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post #21 of 34
5/11/05 at 8:36pm
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Originally Posted by ShnikeJSB
Well, after being a Mac user all my life, and being disappointed with the latest PowerBooks, I took the plunge and ordered a Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2 with all the trimmings! I needed to replace this 3.5+ year old Titanium PowerBook. I have been saving up for a LOOONG time. I was expecting to get another PowerBook, but they just suck so bad right now... I don't know if everyone noticed, but Dell added one of the new 100GB 7200RPM drives as an option!!! Which I went for... My total came to just under $3,500, which has MUCH more and costs LESS than an education discounted Apple PowerBook 17". Oh how I will miss Mac OS X... But this should be worth it (I hope). Here are the basics of what I ordered (from what I remember, since Dell's site seems to be down/really slow right now):

2.13GHz 770 P-M (I am a little bit leery on the non-64-bitness, but oh well)
2GB DDR2-533 RAM
100GB 7200 RPM Hard drive (WOOHOO! I have been waiting for these!)
256MB Nvidia GeForce Go Ultra
8x Double-Layer DVD+/-RW drive
Extra Battery and A/C Adapter
XPS 2 Backpack
Personalization Shield
Win XP Pro
Intel Pro A/B/G wireless
Bluetooth 2
As little software as I could
4 Year Premium Warranty
17" WUXGA (1920x1200) screen
Tripplite Plug-In Surge Protector
External USB Floppy
Whatever else I can't think of...

Can't wait to get the thing! I am not lookign forward to Windows though, I am so used to relatively problem/virus/blue screen/crash-free OS X... Oh well, Apple, your iPods can only do so much. I was such a die hard, hard core Mac/Apple lover... See you all on the flip-side. -JB

If you really want to keep your mac, you and emulate the MacOS on the PC with PearPC or CherryOS. I've loaded Panther 10.3 on CherryOS, but can't seem to load Tiger 10.4 since I don't have a bootable CD Image. It's a bit slow, but it looks hella cool.
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post #22 of 34
5/11/05 at 8:55pm
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Originally Posted by timebomb
If you really want to keep your mac, you and emulate the MacOS on the PC with PearPC or CherryOS. I've loaded Panther 10.3 on CherryOS, but can't seem to load Tiger 10.4 since I don't have a bootable CD Image. It's a bit slow, but it looks hella cool.
It's far from a bit slow... it's really slow
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post #23 of 34
5/11/05 at 9:30pm
Certainly looks that way. How do DELL justify only offering these coupons to the US and exclude us north of the border? Makes me want to buy a Sager just out of prinsiple.

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Originally Posted by HeLLSpiRE
do these work in Canada or are they for the states only AGAIN?
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post #24 of 34
5/11/05 at 10:33pm
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Inspiron XPS Gen 2

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)

17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™

Memory512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm

Video Card256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 6800 Ultra

Hard Drive100GB 7200rpm Hard Drive

Operating SystemMicrosoft® Windows® XP Home Edition

Network CardIntegrated 1 Gigabit Network Card and Modem

CD ROM/DVD ROM8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability

Wireless Networking CardIntel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless (802.11 a/b/g, 54Mbps)

Primary Battery9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (80 WHr)

Limited Warranty, Services and Support1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr Technical Support

XPS Specialized SupportInspiron XPS, Specialized Support

Wireless Personal Networking CardDell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Internal(2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)

MiscellaneousAward Winning Service and Support

Estimated Ship Date: Thursday, May 26, 2005
Subtotal: $2129.00

That's less than $100 difference between the XPS2 and what my i9300 cost me. Sending this 9300 back right away!

Odie
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post #25 of 34
5/11/05 at 11:14pm
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Originally Posted by ShnikeJSB
Well, after being a Mac user all my life, and being disappointed with the latest PowerBooks, I took the plunge and ordered a Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2 with all the trimmings
... See you all on the flip-side. -JB
Nice ! I had the same config except the memory - reports in this forum indicate the Transcend from newegg was pretty good so saved some cashola there. Anyway...welcome to the club, so to speak...
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post #26 of 34
5/11/05 at 11:21pm
i think 35% would be better... i got my xps gen 2 for $2247 with $750 off and now with the coupon i could get it for $1957 for the same setting... i wish i would have waited longer to use 35% coupon
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post #27 of 34
5/11/05 at 11:41pm
darn with these coupons my lappy is 300 more cheaper of what i paid
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post #28 of 34
5/11/05 at 11:53pm
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Originally Posted by tomcat188
i think 35% would be better... i got my xps gen 2 for $2247 with $750 off and now with the coupon i could get it for $1957 for the same setting... i wish i would have waited longer to use 35% coupon
Some people paid over $3000 for the first batch of XPS2's. If you wait a year, you can probably get one for about $1500. It's always gonna cost you a premium to have the latest and greatest stuff. It's the price you pay to know you have it first before everyone else does.

Just be happy with your laptop and don't compare the pricing it to someone's else's or you'll just kick yourself for not getting the better deal.
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post #29 of 34
5/12/05 at 12:59am
I got my xps2 last week. Called (well used chat feature) Dell to see if I can price match my unit with the new 35% off. They said they won't pricematch. I would have to return my laptop and order the new one. When I said I would, he offered me $75. I told him I would save $300 in the price. So he offered $100. I told him no. It finally ended at $225 (theres more to that total becuase there is a credit for shipping as they never shipped my lcd monitor till I told them I never got it) when told him I would take that offer, I lost connection with the rep. Now I can't get in touch with the chat line. Crap.
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post #30 of 34
5/12/05 at 1:02am
Return it and get a new one. Or better yet try CS tomorrow. They will give you the diff as long as you are in the 21 day period...
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post #31 of 34
5/12/05 at 3:44am
Soon to be a XPS2 owner...

2.0ghz
60gb 7200rpm
DVD-R
2 yr Warranty
Wireless/Bluetooth
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post #32 of 34
5/12/05 at 3:45am
Well now I got into another chat session and now hes acting like I never spoke to anybody. and is not going to offer any credit. I guess I'll need to call CS tomorrow.
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post #33 of 34
5/12/05 at 6:30am
Oh I cannot believe dell. well yes I can. After 1.5hours on a text chat. He now believes I ordered a 17in WUXGA screen and a 20.1in monitor and my laptop. The IDIOT thinks teh 17in screen listed with my laptop is a lcd screen that I ordered seperatly. AND now wants me to return everything. And I get charged for shipping. All of this becuase I told him I wanted to know if they could just give me the credit since I was still within 21days.
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post #34 of 34
5/12/05 at 5:50pm
Just an update for those reading. Dell now says a creit was applied but the rep from last night put in a return authorization so now its screwed up as he cannot just cancel that return. Why? I have no idea being that dell wan't going to send me anything and I would have had to send everything back myself. but I guess they better fix is as that would mess up my warrenty.
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