Is $799 the CHEAPEST you can get one of these things?

I am a graduate from high school, I have heard of some discounts such as free shipping from slickdeals (-$19.00). Also some student discounts such as 10% off select alienware laptops, those are for the ones around $900, but is there anyway I can reduce the $799 any lower to its full potential?

I did calculations here:

Order Subtotal: $799.00
Shipping and Handling: $19.00
Shipping Discount: -$19.00
Environmental Disposal Fee: $8.00
Tax Total: $77.90
Total Amount: $884.90

any coupons or other solutions to make this thing lower?

 

that's about what I paid for mine. Not a bad deal. Plus you have to add money for extra's like gaming mouse, games, external dvd-rom etc...

Good Luck,

StevenX

 

I just found a used one for about 1/2 that total.
They are out there.
It was born in May and has Warranty left till next June.

I Love This Machine!

Craigslist is your Friend!

Ed

 

Wait for a coupon or if you have a family member with a work discount.
I got 10% off + $100 coupon on my R2.

Bestbuy and apparently walmart also carry them.

 

what is the r1 and the r2?? im guessing the r1 is the core 2 duo, the r2 is i5 and i7...someone please correct me! if so im glad i ordered the r1 because i have heard many problems about the r2

 

you are correct, sir!

 

i am really glad i got the r1 because i have heard of some issues owners of the r2 are facing

 

What are the main problems people are having with the r2? I am looking at getting one but was still undecided whether to go with the r1 or r2.

 

I am glad I returned the R1 and got the R2. The R2 is noticeably faster in everyday applications. I have ZERO issues with my R2 and every game I have played works perfectly. Best laptop I have ever owned...

 

So it sounds like it is just a matter of preference. How much battery life to you get?

 

About 2 hours less with the R2 (around 5-5.5 hours)...Not a big deal to me for the increased everyday performance...

 

im paying $1200 for my r2 so i dont wanna hear it!!! lol

 

$1200 ouch! Load up on the goodies from a third party.

I bought a pretty bare i7 model and got RAM and the SSD else where.

 

if you are buying the lowest stock setting i would save up a little bit to buy at least one 2 GB DDR-III Ram stick that way you can have at least 3 GB. 4 GB seems like the sweet spot and 2 GB seems like it is too small today...

 

im not that intense into gaming, i dont mind turning my graphic settings down a notch or 2

btw i ordered my laptop yesterday and the waiting game just sucks. i understand all of you have been through it, but man i didnt know it was this hard

 

2 GB is bearable, or at least for me it is. I don't run many programs simultaneously so RAM has never been an issue ( I usually use 1.6-1.9 GB of my 4 GB). And I don't think that RAM has too heavy of an effect on gaming performance either.

 

If you are not going to game on the computer, then why buy?

 

"im not that intense into gaming" blah i meant to say i am a casual gamer....i play team fortress, wow, cs and what not hehe

 

I decided on the R1, 4 gigs, everything else the same, and am paying 939 (with tax and shipping). I really don't think that is a bad deal considering I paid 724 for my Inspiron 11Z and it's not as powerful.

 

Overall The R1 is still a great machine. O/Ced its a great performer, good solid battery life, and manual switch. I have my R2 and I am really liking now that I got my LCD profile issue solved some how. You will be happy, don't worry. Its a great little portable machine with some power to game on the go.

 

The Military Exchange's portal to Dell is offering the R1 for $699. Of course it's the SU7300 C2D processor, but hey, $100 less than Dell's website is offering. The only hitch is you need to be a member of the Armed Forces.