anybody need a UPS (battery backup)?

[Pete]

I received an end of quarter promo from Dell today.

1500va ABC brand UPS, $290   normal price is $549.99. These are great for desk PC's or single servers and network racks.  I have 2 of them at home, 1 on my network equipment and server, and one on my main pc.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Power/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=310-1320

[Keyzs]

What is the trick to get the price and is it still available?  I could use two or three...

[Pete]

I'll have to check if they're still available on Monday.  Usually when those things come out, they're gone pretty quickly.  I'll get back to you on Monday.

[Keyzs]

Usually a Dell deal that good will not last more than a day, but it's worth a try...  I ordered a XPS1330 for my wife on the 9th for just under a grand and the same machine now is $1700+, it's all in the timing with Dell.

[ELake]

Please post on here what you think of the 1330!! I'm looking at ordering one for my boss at work

[Keyzs]

Expected delivery date is Monday, I will let you know what I think of it.  (already has one strike against it being Vista only...)

[ELake]

I hear that..I just got my XPS 1530 last week and formatted C: right away..It's rolling on XP 64 now 

[Pete]

sorry, it looks like the deal is gone.

[Keyzs]

Please post on here what you think of the 1330!! I'm looking at ordering one for my boss at work

The 1330 is an excellent little machine...  At least from the short amount of time my wife let me touch it...

Good design from packaging to the little remote, everything has a purpose and is well built.  The performance was impressive even with Vista. Keyboard and touch pad have a good feel. Aluminum palm-rest. Very comfortable to use.

Major complaint is waisted space around the monitor, I think they could have put a 14" screen or a smaller case.  I was expecting a noticeably smaller case than my Latitude D610 and its not really much smaller...    My wife did not like the lack of a latch for the lid. 

BOTTOM LINE,  EXCELLENT MACHINE.  Vista sucks...

The specs and price, remember this is for my wife, she did not need anything great... Trying to keep it under a grand.
223-4524  1  XPS M1330, Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 (1.66GHz/667Mhz FSB, 2M L2 Cache) 
311-7310  1  2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1330 
313-6074  1  Standard LCD with Blue Casing with High Gloss Finish Camera XPS M1330 
320-5602  1  Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 3000, XPS M1330 
341-4938  1  120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for XPS M1330 
420-6813  1  Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English 
412-0946  1  Dell Travel ExpressCard Remote Control, IR 
310-9246  1  Creative Earbud EP630 
430-2600  1  Integrated 10/100 Network Card 
313-5361  1  8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1330 
313-4783  1  Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0 
430-2590  1  Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Mini Card 
312-0561  1  56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for XPS M1330 
950-3337  1  1 Year Limited Warranty  Onsite Service, 24x7 Technical Support
310-9273  1  Fingerprint Reader 

Product Subtotal:  $997.06 
Shipping and Handling:  $39.00 (2 day, regular shipping was free)
Tax:  $59.17 
Product Total:  $1,095.23

I called and got the LoJack crap removed for another $50 off (and they sent it anyways)..

For prospective on my review, I direct a network of about 1200 PC (200+/- are laptops) and another 150 MAC's.  Around 100 servers of shapes and sizes all but a few are Dell (those few are on the way out). I spend way too much time in front of computers and not usually impressed by much anymore.

[Pete]

Vista sucks...

I read somewhere that 60% of the machines Dell sells with Vista Business or Ultimate get downgraded to XP.  How sad is that?  I've been forcing myself to use Vista for about 2 months now, and I agree, it sucks.  It brings nothing productive to the table that helps people work better.  It's slower, is compatible with way less hardware, and costs more too.

[JMann2380]

it looks different!!!  Believe it or not, after staring at XP everyday for 6 years that was high on my list!

[Pete]

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