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post #21 of 63
1/29/08 at 9:43pm
Canceling my Sager 9262 order and placing my order through dell now for the M1730. Thank you so much for the update! I just submitted my Sager order a couple days ago but luckily it still has not shipped yet.

I was afraid I would have panic attacks after I got away from the CompleteCare coverage on my current M1710 and this provides just the solution. Intel Core 2 Extreme, SLI 8800M GTX, Blu-Ray, 64GB SSD + 200GB HD and 4yr CompleteCare here I come!
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post #22 of 63
1/29/08 at 9:57pm
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Originally Posted by just1tree View Post
Say What? You worked out a trade for 2 8800gtx for 2 8700?
Yep.
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post #23 of 63
1/29/08 at 9:58pm
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Originally Posted by Doughy View Post
he must be one smooth talking son of a b@tch
thanks.
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post #24 of 63
1/29/08 at 10:03pm
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thanks.
Major props!!!

That is quite impressive.
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post #25 of 63
1/29/08 at 10:45pm
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Originally Posted by McFly View Post
Well I emailed the tech today that told me that Dell wouldnt be offering the 8800GTX for the M1730 and after some talking he is sending them out to me free of charge. He called it an exchange order. They are scheduled to ship 2/4/08 and a tech will call me to setup a time to come install them. I will let you all know what happens.
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="gridCell" style="width: 60px;">1</td><td class="gridCell" style="width: 80px;">310-0173</td><td class="gridCell" style="width: 520px;">Airborne Documentation, System Exchanges,Factory Install </td><td class="gridCell" style="width: 60px; white-space: nowrap;">$.00</td></tr><tr><td class="gridCellAlt" style="width: 60px;">1</td><td class="gridCellAlt" style="width: 80px;">320-6384</td><td class="gridCellAlt" style="width: 520px;">1GB NVIDIA SLI GeForce 8800M GTX </td><td class="gridCellAlt" style="width: 60px; white-space: nowrap;">$1000.00</td></tr></tbody></table>


320-6384

Is that the part#? Can I call up Dell an get 'em to send me one for $1000? Anybody have any idea when this will be the case? With the 9700/9800 (I think it was that card swap) it was immediately available as a spare part, since Dell 'promised' the upgrade; however, the 7800/7900 was hell to get (again, I think I'm getting these right), and I had to call up a guy named Mark Lenning @ Dell and place the order directly with that Sales Rep since NO OTHER sales dude claimed even to have HEARD of such an upgrade...they had been shipping new puters with the upgraded cards for like 6 months before they were widely available as spare parts, ffs...

Anyhow, since Dell 'promised' a '150watt' upgrade card in the future (since they basically knew the 8700SLI sucked donkey nutz and wasn't any faster than the 1710's setup), I sincerely hope the first scenario is the one we'll be looking at...any word, or should I start calling Mark and leaving voice messages again, heh?

At least they are somewhat close to someday shipping now that I've bitched at them in this thread, eh? Beautiful timing, you have to admit...

WOOHOO...?
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post #26 of 63
1/29/08 at 11:17pm
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Originally Posted by hammermd View Post
320-6384

Is that the part#? Can I call up Dell an get 'em to send me one for $1000? Anybody have any idea when this will be the case? With the 9700/9800 (I think it was that card swap) it was immediately available as a spare part, since Dell 'promised' the upgrade; however, the 7800/7900 was hell to get (again, I think I'm getting these right), and I had to call up a guy named Mark Lenning @ Dell and place the order directly with that Sales Rep since NO OTHER sales dude claimed even to have HEARD of such an upgrade...they had been shipping new puters with the upgraded cards for like 6 months before they were widely available as spare parts, ffs...

Anyhow, since Dell 'promised' a '150watt' upgrade card in the future (since they basically knew the 8700SLI sucked donkey nutz and wasn't any faster than the 1710's setup), I sincerely hope the first scenario is the one we'll be looking at...any word, or should I start calling Mark and leaving voice messages again, heh?

At least they are somewhat close to someday shipping now that I've bitched at them in this thread, eh? Beautiful timing, you have to admit...

WOOHOO...?
My invoice says that is the Item Number. not sure if it is the same thing but you can give it a try.
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post #27 of 63
1/29/08 at 11:48pm
Replacement parts shouldn't have $ amount. Atleast it didn't have it on my replacement parts from Dell. Hope they don't charge you for it.
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post #28 of 63
1/29/08 at 11:57pm
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Originally Posted by ACHlLLES View Post
Replacement parts shouldn't have $ amount. Atleast it didn't have it on my replacement parts from Dell. Hope they don't charge you for it.
Mine always have and the total on the invoice says $0.00. Even my replacement battery has a dollar amount.
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post #29 of 63
1/30/08 at 12:03am
Strange, I've just replaced parts for my system, got 5 different parts along with invoice in it, don't see any $ in there though.

Anyways, enjoy the card. Some what feel bad for those who got 1720's after reading your replacement lol.
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post #30 of 63
1/30/08 at 12:09am
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Originally Posted by ACHlLLES View Post
Strange, I've just replaced parts for my system, got 5 different parts along with invoice in it, don't see any $ in there though.

Anyways, enjoy the card. Some what feel bad for those who got 1720's after reading your replacement lol.
yeah I went back and check all of my other replacements and they all have a $ amount. Yeah I feel for them also. I sure am lucky and thank RickyBronco for all his help.
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post #31 of 63
1/30/08 at 12:16am
That's pretty pricey. I got my XPS on the 27th of December so at first I was upset that I couldn't upgrade to this at that time.

The irony is that the price they're charging configured exactly the same as mine except with the 8800GTXs is significantly more. Even paying $1000.00, I will still save money in comparison to the current price and have the 8700s as a paperweight.

I'm glad I bought the system when I did.
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post #32 of 63
1/30/08 at 12:19am
ROFL mcfly, did you call them or use the chat?


i still wonder what ill be getting for my e1705 replacement :/

hope its a 1730 now that it has a 88xx series card.... i can dream, cant i?
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post #33 of 63
1/30/08 at 12:22am
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Originally Posted by BIGEE1212 View Post
ROFL mcfly, did you call them or use the chat?


i still wonder what ill be getting for my e1705 replacement :/

hope its a 1730 now that it has a 88xx series card.... i can dream, cant i?
I have been dealing with someone here in the states for my system exchange and I have his direct number and email address. I did it all through email =).
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post #34 of 63
1/30/08 at 2:03pm
If I were some of you, I'd wait on these for a bit. I just noticed that the price for 2 GTX's in Canada is still 600 instead of 1000, so it may be a price adjustment to reflect demand.

Also, wtf with base XP systems costing $200 more than Vista???????????
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post #35 of 63
1/30/08 at 2:43pm
I just configured a M1730 with the 8800GTX Sli for $ 3500.00 CDN

hmmm Could I do this with out the Wife finding out lol
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post #36 of 63
1/30/08 at 4:31pm
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Originally Posted by donjuancarlos View Post
If I were some of you, I'd wait on these for a bit. I just noticed that the price for 2 GTX's in Canada is still 600 instead of 1000, so it may be a price adjustment to reflect demand.

Also, wtf with base XP systems costing $200 more than Vista???????????
Because with XP the system is so much faster, for some unknown reason.
(There trying to make it like it is a better config. They think Vista is faster )
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post #37 of 63
1/30/08 at 5:12pm
Just ordered mine...

M1730 – Smoke Grey
X7900 Processor
SLI 8800m GTX
4 Gig Ram
Vista Ultimate
64 Gig Solid State Drive plus 200 Gig 7200rpm Drive
BluRay Drive
Intel 4965 Wireless
Internal Bluetooth
Extra Battery
3 Year NBD w/ Complete Care
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post #38 of 63
1/30/08 at 5:14pm
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Originally Posted by PSYCHO View Post
Just ordered mine...

M1730 – Smoke Grey
X7900 Processor
SLI 8800m GTX
4 Gig Ram
Vista Ultimate
64 Gig Solid State Drive plus 200 Gig 7200rpm Drive
BluRay Drive
Intel 4965 Wireless
Internal Bluetooth
Extra Battery
3 Year NBD w/ Complete Care
Thats a nice system right there. What was the estimated ship date?
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post #39 of 63
1/30/08 at 5:16pm
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Originally Posted by McFly View Post
Thats a nice system right there. What was the estimated ship date?
2/21/08
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post #40 of 63
1/30/08 at 5:21pm
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Originally Posted by PSYCHO View Post
2/21/08
Man I feel you pain but mine is a bit less. My 8800 sli card has an estimated ship date of 2/4/08. Worst of all is it is coming straight to me and I have to wait for a tech to come install it. I can do it myself but since they have a tech coming out I dont want to incase they void my warranty cause I did it myself. Meh.
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