New Dell XPS Laptop
I was lucky enough to get in a Dell Coupon deal on their top of the line XPS Laptop. Normally these laptops range from $2300 to over $3,000 but this last week for nearly 2 days you were able to get one for $1345 or less (depending on options)! Now they have gone back up even though the discount is still in place! Why? Dell accidently allowed you to downgrade the warranty and processor and a few other misc things ON TOP of $350 off! [Normally on their $$ systems they force you to buy the best, then give you a little back to make it seem like a “deal”.]
Now some of you who know me know that I have an Alienware P4 laptop that’s barely a year old so why get a new one?
Cost for one reason, and I really do not like the Alienware laptop. The Alienware is a P4 so it has no battery life, it overheats sitting on my desk, even for less than 30 minutes! I`ve had to replace the video card, cd-rom and power supply (under warranty), and am tired of fixing it!
Now I must say the Alienware is BUILT MUCH STRONGER than the dell. The dell feels like a plastic toy [almost] compared to the Alienware, and surprisingly the Alienware is heavier even though it has a smaller screen! The LCD on the dell looks amazing! I would say better than the Alienware and nicer than my dell 2001FP’s (20.1″) I use on my desktop. I think the LCD on the Dell XPS is very crisp like Sony’s desktop LCDs.
Anyway, the Alienware is/was an awesome system when it’s running and working but with the problems I`ve had it was more of a headache for me.
on April 20th, 2006 at 1:32 am
That is one sweeeet baby dude
on January 4th, 2007 at 2:19 am
I hope you never have to call Dell for tech support. You will be on the phone for a long long time. Dell has some of the worst tech support at this time. They used to be the best, but they have lost it, now they are one of the worst. type in dell tech support going downhill in (google search) and read the stories.