Dell Outlet XPS 1330...is this one a good deal?

[midtown]

UPDATE: I snagged it with a 15% off coupon for $645 before tax (free 3-5 day shipping), thanks!

Hello everyone! I am looking to buy an XPS 1330 in the $700-800 range, and have this one sitting in my cart. It seems pretty good, but if there are going to be any 15% coupons soon then maybe I should wait! What do you think of this refurb?

System Price : $759.00

Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista Home PremiumMemory
4 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz (2 DIMMs)Hard Disk Drive
160 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)Video
128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GSWeb Camera
Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web CameraNetwork Interface Card
Dell 1505 Wireless-NSoftware Upgrade
64BIT Operating System DVD
Microsoft Works 9.0Hardware Upgrade
6 Cell Primary Battery
Dell Travel Remote Control
65W AC Adapter
Biometric Fingerprint ReaderCertified Refurbished
Certified RefurbishedLaptop Screen
13.3 inch WXGA Standard DisplayMedia Bay
8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capabilityBase
XPS M1330 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache)
Bluetooth Wireless Card 355

It seems pretty good for what I am looking for! If there was one with less RAM I'd bite and upgrade myself but I don't mind it coming with 4GB. Any thoughts/opinions/coupons would be GREATLY appreciated, thanks! :)

[make1money]

deal is good, but XPS 1330 seem to have known problem of heating with NVIDIA graphics card, read reviews on notebook reviews, I was almost going to buy this on but I decided otherwise

[rishid]

What did you decide on buying? I recently purchased a Lenovo U330 and I had hardware problems and returned it.

I am thinking the Dell has to have all it's issues resolved by now.

[midtown]

What did you decide on buying? I recently purchased a Lenovo U330 and I had hardware problems and returned it.

I am thinking the Dell has to have all it's issues resolved by now.

I bought the exact one above, but with a 15% off coupon to make it $645, which I think is a pretty good deal. Hopefully you are right about the issues being resolved; I have a year at least under the warranty :)

[irko]

I bought the exact one above, but with a 15% off coupon to make it $645, which I think is a pretty good deal. Hopefully you are right about the issues being resolved; I have a year at least under the warranty :)

Hey - I think this is a great deal!

If you don't mind sharing where exactly you managed to find such a low price on this machine, I would love to know! I would like to buy one for myself as well - the recent reviews have been mostly positive and very satisfactory - but the cheapest I have found the XPS with similar spec's go for is $950 at BestBuy right now. Compared with that, $645 seems like a steal to me!

Where did you find it for $759 in the first place? And where did you find and how did you apply that coupon?

Thanks a lot in advance!

[midtown]

Hey - I think this is a great deal!

If you don't mind sharing where exactly you managed to find such a low price on this machine, I would love to know! I would like to buy one for myself as well - the recent reviews have been mostly positive and very satisfactory - but the cheapest I have found the XPS with similar spec's go for is $950 at BestBuy right now. Compared with that, $645 seems like a steal to me!

Where did you find it for $759 in the first place? And where did you find and how did you apply that coupon?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Yeah, you have seen all the problems, and it was indeed a three-part trick: finding the machine, finding a coupon, and getting it to stack with the mandatory free shipping promotion. I don't mind sharing at all and will post the deal late tonight, as you need Dell Outlet phone lines to be open as it requires a phone order, and they aren't open until 7am CST Monday. I'll reply here with a link when I do!

[midtown]

Where did you find it for $759 in the first place? And where did you find and how did you apply that coupon?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Posted @ http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?p=15554783, enjoy!