Dell XPS or PC Specialist Enigma ???? Help Please

[Dodge]

I looked at the Dell XPS and AlienWare stuff before going with PCS and one thing I could never figure out on Dell's 'self-configuration' system is why going from 4GB of memory to 8GB of memory costs £330. Is it gold-plated or somesuch?

All of Dell's basic builds look like good value because you think you will be able to afford to upgrade, but it is shockingly expensive to do so.

 

[chrlyo]

Right i'm looking at going with the following, not in any real rush, are there any benefits in hanging on until the new year ??????

Let me know what you think please

Cheers

Chris

Chassis & Display
Enigma II: 15.6" Full HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glossy
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Mobile Processor i7-820QM (1.73GHz) 8MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 - 1GB GDDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BEKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 SD Card Reader
Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & INTEL ULTIMATE-N 6300 WIRELESS - UPTO 450Mbps
USB Options
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Bluetooth & Infrared Options
INTEGRATED BLUETOOTH ADAPTER (£7)
Battery
Enigma Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (4,800/5,200 mAh)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 90W AC Adaptor
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £925.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[PCS]

Nice spec!

There will be some new processors launched in 2011, but this may be February/March before stock comes through. Only downside is there's 20% VAT to pay...

 

[Sleinous]

However, dont forget this is only +2.5% on what we're already paying and that prices of other components in your build should fall by the time the new goodies release.