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    Any chance of getting a discount on new Alienware 17?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Grajjie, Jun 11, 2013.

  1. Grajjie

    Grajjie Notebook Geek

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    Hey guys,

    I watched the Alienware event last night and I am impressed with the new systems. I was looking to buy a m17x for a few months now, but I decided to wait for the new ones. I am going to be a freshman in college in August so I need a good laptop I can use for school work as well as gaming. I don't want to go to college broke so I'm trying to spend as little as possible with this laptop. My configuration is as follows:

    PROCESSOR- 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ (6MB Cache, up to 3.4GHz w/ Turbo Boost)

    MEMORY- 16GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz

    DISPLAY- 17.3" WLED FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare Display

    HARD DRIVE - 750GB SATA 3Gb/s (7,200 RPM)

    VIDEO CARD- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780M with 4GB GDDR5

    TOTAL PRICE - $2,149 after $50 coupon.


    I am going to be a student so can I get the student discount?

    My parents work for a Dell EPP company can I get a discount for that too?

    If I call Dell to order, how much can I get off? I was aiming for 15-20% off on the old system, can I get that on the new one as well?

    Thanks for reading.
     
    Grajjie, Jun 11, 2013
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  2. SpartanJet

    SpartanJet Notebook Consultant

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    Ive been trying to get some kind of discount today, They don't seem to be budging at least in the US or I've had terrible luck. Or I guess my haggling skills suck but still Ive always been able to talk a few dollars off thing but not an inch today.
     
    SpartanJet, Jun 11, 2013
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  3. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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  4. Grajjie

    Grajjie Notebook Geek

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    So I just called Dell and I managed to get a price of $2,000 on a system worth $2,200. I'm happy I was able to get almost 10% off on a just released system. I also managed to get a $200 Dell eGift card as well as 2nd day shipping. The sales rep I talked to easily took off the $200 and applied the shipping and gift card without even mentioning them. I'm extremely satisfied.

    My configuration is as follows:

    4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.4GHz)

    16GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz

    17.3" WLED FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare Display

    750GB SATA 3Gb/s (7,200 RPM)

    NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780M with 4GB GDDR5

    I DID NOT order yet as I told them I will talk to them again tomorrow to make the final transaction. So before then, is this a good deal or should I try to do better?

    Thanks.
     
    Grajjie, Jun 13, 2013
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    For a 780M alienware? Looks good to me.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 14, 2013
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  6. Grajjie

    Grajjie Notebook Geek

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    Yes it has the 780M. I'm surprised I got something off as I never negotiated on the phone before. Basically with the $200 discount I got the $1999 configuration with a free 780M upgrade. :)
     
    Grajjie, Jun 14, 2013
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  7. MickyD1234

    MickyD1234 Notebook Prophet

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    I find a good tactic is to build my config, decide how much I want to pay (usually I knock 10% off the bottom line) and say, 'if you can do that I will order with you right now'. Never paid more than 10% off but with the demand I am seeing, why would dell want to discount? They do change daily with discounts and by location so when sales fall back the discounts will return ;)
     
    MickyD1234, Jun 14, 2013
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