Dell Luxury Systems finally came out!

Holy hell... no laptop is worth $4,400!!! Or are yas canadian?

The 9100 just got rebaged to the XPS line I belive (400?)

umm im in canada and i just got an xps m170 ordered today with these specs:

XPS M170: Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
LCD Panel: 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm (im upgrading the ram myself when i get it)
Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7800 Ultra
Hard Drive: 100GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
Network Card: Integrated 1 Gigabit Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software: Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
CD ROM/DVD ROM: 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Wireless Personal Networking Card: Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless (802.11 a/b/g, 54Mbps)
Cables and Accessories: Multimedia Cable Kit
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed): Wordperfect Productivity Pack
Security Software: No Security Subscription
Primary Battery: 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (80 WHr)
Carrying Cases: XPS M170 Backpack
Hardware Support Services: 3Yr Ltd Wty with 3Yr NBD Onsite Serv with CompleteCare and 3Yr Tech Support
Digital Imaging: Photo Album™ SE Basic
Internet Access: No ISP requested
Wireless Personal Networking Card: Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Internal(2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
Additional Batteries: 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery (80 WHr)

with my epp and the 20% off they are running on it in canada my grand total with shipping came to a whopping $3792.34 canadian or a whole $3,233.60 USD... including all taxes and shipping.

concidering im in canada and ordering from dell canada i dont think i did bad at all.... especially seeing that laughable $4600 US price for the one, i could right now get the same or better specs for less than $4600 canadian shipped to my door.

9300: p-m 2, 1gb, 6800 256, 80gb 7200rpm, 9cell, dvdrw, xp pro, 17" screen
$2957 - 20% off coupon = $2365.50

XPS gen 2: p-m 2, 2gb (wouldnt let me change it), 6800 256, 80gb 7200rpm, 9cell, dvdrw, xp pro, 17" screen
$4049 - 375 = $3674.00

XPS M170: p-m 2, 1gb, 7800 256, 80gb 7200rpm, 9cell, dvdrw, xp pro, 17" screen
$3,673.00

price mark up for 1gb -> 2gb for 9300 & xps m170 = $275

so pretty much you are paying $3948 for the xps w/ 7800 video card
where you could get the same w/ 6800 & 2gb ram XPS for $3674.00
or the (99.9% same) 9300 for $2,585.60 (20% off increases to 646.40 from $591.40)

is this the luxury line or just a section for gaming??

its just a nameing scheme, onyl diff is warrentee, all xps comps get xps tech support, nothing different than that

so now XPS support will be overwhelmed, and wait times will be just like average CS. So basicly there wont be a "Specialized" support line, as everyone will have the phone number....?

I don't think the number of people ordering will change a whole lot. XPS is still a little more pricey than other systems, and most average customers will say...why do I need a gaming system..I dont.

Right you are!

For that price you could have two desktops with lcd panels loaded to the gills and the graphics too boot

OR, bought a desktop loaded to the gills with an LCD and 7800 card then bought a lower priced notebook or outlet notebook for surfing and work
and paid the electric bill

Considering I bought my xps gen 2 for $2300 CND new from dell I think I did ok. A comparable system with comparable resolutions for an LCD screen would have cost more, granted the LCD would be 23" but not to bad of a price considering it is a laptop and weights less than 10 pounds... don't know of any desktops with comparable weight and specs