AW/DELL Ordering Advice - How to save $$$

Hi Can you please tell the rep name and phone number, I would also like to steal this deal. Please let me kno0w..

 

No RGB LED?

 

i just went through the email again:

Item Number Quantity Item Description

224-8108 1 Lunar Silver - Anodized Aluminum
317-3657 1 Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
317-3660 1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
330-7841 1 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
320-8854 1 17-inch WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 (900p)
320-8858 1 Dual 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 4870 in CrossfireX
342-0666 1 250GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
330-3924 1 Name Plate Engraving
330-6106 1 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
313-8791 1 AlienFX Color, Mars Red
421-2261 1 Alienware Command Center, M17x
421-1400 1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
420-9691 1 DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic
420-6436 1 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
421-1572 1 Alienhead Glow
421-1596 1 Alienhead Chrome Red
410-1883 1 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
313-8977 1 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive,QuickSilver
421-1304 1 CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 Software
421-1305 1 Nero 9 Media Burning Software
313-8944 1 5.1 Channel Audio
430-3688 1 Dell Wireless 1520 802.11n Half Mini Card
330-6348 1 Automatic Updates: On
950-3337 1 1 Year Limited Warranty
908-2207 1 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
922-3410 1 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
950-9797 1 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
421-1721 1 Soft Contracts,Banktec Care,Alienware
994-3730 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
430-0628 1 Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
421-1360 1 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
330-5090 1 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
463-0742 1 Special Pricing Applied

Subtotal: $1,770.11
Shipping and Handling: $19.00

Sales Tax: $111.82
Total: $1,900.93

yeah just about it i guess this is a decent deal?

 

If you can afford RGB you should get it. It's far worth it.

 

I would switch to the i7 620m, add the RGB LED, and upgrade the warranty.

 

well the reason why i got the base screen was cause i actually never use the laptop's monitor. i use the external one. i had the M15x and i ended up using the monitor for like 1 hr literally. soo i guess i dont really need the rgb. rather get extra external

but they are really nice. i used before with studio xps 16

 

Wow, I hope I can get a deal like that! 26%! Im going to use the Asus G73 comparison to hopefully get quite a bit off. Its about a $1000 price difference between it and alienware of sim spec's. The specs I have are pricing $2890 with epp... I hope I can get it down to $2200-2300 with a reps additional discounts...
Do you have your reps email?

 

Guys, I really want the M11x with SU4100, 4GB, 250GB, and bluetooth setup. I have a 17% employee coupon from my dad but i'm still looking at about $750 after tax (I hate tax).

My goal is around $600, and I'm ok to go with $650. Any advice? What number have guys been calling to haggle?

Thx

 

lol i just called them to confirm my order and i heard a baby crying

lol

 

you probably talked to a taxi cab rep lol driving with a mom and her kid lol

 

So I was on the phone with Dell for 50 min. All I wanted is the M11x su4100 and 4 gb memory set up. I told them I can get this for about $750 with my dads 17% EPP dell coupon. My limit is really under $700. The tax really kills it. They keep asking me this and that, in the end they will not give it to me for $700 including tax. What a bummer. What's the cheapeast anyone else has gotten this for? I wonder if I should wait for the next promotion and apply that coupon.

 

That's about as good as your going to get, if you are looking for something under $700.00, then AW is not for you.

 

Has anyone in the UK had any luck in getting a good deal for M17x? I tried calling 3 times and managed to get 1 rep to give me a 6% EPP discount. Anyone got better?

 

17% discount itself is a big deal.

 

Yeah 17 is quite good.
Hey DR605SE, your avatar gets better and better.

 

Figured I'd tell of my experience. I'm ordering my M17x tomorrow, its going to cost me about $4,400 after taxes and shipping and handling. The first sales people I was talking to were foreigners who could barely understand a word I was saying so there was no way I'd order through them.

Next I found Team Blackhawk so I called them, I tried to haggle and get the laptop for as cheap as I could, they would only offer me $50 off of a $4,000+ computer! I ended up with some questions that they couldn't answer but technical support could, so they offered to transfer me which I accepted but I politely asked to be connected to an American technician.

So they transferred me and I explained my situation and asked about the video cards (I want dual 1gb ati 5870's in crossfire as soon as alienware offers it so i was wondering how much it'd cost to get a technician to install them for me, i don't want my warranty going void). He was a cool guy so I talked to him for like 5 minutes explaining my situation and he offered me 12% off if I ordered through him. Not only that but he said he'd put it in his notes that I'd get free upgrade installations from their technicians as long as I order the parts through them. Which I guess these upgrade installations normally cost $200. So I'm getting 12% off and free upgrades. He also gave me his email address and we have been trading emails back and forth to ensure that the ordering process goes smoothly. Also, I asked him about speeding up the delivery date, a month is a LONG time to wait for the laptop. Currently he is working on seeing if he can speed that up, he said he may be able to do it. He's the man.

 

I know that this is different since I live in Mexico, but the prices are HIGH here if you compare them with the US prices.

I want an m11x, I have planned to buy it since I first heard of it.

Here is the deal, the base configuration here costs : $14000 mexican pesos = $1130 USD after taxes, import duties and shipping. Thats a HUGE difference because in the USA you pay around $900 USD after shipping and taxes for the base config @ Dell.com.

I called today to Dell Mexico and told a rep that I was looking for the m11x and she told me that the base config was "weak" I told her that Im an university student and I cant afford the upgrades and then asked if there is a student discount, she said no... I replied saying: What a shame... Apple offers a discount about $100 USD to students... She said that she wanted to send me the config price and details to my email, I said ok do it and guess what? it was not the base config! this one included for the same price:
1- The core 2 duo processor
2- 2 years of McAfee® VirusScan Plus
3- Bluetooth
4-Integrated Gigabit Network Card

She wasnt AWARE, she didnt know that it wasnt the base config!. I was about to pull the trigger and she said well tell me what are you trying to do with this laptop? what do you study? I said I study Electronics and digital systems engineering and I want it for that and gaming, she said well 2gb of ram and 160gb of hdd isnt good for that, I said: I know it could be better but I cant afford it and Im about to pull the trigger but you know... Im not sure. She said I "could" see if my manager accepts to upgrade this but Im not sure and its not safe that Ill be able to offer you something else. Ill send you more details later. I said ok thanks bye.

8 hours later and still no response!?!?!. What should I do??!?!! Please help! Should I ask for more ram? more Hdd? more what? How can I fight for more? What strategy?

Thanks in advance guys

BTW This config is valid until: 29/04/2010

 

Huge differenece? The only configuration in my home country is $2k .... + you can upgrade the RAM and HD manually....

 

OCP15K - I managed to get quite abit off my M15x, well...i think it was like 10% plus free delivery

Sadly...this is pretty good for the UK :/

 

anyone happen to know when the next newsletter with the 75-100 dollar discount will be sent out? im looking to order but i want to wait for one of these.

im signed up for all the mailing lists but i havnt recieved a discount code in some time. any thoughts?

 

^
speak of the devil

 

As soon as you sign up you are sent an E-mail with a 100$ off code

 

ha. yeah i got that today too. figures. im already a member so im not sure how to get the code. anyone have any ideas? if not i guess i could just sign up again with another email.

 

Well I called Dell to inquire about an Alienware M15x and spoke to a nice rep. for about 30-45min. He was very helpful and willing to find any and all discounts for me. I ended up getting the %16 Boeing discount, 3% for the finance offer, free S&H, and another $50 off for siging up for the EPP newsletter. Do you guys think this is the best I could do? I was trying to aim for close to $2000 but I like the way it's setup, don't know if I want to downgrade some parts to reach my target price.

224-6811
1 BASE,NBK,ANW,GRAY,M15X $2,656.54 $2,656.54
317-2398
1 Intel Core i7 820QM 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
317-2407
1 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz 2 x 4096MB
320-0936
1 15.6-inch Wide FHD 1920x1080 (1080p) WLED
320-0938
1 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
341-9753
1 320GB SATAII 7,200RPM
330-6174
1 Personalized Nameplate
330-6106
1 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
313-8791
1 AlienFX Color, Mars Red
421-1590
1 Alienware Command Center Software
421-1400
1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
420-9691
1 DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic
420-6436
1 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
421-1586
1 Alienhead Chrome Red
410-1883
1 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
313-8569
1 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
421-1304
1 CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 Software
421-1305
1 Nero 9 Media Burning Software
313-8944
1 5.1 Channel Audio
430-0686
1 Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGN Half Mini Card
330-6348
1 Automatic Updates: On
312-0206
1 Primary - 9-cell (85Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery
410-0191
1 Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 - English
950-3339
1 3 Year Limited Warranty
905-4468
1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus At-Home Service, Extended Year(s)
905-3017
1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus At-Home Service, Initial Year
905-3182
1 In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis , 2 Year Extended
906-0700
1 In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis , Initial Year
421-1721
1 Soft Contracts,Banktec Care,Alienware
993-8582
1 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
994-3730
1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
476-7773
1 Thanks for choosing Dell!
420-8653
1 LoJack Theft Recovery Softwarefor Laptops, 3 Year
991-1159
1 Bund. LoJack Theft Recovery - 3 Year DHS
993-8552
1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron Desktop, 3 Year
421-1719
1 Soft Contracts,Consumer Complete Care,Alienware
468-5667
1 $50 Dell Promo Gift Card w/ Warranty Bundle - Arrives in 6-8 wks 90 day Exp.
430-0684 1 Internal Bluetooth 2.1 Mini-Card - 2.1 Enhanced Data Rate
421-1594 1 Alien Cyborg
421-1360 1 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
330-5090 1 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
463-0742 1 Special Pricing Applied
* -DISCOUNT $83.10
* -DISCOUNT/COUPON APPL
* -DISCOUNT $1.90
* AW:~PHIL~



A2780163 1 Alienware Orion Messenger Bag - Fits Laptops with Screen Sizes Up to 17-inch - Black $74.09 $74.09




Subtotal: $2,730.63
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Tax: $0.00
Environmental Disposal Fee: $0.00

Total Price w/Discounts: $2,730.63

 

To save a little money you could buy more ram later when 4 GB modules are at lower price. Just get 2x2 for now.

 

Ya I'm debating if I should switch to the i7 720 and just 4GB of ram. It'll bring me down to under $2000 I think.

 

yeah kush. is there a reason that you need 8 gb of ram? if not i would say that 4 is enough or six max unless you need it for something specific. as sirhcz0r said, you can always add more later when you can get it cheaper.

 

To be honest with you I don't really know LOL. Was just thinking more is better. This notebook will replace my desktop as my primary PC for surfing the web and some gaming. But what do you guys think on the price I'm being offered?

I got a question I forgot to ask, but my rep. told me the GPU on the M15x is not upgradeable. Is this true, I thought it was?

 

It definitely is. Check out this thread where people have 5870s working in it.

 

it is very much. your rep is someone who is reading q cards and probably doesnt know to much about the awesome machine he is selling you imo. also there are 10 people encounting with the 5870 in their M15X's so upgrade away

 

for just surfing and gaming you wont need more than four. if you want some extra dont go above 6. you wont need it. more is better, but only so far. you need to be doing some insanely heavy duty stuff to need 8 gb of ram.

im getting an alienware as a desktop replacement and i will probably get either 4 gb or 6 gb DDR3 @1333mhz. Ram is an easy upgrade down the road too. if i were you, id lower that a little and save a few hundred bucks.

 

yep. yesterday i was set on switching from an M15x to a M17x but now that i know i can upgrade the GPU to a 5870 myself and it will work, i think that im back to a M15x.

 

Thx for all the input/help guys. Looks like I'll switch the 8GB of DDR3 to 6GB. I think that'll bring me down to around $2500 or close too it, with everything else staying the same.

Everything else looks good though right? Let me know if you guys see other changes I should make. I'll most likely be pulling the trigger on this machine by Friday afternoon. Since my current quote has been the best I gotten, I talked to atleast 6-8 Dell sales rep tonight.

 

Looks like a good discount. Generally they won't go over 20%, which is right about where your at. I had the same thoughts on the RAM. Enjoy your purchase

 

Hello!

I'm interesting in getting an M11x. I signed up for Alienware Arena to get the $100 coupon on upgrades, and I'm not sure what's the best thing to do:

a) upgrade processor
b) upgrade RAM+HDD

Also, have people had luck getting EPP discount on the base $800 model by calling? EPP site only lists a preconfigured model.

Thanks in advance! (first post, don't shoot me!)

 

Just placed the order on my system. I just changed the ram to 6GB DDR3 and everything stayed the same. Got the system for $2500 even, saved around $600-$700 I think. I can't say how happy I am, this is going to be my first Alienware system.

My sales rep was unbelievable willing to go through hurdles for me and apply any/all discounts he could. This is what really made me a happy customer because they way I feel is if you want me hard earned money, you better be willing to earn it also, from me.

Thx again to all that helped me and to these forums, because I would have ended up with something I would have regretted buying if not for this place.

 

Welcome to the forums!

Not gonna shoot you, but these questions have been answered already multiple times.

There used to be a place called "Side Topics" with a thread " SU4100 vs SU7300" which isn't available anymore since that part is closed. Someone can PM mod to get it back if you want, but in short it's not worth upgrading. The performance is the same.

I wasn't able to get EPP applied to base conf, but I got away with 10% Bing Cashback discount. Some people did manage to pull it off apparently, but you really need to get in touch with a nice rep (unlikely).

 

I've PMed BatBoy to get that thread back to the AW section just now.

**NOTICE** For those interested, Dell EPP is offering the Base Model at $871 with a two week prelim ship date. Get it while the offer is still good. Likely it will only be a few days.

SU4100 / 250GB 7200RPM HDD

 

Here is the thread, BatBoy was kind enough to move it over so it can be accessed now.

SU4100 vs SU7300

 

Has anyone ever successfully haggled to get lower warranty upgrade prices (after system purchase)?

 

id love to know that myself

 

highly doubt that as with warranty is it volatile liquid to them and only give you good prices when buying it from them and when you come back to them to extend the warranty its like free money for them unless you feel the laptop may soon have troubles(slight hardware issues or maybe a possible dead part) which they are guessing why you are asking for an extension on the warranty imo.

 

$50 off $499 - $999:
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$75 off $1,000+:
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I have not tried to haggle on an extension for a service contract recently, but in 2004 I bought an Inspiron 5150 with 1 year onsite & complete care. About 8 months into the contract, I started calling once per week to see how much an extension would be & if the pricing changed. During the second or third week of calling, it dropped $10 for a 2 year extension (I think it was $190). The fifth week it dropped to about $50 less for a 2 year extension (I think it was $150) & I took it.

Again, that was in the spring of 2005. It is highly probable that their policies have changed since then.

Head to support.dell.com & look on the left side for the link "Extend & Upgrade Warranty". Use that to get a quote (they might have to email it to you) & you know where to start when you call them later.

Good luck!

 

I just came here to post the same thing, got it in my emal a short while ago.

 

Thanks for these coupons! I'm looking into an M15x order! Apart from the EPP 10% and these coupons, any thing else that might bring down the price? I have never called to make an order and I don't know if I can "haggle". I might give it a try.


Thank you

 

hes a coupon i got in the mail from dell 15% off select electronics & accessories

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lemme know if it works cause the O could be a 0 lol

 

It is indeed a 0.

Here: V9HXL7JR?LP02X

Thanks a lot, does this work for Alienware too?

 

np i said that cause it was an O with a slash through it lol so i didnt want someone wondering why it wasn't working

 

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5% off coupon for Alienware systems over $1899
Also found a great rep on facebook... search "Logan at Dell" and message him. Tell him joelhr at the notebook forum sent you and he will hook ya up with a sweet discount

hey guys that are waiting on the 5870's in CF check out my Good US Rep on facebook thread... i got an idea that could save us all some $$$