DELL's Employee Price Program (EPP) a ripoff?

[humpasaurus rex]

I want an Alienware M11x, but it seems to me that Dell doesn't give any employee discount.  They give you a mark up?  I don't understand this...  EPP Price is $1069 and regular Dell price is $800?

 

[the yes guy]

I went through the same thing when I was thinking of buying a Dell, I could never figure it out. I was supposed to get a discount through my dad's company, but on the EPP page the prices were higher, and the computers didn't seem to be upgraded.

 

[bgl2687]

hmm not sure...I ended up getting mine for around $750 with upgraded CPU and RAM. I also purchased through dell EPP.

 

[humpasaurus rex]

I see what they did 

Upgraded the Processor to SU7300

1 year McAfee

500 GB

4MB RAM

You got a hell of a deal BIGL

 

[BANLEU]

i got my dell inspiron for 600 but if you were to customize it than it would have cost close 800+ so I think my deal was pretty good.