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    M17x 1920x1080 120Hz 3Dscreen for $1699

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Typecast, Jan 29, 2011.

  1. Typecast

    Typecast NBR's Tamed Zombie

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    Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
    Intel® Core™ i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
    4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (2DIMMS)
    1.5GB GDDR5 Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M
    320GB 7,200RPM HDD
    17.3-inch WideFHD 1920x1080 120Hz WLED w/ NVIDIA 3D Vision Bundle
    Wireless 802.11 g/n
    Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
    Alienware M17x, Soft Touch Stealth Black

    Do you think this is a good deal? And is the dell website tax-free? And on adding more ram, What brand do you guys recommend? Thanks.
     
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    dereke08 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Not tax free since they sell dells in stores like bestbuy and such, what my sells rep told me but I talked them into free next day shipping b/c of taxes.
     
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    In Oxnard, Dell will charge you 8.75% tax so you have to add that to the system price.
     
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    DaneGRClose Notebook Virtuoso

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    Good part is in Oxnard you aren't too far from where they ship from, I'm in UT and my order shipped from Hawthorne and went straight to Torrence :D :D :D
     
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    Tax for me is 10.25%. Thank goodness I got the aafes deal, whew!
     
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    So that's how it works.. How about if i want to upgrade the ram, What brands do you think will work. I read some issues that some upgraded their ram and started to experience bsod's. I don't want to upgrade my ram in the dell website. It is extremely overpriced. T_T
     
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    Akari Notebook Evangelist

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    Why would you add more RAM? Are you working in 3D programs or music production?

    Also don't forget to order by phone and see if they can make you a better deal, especially if it's not your first AW system.
     
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    I use a lot of photo/video editing applications. Thanks for the tip on ordering by phone. I definitely would do that.
     
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    This only happens in very rare cases where your installed ram and the other ram you bought are different

    I bought 2 m17x R3 for me and my friend, i bought 8GB from amazon for 80$ and will move my 4GB to my friend laptop (so he will end up having 8GB too)

    Dell doesn't make the ram or hard drives or CPU/etc you are 100% safe buying ram from other places just be sure no conflict with other installed rams (or just simply remove installed ram all together just like my case)

    8GB from dell = 250$
    From amazon it's freaking 16GB for 160$.....
     
    HSN21, Jan 29, 2011
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