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M1730 Ordered - Do you think I got a good deal?

post #1 of 16
2/14/08 at 11:37am
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Just ordered M1730 with 8800Sli, 4gb, 320 Raid 0, backpack, usb keyboard and mouse, 2.4 core duo, 4 years xps warranty- £1999 gbp all inc

Haggled quite a bit with sales of course :-)

What do you think - did I haggle enough? What did you pay for yours?

It should be here in about 2 weeks apparently yipee
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post #2 of 16
2/14/08 at 11:46am
In USD?
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post #3 of 16
2/14/08 at 12:18pm
no its British Pounds = 4K USD

that same system would be about the same price here in Canada
so considering it's the UK with Vat added I think you did OK.

Congrats
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post #4 of 16
2/14/08 at 12:22pm
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thanks dave, i was tempted to wait for the penryn models but there is no date for them so I thought I may as well go for it - I'm not sure the performance increase would be that great for gaming anyway. and I should get most of the vat back as its mostly for work use :-)
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post #5 of 16
2/14/08 at 12:24pm
well with any luck, you can drop the new processor into the M1730 when it does come out down the road if you feel so inclined.
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post #6 of 16
2/14/08 at 3:36pm
no plans on the 8800mgtx series coming for the m1730 or is the 8800mgt the max it can take
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post #7 of 16
2/14/08 at 3:56pm
the M1730 does now have the 8800GTX in Sli config available
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post #8 of 16
2/14/08 at 7:08pm
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Originally Posted by dave-p View Post
the M1730 does now have the 8800GTX in Sli config available
Not in bloody Ausi it is!!!!! - I feel the south pacific is being ignored, time to revolt!!!!
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post #9 of 16
2/14/08 at 7:42pm
Ah ye sorry !! i checked on the dell site ...i been out of the scene for a month and had no idea they came ..awesome stuff

my budgets around 1500-1600 tho dont know if i cud fit the 8800gtx inside it
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post #10 of 16
2/14/08 at 7:53pm
... You won't even fit a single 8700GT if that budget of 1500-1600 is in USD.
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post #11 of 16
2/15/08 at 4:10am
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Originally Posted by Madd Martigan View Post
thanks dave, i was tempted to wait for the penryn models but there is no date for them so I thought I may as well go for it - I'm not sure the performance increase would be that great for gaming anyway. and I should get most of the vat back as its mostly for work use :-)
Penryn is available today on the US site...
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post #12 of 16
2/15/08 at 12:04pm
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Originally Posted by ACHlLLES View Post
... You won't even fit a single 8700GT if that budget of 1500-1600 is in USD.
nah uk fella here .. tho i might stick with the dual 8700mgt package and see if the dell offering old customers an upgrade cud work...not really agonising to get 8800gtx for the m1730 tbh ( 500 quid for 8800gtx)..just want something that can run games ok for time being
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post #13 of 16
2/15/08 at 2:28pm
yeah you made a good deal as long long as you don`t get ass rape by c0ax...
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post #14 of 16
2/15/08 at 6:03pm
seems okay i paid 1800 for my 1710 7900GTX t2500 2gB ram 120G hdd 4 yeard XPS AC warranty 1.5 years ago, so scales reasonable in my mind
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post #15 of 16
2/15/08 at 7:51pm
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Thanks for all the replies guys, the M1730 with 8700sli i bought in november cost 1949 uk pounds so prices have def dropped cos I'm paying just 50 pounds more for the same system but with the 8800sli, if the penryn comes out in the next week or so I will cancel and re-order :-)

Good way to reduce the price may be to opt for the 1 year warranty cos you can always call them later and they will do a deal on extended warranty - they ask questions similar to "how much do you want to pay for it?" I always say 1 pound or close to it :-)
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post #16 of 16
2/16/08 at 1:03am
Penryn is already released in the US so it shouldnt be too far off for you guys. Good tip on the warranty, I need to extend my warranty so ill see what I can do when I call in a couple weeks.
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