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What the....?? (XPS Studio 8100 Pricing Issue)
If I configure an XPS Studio 8100 on the Dell Site thusly:
Intel® Core™ i7-860 processor(8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs No Monitor ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 1TB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache 16X DVD+/-RW Drive No speakers The price is $1,388.99 AFTER a $179 discount. If I go to Microcenter.com and buy an almost exact copy, the cost is $999.99. http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0337324 What's up with that? |
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What the....?? (XPS Studio 8100 Pricing Issue)
"powrwrap" wrote in message ... If I configure an XPS Studio 8100 on the Dell Site thusly: Intel® Core™ i7-860 processor(8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs No Monitor ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 1TB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache 16X DVD+/-RW Drive No speakers The price is $1,388.99 AFTER a $179 discount. If I go to Microcenter.com and buy an almost exact copy, the cost is $999.99. http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0337324 What's up with that? reminds me of the day my laptop arrived and there was an ad from costco touting the exact setup for $200 less. |
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What the....?? (XPS Studio 8100 Pricing Issue)
In Australia, if you want a second HD for your computer, Dell charge 400%
over what you pay for the same HD from the local shop. Dell has done this for the last few years. Dell used to charge double for RAM, but not anymore. |
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What the....?? (XPS Studio 8100 Pricing Issue)
In Australia, if you want a second HD for your computer, Dell charge 400%
over what you pay for the same HD from the local shop. Dell has done this for the last few years. Dell used to charge double for RAM, but not anymore. |
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What the....?? (XPS Studio 8100 Pricing Issue)
On 9/4/2010 5:05 PM, powrwrap wrote:
If I configure an XPS Studio 8100 on the Dell Site thusly: Intel® Core™ i7-860 processor(8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs No Monitor ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 1TB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache 16X DVD+/-RW Drive No speakers The price is $1,388.99 AFTER a $179 discount. If I go to Microcenter.com and buy an almost exact copy, the cost is $999.99. http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0337324 What's up with that? dell prices are all over the map. you can probably configure that same system for a dozen different prices on dell.com alone. and with the use of dell's random coupons you can certainly do better than the 1388 price. one thing to note about the microcenter offering is that it is 'in store pickup' only. and it is a good value so if this is what you are looking for and you are near one of their stores then snap it up. |
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What the....?? (XPS Studio 8100 Pricing Issue)
On 9/5/2010 1:24 AM, Christopher Muto wrote:
On 9/4/2010 5:05 PM, powrwrap wrote: If I configure an XPS Studio 8100 on the Dell Site thusly: Intel® Core™ i7-860 processor(8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs No Monitor ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 1TB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache 16X DVD+/-RW Drive No speakers The price is $1,388.99 AFTER a $179 discount. If I go to Microcenter.com and buy an almost exact copy, the cost is $999.99. http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0337324 What's up with that? dell prices are all over the map. you can probably configure that same system for a dozen different prices on dell.com alone. and with the use of dell's random coupons you can certainly do better than the 1388 price. one thing to note about the microcenter offering is that it is 'in store pickup' only. and it is a good value so if this is what you are looking for and you are near one of their stores then snap it up. you can configure your same system on dell home for $1128 and then apply a stackable coupon code HKV$VFLSQZ$PLG for an addition $90 off (studio system over $1099, expires october 28) by starting here... http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...tudio-xps-8100 free shipping. but it takes dell two weeks to build a new machine and then you have to wait for it while it ships. microcenter has them in stock for take home today. |
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What the....?? (XPS Studio 8100 Pricing Issue)
On Sep 5, 12:24*am, Christopher Muto wrote:
dell prices are all over the map. *you can probably configure that same system for a dozen different prices on dell.com alone. *and with the use of dell's random coupons you can certainly do better than the 1388 price. *one thing to note about the microcenter offering is that it is 'in store pickup' only. *and it is a good value so if this is what you are looking for and you are near one of their stores then snap it up. I am about 10 miles from one of their stores. Just have to talk myself into parting with a thousand bucks when my old Dell is working just fine for my purposes. In other words, I want rather than need, a new computer. |
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What the....?? (XPS Studio 8100 Pricing Issue)
powrwrap wrote in
: If I configure an XPS Studio 8100 on the Dell Site thusly: Intel® Core™ i7-860 processor(8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs No Monitor ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 1TB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache 16X DVD+/-RW Drive No speakers The price is $1,388.99 AFTER a $179 discount. If I go to Microcenter.com and buy an almost exact copy, the cost is $999.99. http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...roduct_id=0337 324 What's up with that? To add even more 'confusion', with an EPP discount: http://preview.tinyurl.com/29phx6j |
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