The manufacturer's website sells them at their "suggested retail price." This is not the cost at which retailers buy them, they get them for far less. So it is completely up to the retailers to put a price tag on the computer. Most retailers try to keep prices low, some lower than others. You have to shop around to find the best deals. I personally recommend www.newegg.com . They have great deals on computers, and always have low prices on their products, and ship next day.

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How bout this man, i work for dell, so you show me the site with the discount and ill tell you why and if its legit. Places like costco have dells at a cheaper price but they have specs we dont carry anymore.

Well its usually on the availability of products and if there are more than needed. Thats why dell always has sudden deals, cause they realize they have a surplus of what was expected, so in order to keep efficiency, they have deals (almost spelt dells.. :P ) to get rid of excess product. Thats why when you call them they may sometimes say, if you buy this with it for the next hour or so you'll get 10 % off or some crap, happened when I upgraded my video card in my m1710!!

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