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Question

Does Costco give honest specifications for their computers?

Dec 13, 2013 2:05PM PST

Hello CNET,
Your opinions of the Dell XPS 8700 have made me decide to purchase it via Costco. But I noticed something strange; the specifications of the XPS 8700 from Costco.com and Dell.com are different. At Dell.com, the graphics provided was the NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 635 1GB DDR3. On Costco.com however, the graphics was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 645. I assume the GTX is better, but the Costco.com Dell is selling at $700. Dell.com sells at $800. Has anyone had experience with faulty Costco specifications? The computers are the exact same model except for their graphics

Links:
http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8700/pd?oc=fdcwgx312&model_id=xps-8700

http://www.costco.com/Dell-XPS-8700-Desktop-%7c-Intel-Core-i7-%7c-1GB-Graphics.product.100075203.html

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Now look here
Dec 13, 2013 10:00PM PST
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I'm assured now
Dec 14, 2013 12:29AM PST

Thanks bob for that updated info!