"WSZsr" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> According to this morning's WSJ, Dell is phasing out its XPS line because
> it cannibalizes Alienware systems!
I'd be a little bit surprised if they did that. I can see where the
Alienware boxes would likely have a greater profit % per system, maybe. I
know that the XPS line was a one time Dell's most profitable model (by
unit).
Sounds like someone is thinking that they can lop headcount for the
dedicated XPS support along with other costs (manufacturing, etc.)
The only thing that strikes me about this is that if they did cease the XPS
line, not all of those gaming/performance enthusiasts would automatically
gravitate to Alienware.
I'd always thought of the XPS gaming line as perhaps the most
prominent/visible offered by any major OEM out there.
"S.Lewis" <Gossamer@interesting.com> wrote in message
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>
> "WSZsr" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:482999b7$0$3383$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> According to this morning's WSJ, Dell is phasing out its XPS line because
>> it cannibalizes Alienware systems!
>
>
> I'd be a little bit surprised if they did that. I can see where the
> Alienware boxes would likely have a greater profit % per system, maybe. I
> know that the XPS line was a one time Dell's most profitable model (by
> unit).
>
> Sounds like someone is thinking that they can lop headcount for the
> dedicated XPS support along with other costs (manufacturing, etc.)
>
> The only thing that strikes me about this is that if they did cease the
> XPS line, not all of those gaming/performance enthusiasts would
> automatically gravitate to Alienware.
>
> I'd always thought of the XPS gaming line as perhaps the most
> prominent/visible offered by any major OEM out there.
>
> Who knows.
>
On Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00:08 -0500, "WSZsr" <nospam@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>I think it would be a major blunder if they did!
The only desktop system I'd consider from Dell is an outlet XPS. I
hope they don't make the mistake of eliminating that, or if they do I
hope they add the equivalent case to one of the other lines.
I also hope that they keep the Latitude line strong.
They all seem to say Dell will be dropping the high end gaming models,
not the entire XPS line. I take that to mean the XPS730 black & red
models and, perhaps, the 630 as well (I'm completely unfamiliar with the
630 line). The laptops sound safe and I assume until further notice that
the 420s will still be offered.
Per Dell's site as of 4:30AM, 14 May, these are Dell's gaming models:
I'd like to see Dell bring back the general design of the Dimension
8300/8400 series. I liked the way those systems looked. If they sold
something like that with an AMD heart inside it, I'd buy it.
It does seem that a lot of their newest systems do away with the basic
ports...the only survivor being a parallel port. At least that's what
I saw with an Optiplex 740 that I recently set up. Otherwise, the
OP740 is a very nice computer.
XPS remains an important Dell brand with its heritage of premium
performance. While closely associated with gaming, in the last year
XPS has expanded well beyond a gaming brand – look at the XPS One,
our first entry into the all-in-one market, the XPS M1330, an
industry leading ultraportable or the XPS 420 desktop, designed for
multi-media activities. How the WSJ missed all this is a little
beyond us.
And XPS gaming systems will remain an important part of our gaming
product portfolio. We don’t plan an early phase-out of these systems
as the WSJ incorrectly stated, and in fact will continue to refresh
them to keep them on the front edge of gaming:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wm_walsh@hotmail.com [mailto:wm_walsh@hotmail.com]
> Posted At: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:21 AM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: XPS line is going, going,....
> Subject: Re: XPS line is going, going,....
>
> Not so fast:
>
> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/05...t_killing_xps/
>
> I'd like to see Dell bring back the general design of the Dimension
> 8300/8400 series. I liked the way those systems looked. If they sold
> something like that with an AMD heart inside it, I'd buy it.
>
> It does seem that a lot of their newest systems do away with the basic
> ports...the only survivor being a parallel port. At least that's what
> I saw with an Optiplex 740 that I recently set up. Otherwise, the
> OP740 is a very nice computer.
>
> William
In my opinion, the Dimension 9200/ XPS 410 case is vastly superior. The
D8400 case stops opening and closing well as it ages.
Why would you want an AMD? Right now, Intel holds all the cards in bang
for the buck.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S.Lewis [mailto:Gossamer@interesting.com]
> Posted At: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:30 AM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: XPS line is going, going,....
> Subject: Re: XPS line is going, going,....
>
>
> "WSZsr" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:482999b7$0$3383$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> > According to this morning's WSJ, Dell is phasing out its XPS line
> because
> > it cannibalizes Alienware systems!
>
>
> I'd be a little bit surprised if they did that. I can see where the
> Alienware boxes would likely have a greater profit % per system,
maybe.
> I
> know that the XPS line was a one time Dell's most profitable model (by
> unit).
>
> Sounds like someone is thinking that they can lop headcount for the
> dedicated XPS support along with other costs (manufacturing, etc.)
>
> The only thing that strikes me about this is that if they did cease
the
> XPS
> line, not all of those gaming/performance enthusiasts would
> automatically
> gravitate to Alienware.
>
> I'd always thought of the XPS gaming line as perhaps the most
> prominent/visible offered by any major OEM out there.
>
> Who knows.
They risk losing me as a customer. I realize they own Alienware, but as
far as I know, I can't go to support.dell.com for Alienware support. I
know and use and like the Dell support site. I have all Dells in my
house so I DON'T have to deal with another support site.
XPS line is going, going,.... 
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