RFD Exclusive Dell XPS 1210 Notebook Offer!

[Derek]

From the Deals page, vote for it if you want to see more:

http://www.redflagdeals.com/deals/ma...notebook_offer

Link:

http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/...type=10&subid=

Dell Canada has forwarded us an exclusive offer on the Dell XPS M1210 notebook just for RedFlagDeals.com readers! For $1,534 you’ll get a fully-loaded 12.1” WXGA notebook that’s just over 4lbs., perfect for travelling and even some light gaming with the dedicated video card. Here’s the specs:

Dell XPS M1210 Notebook - $1,534:

• Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 (1.83GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB)
• Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
• Integrated 1.3MP Webcam and Mobile Broadband Antenna
• Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless
• 2GB Dual Shared Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
• 120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
• 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
• 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 TurboCache
• 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

The $1,534 price is 20% off their regular price and about $100 cheaper than the same configuration on any sale price I can configure on the Dell Canada site. Better yet, the 20% off also applies to any upgrades, accessories, and warranties when you configure the laptop.

Worthwhile upgrades include the 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery for $32, Dell Draft N Internal Wireless for $32, and the Microsoft Works Suite 2006 (Word, Encarta, Streets & Trips, Money) for $24.

Deal ends on March 15th. If this goes well hopefully we can get more exclusive offers...

http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/...type=10&subid=

[riskit]

it is going to cost me a fortune this week

[Prodigy45]

What a smokin' deal. Too bad I'm broke and unemployed. C'mon people, buy this bundle... get bored of it and sell it for cheap on the B/S/T so I can buy it off YOU in a few months...

[d_jedi]

I'm waiting to see what Santa Rosa brings to the table..

[jcoltage]

who is Santa Rosa?

[StoneColdWhat]

good theory Prodigy45.

[coriolis]

Don't forget about DX10 :p

[Vinman]

who is Santa Rosa?

New Intel platform that takes the Core 2 Duo to higher FSB and memory speeds.

Virtually meaningless as an upgrade if you already own a C2D, but for those waiting to buy a new laptop, it could be worth it.

[GVRtrader]

After configing it, this deal is almost as good as the deal i got at the end of last year (went to Oakridge mall where they had a location and spent a about 1 hour dealing with a CSR).

For those who don't like trying to bargin with CSR, this is by far the hottest deal for XPS (even if you do bargin, it wont be easy to get a better deal than this). The only real downside with the config is you can't change to the 4mb cache CPUs.

For those who want a better idea of bargining with CSR, search for the long XPS thread that was made last year (i think it was over 70 pages).

GVR area, can also do it in person @ Oakridge (beside EB/Zellers) or Metro (dont remember exact location, look at the map).

[McMaggot]

Shared RAM video cards suck

[R2P2]

Shared RAM video cards suck

You don't buy a laptop with a 12.1" screen to play games.

[ckang008]

You don't buy a laptop with a 12.1" screen to play games.

I personally like to game on a 12.1" since notebooks of that size is much easier to carry than 15.4" ones.

[McMaggot]

You don't buy a laptop with a 12.1" screen to play games.

You don't need a 256MB video card to do your taxes either.

[Spray]

Pretty nice deal..I got mine during the last set of deals for much much cheaper, but not as loaded. It's a VERY nice laptop all around though..I get 4-5 hours of battery life, and can pump full fps on most games out there

[GVRtrader]

You don't buy a laptop with a 12.1" screen to play games.

From my experience, you can play games on this just as well as a 24" LCD or a 17" laptop (insp 9400). The video card, of course, cannot play FEAR (just an example) at high end resolution (or most games since max resolution is only 1280x800) but if you want to play classic games (say C&C, Rainbow 6, Counter-strike, etc) the XPS will be more than enough to play those.

I do agree you that you dont get a 12.1" for HARDCORE games (FEAR, Quake 4, etc) but at the sametime you really dont buy a laptop to play those games. The only laptop that really can play those games = XPS 1710 (+ laptop with similar specs) and even with that, the experience will not be the same as a high end SLI desktop with either 79xx or 8800 video cards.

When you look at the screen, a 12.1" and a 17" does not have too big of a difference and as such, i just leave my 17" at home as more of a desktop (XPS is around 1/2 the weight).