3394921

Then that will leave you money to upgrade the harddrive.

I have 2GB of the same third party memory in my Dell Latitude D800 and runs great.

desiboi · 08-13-2005, 02:41 PM

Doesnt this thread belong in the low end?

TheHeadFL · 08-13-2005, 03:14 PM

A Dell XPS is by no means low end.

dominican2589 · 08-13-2005, 04:01 PM

ok so i guess i'll go with the 512mb ram and 100gb hdd and then upgrade later on to 1gb ram. But one question, does it come with just one stick of 512mb ram or two 256mb ram? So in other words are both slots occupied or is one still free?

m3incorp · 08-14-2005, 02:04 AM

What I was trying to say is add the 512mb of third party memory to the 512mb that is already in there. Just do a google search and you can find if it comes with two 256mb or 1 512mb. Hopefully it is a single stick of 512mb.

timmer · 08-15-2005, 11:03 AM

check out www.pctorque.com they have some sick laptops that u can customize for a lot cheaper then one of those dells.

08-12-2005, 11:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
dominican2589 Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 24	Good priced Dell XPS laptop, but is there cheaper? Ok, i want to take this oppertunity of getting a Dell XPS laptop due to the fact that i can get 40%. I would like to know if I can get a cheaper laptop than this with these or better specs(nothing lower) * Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) * Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 * 17 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife * 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm * 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce Go 6800 Ultra * 60GB Hard Drive * Integrated 1 Gigabit Network Card and Modem * 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive * FREE! Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)(THIS IS NOT THAT IMPORTANT) * 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (80 WHr) * 90-day warranty and i get a free printer. Now all of this comes out to being $1,951.17 with tax and shipping. Is there something cheaper out there? I also pay no intrest till 2007. And what would be better a 100gb harrdrive or 1gb of ram? A 512mb of ram to 1gb of ram update cost $250 while the harddrive update from 60gb to 100gb is only $100. If i get the bigger harddrive and 512mb ram, it cost $1,855.13 WHich is better to get?

08-13-2005, 12:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
TheHeadFL Ultra Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 530	You pretty much have no choice when it comes to buying a laptop. Its a big company like Dell,etc, or the highway. I am very happy with my Dell Inspiron 9100. (Same as the older XPS models) __________________ Desktop machine: 2 x Opteron 246, Asus K8N-DL, 2GB PC3200 ECC Reg., XFX GeForce 6600GT, 74gb WD Raptor, 2 x 19\" LCDs, Windows XP x64 Server machine: Intel P4 3.0GHz 2MB EM64T, ECS i865pe, 1GB PC3200, 36gb WD Raptor, Windows Server 2003 Laptop: Dell Inspiron 9100 (Intel P4 3.2GHz 1MB Prescott, i865pe, 512MB PC3200, Mobility Radeon 9700, DVD+R/DL Burner), Windows XP Linux: P3 450Mhz, 386MB ram, Slackware 10.1 (Running mySQL/Apache)

08-13-2005, 08:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
m3incorp Super Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 334	Here is how you can have both of what you want. A 512mb stick of third party DDR PC3200 made for the Dell Inspiron XPS cost $74.99. Here is just one place of many that you can purchase it at. http://stores.channeladvisor.com/4-A...itemid=3394921 Then that will leave you money to upgrade the harddrive. I have 2GB of the same third party memory in my Dell Latitude D800 and runs great. __________________ 3 different OS, so yep I\'m confused.

08-13-2005, 03:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
TheHeadFL Ultra Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 530	A Dell XPS is by no means low end. __________________ Desktop machine: 2 x Opteron 246, Asus K8N-DL, 2GB PC3200 ECC Reg., XFX GeForce 6600GT, 74gb WD Raptor, 2 x 19\" LCDs, Windows XP x64 Server machine: Intel P4 3.0GHz 2MB EM64T, ECS i865pe, 1GB PC3200, 36gb WD Raptor, Windows Server 2003 Laptop: Dell Inspiron 9100 (Intel P4 3.2GHz 1MB Prescott, i865pe, 512MB PC3200, Mobility Radeon 9700, DVD+R/DL Burner), Windows XP Linux: P3 450Mhz, 386MB ram, Slackware 10.1 (Running mySQL/Apache)

08-14-2005, 02:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
m3incorp Super Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 334	What I was trying to say is add the 512mb of third party memory to the 512mb that is already in there. Just do a google search and you can find if it comes with two 256mb or 1 512mb. Hopefully it is a single stick of 512mb. __________________ 3 different OS, so yep I\'m confused.

08-12-2005, 11:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Flanker Banned Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,379	1GB is better, which is why its more expensive. While I can't say I (or anyone else on these forums) like Dell PCs, I suppose if you need it enough, you should get it. Try other companies if you have time or care enough, but this seems ok. BTW: What are you using this for? And do you need a laptop or would a Desktop be fine?

08-13-2005, 12:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
SteveGTA Super Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 376	get a mac. seriously. you can get an iBook for 999 and its got everything u really need. you can save a lot. but if u want this for gaming i guess you should get a PC but for gaming i would generally say get a desktop.

08-13-2005, 04:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
dominican2589 Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 24	ok so i guess i'll go with the 512mb ram and 100gb hdd and then upgrade later on to 1gb ram. But one question, does it come with just one stick of 512mb ram or two 256mb ram? So in other words are both slots occupied or is one still free?

08-15-2005, 11:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
timmer Monster Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,289	check out www.pctorque.com they have some sick laptops that u can customize for a lot cheaper then one of those dells. __________________ Intel p4 HT 3.0GHz 1 16x Toshiba dvd burner 2 sticks of corsair ddr2 533mhz 512mb GeForce Fx 6600GT Asus P5LD2 HD AUDIO 480W thermaltake

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