Microsoft celebrates Pi Day with a Dell laptop sale
The bad news is that today is Monday. The good news is that it is not just another Monday. March 14 is also Pi Day and, to help celebrate it, Microsoft is holding a sale on select Dell laptops, offering a major discount on XPS 13, Inspiron 13 and Inspiron 15 devices.
Fortunately, the discount in question does not match Pi's (approximate) value, as 3.14 percent wouldn't have impressed anyone. Instead, Microsoft has settled for a 31.4 percent discount, which translates into savings of hundreds of dollars.
The Pi Day sale applies to XPS 13 9350 Signature Edition, Inspiron 13 i7359-8408SLV Signature Edition hybrid and Inspiron 15 i5559 Signature Edition. The first see their price dropping to $685.31, from $999, while the third drops to $513.81, from $749.
The first two are offered in a number of configurations, but the 31.4 percent discount applies only to the base models. Even though they are entry-level offerings in their line, their specs are nothing to sneeze at. Microsoft lists an Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processor, 8 GB of RAM, at least 128 GB of storage, and a FullHD display in each case. XPS 13 and Inspiron 13 get SSD storage (128 GB and 256 GB, respectively), while Inspiron 15 has a HDD (but it is 1 TB in size).
If you are looking for a new Windows 10 device, any of these Dell laptops are good options. XPS 13 is the more premium offering, but Inspiron 13 offers the best bang for the buck. No matter which one you like best, you should hurry because the sale likely ends at midnight.
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