25% off Dell Studio XPS 13 Laptop

Instant savings of 25% off this Dell Studio XPS 13 Laptop when you enter the CZWL5NSSTJ7NB3 Dell coupon code into the shopping cart and configure the system to at least $1599. Plus the cart is showing free shipping as well!

If you configure your system right at this $1599 minimum price before the discount number, it would have you about $400 and your resulting price would be right around $1200.

The starting price of this system is $1198, so you need to add at least $401 in upgrades. However, the base starting system has many nice features included already, as listed below.

• Edge-to-Edge 13.3" HD WXGA LCD with 2.0 Megapixel Camera
• 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 (3MB cache/1066Mhz FSB)
• 3GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz
• 250GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
• Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
• Wireless 1510 802.11n Half Mini-Card
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G
• 64-bit Windows Vista Home Premium
• Microsoft Works 9
• System Color Choice of Obsidian Black or Merlot Red with Leather Accents
• 2 Year Ltd Hardware Warranty, In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis

As you may notice above, the system comes with a built-in 2 mega-pixel camera. In addition, it has facial recognition security software, which allows you to do a simple scan of your face with this built-in WebCam to login to your computer. This is really cool, and an awesome thing to show off to your friends.

As noted earlier, you need to add $401 in upgrades to this system to qualify for the 25% off Dell coupon code. When you are adding upgrades, note that the 25% off will also apply to them, making them 25% cheaper than the listed price when you add them.

There are a few upgrades that are very cheap, so they would be a useful choice for just about everyone.

• 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 ($25 - 25% = $18.75)
• 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM ($35 - 25% = $26.25)
• 320GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive ($25 - 25% = $18.75)
• 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 9500M ($110 - 25% = $82.50)

The last in the above list is more expensive that the other 3 upgrades, but for most people getting a powerful graphics accelerator with dedicated video memory would be an important component. It will help run Vista's Aero features better, and it will help significantly for 3D PC games, high definition video and complicated multimedia streaming.

Another more expensive upgrade to continue is to go with the 128GB or 256GB Solid State Drive (SSD). These drives are very resistant to shock, so even if you treat your Studio XPS 13 laptop very rough, you are unlikely to lose stored data. Additionally, SSD drives are very fast. Many people report switching to SSDs as being the best performance improvement to a computer, with fast boot times and everything just running much smoother and zippier.

Another idea is to add a 9-Cell Battery as a secondary battery. The primary battery is just 6-cell, so this secondary one will offer longer battery life. Plus you will have two batteries, so you can switch between them. It is also very reasonably priced. However, note that this will not contribute towards the minimum because it is shipped separately from the Home Electronics and Accessories.