New Dell 1730 Dual 8800GTX beast

Metalface Mark · 1 Feb 2008 at 16:09

I see that dell are now selling the above beast, although i bought a 1530 this week, im pretty tempted to cut and run and grab a 1730 if i can haggle a decent discount.

Hits 2k with 2.4ghz, 4gb ram, 500gb hard drives, a true desktop replacement.

Metalface Mark · 1 Feb 2008 at 19:29

penryns cheaper than the current 2.8 thats on offer with it? (adds about £400 to the cost)

Metalface Mark · 1 Feb 2008 at 20:22

CoreRipOffDuo said:
2k is steep. Think long and hard before you buy. That notebook will be out of date in a year. Hell, I bought my notebook less then 6 months ago, it's now out of date.

8800>7950GTX
New CPU's>my T72

Well, i doubt it, the 1710 came out 2 years ago with 7900gtx, and apart from a minor refresh last year with the 7950gtx, it has been unsurpassed.

It would last a couple of years without trouble id reckon.

If i can haggle it down to 1500 quid which i reckon is possible, ill give it a go

Metalface Mark · 1 Feb 2008 at 20:57

Super Tigers said:
I wonder what the battery life is like in real-life use? I bet it would toast your love vegetables as well

Rob H

Its a desktop replacement really, it would never get moved from its spot if i buy it

Metalface Mark · 2 Feb 2008 at 08:56

Guru said:
Then whats the point

Because i dont have room for a desktop, my computer sits on my dinner table, i have no space to put a desktop without putting it on my tv, but its too high up to be comfortable as a main pc.

Metalface Mark · 3 Feb 2008 at 20:42

Sniper123 said:
So...

Am I the only one thinking about ordering this bad boy?

It wouldnt surprise me if i had ordered one when my dell rep phones me in the morning

Metalface Mark · 4 Feb 2008 at 08:05

mip said:
I did last week

M1730 smoke grey panels
X7900 2.8Mhz CPU (overclockable)
Dual 8800GTX in SLI
4Gb Ram
320GB HD (2 x 160 x 7200 in raid 0)
DVD rw (they do have blu ray as an option)
Vista home premium
XPs M1730 backpack

Can we ask how much you paid for it, did you haggle?

Metalface Mark · 4 Feb 2008 at 10:59

mip said:
About 2.5K and yes we are still haggling....

Def worth the phone call....

Ive set a target of £1500 with the 2.4, 4gb ram, 500gb hard disks, last time i bought a 1710 i managed to get £600 off, so i reckon its achievable, but ill see, he's phoning me back at 11.30

Metalface Mark · 4 Feb 2008 at 11:14

mip said:
wow...

Wish I was that good at negotiating....

I would never have guessed you could get this much off....

I dont know if you can with the 1730, all i know you could with the 1710 when it came out

Ill let you know how far i get, which you can use (i get them to send a quote, so can give you the quote no).

Metalface Mark · 4 Feb 2008 at 12:23

badbob said:
Rubbish. Unless you live in Bender's closet, you have plenty of room for a desktop. As if you cannot find a space for a Shuttle on the floor, under the table.

Screen + keyboard will take up similar amounts of desk space/

Lol, Did you hear me correctly? My laptop sits on my dinner table, it gets moved when we have dinner, i have no room for a computer desk, thus, no room for a desktop.

Metalface Mark · 4 Feb 2008 at 14:31

Got him down to £1500 + VAT, which is a saving of about £240, ill let them stew a few days to see if they can do any better.

Metalface Mark · 6 Mar 2008 at 23:35

Well, dell were back on the phone to me today, with a penryn 2.5, 4gb ram, dual 8800 400gb hard drive etc, ive got the price down to £1569, ive told him under 1500 and i buy, not bad since a lesser spec just a month ago was well over two grand (its still nearly 2 grand on the site pre discount).