Dell XPS Desktop: i5-10400, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, GTX 1660 SUPER

bpb1970

Apr 26, 2021 08:15 PM

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bpb1970Apr 26, 2021 08:15 PM

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Quote from letslivelove

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how is this Lenovo Legion https://www.costco.com/lenovo-leg...84655.html compared to this Dell XPS deal. The Legion is selling for $899 plus tax but assuming if someone have $100 off $500 costco coupon it will be $800 plus tax as compared to XPS for $640 plus tax. So is the costco one worth it after comparing the specifications?

Here are detailed specification for Legion. Some noticeable differences
Legion has additional 1TB HDD which XPS is missing
Legion includes keyboard/mouse.
Legion has 16GB ram compared to 8GB in XPS.
XPS have 512 SSD but Legion have 256GB SSD which should be okay given Legion have 1TB HDD included.

Processor & Memory:
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Processor at 2.9GHz
16GB DDR4 (4-DIMM) 2933MHz RAM

Operating System:
Microsoft® Windows 10 Home (64 bit)

Drives:
1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
256GB NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive

Graphics & Video:
NVIDIA® GeForce GTX™ 1660 SUPER Graphics, 6GB

Communications:
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 (2x2) + Bluetooth® 5.0
10/100/1000 Ethernet
Monitor Not Included

Keyboard:
Wired Keyboard & Wired Mouse

Ports & Slots:
2x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type A
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A
2x USB 2.0 Type A
1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type C
1x HDMI-Out
2x Combination Audio Jack
1x Display Port

Additional Information:
Dimensions: 17.94" x 7.26" x 17.99 "

That comes out to around $850 with tax for me after the $100 coupon. If the Dell was still available for $640 plus tax then it would be the better deal but since it is not this looks pretty good especially after the $100 off coupon. It would be nice to have more details about the MB and PSU.

crushyslushy

Apr 26, 2021 08:23 PM

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crushyslushyApr 26, 2021 08:23 PM

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Quote from andyusa6

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Almost immediately after I hit "Purchase", I received 2 emails from American Express to confirm that I just used their offer(s). One was for the $100 off, the other for an extra Hilton Honor point per $ spent at Dell. (Obviously have the HHonors card)

I have experience from Dell from last month (purcahsed an Alienware R12).
My card was 'charged' immediately and received the same AMEX Confirmation Email, but since the dell 'charge' is just a pre-authorization, it dropped off and the AMEX credit never posted.
It only posted after Dell properly charged my card when the computer shipped. I then received the AMEX credit a few days after that.

So yeah, if it is shipping within 3-4 days then you shoiuld get the credit. If not, your credit won't post. Up to you if you think you can fight them on it.

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dongster81

Apr 26, 2021 08:26 PM

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dongster81Apr 26, 2021 08:26 PM

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Quote from dongster81

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Will the Dell Amex offer that expires in 4 days work for me? It does show up as pending transaction already for the full amount but wondering since it won't ship till May...

Actually got an email already from Amex saying that I redeemed the offer, so I guess it's good!

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letslivelove

Apr 26, 2021 08:29 PM

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letsliveloveApr 26, 2021 08:29 PM

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Quote from bpb1970

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That comes out to around $850 with tax for me after the $100 coupon. If the Dell was still available for $640 plus tax then it would be the better deal but since it is not this looks pretty good especially after the $100 off coupon. It would be nice to have more details about the MB and PSU.

thanks for your response. Apart from some hardware upgrade, other advantage of paying slightly extra for Legion would be Costco's extended warranty and easy returns.

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Vic_VP

Apr 26, 2021 09:20 PM

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Vic_VPApr 26, 2021 09:20 PM

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Quote from celians

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Thank you for pointing this out! I had already placed my order and went back to cancel, and it is already "Confirmed" and cannot be cancelled only 2 minutes after I ordered. What a deceitful thing for them to do. Frown

I then tried to cancel via Chat, and of course it says "We're sorry, but chat isn't available right now. Please choose a different contact option or try again later."

Not happy with them at all...I wish I had seen this earlier, and I'll hope to give this and other comments about Premium Support more visibility so other people do not make the same mistake that I did.

I was in same boat, I called up and spoke to a guy. He wanted me to cancel the order and reorder and I said ABSOLITLY NOT LOL
It was 65$ worth of add on that where subscription based. He gave me a coupon/email to reply to AFTER I get the product. Email will refund me 50$ and unsubcribe to the offers.
Rather lose 15$ than lose the entire deal.
Try again someone will definitely help and answer

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AmusedPanther530

Apr 26, 2021 10:16 PM

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AmusedPanther530Apr 26, 2021 10:16 PM

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Quote from letslivelove

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thanks for your response. Apart from some hardware upgrade, other advantage of paying slightly extra for Legion would be Costco's extended warranty and easy returns.

While that sounds nice and all. The Costco purchase would be 40% more. That's an extreme amount for a better warranty.

Not counting $100 costco coupon because there is also the $100 Amex offer, both of which not everyone has. So $640 vs $900.

900÷640 = 1.40625

Anyway. Dell has been having one of these sales every week or so. Different configs for different prices. Optical drive or not, 8gb vs 16gb ram, 1650 Super or 1660 Super or 2060. No matter what, they've all been good deals.

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mk8886

Apr 26, 2021 10:23 PM

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mk8886Apr 26, 2021 10:23 PM

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Quote from FuschiaScene411

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Lmao, $1000 for a 1660 super is not a hot deal. This isn't 2016.

Give it a bit of time and you'll be kicking yourself for being a moron and spending $500 over actual cost

Said At microcenter at the moment.

andyusa6

Apr 26, 2021 10:25 PM

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andyusa6Apr 26, 2021 10:25 PM

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Quote from wenovias

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I have experience from Dell from last month (purcahsed an Alienware R12).
My card was 'charged' immediately and received the same AMEX Confirmation Email, but since the dell 'charge' is just a pre-authorization, it dropped off and the AMEX credit never posted.
It only posted after Dell properly charged my card when the computer shipped. I then received the AMEX credit a few days after that.

So yeah, if it is shipping within 3-4 days then you shoiuld get the credit. If not, your credit won't post. Up to you if you think you can fight them on it.

Good feedback and something I'll need to look out for.
Appreciate the heads up!

celians

Apr 26, 2021 10:47 PM

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celiansApr 26, 2021 10:47 PM

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Quote from Vic_VP

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I was in same boat, I called up and spoke to a guy. He wanted me to cancel the order and reorder and I said ABSOLITLY NOT LOL
It was 65$ worth of add on that where subscription based. He gave me a coupon/email to reply to AFTER I get the product. Email will refund me 50$ and unsubcribe to the offers.
Rather lose 15$ than lose the entire deal.
Try again someone will definitely help and answer

Thanks for the info! I can only handle so much CS attempts at a time, but maybe I will try again tomorrow, and knowing what solution you received helps me know what might be available if I reach someone.

ChaChing23

Apr 26, 2021 11:58 PM

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ChaChing23Apr 26, 2021 11:58 PM

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Was this deal available for anyone? It was posted as a Dell EPP deal - (Employee Purchase Program) - see screenshot:

MRBIGTUNA

Apr 27, 2021 12:10 AM

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MRBIGTUNAApr 27, 2021 12:10 AM

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Quote from carol2

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Was this deal available for anyone? It was posted as a Dell EPP deal - (Employee Purchase Program) - see screenshot:

Usually anyone can purchase them with the code, the problem is the code has limited number of uses and they will expire fast when it's a really good price.

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RedDragon48

Apr 27, 2021 12:41 AM

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RedDragon48Apr 27, 2021 12:41 AM

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Quote from Lukeed

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It's actually a fairly solid setup. Add another RAM stick to get it to 16gb and it'll handle VR well.

Hi, sorry to bother. Purchased this earlier. I wanted to add another 8gb. Do you know what kind of memory I should buy.

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ErockPersonal

Apr 27, 2021 12:51 AM

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ErockPersonalApr 27, 2021 12:51 AM

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Quote from diwu1989

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When is XPSDTAFF05 going to be alive?

looks like it's gone now

candyapple1

Apr 27, 2021 01:18 AM

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candyapple1Apr 27, 2021 01:18 AM

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Dam I can't believe I missed this.

ahmadh007

Apr 27, 2021 01:32 AM

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ahmadh007Apr 27, 2021 01:32 AM

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Looks like a slick deals specific coupon, hopefully they give us another code since we all have that amex offering soon!

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