Dell XPS 11 Ultrabook (2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet Hybrid) for $660 Delivered @ Dell Outlet

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Dell XPS 11 Ultrabooks are currently being cleared at the Dell Outlet for $660 delivered (As New, 1 year warranty, 11 available). The XPS 11 is a compact 2-in-1 Ultrabook which converts from tablet to laptop mode, weighs ~1.13 kg, and is 11-15mm thin.

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/product…

Specs include:

XPS 11 Ultrabook 4th Generation Intel Core i3-4020Y processor (3M Cache, 1.5 GHz)
11.6 inch UltraSharp LED Backlit Touch Display with Truelife and QHD resolution (2560 X 1440)
4GB DDR3L-RS 1600Mhz (On Board)
80GB Solid State Drive
Windows(R) 8.1 Pro (64Bit) English
No Optical Drive
Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 @ 5GHz + Bluetooth 4.0
Intel HD Graphics 4200
Integrated Dell 2.0 Speakers with Waves MaxxAudio(R) 5
40 WHr, 4-Cell Battery (integrated)
Backlit English Keyboard

Price Inc Delivery: $660
Condition: AS NEW
Dell Warranty: 1 Year
Quantity Available: 11
Bundle #: DFO-2947712XL

It looks like the XPS 11 is a runout model as it's not currently available on the online store. The original product details can be found here…
http://www.dell.com/au/p/xps-11-9p33/pd

The XPS 11 was first released in November 2013 with the base model (i3, 4GB/80GB) priced at $1,299…
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2112788&p…

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  MadMaxBargainRoad on 14/12/2014 - 14:37

  -1

  Good effort but the I3 version was at $560 a month ago. I decided not to get it coz the i3-y aint much better than an silvermont atom.

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  serpserpserp on 14/12/2014 - 14:46

  +1 on the effort agreed.

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  davidl2 on 14/12/2014 - 15:02

  bought a few of these "outlet stocks", and have many problems, feel regret already……
  asked a friend who work in Dell, basically it's returned from their customers, either unit have problem so they refurbished it, or maybe didn't pass the quality test and they have to modify/change parts to resell through different channel (sell it in outlet than retail)

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    1bug on 14/12/2014 - 15:12

    +3

    Dell sell 2 types of systems on the Outlet: "As New" and "Refurbished".
    The XPS 11s are "As New" (not Refurbished)

    http://www.dell.com/learn/au/en/audhs1/campaigns/dell-outlet…

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      aec on 14/12/2014 - 15:15

      +7

      maybe refurbished ones are better than as new.

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    milobob on 14/12/2014 - 16:41

    we ahve bought from the dell outlets before, twice actually. No problems. But both were listed as 'new', not refurbished or whatever. Most likely a cancelled order or old stock?

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    lepenseur on 14/12/2014 - 21:09

    +4

    I have bought probably 20 or 30 Dell Factory Outlet units over a number of years, many for clients, friends, family.
    We have never had a dead-on-arrival, never had one with even a scratch (even though description often says "has scratches"). And the rate of defects requiring warranty service is no higher than with new units, and has been very low.

    However, when buying PCs from any manufacturer, I am always careful to buy corporate models, not consumer models. Corporate models are built to higher quality standards and built for 3-year warranty and at least 4 or 5 year life (although everything sold on the Dell outlet is sold with a 1-year warranty).

    If you read carefully what Dell say, the machines "as new" have been shipped and returned unopened. They are returned by the customer for non-technical reasons - some kind of order error, or possibly payment problems.

    If the customer has opened the packaging, the unit cannot be sold "as new" and has to go back through the factory because no-one knows what the customer has done to it - for example, switching it on, which disturbs the factory image on the hard disk and so the disk needs re-imaging. This ends up as "refurbished" but generally has not had a defect needing repair.

    My overwhelming impression is that only a tiny minority of these "factory outlet" machines have actually been technically defective in any way and actually needed repair.

    If you select the corporate models (often less sexy, more conservative specs, but built to last) then Dell Outlet systems are definitely not rubbish and can be good value.

    A quick guide to corporate vs consumer (model names and availability drift over time as Dell change their product mix; some of these may not be available any more):

    Corporate: Latitude laptops, Optiplex desktops - both generally really solid (I have lots of experience with these)
    Corporate and heavy duty: Precision laptops and desktops (big, heavy, solid chassis, lots of fans)
    Corporate servers: Poweredge

    Consumer (now being re-labelled for small business): Inspiron laptops and desktops (I wouldn't buy these), XPS (gaming machines, some have been flakey), Alienware (high-end gaming machines)

    Small business models: Vostro laptop and desktop. Vostro use cheaper chipsets than the corporate machines, with lower general software compatibilty, and sometimes more trouble when upgrading driver software. They will last OK if you treat them gently, but they are more fragile than the corporate models. Dell don't seem to be supplying Vostro and are moving some of the Inspiron models into this slot.

    The Vostro and Inspiron definitely use cheaper and lighter materials in the chassis and the case. You wouldn't want to knock them around.

    If you use a PC for any serious work, and the cost and inconvenience of having to change machines is significant and you keep your machines for 4 or 5 years, you're better off with corporate models.
    If you don't care and are happy to go through the pain of frequently migrating your data and software to a new machine, and you want the latest stuff at the lowest price, get a consumer model and change it every year or so.

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  PVA on 14/12/2014 - 17:24

  nothing wrong with factory refurbs, using a refurb now from Dell. I was like brand new, no marks, in the right packaging. Only thing I could tell was the power supply was not in a bag.

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  samlor on 14/12/2014 - 18:40

  Tempting but for 2 concerns.

  1. I like that it is backlit but the keyboard is a bad/poor design according to reviews.
  2. I use a 40" UHD TV monitor for 110 pixels per inch and have a 11.6" FHD notebook for 190 PPI so I love desktop real estate (don't we all? :-) but I am concerned the pixel density might be too high to use desktop programs like text terminals without font scaling. I have excellent sight but a 13.3" FHD laptop for 166 PPI seems like a comfortable pixel density to my 40+ year old eyes so a jump to 253 PPI with the XPS 11 might just be too much.