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

Thank you!

 

So I'm considering buying the following:

Alienware M15x, Lunar Shadow

Intel® Core™ i5-430M 2.26GHz (2.53GHz Turbo Mode, 3M cache)

Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English

McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial

15.6-inch WideHD+ 1600x900 (900p) WLED

4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz

500GB SATAII 7,200RPM

1GB ATI Radeon™ Mobility HD 5850

Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

Primary - 6-cell (56Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery

Internal Bluetooth 2.1 Mini-Card - 2.1 Enhanced Data Rate

Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio

For $1,529.10 CAD including 10% EPP, and was wondering how much lower I could hope to get it?

 

nice rig and good price that's good for CAD as getting past 10% is hard but give it a try and order on your time.

 

Well the only real things I'm hoping to get during the ordering process is the free shipping and, if I can swing it, the messenger bag.

 

well always try to. I was able to get the deal i wanted when i ordered which was awesome. So its all about perspective so whatever you think is the best deal take it.

 

I last purchase I made was through a chat sales person, I do not know of any "good" rep, just read the first page to this tread and you will do fine.

 

I'll second flynnaz' post; Just ordered an M17x-r2 via online chat ... didn't call to speak to any reps. Scored heavy discounts & excellent customer service. These reps didn't want to let my business go so they were willing to pour in whatever necessary. If you don't get that attitude at first, try again, but you will succeed.

 

Hmm interesting... I'll see what I can get by calling and then I'll try the online chat.

 

This is so bad. I tried 5+ times to get an M17x, and they all told me I'm too young to qualify for any of their financing options. This sucks being 18.

 

I'm 17 and had no problem... want my representative?

 

What kind of options did you have?

 

Do you mean EPP? I wasn't even asked really, just given a quote.

 

I meant, payment options. What kind of options did he say you had. Cuz, when the guy talked to me, he said: "So, how are you going to pay for this, with a Visa or our financing?" And some other's but I don't remember anymore.

 

don't know if this was answered and sorry if it has been but is it worth calling in to order the m11x R2 after receiving:

10% EPP
$100 Coupon
Free shipping NBD?

I configured the i7, 4gig, 160g to $952 + tax, wondering if it's worth the trouble? I have no clue how low these reps can go. I followed a lot of this thread early on a few months ago when I was looking at the R1

 

that is a good price for the i7 rig

 

I just returned from a trip to Fry's Electronics store and was surprised to find the new Alienware M15x on display.

It is not listed anywhere on the Fry's.com website ... maybe next week?
For anyone who is interested in a hands-on test drive before buying ... head to Fry's.

 

I'm a bit confused, is this just product advisory (technically) for the Studio XPS and then you ask for a price quote for the Alienwares instead?

 

I do not understand what your asking. I think you maen, do you have to start with a XPS and switch to a Alienware to get a discount? I would say it's not nessecery, you could try, wearder things have worked out.

 

Just ordered the M11x thanks to this thread! You save me 300 bucks!!!

 

I'm out of ideas on how to pay for this frickin machine. Because I'm under 19 I can't do anything besides pay for it all at once with paypal, am I right? This things is eating away at me.

 

Don't stress out about the payment options ... there are lots of alternatives to DFS - Dell Financial Services.

PayPal just introduced a new service called Bill Me Later that works with PayPal. Take a look at this URL:

https://cms.paypal.com/cgi-bin/mark...t_ID=marketing_us/BillMeLater_ProductOverview

 

I tried the e-mail posted in the later pages but the guy didn't respond.

Anyone have an e-mail they can possibly PM me of a great seller? Looking at an M11x R2

 

Space Black - Anodized Aluminum

Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)

4GB Dual Channel Memory (2x 2GB DDR3)

Alienware M17x 150W A/C Adapter

17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 RGB LED (1200p)

1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 5870

500GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD

Name Plate Engraving

Personalized Nameplate Trigger

AlienFX Color, Terra Green

Alienware Command Center, M17x

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English

DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic

PC-Restore, Dim/Insp

ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE

8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive,QuickSilver

CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 Software

Nero 9 Media Burning Software

5.1 Channel Audio

Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 6300 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO Technology

3 Year Limited Warranty

CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year

Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Extended Year(s)

Sticker Price 2700

Ending price 2121.03

Thanks for the help

 

Great Dell

 

I seriously went "ho, ho, ho," after seeing this. Wow! Nice price. What did you do to convice the rep? Tell us your story.

 

I got on chat and said I can't afford it I need it around 2200 what can you do for me? And they offered me that price.

Then a day later my dad was thinking of ordering an m11x so I jumped on chat, got a rep, said I want it cheaper and they gave me 22% off.

I really don't think you have to do anything special just say you want it cheap and if you have the right rep they'll just dock it 20%+ just gotta get the right one.

 

As expected, both the M15X and M17X are now available on the Fry's site:

Fry's Electronics |

Alienware M15X
Price: $1,899.99
15.6" Gaming notebook Powered by an Intel Core i7-720M processor with 4GB DDR3 memory and HD5850 1GB Graphics

FRYS.com|DELL

Alienware M17X
Price: $2,399.99
17" Gaming Notebook is Powered by an Intel 2010 Core i7-720M Processor with 4GB memory and 500GB Hard Drive and Dual - 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5870 Graphics

FRYS.com|Alienware

 

Hi! I'm net to forum and I would like to buy M11x-R2 with specific configuration which is for around 1400 $ but I can spend only about 1250 $. Can someone PM me email of some nice Dell Sales Rep that will go down with price? I can some coupons that don't work on site but maybe he will accept them.

 

See the back to school promotion post it has some great deals.

 

im willing to buy an m17x with the back to school promotion base config and upgrades on cfx 5870 and RGB LED 1200p, i made the topic of that back to school offer but it is sad if i myself couldn't get it.
the problem here is i only have $2k budget while the system is $2.3k, i could just grab my pocket for extra $150 but it is still $150 to go, can anyone help me to lower the price ? could PM me (coupons are prefered because i dont live at USA but im going to purchase from USA website, purchasing by phone would be impossible), helping me would be very thankful.

 

Decided to order:

i7
4gig
320gig HD
Bluetooth
Some garbage McAfee thing required

$959.44 + tax, free shipping

I didnt' cheat and claim I worked at boeing or anything, used a real EPP school name for my discount

 

I finally decided to buy the Alienware M17x-R2.
The configuration:
224-8106 1 Nebula Red - Special Edition - Anodized Aluminum
317-3659 1 Intel Core i7 920XM 2.0GHz (3.2GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
317-3663 1 4GB Dual Channel Memory (2x 2GB DDR3)
330-7841 1 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
320-8856 1 17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 RGB LED (1200p)
320-8988 1 Crossfire 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 5870
342-0678 1 1TB Raid 0 (2x 500GB 7,200RPM HDDs)
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
430-3739 1 Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 6300 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO Technology
950-3339 1 3 Year Limited Warranty
980-5877 1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
430-0628 1 Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
421-2611 1 AlienGUIse Theme Manager with Breed Theme
421-1360 1 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
330-5090 1 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
463-0742 1 Special Pricing Applied
A2780163 1 Alienware Orion Messenger Bag - Fits Laptops with Screen Sizes Up to 17-inch - Black
Original price before taxes and shipping $4477.99
I got this for $3570.29 with free NBD shipping.
I used my AAA membership discount (10%) a little haggling and mentioning my wife has me on a strict budget.
I got the next day shipping by saying "We can do this now if...".
Christmas comes for me July 12.

Thanks to all who posted their deals and a rep to DR650SE for starting this thread.

 

I believe that might just be as good as it gets right there (SSD arguable )...sweet system. Christmas is definitely coming, enjoy it.

 

Hi All,

I just want to thank everybody that contributed to this thread especially DR650SE!

I was about to order through AAFES thinking they have good deals... I'm sure glad I saw this thread first before I made the AAFES order.

I called Dell for my M17x R2 order and with my EPP discount plus $100 off coupon and an extra 3% by getting a DPA account.

I got this:

224-8108 1 Lunar Silver - Anodized Aluminum
317-3656 1 Intel Core i7 620M 2.66 GHz (3.33GHz Turbo Mode, 4MB Cache)
317-3660 1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
330-7841 1 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
320-8856 1 17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 RGB LED (1200p)
320-8988 1 Crossfire 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 5870
342-0678 1 1TB Raid 0 (2x 500GB 7,200RPM HDDs)
330-3924 1 Name Plate Engraving
330-6106 1 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
313-8790 1 AlienFX Color Astral Aqua
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
410-1883 1 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
313-8569 1 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW)
421-1304 1 CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 Software
421-1305 1 Nero 9 Media Burning Software
313-8944 1 5.1 Channel Audio
430-3739 1 Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 6300 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO Technology
330-6348 1 Automatic Updates: On
960-9187 1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 1 Year
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
421-1719 1 Soft Contracts,Consumer Complete Care,Alienware
994-3730 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
430-0628 1 Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
421-1573 1 Alienhead 3D
421-1591 1 Alienhead 3D
421-1360 1 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
330-5090 1 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
461-2675 1 Special Offer - $50 off (included in price)
461-2675 1 Special Offer - $50 off (included in price)
Subtotal: $2,507.70
Shipping and Handling: $0.00
Sales Tax: $118.16
Total: $2,625.86

Again thanks to all

 

Anyone got any info on an european sales rep that they wouldn't mind sharing?

 

I would appreciate if someone could send me emails address of Sales Representative that you had positive contact with. My email address - [email protected]

 

Just finished chatting to someone at dells site and say they dont have an EPP plan for student in canada..... I dont believe it im going to try another rep.

 

The second rep told me the same thing the online price is the best and there is no EPP for students.....

 

I've seen several posts about a $50 and $100 coupon. I haven't figured out how you get them though and whether they work with an M17X or just the M11X. Can someone enlighten me? I have an EPP account and will probably purchase a new M17X soon (I bricked my M17 and am waiting on a repair estimate from insurance). I would also appreciate if anyone can throw a charitable US Dell contact number my way as I would love to haggle the price down further.

 

Thanks much.
The SSD and 8 gb memory will be upgraded after the summer. Maybe sooner... :yes:

 

You need to contact your org's EPP Rep for the actual coupon. Forum rules do not permit sharing of EPP coupons or information on how to obtain them via non-official channels. Also ask your rep on instructions to sign up for EPP promo emails. As I recall, this was a default option however it may have changed.

 

That's the exact configuration I want to order at a price I can make work! Can you please email me the name of the Rep you dealt with, or at least provide insight as to what you said to them? Thanks!

 

That's funny. I am my company's EPP rep. As far as the coupon goes, I didn't ask anyone to share one with me....I just wanted to know what the coupon was and how people received them. I can check my email for any EPP coupons that might have come out. But I don't remember seeing any lately.

 

If anyone has any good rep contacts, I could use the help... I'm trying to buy a laptop that configures online for about 3700 for 3100 after tax. If you have any reps that you've had good experiences with, please send them me their way.

 

I need good sales reps too!! PM ME!!

 

Hey guys. i havn't been around too much lately. i am right on the verge of ordering an M15x, but i am very strapped for time. I work late both today and tomorrow and i would like to order via phone before the end of June if a can.

could anyone tell me how long it would generally take to get a good deal through a phone rep. I just want to judge whether or not i will have time or if i should just wait.

also, if anyone has a good rep that they could send me info for that would help me cut down on my time a little bit, please PM me. If i do not get it ordered before tomorrow, it wouldnt be the end of the world, but since i have a stackable $100 off coupon, id love to be able to use it.

Thanks in advance for any help. cant wait to get my hands on one of these machines.

 

it took me about 2 hours after 3 different reps one morning. to get 20% off

 

OK. I may be able to pull that off. If i can get %20 off i would be thrilled. I understand that it is really luck of the draw on getting a good rep quickly. I guess ill just give it a try and see what happens.

I already qualify for the %10 student EPP discount, and im sure I qualify for the %3 DPA discount so i have %13 off right off the bat. If i use that with a $100 off coupon, and get a little extra off the top, i think ill be looking at a pretty good deal

Thanks tuenkamen

 

with dpa you can get stuck at 13% fyi imho it limits your total discount don't go for dpa until you've squeezed as much out of the rep before going the dpa route i would try getting 20% first then get the dpa discount for a total of 23%. i didn't want to get dpa discount.

 

Again thanks for the advice. Ill go for a discount and then bring up the DPA at the end. see if i can add that on top.