The sales rep might have been pressuring you not to use a cc, Mine did, when I asked him, he said he was told to avoid cc transactions as much as possible.
config looks good, I would lower the ram and buy from a third party.
Keep the 100 bucks and spend it on accessories. Memory keys, mouses etc.
or uprade to a dvd burner, but I wouldn't waste it on getting the 1450 card unless you...
update- I went with the a80.
A list of the good review sites out there, for anyone else looking for a digital camera.
www.dpreview.com
www.imaging-resource.com
www.dcresource.com
www.steves-digicams.com
Dont worry about the centrino thing. It is the coupling of the intel wireless card and the chip. If had got the intel card instead of the dell, you would have got a nice centrino sticker.
I have the regular (4200rpm) drive, no...
Sorry can't help you.
You should know that it is no longer compatible with any MIR, Dell changed it after the FW tsunami hit them. So you might not be saving that much more with it, than a regular 15% or 20% coupon.