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    M17xR2 Australia Price?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by uthall, Feb 5, 2011.

  1. uthall

    uthall Notebook Consultant

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    ive been thrashing around with DELL Australia for the pst 2 weeks to get the best deal on the M17X R2.

    So, ive got to:

    CPU: 740
    Video: 1 x 5870
    RAM: 6GB
    HDD: 500GB
    Panel: 1920x1200
    Only 1 HDD Bracket

    All for $2,100 AU.

    Is this a decent price? :cool:
     
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  2. katalin_2003

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    you could've done better.
    What do you mean Only 1 HDD Bracket? they have to give you the 2nd one. How much warrenty did you get?
     
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  3. uthall

    uthall Notebook Consultant

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    Oh crap, i thought i was good at this haggling stuff?

    Ok,well i havnt bought it yet, can you let me know what i can do to get a better price, i haggled for weeks to get that price.

    The quote only lists 1 HDD bracket.

    Warranty, just the standard 12 mnths
     
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  4. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Take a look HERE at the ordering advices.
     
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  5. uthall

    uthall Notebook Consultant

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    yea, wow, lots of pages to go though.

    Any chance you could just post me what a good price for that system is?

    Im going though their India office, ive even been negotiating with the reps supervisor, and i cant get them to budge from the $2100

    Thanks
     
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    I'd try for extra warranty if possible, it's probably the single most important thing with these laptops. Things don't always come 100% when you get them unfortunately.
     
    ViolentSeizure, Feb 5, 2011
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  7. GoodToGo

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    Why no crossfire?
     
    GoodToGo, Feb 6, 2011
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  8. uthall

    uthall Notebook Consultant

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    crossfire = another $300 odd bucks.........
     
    uthall, Feb 6, 2011
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  9. ViolentSeizure

    ViolentSeizure Notebook Enthusiast

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    If your on a tight budget, maybe Alienware isn't the way to go for you. There are other options you could go for that would perform better for the price you wish to pay.
     
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  10. uthall

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    Maybe, but i really like to look of the M17X (baclight keyboard, lighting, screen quality etc), and i figure i can upgarde to the additional GFX later on if i need to, same for the CPU.

    Not 100% for games, but want the powr when i do.......

    It is a 1st class unit from what im reading.......
     
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  11. ViolentSeizure

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    See if you can go for 8GB of ram instead of 6GB then, if you plan to upgrade everything else later. I managed to get a further 10% knocked off the price, and an extra year of premium warranty by calling back over and over until I found a salesmen willing to bargain with me. Call them up, tell them what you want, and under what conditions. If they refuse to drop the price at all or wont throw anything in for free, hang up and start again. I think I spent an entire week calling them everyday.
     
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  12. uthall

    uthall Notebook Consultant

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    Wow, good advice.

    Ok, ill do some more phoning to maybe some different salepeople. Do you reckon ill get a beter deal that $2,100 for the system i posted earlier tho?

    I guess i just want to make sure im not getting any less than i could be for the money im paying.
     
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  13. LVNeptune

    LVNeptune Notebook Virtuoso

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    It costs more to upgrade later. Check eBay, there are GREAT deals on refurb notebooks.
     
    LVNeptune, Feb 6, 2011
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  14. uthall

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    thats fine, i can spread the cost over time.

    Dont want refurb, prefer new.
     
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    Hello uthall, Ebay offer some brand new M17xR2 if you are patient and often better specs, although mine is just coming but for 2000$ i got 920xm cf5870 250 raid0 :eek: :eek: :eek:
     
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  16. uthall

    uthall Notebook Consultant

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    seriously......awesome!

    Brand new with all the normal packaging and DELL warranty?

    Was that US or AUS ebay?
     
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    Yes i already called Dell Finland and they dont know anything about this alienware :D but i knew it already so i chase on ebay about 2 months ---7 laptops bidding--hard usually lost about 25$ or so very frustrating but excitement was great and suddenly i got offer from reseller i questioned about specs and warranty and they told it has 1 year full and i can change that for 3yr. :)
     
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    This is the most intresting part, im reg in ebay co uk and im biddin in ebay US so many dont ship internationally but i have ship ad in VA so i tinker with that :cool:
     
    2010foorti, Feb 6, 2011
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  19. nzgeek

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    You'll be very lucky to get any kind of discount from Dell's Australasian sales reps. ViolentSeizure's discount was the exception, not the rule, as you can see from the full week of calling up sales reps.

    I'd recommend paying more for the Crossfire graphics now, rather than upgrading later. It's one of the few upgradeable components where you can only get it new from Dell (or a select few eBay sellers), and if you get it with the laptop it'll be guaranteed to work (or Dell will fix the problem).
     
    nzgeek, Feb 7, 2011
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    uthall, Feb 7, 2011
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