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Dell and Alienware Holiday Promos

Rico Mossesgeld — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:00:52 +0000

The online retailer is at again, with a bunch of discounts lined-up for the holidays. All the following promos are for US buyers only, and run until this December 14, CDT (unless otherwise specified):

Dell Laptops

Select laptops starting at $449. Save up to 40% on Dell’s most popular laptops.

New Lower Price on Dell Netbooks! Now starting at only $279 + free standard shipping.

Save $404 on the Studio XPS 16 laptop! Only $1099 after discount

Dell Desktops

Inspiron 537s desktop starting at $499 after savings and includes a 20″ monitor.

Complete desktop package featuring the Studio XPS 8000 desktop and 20″ monitor for only $999 after $329 instant off.

Special 24-Hour Promo

For 24 hours only, Dell will hold a special “Performance PC” sale. This runs from 6:00 am today (December 3) until 6:00 am tomorrow. Highlights include:

Over 20% off a Studio XPS 8000
Save $320 on an Alienware Aurora Desktop
Get over $200 off the Studio 17″ Core i7
$275 in instant savings on the Alienware M15x laptop

Click on the link below once the sale starts to avail:

24 Hour Performance PC Sale!

Any other desktop and laptop holiday promos out there? Feel free to share below.

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Weekend Deals From Dell: 20% Off on Desktops, Laptops

Rico Mossesgeld — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:30:11 +0000

Here’s yet another promo from Dell’s marketing peeps: 20% off the Inspiron 546 and Studio XPS 8000 desktops, and the Inspiron 15 and Studio XPS 16 laptops. Should be interesting for your holiday-influenced buying mind. You can access the promo here, then enter the coupon 5TK?LC9VJ5F$33 when checking out.

While the Inspiron desktop comes with its own 18.5″ display, the same isn’t true for the XPS 8000. However, the latter is definitely equipped for performance computing, with its Core i5 750 CPU, 750GB hard drive, and dedicated Nvidia GT220 with 1GB of video memory.

Bundled displays are of course standard on any laptop, but the difference in terms of performance also applies between the Inspiron 15 and Studio XPS 16; the latter features a 512MB video card and a spacious 500GB hard drive.

In any case, feel free to browse around before making any final purchase. Whatever configuration you decide on (if any), just use the coupon code 5TK?LC9VJ5F$33 to apply the 20% discount. This promo lasts until December 11, 2009, so you have lots of time to weigh your options.

Save 20% on all laptops and desktops on landing page, including the Studio XPS 16 with coupon code 5TK?LC9VJ5F$33

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Laptop Deals From Dell

Rico Mossesgeld — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:30:39 +0000

No matter what you think of Dell, their prices still represent the highest spec-for-buck ratio I’ve ever seen.

Studio XPS 13. Courtesy Dell.

For instance, the basic Studio XPS 13 laptop costs $999. Here’s what you get for that price:

A 2.0 GHz Processor (Intel P7350)
Vista Home Premium
A 13.3″ 1366 x 768 display, with an integrated 2.0 megapixel webcam
DVD/CD burner
3GB DDR3 RAM
250GB 7200 rpm hard disk
NVIDIA 9400M G
Support for Wireless N (802.11n)

That setup won’t be able to run more demanding games like the notorious Crysis, but it’s powerful enough for practically any other task. Shop for an XPS Studio 13.

Other Deals

Dell’s also upped the ante by discounting their offerings further, as part of the current Dell Days of Deals promo, running until this June 25 (5:55 AM CDT). To paraphrase some writer: “Dell’s discounts depend on the phase of the moon, astronomical alignments, and the direction of the wind.” Anyways, here are some laptop promos that seem interesting:

Just remember the lower price comes at a price though; Dell’s reputation for poor customer service is in vogue right now. Though this shouldn’t be too much of a problem for computer savvy owners. Hopefully.

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Dell Studio XPS 16 High-End LCD Reportedly Shows the Most Colors

Rico Mossesgeld — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:30:48 +0000

According to those geeks over at Anandtech, the Studio XPS 16 can show a lot of colors. Definitely a plus for display quality and an attractive feature for creative professionals.

It’s not just that Dell has managed to close the gap with desktop LCDs; they have actually surpassed what many of the best desktop LCDs achieve! A color gamut of 112% of the Adobe RGB 1998 standard is extremely impressive. The “secret sauce” in this recipe for success is that Dell uses RGB LED backlighting instead of the standard white or yellow LEDs (or CCFLs) found in most LCDs. Obviously desktop LCDs have managed better color gamuts prior to now, but this is the first LED backlit LCD I’ve seen that actually manages to provide a good color gamut. That bodes well for the future of both desktop and laptop LCDs based on LED backlighting — good colors and lower power requirements all in the same package.

Unfortunately, I’m not so into this particular Studio’s 1920 x 1080 resolution. 16 inches of visual real estate is quite generous, but such a high amount of pixels is more suitable for larger displays. At least for those who don’t like to squint to properly understand those too tiny dots of color.

(image from source)

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