shopliftinginva said:she has the recipe?

Throw in a good cheesecake and it's a deal!

Not really.. I got an HP with about the same specs and 1 gig of ram "upgrade costs about 50 bucks" for $680.00

zzippperr said:IS this a good deal?

SOmeone in my area is selling this laptop for $800.00 she bought it 2-3 weeks ago and has the recipe.. please let me know if this is a GREAT deal or not..

Details:

Brand new Dell XPS m1530 with an upgraded Geek Squad service plan package. You have 1-year to take it to any Geek Squad/BB location if anything goes wrong!

Bought on credit, taking a loss for cash.

* Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor T5450 with 667MHz frontside bus, 2MB L2 cache and 1.66GHz processor speed
* 2GB DDR2 memory for multitasking power, expandable to 4GB
* Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible media

* The next-generation Intel® Core™2 Duo processor is based on the innovative Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, so it runs faster and is more energy-efficient for cooler, quieter operation
* Glossy 15.4" WXGA high-definition widescreen display with TrueLife technology and 1280 x 800 resolution
* 160GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
* Biometric fingerprint reader for secure access to your data
* NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS graphics with 128MB DDR3 discrete video memory; high-definition 2.0 audio; S-video output
* Built-in Media Center to easily manage your digital photos, videos and music; travel remote included
* Built-in 2.0-megapixel Web cam to liven up Internet chat, instant messaging and blogs with color photos and video
* Vista Home Premium

ACER?

got my acer with AMD 64+ 1.8 ghz 2 gb ram with simalar specs and paid $550 after tax
that BB plan is crap, will refuse any service if they can. I would not include that cost in buy price.

why would she take a loss for cash, when she could return it to best buy for a refund?

ilikespam said:why would she take a loss for cash, when she could return it to best buy for a refund?

depends if they told her she'd be paying a 15% restocking fee, never mind that it's in basically new condition. the store employees seem to dislike customers returning high-cost items like that. also, 2-3 weeks ago means she could be outside of the technology item return time limit, which i recall was 14 days.

reminice said:That M1530 is most likely bought from BestBuy. There is a thread going around in the Hot Deal section of Fatwallet stating that the price is $599 for that same configuration. $599 + tax is only ~$650 or so. Therefore, she is making $150 if you were to buy it from her.

Dell also had a deal about 2 weeks ago where you can get a full loaded M1530 for ~900 dollars. That included a 2.4ghz, 4gb ram, LCD w/ webcam, and other fancy gadgets.

For $800, the deal is lukewarm. I would not buy it.

Is this deal still going on?

zzippperr said:ilikespam said:why would she take a loss for cash, when she could return it to best buy for a refund?

She's like 17 and and does want daddy to know she would prefer the cash..
Either that or she's smart.