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So who else returned their new E1705 and ordered one with a 7900 GS?

post #1 of 134
5/18/06 at 9:52pm
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I just got back from shipping mine back to Dell soon as I found out a few hours ago that the 7900 Go GS was available. Re-ordered again and got the system in my sig. Anyone else do the same or plan to?
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post #2 of 134
5/18/06 at 9:56pm
My brother is getting this for his birthday:

1.66GHz Core Duo
7900 GS 256MB
1GB RAM
100GB 7200RPM HDD
17" WXGA
2 Year At-Home Warranty
$2008
-$750 coupon
Free shipping
= $1258 + tax

Did you use a coupon with yours? Seems a bit pricey.
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post #3 of 134
5/18/06 at 10:00pm
Luckly I didn't have to return it. It was still in production. The nice female american sales rep was nice enough to jump thru hoops to get all my coupons applied to a new order and it ended up being only $200 more.
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post #4 of 134
5/18/06 at 10:05pm
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post #5 of 134
5/18/06 at 10:06pm
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Originally Posted by Pugsly0014
Luckly I didn't have to return it. It was still in production. The nice female american sales rep was nice enough to jump thru hoops to get all my coupons applied to a new order and it ended up being only $200 more.


Sweet, lets see who gets their system first!
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post #6 of 134
5/18/06 at 10:09pm
They're probably bluffing with their silly delays... I think sticking with the default 1GB 533MHz RAM and getting the 2GB 667MHz RAM from newegg would have been a better deal.
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post #7 of 134
5/18/06 at 10:17pm
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Originally Posted by Blahman
They're probably bluffing with their silly delays... I think sticking with the default 1GB 533MHz RAM and getting the 2GB 667MHz RAM from newegg would have been a better deal.


That's what I plan to do.
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post #8 of 134
5/18/06 at 10:33pm
I wish I had my XPS Gen2 when I started college. My crappy desktop sucked and I hated lugging it around. But my XPS is awesome and completely makes up for all that
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post #9 of 134
5/18/06 at 10:38pm
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Originally Posted by Blahman
I wish I had my XPS Gen2 when I started college. My crappy desktop sucked and I hated lugging it around. But my XPS is awesome and completely makes up for all that


Haha yeah I love my XPS Gen 2 as well. If I could've upgraded it to a 7900 series card, I wouldn't have ordered an E1705 (which is a much uglier laptop IMO).
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post #10 of 134
5/18/06 at 10:54pm
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Originally Posted by 5150 Joker
Haha yeah I love my XPS Gen 2 as well. If I could've upgraded it to a 7900 series card, I wouldn't have ordered an E1705 (which is a much uglier laptop IMO).


From what I have noticed from nvidia's website the 7800 gtx has much better specs than the 7900 gs . If the e1705 can support the 7900gtx then I would switch
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post #11 of 134
5/18/06 at 11:01pm
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Originally Posted by UniverseL107
From what I have noticed from nvidia's website the 7800 gtx has much better specs than the 7900 gs . If the e1705 can support the 7900gtx then I would switch


The E1705 does support the 7900 GTX so that's why I switched. For now the 7900 GS will do fine until the GTX becomes available at Dell spare parts. Besides, I might OC the 7900 GS a bit to get it closer to 7800 GTX performance levels.
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post #12 of 134
5/18/06 at 11:11pm
you know what sucks, the system i want comes to 1996! 3 dollars short of the coupon!

Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2400 (1.83GHz/667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
FREE!1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
100GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy® ADVANCED HD Audio
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition re-installation CD
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post #13 of 134
5/18/06 at 11:14pm
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Originally Posted by mr9865
you know what sucks, the system i want comes to 1996! 3 dollars short of the coupon!


Add in the $10-$15 software they have available during configuration.
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post #14 of 134
5/18/06 at 11:15pm
Just add something small (A restore CD or a remote).
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post #15 of 134
5/18/06 at 11:18pm
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Originally Posted by ew2x4
Just add something small (A restore CD or a remote).


it would be nice to have the max saving tho
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post #16 of 134
5/19/06 at 6:09am
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Originally Posted by 5150 Joker
The E1705 does support the 7900 GTX so that's why I switched. For now the 7900 GS will do fine until the GTX becomes available at Dell spare parts. Besides, I might OC the 7900 GS a bit to get it closer to 7800 GTX performance levels.

Makes sense, I was a little puzzled initially that you were replacing your XPS 2 with the 9400.

John
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post #17 of 134
5/19/06 at 6:33am
5150 Joker nice specs, but it seems kind of pricey. Try getting one $35 off coupons and contact Dell telling them you forgot to apply that coupon and they will give you a credit. Ordering from EPP will also save you some $$$. Did you had the previous e1705 with the WXGA? If so, how does it look compared to the UltraSharp screen? (planning in configuring a budget gaming laptop for a friend)
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post #18 of 134
5/19/06 at 6:45am
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Originally Posted by Joako
5150 Joker nice specs, but it seems kind of pricey. Try getting one $35 off coupons and contact Dell telling them you forgot to apply that coupon and they will give you a credit. Ordering from EPP will also save you some $$$. Did you had the previous e1705 with the WXGA? If so, how does it look compared to the UltraSharp screen? (planning in configuring a budget gaming laptop for a friend)


I could've saved about $400+ if I would've went with a 1.6 ghz cpu and 1 yr mail warranty but I didn't wanna go that route, that's why it cost what it did.
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post #19 of 134
5/19/06 at 6:35pm
I have a big dilemma...i purchased a e1705 last week and got a 7800...in order for me to return it and get the 7900 GS i have to pay roughly $154 Dollars including shipping costs and reduce my Processor from a 1.83 to a 1.66...Any suggestions or thoughts...is it worht the money hassle and processor downgrade???

PS my 7800 OC's quite well...using coolbits it have my clocks at 346/847....

ALSO does the 35 ebay coupon stack with the current 750 off??? if so that would take it down to roughlyy 120 dollars...
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post #20 of 134
5/19/06 at 6:53pm
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Originally Posted by Homerjr43
I have a big dilemma...i purchased a e1705 last week and got a 7800...in order for me to return it and get the 7900 GS i have to pay roughly $154 Dollars including shipping costs and reduce my Processor from a 1.83 to a 1.66...Any suggestions or thoughts...is it worht the money hassle and processor downgrade???

PS my 7800 OC's quite well...using coolbits it have my clocks at 346/847....

ALSO does the 35 ebay coupon stack with the current 750 off??? if so that would take it down to roughlyy 120 dollars...

You'd probably save more money by just buying the 7900 from DELL and doing the upgrade your self and selling your 7800.
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