Uprgaded XPS $1357 - Good or Bad deal??

[swilkins]

I just bought a new XPS laptop and I'm wondering if the laptop and price is a good deal or not:

XPS M1330, Intel Core 2 Duo T8300(2.4GHz, 800Mhz, 3M L2 Cache)
1 Fingerprint Reader
1 3GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm
1 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for XPS M1330
1 Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy
1 Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini Card
1 320G 5400RPM SAMSUNG Hard Drive
1 Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR)
1 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS, for XPS M1330
1 Standard LCD with Matte Black Casing and Camera XPS M1330
1 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1330
1 Dell Travel ExpressCard Remote Control, IR
1 Trend Micro PC-cillin InternetSecurity, English, 3-Year Subscription
1 XPS,Datasafe 10GB,1YR
1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
1 Creative Earbud EP630
1 No Internet Service Provider Requested
1 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP
1 Microsoft Works 9.0, English For Inspiron

$1409
- 4% employee purchase program
$1,357.64 before taxes

The sale is on until March 31 but not everyone will get the employee purchase discount
http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/topi...n&s=dhs&~tab=2

[Tijuana]

Try to get as little ram as possible and buy your own

1 XPS,Datasafe 10GB,1YR
1 Warranty Support,Initial Year

Unless your getting these for free, dont get them

[bcbgboy13]

Overpriced!

Check out this one first:

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/s...d.php?t=570587

Even at $1299 IMHO it is overpriced

Keep in mind that you can buy retail T8300 CPU for $250 and OEM 320GB HD for $165 - both with 3 years warranty.

Add these prices to the recent $799 M1330 deal, substract the price of the original T5450 and 120GB HD and you will get an idea what is the fair price for this configuration.

And for a deal - less than $1000 IMHO

We are entering the computer industry slow season. And there is a new platform launch in June. My guess is we are going to see a lot of true deals really soon. Just keep the powder dry.

[swilkins]

Check out this one first:

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/s...d.php?t=570587 

Thats what i started from and then added an intel wireless N card and upgraded to a 9 cell battery for $48 dollars