Just dropped $1403 for 2.00 coreduo...

how the heck are you people getting such great deals on those e1705s. i'm a college student also but I can't even configure one with a 1.83 core duo for under 1800

yes, please tell us what coupons you used in order to get the price you bought it for.

As for pricing, I just configured a 2.0Ghz Core Duo for about 1800 w/o using any coupons. Not sure what kind of specs you are wanting Dr. Juice.

I basicly got the same setup you did:

Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2500 (2GHz/667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
FREE!1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 7800
100GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
FREE!8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition backup CD

My total comes out to 1,419.31.. I picked up the Intel Wireless card so it can be centruino certified or something(??) i don't really know, but I might need to pick up A signals someday in the future. And I got the media center back up disc.. If you didn't get that, how would you reformat and do a clean install?

Also,will any regular operating system work with a labtop? I mean I've seen some, and they have power management and all this extra stuff desktops don't need?

^^ you need the 30% epp coupon that's floating around, can buy from ebay for 3 bux. Also, when you do the config, start with the most expensive one and substract from there.

HThe $100 off coupon isn't working for me.

I'm only about to get

Inspiron E1705 Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2500 (2GHz/667MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
Memory FREE!1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
Video Card 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 7800
Hard Drive 100GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives FREE!8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Wireless Networking Cards Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) Microsoft Office Basic - Includes Word, Excel, and Outlook email
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) I chose McAfee included with the Starter, Silver, Gold or Platinum Package.
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 4Yr LtdWarr, At-Home,CompleteCare,30Day DOC,PC Training, 2Yr AntivirusSuite
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Operating System Backup & Recovery PC Restore recovery system by Symantec
Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience

for $2050

but I don't have 30% off coupon just the 20% and im guessing those dont stack. and I have 150 mail in rebate on it, and another 12% off. So what am i missing besides the 30% off because I don't think that would bring it down to 1400

1) Buy a 30%-off coupon from eBay for $3 or so.
2) Go to dell.com/epp
3) Choose Notebooks->E1705
4) If you want the 1 year warranty, choose "good". If you want the 3 year warranty, choose "better."
5) Then reduce the software and warranty to the lowest cost options within the configurer.

That config should be under $1500. The 3-year warranty is a pretty good deal. About $60 more for 2 more years and at-home service instead of mail-in.

Ok cool I got it down to 1600 without the 30% off. So it would be around there with the 30% coupon. Btw how long will the 30% off coupon last?

Expires on 2006-02-23 05:59:59 (or until Dell decides they've sold enough)