--> US prices start at $1299. In the UK, prices kick off at £699
At current exchange rates, £699 = $1394. Considering that £699 is inclusive of VAT and that quoted US prices don't include sales tax, the ex-VAT price is £595 / $1190...which is cheaper than the US price!?!?
I suspect that the person setting prices at Dell won't be getting a job offer from Microsoft any time soon...
With no Blu Ray (or even HD DVD), is there any point in HDMI unless downloading HD content becomes viable (i.e. the UK upgrades its infrastructure and ISPs offer better tariffs)...
It's about *&@#ing time! I would really love to know why slot loading optical devices have been installed soley in Apple laptops for so long. For a laptop, they are such a superior design.
Ports on a MOBO are hard to change but an optical drive is something usually plug and play for makers. That means dell is probably setting this laptop up to last a year or two and just offer whichever format seems to be winning.
Velocity Micro Edge Z30 Midsize Desktop (2.66GHz Intel Core i5 750, 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, DVD±RW DL, Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit)
Apple iMac All-In-One Desktop (3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR2, 1TB, DVD+-RW DL, Mac OS X v10.5 Snow Leopard, 27" LCD)
HP (Hewlett-Packard) Pavilion p6210f Mini-Tower Desktop (2.6GHz Athlon II X4 620, 6GB DDR2, 640GB HDD, DVD±RW DL, Windows 7 Home Premium)
HP (Hewlett-Packard) Compaq Presario CQ5210F Mini-Tower Desktop (2.7GHz Athlon 64 X2 215, 3GB DDR2, 500GB, DVD±RW DL, Windows 7 Home Premium)
Apple iMac All-In-One Desktop (3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR2, 500GB, DVD+-RW DL, Mac OS X v10.5 Snow Leopard, 21.5" LCD)
Dell pitches XPS laptops at the mainstream
Phil Miesle
exchange rate error in your favour! #
Posted Wednesday 27th June 2007 11:11 GMT
--> US prices start at $1299. In the UK, prices kick off at £699
At current exchange rates, £699 = $1394. Considering that £699 is inclusive of VAT and that quoted US prices don't include sales tax, the ex-VAT price is £595 / $1190...which is cheaper than the US price!?!?
I suspect that the person setting prices at Dell won't be getting a job offer from Microsoft any time soon...
daniel
re: Exchange rates #
Posted Wednesday 27th June 2007 12:45 GMT
... Or from Adobe...
Anonymous Coward
HDMI - but no Blu Ray #
Posted Wednesday 27th June 2007 12:45 GMT
With no Blu Ray (or even HD DVD), is there any point in HDMI unless downloading HD content becomes viable (i.e. the UK upgrades its infrastructure and ISPs offer better tariffs)...
Ian North
Slot loader #
Posted Wednesday 27th June 2007 15:06 GMT
"The M1330's optical drive is a slot-loader"
It's about *&@#ing time! I would really love to know why slot loading optical devices have been installed soley in Apple laptops for so long. For a laptop, they are such a superior design.
Ryan Stewart
RE: HDMI - but no Blu Ray #
Posted Wednesday 27th June 2007 23:47 GMT
Ports on a MOBO are hard to change but an optical drive is something usually plug and play for makers. That means dell is probably setting this laptop up to last a year or two and just offer whichever format seems to be winning.
Bjarne Pedersen
Not much of a choice? #
Posted Thursday 28th June 2007 07:06 GMT
Buyers can select either 802.11b/g, 802.11b/g or 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi......