** DEAD ** Discussion on Dell XPS700 Order Problems - HOT! Dell EPP XPS 700 Black & 24" 2407FPW LCD $1455 (or $1382)

[EKKC]

This is stolen from SD, theres a huge discussion over there and it seems not mentioned here. (but search is broken, so it may be a repost)

Dell EPP link:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/...s=2236&oc=A4735B1&link_number=17970622

Configure with
CD/DVD burner Dual Layer (+$0)
24" Ultrasharp 2407FPW Widescreen LCD (+$410)
1GB nvidia 7950GX2, single slot dual core GPU (+450)
Send me PC Magazine Subscription (+$0)
Symantec Antivirus x64 (+$0)

Add to cart
Get a EPP 30% coupon on ebay (search ebay for "Dell EPP 30%")
http://search.ebay.com/dell-epp-coupon

Price = 2362 - 30% - 12% automatic = $1455.
There is a 5% off Discover card cash back for another 5%.
If you don't have discover, you can use your DPA account to get 2%

You can also change the mouse to normal for another 10 bucks off. Also, upgrading to 2GB RAM or adding the warranty to 4 years should be cheap as well, since the price is pre-percentage off. Do not upgrade the CPU, you can get a Pentium D 930, 940, 950 for way cheaper from the likes of newegg, chiefvalue, zzf, monarch or mwave.

I am so tempted right now its not even funny. I believe they do not check for your EPP validity. But many over in SD have not yet received confirmations yet. When they ask you for member info, simply tell them you either work for a huge, small medium company or a going to school.

the 24" costs 700 dollars, and GX2 will cost well about 500-550. making the XPS 700 merely 200 dollars? :evil: damn dell why must you tempt me like this!!!

 

[morkus64]

I just went for this one (stolen from SD as well)
Dell EPP: XPS400 Dual Core 2.8, 1GB DDR2, 250GB SATA, DVDRW, 2407 FPW 24" LCD $1053 or $1000

Specs:

Pentium D Processor 820 with Dual Core Technology (2.80GHz, 800FSB)
Genuine Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with re-installation CD
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 2DIMMs
24 inch UltraSharp 2407FPW Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
128MB PCI Express x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X300 SE HyperMemory
250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/ 8MB cache
Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
16x DVD+/-RW with double layer write capability
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
McAfee SecurityCenter with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-months
1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support

 

[AmishPcFreak]

sorry for the newbie question, but what is the "SD" forum? What does SD stand for?


APC

 

[EKKC]

slickdeals, and its .net, not .com

 

[TantrumusMaximus]

Please let me know how this works out. Not only last week did I open my wallet and get a XPS 400 for my wife with a 2407 & X1900XTX (the vid card I bought myself seperate much cheaper), 2GB for a total around $2280.

Please tell me more about what EPP is...

I am so about ready to send this system packing if I can indeed get this deal.

 

[EKKC]

EPP is a program for companies and universities to sign up their employees and students for dell deals. they are priced similar to dell home, but this particular 30% coupon on ebay now only applies to EPP

I ordered once from EPP before, back when my old company did have a membership code. however many are saying dell does not have the manpower to verify if you are a member or not. if (or when) i pull the trigger on this deal, i may have to get my gf's company's EPP code or use her name since shes a grad student.

they still let you order without the member ID, and you simply tell them if you are a faculty, student, veterans or employee of one of those options on the drop down list. to make this less risky i would order use people with valid ID to get on this deal.

XPS 700 board is conroe ready as well. i am only thinking more reasons to get it and less reasons not to. i can off my XPS600 with dual GTX for some money and get on this for much cheaper. and the 24" monitor! man. i am not getting any work done today!!!

 

[TheoPetro]

i really wanna pull the trigger on this one. i want someone else to do it first tho lol.

 

[TantrumusMaximus]

Originally posted by: EKKC
EPP is a program for companies and universities to sign up their employees and students for dell deals. they are priced similar to dell home, but this particular 30% coupon on ebay now only applies to EPP

I ordered once from EPP before, back when my old company did have a membership code. however many are saying dell does not have the manpower to verify if you are a member or not. if (or when) i pull the trigger on this deal, i may have to get my gf's company's EPP code or use her name since shes a grad student.

they still let you order without the member ID, and you simply tell them if you are a faculty, student, veterans or employee of one of those options on the drop down list. to make this less risky i would order use people with valid ID to get on this deal.

XPS 700 board is conroe ready as well. i am only thinking more reasons to get it and less reasons not to. i can off my XPS600 with dual GTX for some money and get on this for much cheaper. and the 24" monitor! man. i am not getting any work done today!!!

Thanks very much for the information... I work for Sears Holdings Corp. and we get employee discounts from dell so I hope this qualifies.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Anyone wanna pick up one of the coupons for me? I've got paypal ready to send you for compensation.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: TheoPetro
i really wanna pull the trigger on this one. i want someone else to do it first tho lol.

Well, we can just dopplegang on this deal since we seem to have so much else in common.

 

[EKKC]

i am at checkout screen. i can already hear the gf screaming at me (i mean check out my sig!)

 

[Cable God]

Damn you guys, just got in on the XPS400, to be delivered Wednesday! I got in on this one and will return the XPS400. NOW STOP THE MADNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[EKKC]

done. will worry about the SO screaming later... i am in for this config for 1730 taxed and shipped (1596 pre tax):

XPS 700 Pentium® D Processor 920 with Dual Core Technology (2.80GHz, 800FSB)
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP x64 Edition
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard
Monitor 24 inch UltraSharp? 2407FPW Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
Video Cards 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 Dual-GPU Graphics Card
Hard Drive 320GB Performance RAID 0 (2 x 160GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 RPM HDDs)
Floppy Drive and Media Reader No Floppy Drive Included
Mouse Dell Optical USB Mouse
Modem No Modem Requested
Optical Drive Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
Sound Cards Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Speakers Dell AS501 10W Flat Panel Attached Spkrs for UltraSharp? Flat Panels
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No Pre-installed software
Security Software Symantec AntiVirus 64-bit,12-months
Hardware Warranty $50(Dell GiftCard) 4Yr Ltd warranty, At-Home Svc, XPS warranty Spt
XPS Specialized Support XPS, Specialized Support

(note that i did the some analysis, and decided that by adding to 4 year warranty (w. 50 dollar gift card), 2GB DDR2, from 250GB to 2x160GB 7200rpm drives, and the $10 dollar speakers for flat panel are pretty much nothing, for the additional premium of less than 150 dollars)

 

[Mavtech]

I ordered 2 XPS 700s on Saturday night when this was posted on SD. I just now got the confirmation email for the first one. Just to let you all know, the ship date is pushed back until mid August for some reason. Not sure if it's a design flaw or what. But, my buddy at Dell is looking into it for me.

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: Mavtech
I ordered 2 XPS 700s on Saturday night when this was posted on SD. I just now got the confirmation email for the first one. Just to let you all know, the ship date is pushed back until mid August for some reason. Not sure if it's a design flaw or what. But, my buddy at Dell is looking into it for me.

it probably has to do with some mathmatical equation taking into the effect of past orders average production time and the amount of queued orders currently in the system.

 

[Cable God]

$1615 ($1711 OTD)

XPS 700 Pentium® D Processor 920 with Dual Core Technology (2.80GHz, 800FSB)
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP x64 Edition
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard
Monitor 24 inch UltraSharp? 2407FPW Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
Video Cards 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 Dual-GPU Graphics Card
Hard Drive 250GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 RPM HDD
Floppy Drive and Media Reader No Floppy Drive Included
Mouse Dell Optical USB Mouse
Modem No Modem Requested
Optical Drive Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
Sound Blaster® X-Fi? XtremeMusic (D), w/Dolby® Digital 5.1
Speakers Dell AS501 10W Flat Panel Attached Spkrs for UltraSharp? Flat Panels
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No Pre-installed software
Security Software Symantec AntiVirus 64-bit,12-months
3Yr Ltd warranty, At-Home Svc, XPS warranty Spt
XPS Specialized Support XPS, Specialized Support

 

[Mavtech]

Originally posted by: EKKC

Originally posted by: Mavtech
I ordered 2 XPS 700s on Saturday night when this was posted on SD. I just now got the confirmation email for the first one. Just to let you all know, the ship date is pushed back until mid August for some reason. Not sure if it's a design flaw or what. But, my buddy at Dell is looking into it for me.

it probably has to do with some mathmatical equation taking into the effect of past orders average production time and the amount of queued orders currently in the system.

Nah, this has been going on since early June. A guy over on SD has had one on order since June 6th. It is still not in production.

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: Mavtech

Originally posted by: EKKC

Originally posted by: Mavtech
I ordered 2 XPS 700s on Saturday night when this was posted on SD. I just now got the confirmation email for the first one. Just to let you all know, the ship date is pushed back until mid August for some reason. Not sure if it's a design flaw or what. But, my buddy at Dell is looking into it for me.

it probably has to do with some mathmatical equation taking into the effect of past orders average production time and the amount of queued orders currently in the system.

Nah, this has been going on since early June. A guy over on SD has had one on order since June 6th. It is still not in production.

if price drops, i can always cancel

 

[Mavtech]

Yes, the option of cancelling is always a positive of the long waits.

 

[tommigsr]

holy crap i pulled the trigger....

 

[EKKC]

i sometimes on purpose give them the wrong authentication CC code (the 4 digit code on AMEX or 3 digit on visa/MC) (especially for outlet orders) and then that gives me a day or two to think about the deal while they have the grace period for you to contact them for the correct information. if i dont want it i just let them cancel it for me.

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: tommigsr
holy crap i pulled the trigger....

join the club! i hope your gf/wife won't find out about it!

 

[TomK]

1GB nvidia 7950GX2, single slot dual core GPU (+450) isn't showing up anymore for me, anyone else?

Tom

 

[SilverMirage]

It's gone for good. They ended that promo. They noticed people taking advantage

 

[Mavtech]

Based on an email I got, they appear to be having issues with x64 and the 7950GX2. It is still on the regular config pages with the 32 bit OS.