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    Purchasing an Alienware M14x

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Belowzero78, Apr 19, 2011.

  1. Belowzero78

    Belowzero78 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys,

    I am from Canada and was wondering for fellow Canadians who have purchased an M14x already to see what price they got for their systems. I talked to a Dell sells representative this morning and got a quoted on an Alienware M14x with nearly all upgrades except for the CPU and the SSD. I'm thinking to take back down the GPU to 1.5 GB instead of 3.0 GB after reading alot about how 3 GB won't do anything and is essentially a consumer gimmick. I will post my specs and the quoted price. Could someone please tell me if this deal is good? I did manage to get the Dell Representative to give me a $100 discount for this brand new beast!

    225-1253
    1 Alienware M14X - Soft Touch Nebula Red $1,895.99
    009-6800
    1 Shipping Fee
    313-8797
    1 AlienFX Color, Terra Green
    421-4816
    1 Alienware Command Center Software, M14X
    317-6667
    1 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
    317-6678
    1 Intel Core i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.9GHz Turbo Mode, 6M cache)
    318-0640
    1 Hinge Up WLAN - RED
    318-0642
    1 3.0GB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus technology
    318-1166
    1 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner, DVD+-RW, CD-RW
    421-1305
    1 Roxio Creator Starter
    320-2228
    1 14.0 High Def+ (900p/1600x900) with WLED backlight
    330-6348
    1 Automatic Updates: On
    331-2069
    1 Alienware M14X 150W A/C Adapter
    342-2549
    1 750GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
    410-0548
    1 Adobe Acrobat X Reader Factory Installation, CNB
    410-9452
    1 McAfee Platinum, 30 Day, MUI
    412-0148
    1 No ISP requested
    420-6436
    1 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
    420-9691
    1 DataSafe Local BackUp
    421-0092
    1 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
    421-1400
    1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
    421-4817
    1 Soundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled
    430-4099
    1 Intel Advanced-N WiFi Link 6205 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO Technology
    951-9510
    1 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
    951-9530
    1 In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis, Parts and Labor On-Site Response, Initial Year
    994-3730
    1 Warranty Support, Initial Year
    951-9520
    1 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Extended Year(s)
    951-9560
    1 In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis, Parts and Labor On-Site Response, 3 Year Extended
    993-8582
    1 Warranty Support, 2 Year Extended
    600-0005 1 Alberta $5 Environmental Advanced Disposal Surcharge for Notebook PCs
    331-2071 1 Standard Nameplate, M14X
    421-1574 1 Alienhead Chrome Blue
    421-1593 1 Alienhead Chrome Blue
    Subtotal: $1,890.99
    Shipping & Handling: $0.00
    GST/HST Tax: $94.80
    PST Tax: $0.00
    Environmental Disposal Fee $5.00
    Total Price w/Discounts: $1,990.79
     
    Belowzero78, Apr 19, 2011
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  2. Neubeehunhun

    Neubeehunhun Notebook Evangelist

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    Downgrade your ram to 4gb and buy 2 4gb sticks for around $80, with $120 left and 2 extra 2gb 1600 sticks you can sell.

    2630 does not support 1600 btw, they will be downclocked to 1333.
     
    Neubeehunhun, Apr 19, 2011
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