Did I get a good deal? Dell Insprison E1705 - Grand Total: $2289.20

[morrison22]

What do you think? I just placed an order yesterday.
Did I get a good deal and a pretty decent system?
Has anyone else done better?

Dell Insprison E1705 - Grand Total: $2289.20 (includes free overnight shipping)

Here is the itemized parts list:

1 222-4795 Inspiron E1705, Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB/2.00GHz/667MHz)
1 320-4926 17 inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WUXGA, for Inspiron 9400/E1705
1 311-5638 2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for Inspiron 9400,E1705
1 320-4779 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS, for Inspiron 9400/E1705
1 341-4779 250GB 5400RPM SATA HARD DRIVE
1 313-4910 Dell Resource DVD with Application Backup
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal
1 420-5924 Icon Consolidation Application
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 420-6481 Dell Support, Vista, Dim/Insp
1 420-6563 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit Edition English,Inspiron
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
1 412-0917 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0, for Inspiron
1 313-5030 8X DVD+/-RW Drive, for Inspiron 9400/E1705
1 420-6464 Roxio Creator Basic
1 313-5014 Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy
1 430-2286 Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N for for Inspiron
1 462-3905 I chose the promotional security package with service
1 312-0374 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for Inspiron 9400/E1705
1 412-0933 AOL for Broadband
1 412-0934 Earthlink
1 412-0935 NETZERO ISP
1 412-0915 MS WORKS 8.5
1 950-3339 3 Year Limited Warranty
1 983-8368 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
1 960-5662 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, 2 Year Extended
1 983-8367 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
1 970-1910 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 412-0359 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve
1 950-5442 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 960-9188 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
1 412-0358 Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care
1 986-2659 Dell On Call, 30 Days, Getting Started Assistance, Unlimited Incidents
1 420-6592 Network Associates McAfee 8.0 English, 3-Year Subscription
1 986-4349 Bundle LoJack Theft Recovery Service - 3 Year
1 310-8314 Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
1 310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
1 430-2245 Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR), Vista, for Inspiron 9400/E1705,6400/E1505XPS M1710
1 310-7258 Carbon Fiber QuickSnap Cover, for Inspiron 9400
1 412-0943 Basic digital Music,Photo and Game experience
1 A0618955 Deluxe Backpack for Select Dell Notebooks Fits Notebooks of Screen Sizes Up to 17-inch
1 A0767895 Absolute - Computrace LoJack for Laptops 3 Year
1 A0710431 ExpressCard Media Remote for Bluetooth-enabled Notebook

[Glickman]

Some good parts but still a little expensive. But what do you expect, it's DELL. I would've gone for the HP dv9000t; it's much cheaper.

[Greg]

Did you use Dell Coupons?

[LeeC81]

No offense. you have some great upgrades for your dell, but i truely believe it is a bit too expensive.

[Greg]

1 341-4779 250GB 5400RPM SATA HARD DRIVE
1 A0767895 Absolute - Computrace LoJack for Laptops 3 Year
1 950-3339 3 Year Limited Warranty
1 983-8368 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
1 960-5662 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, 2 Year Extended
1 983-8367 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
1 970-1910 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year

I think this is the reason it cost what it did. All items are perfectly fine to have...

[social_loafer]

i think its not a gud deal..bit too expensive,,and shedding around 2k $ for 1705..with these features is on the higher side...

[PhoenixFx]

As others have pointed out 2200+ for that spec is bit too much. I think you may not have utilized the on going $500 off coupon.

[morrison22]

ok guys.. i tried the same config with the coupon and it comes out to be more that what i got it for. i cant find anyway to get it lower. the deal i got was by selecting the e1705 with 23% off (current promotion) and selecting the 7% additional off my order 3 year warranty bundle. plus an epp discount at work. note all the items in the list i am receiving) If i try to apply coupon 8L$HSH744B7N1F for 500 off when i do the 23% off system, it does not stack. it replaces. check it out.. if you can find the same config cheaper today, i would appriciate being able to see it on line... please let me know asap

thank you. i tried a bunch of times and cant get it any lower than this.

[LeeC81]

You are stacking yourself with all those warranties plus supports, and I believe it is not absolutely necessary. Are you expecting your Dell to breaks down quiet often? Well, as far as my opinion goes, it is waste of money. I own a D620 for more than a year now; I have never had any problems with it.

[shaheenarshan]

its pricey due to the wwarranties and support chosen i presume
but for the price you could have gone for an XPS m1710 but thats just what i think
cheers,