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    m14x @ bestbuy

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by LupinTheThird, Dec 24, 2011.

  1. LupinTheThird

    LupinTheThird Notebook Guru

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    LupinTheThird, Dec 24, 2011
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  2. Steven

    Steven God Amongst Mere Mortals

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    Sure is, I bought a refurbished M15X i7 with 4gb ram and a smaller hard drive for about 1.1k so getting a larger HDD and 8gb ram for only a hundred dollars more is a heck of a deal.
     
    Steven, Dec 24, 2011
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    it dosent have the HD screen, deal breaker for me
     
    tyler27, Dec 24, 2011
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    ASCI_Blue Notebook Consultant

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    under $800 before tax for my M15, 4 gigs, blu-ray, middle of the road i7 and Radeon 5850. No.
     
    ASCI_Blue, Dec 24, 2011
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  5. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    i'd personally wait for a good deal or coupon from dell. you will get the better screen and you can customize it to your needs. :)
     
    bigtonyman, Dec 24, 2011
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  6. Ichinenjuu

    Ichinenjuu Notebook Deity

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    I really wanted to get an M14x from Fry's or MicroCenter, but all of them have the 1366x768 screen. But if that's not a big deal to you, I'd get it.
     
    Ichinenjuu, Dec 24, 2011
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  7. LupinTheThird

    LupinTheThird Notebook Guru

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    Is the laptop I linked a refurbished machine?
     
    LupinTheThird, Dec 24, 2011
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    doesn't look like a refurb :)
     
    bigtonyman, Dec 25, 2011
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    ASCI_Blue Notebook Consultant

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    Not a refurb, outlet.dell.com it'll be worth the time. I sat on the site readding the machine I've got to my cart for 2 hours before my lovely wife got up and allowed me to use her dell card for the purchase.
     
    ASCI_Blue, Dec 25, 2011
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    ia_ Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone know what ram speed that computer is configured with? 1333 or 1600mhz?
     
    ia_, Dec 27, 2011
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  11. Nutkin

    Nutkin Notebook Enthusiast

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    1333Mhz :)
     
    Nutkin, Dec 28, 2011
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  12. Chunk21

    Chunk21 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was thinking about returning my G73sw-bst6 and picking this up as well.

    Thoughts?
     
    Chunk21, Dec 29, 2011
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    I've heard that Dell systems sold at BestBuy are not warrantied or supported by Dell. You might want to verify whether Dell supports Alienware systems sold at BestBuy. Although I've had problems with Dell's Alienware support, it's still better than BestBuy's.
     
    jerry-r, Dec 30, 2011
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    Chunk21 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I returned my G73 and picked up a M14x at Best Buy, it was an open box so I expected something to be amiss. The Wi-Fi card was bad, called AW support, they are sending a tech to my house to replace the Wi-Fi card and the Motherboard next week not sure why the mobo but I'll take it and hopefully the tech will allow me to do a re-paste on the new board if I bribe him with doughnuts.
     
    Chunk21, Dec 31, 2011
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  15. ia_

    ia_ Notebook Enthusiast

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    Picked up an m14x from Best Buy in late Dec. Last one in the store... someone had ordered it but never paid or picked it up, so it sat in the box in storage for a month. Wasn't even listed in the inventory online. Very happy. Portable, nice construction and performance. Will probably upgrade the cpu and ram in a year or two.

    Believe the warranty is 1 year with Dell. Have a certificate in the box.
     
    ia_, Feb 13, 2012
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  16. bigtonyman

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    Congrats on the new system, and if you wanna extend or upgrade your warranty, just call up dell and they should make it happen :)
     
    bigtonyman, Feb 14, 2012
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