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    Buying a m17x r4 is this a good deal?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by ggrewal, Aug 23, 2012.

  1. ggrewal

    ggrewal Newbie

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    I was in touch with a dell sales rep and had gotten a quote for the system I had configured for about $1560 the specs are
    500gb 7200 RPM HDD (Will pop in a SSD afterwards)
    1080p screen
    Radeon HD 7970m
    6gb ram (Will upgrade this to about 8-12 gigs myself afterwards)
    stock i7 processor
    In the end it was a bit pricey but I thought the deal was amazing so when I asked for opinions from my brother (who owns an asus g75vw atm) and my sister they both thought it wasn't worth it which is putting me off from buying it so I would like to ask those of you have already bought one whether this is a good deal or not.
     
    ggrewal, Aug 23, 2012
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  2. Kyrius

    Kyrius Notebook Consultant

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    Great deal! Grab it! or add the Killer Wireless!
     
    Kyrius, Aug 23, 2012
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  3. zipidy928

    zipidy928 Notebook Geek

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    I got the same exact specs for $1650 and I thought it was a steal. Get it now!
     
    zipidy928, Aug 23, 2012
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  4. J_Hizzal

    J_Hizzal Notebook Guru

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    The only thing you should be aware of is Dell's support system is tough to get through. If you have no problems with your laptop, you're great! If you do, it'll suck.

    In regards to the specs to price, it seems fairly decent.
     
    J_Hizzal, Aug 23, 2012
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  5. ggrewal

    ggrewal Newbie

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    From what I'm aware of Dell will send you a replacement if you have any problems within the first 30 days, and from seeing the comments I'm assuming the price is decent.
     
    ggrewal, Aug 23, 2012
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    SkylineLvr Notebook Deity

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    Go to the Dell site and configure the exact same system and see what the difference is.

    How much did your brother pay for his ASUS G75VW? I'm sure he overpaid for it....
     
    SkylineLvr, Aug 23, 2012
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  7. zipidy928

    zipidy928 Notebook Geek

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    not to mention that it is thicker than the m17xr4 and only has 670m gpu available.
     
    zipidy928, Aug 23, 2012
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  8. ggrewal

    ggrewal Newbie

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    My brother paid about $1300 or $1400 but after tax he paid about 1582 and his graphics card was only a GTX 660m. (Tax in Ontario is at a ridiculous 13% :mad:)
     
    ggrewal, Aug 23, 2012
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  9. haxsux

    haxsux Notebook Enthusiast

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    how did you get it so cheap.. student disc? is that amount after tax?
     
    haxsux, Aug 23, 2012
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