How much was your new M17x R3?

There isn't a thread on here that shows how much we are paying for the M17x.

Please post your configuration and the subtotal and why you chose your configuration. I think this will helpful to everyone and I will post mine as soon as I put my order in!

 

Look this thread

 

That thread is cool but is more for price comparison US vs UK. I wanted to see different prices on configurations and why do they pick the config. For example why did someone go with one video card vs the other...

I am torn between two systems at this moment. This is what i have configured:

m17x+2630q+4gb1333ram+1.5gb gx460m+1080pFHD 120HZ 3D vision+320GB HD for $1730+tax

or

m17z+2630q+4GB1333ram+2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6970M+ 1080P 60HZ+320GB HD for $1670+tax

Which one and why?

 

Module Description Show Details
System Color Alienware M17x, Soft Touch Stealth Black
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
Processor Intel® Core™ i7 2820QM 2.3GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
Memory 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (4DIMMS)
A/C Adapter Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
Display Panel 17.3-inch WideFHD 1920x1080 120Hz WLED w/ NVIDIA 3D Vision Bundle
Video Card 1.5GB GDDR5 Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M
Hard Drive 320GB 7,200RPM HDD
Nameplate Personalized Plate
AlienFX Mars Red
Adobe Reader Acrobat SW Adobe Acrobat Reader
Optical Drives Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Sound Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
Wireless Intel® Ultimate N WiFi Link 6300 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO Technology
Automatic Updates Automatic Updates: On
Service 1 Year Basic Plan
OS Customization AlienGUIse Theme Manager with Breed Theme
OS Customization Alienhead Glow
Standard Nameplate Trigger Thank you for Purchasing Alienware

altogether i paid $2200 including tax and shipping after some haggling

 

So how to do you like the 3Dvision and how often do you use it? I am debating whether I should with option over the HD6970.

 

sorry forgot to include why i chose the configuration. I chose the i7 2820 processor, and 8Gb of ram because that was the best option for me. In an ideal world 16gb would have been perfect but thats an extra 240 i dont have. Also a 320gb hard drive is sufficient, i will put a 128gb ssd in the second bay. I chose the nvidia over the AMD because of the 3D, i am not a hardcore gamer, and i know if i wasnt i should have purchased the envy 17 3d. however HP has designed their own 3d instead of using Nvidia's technology, and in the past when a company decides to do something different then the rest it either blows up in their face or it just gets along so to avoid that i went with this laptop since nvidia's 3d technology is more universal. What really attracted me was the HDMI IN and the ability to stream wireless HD through the new technology they have implemented Sibeam. Also do you guys think i could have gotten a better price?

 

well i just ordered it today, sorry for not including that part. However if your a hardcore gamer there is no doubt that you should take the AMD option its a no brainer. On youtube someone was recording 100fps with that GPU. however I am not that much of a gamer and the GTX 460 is a very good card in itself and the 3D is a great extra.

 

I am a gamer but not a hardcore gamer. but it seems like you got a great deal because you got the higher end cpu and 8 gb of ram. how easy is it to install the SSD hd?

 

1 225-0537 Alienware M17x Soft Touch Nebula Red
1 317-6115 Intel Core i7 2820QM 2.3GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
1 317-6116 MOD,DIMM,4GB,1333MHZ,DDR3,2X2G
1 331-1347 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
1 320-1933 17.3-inch WideFHD1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
1 320-1939 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6970M
1 342-2220 750GB 7,200RPM HDD
1 421-1398 Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate, 64bit, English
1 318-0396 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

I also ordered an Intel 510 series 120GB SSD and 16GB of RAM to upgrade myself.

I also ordered the 3yr premium warranty. Total price was $3357.01 after some haggling. Yes, my bank account is crying but it's doing fine.

 

its pretty easy because they provide you with a hard drive caddy. Im going to clone everything on to my ssd and then save all my music and everything to the 320GB

 

So why get the SSD since I am assuming it is pricey? Faster boot times? or is there some other benefits?

 

Because everything on the computer feels like it is supercharged/turbo/crackhead all at the same time and everything is instant and snappy. No waiting for programs to open or for hard drive to spin up. INSTANT INSTANT INSTANT

 

I took the plunge today and order my M17x R3

1 225-0536 Alienware M17x Soft-Touch, Stealth Black
1 317-6115 Intel Core i7 2820QM 2.3GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
1 317-6116 MOD,DIMM,4GB,1333MHZ,DDR3,2X2G
1 331-1347 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
1 320-1933 17.3-inch WideFHD1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
1 320-1939 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6970M
1 342-2218 320GB 7,200RPM SATA-I
1 421-1400 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
1 420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp
1 318-0395 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner
1 318-0424 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
1 430-4021 MOD,CRD,NTWK,6300
1 939-0330 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Extended Year
1 939-0320 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Initial Year
1 939-0380 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, 2 Year Extended
1 939-0340 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year
1 950-3339 3 Year Limited Warranty
1 993-8552 Accidental Damage Service, 3 Years
1 993-8582 Warranty Support, 2 Year Extended
1 994-3730 Warranty Support, Initial Year

plus

1 313-7972 Alienware TactX Headset Customer Installed


$2917.00


I ordered 750g black raptor and 8 gig hyperX memory off newegg for it since dell overcharges for that stuff.
Ordered new thermal paste MX-4 and new thermal pads.

I'll yank out the 360g use one of my 160 SSD for the OS and use the 750 for games storage etc. I was hoping for
the Clevo x7200 cause I really wanted 3 HHD's but rumor has it the sandy bridge update for it wont be till 4Q 2011
and I cant wait that long

 

Yea basicaly what faiz said. And gator did u haggle? Did u get any extra off?

 

I am embarrassed to post how much I paid for mine now! I just ordered it from the website and did no haggling at all.

I can't wait to get it!


Alienware M17x Soft-Touch, Stealth Black
Intel Core i7 2720QM 2.2GHz (3.3GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (4DIMMS)
Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
17.3-inch WideFHD1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6970M
320GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
MOD,CRD,NTWK,6300,ANW

Sub-Total : $2341.22
Shipping : $0.00
Tax : $158.03
Order Total : $2499.25




I chose the 2720QM because It was as tep up that I could afford, the 1080p for HD gaming and the 6970 Radeon to hopefully give me at least a couple of years of good gaming before needing an upgrade.

I was originally planning on purchasing a Clevo based Sager 15 or 17 inch with the 485M but was really happy to see the ATI 6900 series card become available for the R3. I would much rather go with AW as I have bought and loved six unique Dell systems from since 1997!

The 460M and the 3D are not something I really have a need for, the technology is cool but I do not think I would use it, who knows.

I got the BD player because it just makes sense to do that with the 1080p screen and I own quite a few BluRay movies.

I went with the 320GB drive mainly to save money, I have a few spare drives around and I'll likely use one as an add-on in the second drive bay.

 

I hope you used an online coupon at least?

 

Gave me 150.00 off ... I miss the old days when AW didnt charge taxes unless ya lived in florida. Otherwise it was 2660.00 Which isn't that bad since I was planning on buy a clevo x7200 about the same spec just with a i7-960 for 3300.00

 

I would personally go with the second one because gaming performance to me is more important than 3D as I generally see 3D as a gimmick to be honest. How did you get the second configuration so cheap btw?

 

Constant haggling got me a coupon of 200 off but I still feel I could have gotten a better deal

 

Well, I did have an EPP price, so there was some savings. I looked for coupons but could not find any that would work.

I'll still love it!

 

***
1 225-0536 Alienware M17x Soft-Touch, Stealth Black
1 317-6602 Intel Core i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
1 317-6119 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (4DIMMS)
1 331-1347 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
1 320-1933 17.3-inch WideFHD1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
1 320-1939 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6970M
1 342-2229 1.5TB Raid 0 (2x 750GB 7,200RPM)
1 331-1350 Custom Nameplate
1 330-6106 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
1 313-8791 AlienFX Color, Mars Red
1 421-4655 Alienware Command Center Software, M17X
1 421-1399 Genuine Windows 7 Professional, 64bit, English
1 318-0396 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
1 318-0424 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
1 430-4021 MOD,CRD,NTWK,6300,ANW
***

Total was : $2805.61

I only went with the base CPU because, in general, I've never really experienced enough of a difference CPU wise to warrant the extra cost and this was an area that I used to trim price. I do most of my gaming on my desktop anyways and this is not meant to replace it.

I went with the 6970 because I wanted as high end GPU as I could get in the build and 3D does nothing for me. It's neat but I know I'd not use it often or even at all.

8 GB RAM because, well, it's 8 GB RAM. I might up that eventually after market when I can put a full 32 GB in it. We shall see.

I wanted the Blu-Ray since all I own are Blu-Ray players at home.

For the most part I wanted a laptop that would play my games well enough to make me happy yet also would serve as an entertainment and work platform.

In retro I would have gone for the 2.3 Ghz CPU instead but I do not want it badly enough to cancel my order and then re-sub the order and wait even longer.

 

American though right? Not Canadian?

 

I got mine for 2029.88 with 2720qm, 6300 wireless, 4gb ram, 3d bundle, 1 year advanced. Haggled quite a bit, but eventually met a point where they just wouldnt drop.

My advice, use someone who got a deal and show it to them. They will try and match it or very close, and if they dont, just thank them and move on.

 

I ordered mine through AAFES.. Its been so long ago I dont really remember the exact specs and price. Here is a rough estimate
Ordered on 3/8 EDD 4/4

2720 CPU
1080p Display
8 GB RAM
6970 GPU
750gb HDD
6300 Wireless
4 Year advanced Warranty

$2200

 

How do you get epp price? My epp only shows alienware desktops not laptops.

 

Alienware M17x Soft-Touch, Stealth Black

Intel Core i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
MOD,DIMM,4GB,1333MHZ,DDR3,2X2G
Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
17.3-inch WideFHD1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6970M
320GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
Alienware Command Center Software, M17X
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
DataSafe Local BackUp
Vista PC Restore
DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Roxio Creator Starter,No Media
Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
Wireless 802.11 g/n
Automatic Updates: On
Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Initial Year
Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year
950-3337 1 1 Year Limited Warranty
950-9797 1 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
Soft Contracts Service Hardware Agreement for Alienware
Warranty Support, Initial Year
Steam and Portal Factory Installed
Standard Nameplate

Subtotal: $1,473.00
Shipping and Handling: $0.00
Sales Tax: $0.00
Total: $1,473.00

US Army here and the guy on the phone I had was a Vet ... so yea

 

now thats a deal!

 

I all ready have RAM from my wife as a gift ;-; she is great ... tho she is stealing my desktop soon as I leave for Afghanistan

 

American of course

Can I get that deal too

 

Goodness! That's SOOO expensive lolz!

Has your wait been that long as well? LOLZ. Ordered 1/27, waited till 3/3. Called Dell and aafes to cancel and reorder. Aafes entered the reorder, with reorder date 3/7. EDD will be 3/30, here. Aafes's price rules!

What was your discount? Was this purchased through aafes?

 

I setup the base price on AAFES then called into Dell and got a few fail sales folks before I got the one who I talked to for like 4 hours on the phone at first I had lots of ram and 1.5TB HDD space but when my wife said she got the ram for me all ready I told him and we did bare-bones I could of got a better CPU but when he said this price for this setup I well jumped on it.

Going to get SSD Drives next month when I have the Laptop. Told my wife it saves battery life alot and bla bla needless to say I got lucky and she said I could so I can have fun for the year I'm gone. But I had to give her my desktop and screen for this laptop I could of cried ha

 

Ah. That's a nice wife Aafes is the best though, in terms of price. The thing that helps most, IMO is the lack of sales tax. Tax wouldve killed my purchase, since I live in Cali.

 

$2300 via AAFES.

 

What discount percentage was it at?

 

i ordered on 1/31 i think it was still 30%. was like $1300 off total price.

 

Same here It's the savings we got from not paying tax that I was most excited about

 

$2700 total

 

2720QM
IC Diamond on CPU + GPU
6970M
17.3-inch WideFHD1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (2DIMMS)

Hard Drive
Crucial C300 128GB
2nd Hard Drive Bay
500GB Hybrid Drive (Seagate Momentus XT)

WiFi Link 6300 a/g/n 3x3
3 Year Advanced Service Plan

Shipping & Handling €185.91

$3,392.58 im buying this from hidevolution as buying the same from Dell Ireland would be about 2 times the price.

 

Man, I really can't believe how much ppl are paying for this. Is everyone making sure to call and try EPP or hagglin?

 

I tried haggling but they said they said I already had the best price. As for EPP mine is an international order, so they wouldnt give me the EPP code for the US branch. :/

 

What concerns me is that the price far exceeds that of the g73sw by quite a lot. I think the R3 is very overpriced in that regard unless you are getting the big discounts. If you can't get the big discounts it might be better to get the g73sw or wait for the g74. The g73sw and the g53sw both have the updated SB processors.

 

My Zombieware laptop.

1 225-0536 Alienware M17x Soft-Touch, Stealth Black
1 317-6602 Intel Core i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
1 317-6116 MOD,DIMM,4GB,1333MHZ,DDR3,2X2G
1 331-1347 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
1 320-1933 17.3-inch WideFHD1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
1 320-1939 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6970M
1 342-2218 320GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
1 331-1350 Custom Nameplate
1 330-6106 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
1 313-8791 AlienFX Color, Mars Red
1 421-4655 Alienware Command Center Software, M17X
1 421-1400 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
1 420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp
1 420-9956 Vista PC Restore
1 421-0092 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
1 410-1883 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
1 318-0395 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
1 421-4541 Roxio Creator Starter,No Media
1 318-0424 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
1 430-4019 Wireless 802.11 g/n
1 330-6348 Automatic Updates: On
1 410-9452 McAfee Platinum, 30 Day, MUI
1 939-0320 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Initial Year
1 939-0340 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 421-1721 Soft Contracts Service Hardware Agreement for Alienware
1 994-3730 Warranty Support, Initial Year
1 330-5090 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare

$1,436 thru aafes.

 

Intel Core i7 2630qm 2.0 ghz

GTX 460m

60hz 1080p panel

6 gb ram

320 HDD

$2200 with tax

(Im in Canada)

 

double post

 

I tryed it all, but the real issue is the price dell are trying to make those in Ireland pay. The best i could get them too on a base m17xr3 with 1080p and 6970 was over $3500.

 

seems like prices are all over the spectrum, wouldn't it make better business sense for Dell to just price the systems a little less no haggling required, so everyone gets the same price, instead of some paying list and others getting up to $300+ off? Example, if 10 pay $1700 and 5 pay list at $2000 = $27000 divide by 15 = $1800 for everyone and Dell would sell more units.

 

Heh, this wouldn't work because the folks who pay the $1800 would still try to haggle and get it for even less! The thing with buying things for less is that for a lot of folks, it's built into you mind to haggle/save money all the time usually. On the other spectrum, for a lot of folks, they hate to haggle and simply don't want to bother so this maximizes Dell's revenue.

The best are programs like AAFES and EPP where you can get a decent/great price and not do much haggling work. Sorta like those new car buying programs from Costco which are pretty competitive with what you get haggling.

After so many pages of this, does anyone have a summary of the discount percentage for USA buyers? Pricing doesn't help much since we will probably all configure different specced machines.

That would at least help others with what to aim for like when car shopping, you know so and so got it for 1k under invoice, etc...

The most I've seen so far is 30% for AAFES.

I think I've seen about 10% for haggling/EPP, but didn't really calculate any since it's still early I think for larger discounts.

 

All,

I've seen the thread go a little off topic in price to state why specific configuration were chosen. Below below are the specifics I'm looking at:

2720QM 2.2GHz (3.3GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (2DIMMS)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M
320GB 7,200RPM HDD
17.3-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
Intel® Ultimate N WiFi Link 6300 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO Technology
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Alienware M17x, Soft Touch Stealth Black

Total w/tax is 2094.00

The one area I'm struggling with is the video card. I've selected the GTX 460M just because it is in the middle option. I'm not a hard core gamer and the games I play are TW Golf, Call of Duty Series, and I'm getting into Civilization V. Is the card I selected over kill for what I'm doing or not enough.

Thanks,

 

Just ordered mine today, hope the wait isn't too long (EDD 4/29)

2720qm
1080 60hz
Intel 6300
AMD 6970m
Blu-ray
3 year accidental

$2189.49 including tax

 

That's a very good price mang. Not much more expensive than mine, and I ordered through aafes with 30% off and no tax and free shipping.