hey matribhumi, Dell E1705 is on my buy list during christmas sale. It had great reviews at CNET.com during summer. Dell kind of increased its price even after battery issues came out. How does your laptop look? Are you happy with the Duo Core beast? They say the base price is only $999 but once I start customizing it, it goes up to $1800. How much did you pay? Can you please email me the coupon codes (the 20% one) to tesla555@gmail.com? Thanks.