Need help ordering my M17x!

Hey guys, I'm looking to order an m17x with the following config;

i7-3630QM
1080p 60 Hz WLED
8 GB RAM
1 TB RAID 0
AMD Radeon 7970M 2GB VRAM
Killer Wireless-N 1103
1 year warranty along with 1 year of accidental damage support

So my problem is that I really can't afford any more than $1700 at the moment and this system is costing me around $2300 with tax and everything! Even if I configure it at other boutiques like Xotic PC, I'm still only getting around $1880.

I heard on these forums that you should talk to a sales rep, so I tried that and all he could offer me was a 2% discount, and a 5% cashback dell card. Well, LOADS of my friends have received better deals than that For example, 3-5% off, with a free XBox 4GB. Some even got the dell cashback card as well!

Oh and I know I shouldn't believe every random person on the Internet, but I just watched this m17x R4 unboxing video and in the comments, some random dude said Dell gave him a random $900 off, leaving his system at $1427. o.o I know this sounds too good to be true but hey! Wishful thinking doesn't make you live less, does it?

Is there anyway I could also get some kind of deal like that? I read a thread here that you could PM some Alienware reps to ask for a quote but for some odd reason, I'm not able to PM anyone o.o

Any help would be awesome! Thanks!

 

you will need to have at least 5 posts before getting the PM option, once you get it, please send me a PM with your name, phone, email address and shipping address and I will get you best deal on this config

Thanks
Rachid

 

Thanks Rachid! Is there any way you could tell me what kind of deal you could offer?

 

I highly recommend getting 3 years warranty.

3 years warranty is a good option, things tend to go wrong :/

 

Things tend to go wrong? o.o That sounds really ominous and bad. I don't have the cash to afford that 3 year warranty though, I think it'd end up costing me another $500, $500 I don't have

Do you have some kind of personal experience with things going wrong?

All right, this is weird, I have 5 posts and yet I'm unable to PM anyone? Is this normal?

 

Great build!

If you have to take some bucks off the configuration I'd start by choosing a small single drive option. You can get an SSD later on and install it in the secondary bay, or just another HDD and set up a RAID.

 

Well, the model I chose came with the Raid 0 as a default. I was actually wondering if I could just get a SSD boot drive and a nice spacious hard drive, but all the options are only mSATA and those are even more expensive

Finally was able to PM you, Rachid! So any other ideas, guys?

 

Nothing has gone wrong with this laptop yet. But only had it for 3 months.

My XPS on the other hand......

Hopefully this will be fine. I just like to have extra warranty for a peace of mind