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    Is this a amazing deal on the m17x

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Ryuuzaki16, Sep 9, 2011.

  1. Ryuuzaki16

    Ryuuzaki16 Notebook Guru

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    Alienware M17xR3 : Stealth Black
    Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate, 64bit, English
    Processor: Intel Core i7 2720QM 2.2GHz (3.3GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
    256 GB Solid State Drive Ultra Performance
    8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1333MHz (2x4GB)
    Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
    Display: 17.3-inch Wide FHD (1920 x 1080) WLED LCD
    Graphics: 2 GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6970M w/ PowerXpress
    Battery : Primary 9-cell 90W/HR LI-ION
    Wireless: Dell 375 Bluetooth Card
    Wireless : Intel Wireless 6300 (802.11a/b/g/n 3X3) LAN Card
    Back Up Media Not Included

    On the outlet for 1350, Imo this looks like a amazing deal, what do you guys think

    Ceritified refurbished.
     
    Ryuuzaki16, Sep 9, 2011
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  2. un1b4ll

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    yes........
     
    un1b4ll, Sep 9, 2011
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  3. alienwolf

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    What you did not by it on the spot? :eek:
     
    alienwolf, Sep 9, 2011
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    From where do you guys get such great deals?
     
    Mephistopheles, Sep 9, 2011
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    I'be never been lucky with the outlet either. No system ever shows up for me.
     
    stray_647, Sep 9, 2011
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  6. alienwolf

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    you just have to keep looking every day and check twitter for coupons. ;)
     
    alienwolf, Sep 9, 2011
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  7. devillucifer

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    is this the final price ? i mean u added the coupon already, right ?
    still even with coupon ..man, what a bargain!
     
    devillucifer, Sep 9, 2011
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    I'm not even in the market for an r3 but I would've bought that as soon as I saw it
     
    Ldmoose, Sep 10, 2011
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    Killer deal hope you ordered it.
     
    ASCI_Blue, Sep 11, 2011
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  10. mharidas

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    If you have a coupon its a bank robbery. Even without a coupon its a steal. Buy it
     
    mharidas, Sep 12, 2011
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  11. prank1

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    Incase some of you didn't know, thats £1350 in UK pounds, which is about $2143 USD :p
     
    prank1, Sep 12, 2011
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    Nigel8600, Sep 12, 2011
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    In that case, I say no lol. I paid $1200 USD for mine :p
     
    Luxferro, Sep 12, 2011
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  14. prank1

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    Looks like Dell Outlet UK have brought in 7 m17x r3's in case anyone is interested; they either have 460m's or 6870's

    The UK outlet very rarely gets R3's, i'm a bit shocked lol
     
    prank1, Sep 12, 2011
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  15. SlickDude80

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    When i first saw 1350, i was like BUY IT NOW. Buy it even if you want to sell it.

    but $2143?...no...not such a good deal unfortunately (still cheaper than if you were to get it new though)
     
    SlickDude80, Sep 13, 2011
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  16. Ryuuzaki16

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    For the uk that is kinda good, saying though those ssd's alone are 400 quid to upgrade on the dell uk website
     
    Ryuuzaki16, Sep 13, 2011
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  17. SlickDude80

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    ya, it's a complete rip-off

    You always order the cheapest hard drive and 4 gigs of ram...then upgrade those yourself for a significant savings
     
    SlickDude80, Sep 13, 2011
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  18. ECKS

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    Use the price that mine cost (system only, excluding price of 3year advance warranty) as a benchmark for your shopping: $1311.80 for 2720, 6970, 1080p, stock everything else. Also, call in and ask for NBD when it's in the "In Production" stage.

    I know that mine was a crazy discount, but at least you could try to haggle 'em down close to it ;)
     
    ECKS, Sep 14, 2011
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