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

Before today's $50 off but with the $100 HE GAVE ME it came to $298x or 299x (can't remember) pre-tax. With tax it came to 3143.

 

Update! After talking to 4 different reps, I placed an order with the last rep for the Alienware M17x R3. He promised to match the first quote I got from the EPP site (I'm a college student). So now both Dell and the EPP site offered me $135 off. I asked the last rep if he could beat the EPP guy. After talking to his manager several times, they agreed to send some additional games and/or coupons in the mail later. Wowie Zowie. But I fugured that was the best I could do. I ordered.

Before I had ordered, on a whim I had emailed the first EPP guy again. I told him I could seal the deal if he threw in a free upgrade to the 6970M. 6 hours after ordering the other system (much to my suprise) he responded that he could do that. So I ran and called his number (again and again -- he was busy) and FINALLY I got him on the phone. He canceled my other order and added the new one with the free 6970M upgrade in about 10 minutes flat. He was great -- friendly, funny, helpful, and fast! He swapped my order in the nick of time -- 10 minutes before Dell closed for the night. And If I had waited to the next day, I would not have been able to cancel my old order.

 

A free upgrade to 6970m? Good job! So, Whats the total price of your system?(pre-tax)

 

Here's my configured system:

Item Number Quantity Item Description

225-0536 1 Alienware M17x Soft-Touch, Stealth Black
317-6602 1 Intel Core i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
317-6116 1 MOD,DIMM,4GB,1333MHZ,DDR3,2X2G
331-1347 1 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
320-1933 1 17.3-inch WideFHD1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
320-1939 1 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6970M
342-2218 1 320GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
313-8792 1 AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
421-4655 1 Alienware Command Center Software, M17X
421-1400 1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
420-9691 1 DataSafe Local BackUp
420-9956 1 Vista PC Restore
421-0092 1 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
410-1883 1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
318-0395 1 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
421-4541 1 Roxio Creator Starter,No Media
318-0424 1 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
430-4019 1 Wireless 802.11 g/n
330-6348 1 Automatic Updates: On
939-0320 1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Initial Year
939-0340 1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year
950-3337 1 1 Year Limited Warranty
950-9797 1 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
421-1721 1 Soft Contracts Service Hardware Agreement for Alienware
994-3730 1 Warranty Support, Initial Year
421-1360 1 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
331-1349 1 Standard Nameplate
463-0742 1 Special Pricing Applied
Subtotal: $1,516.02

 

Wow. That's a good price. Dang.

 

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWHAT?? it looks like you have both $135 off for EPP AND a free upgrade to ati 6970m ? How possible!?
if this is the case, I am buying it!!!
by the way, if I can reach your rep, can I just tell him that one of my friend recommend him to me?
Thanks!

 

Yeah, he's just a really nice guy. I stressed both a requirement for the computer for a project and a timeframe I needed to have it by. And you are welcome to mention that a friend recommended you.

 

I might have to give him a call tomorrow, although he may not like people calling him asking for the same deals . I live in New York so I'm trying to get ~$150 off to cover taxes. Or maybe he can give me a really good deal on the 3 or 4 year warranty.

 

I called today try to cancel my order for extra discount, but I was told the order cancellation tips (discount when u trying to cancel ur order) DOES NOT work if your make order through Dell EPP. It can ONLY be applied to Dell Home (consumer) purchases.

Anyone can confirm this?

 

Folks, just to clarify -

You cannot post personal contact information. Does not matter if you have 'permission' or not. Use PM.

Questions on this can be directed to any moderator via PM.

Thanks.

 

I do apologize, but as there were previous messages with contact information given, including a post that said it was fine to post information if the rep said it was okay, it seemed like it was okay to do so

 

posts removed and no worries. Thanks.

 

Another thing you can do guys:

On the M17x forums me and two other people called into Dell customer service and asked about our order and when we'd get it.. Just say something about time being tight and you might be out of town when it comes and they'll upgrade it. If they don't prod them a bit and say something like "is there any way I can upgrade the shipping?"

They'll instant upgrade you to next day air. Got my EDD pushed up 5 days.

 

I always have NBD for my orders. It is one of the easiest gain to ask for.

 

Agreed. Supposedly it's a $67 value, according to the csr I spoke to when I first called in about the Intel fiasco, lolz.

 

There seems to be something like "NBD handling", meaning fast processing. I was told the NBD I had included that as a $129 value.

 

Hmmm.

Anywhoo, for those who are having trouble contacting a "good" csr. Always ask to speak to their supervisor if they are unable to give you direct/good/trustworthy-sounding answers.

 

What's NBD again?

 

NBD=Next Business Day

Overnight delivery

 

Next Business Day delivery.

 

Oh cool, thanks. I'll see if I can ask for that.

 

any body got other good deals?

 

Take a look at this link for the current Dell Coupons & Deals ...

Dell Coupons - Dell Coupon Codes, Dell Laptop Coupons and Dell Laptop Deals

 

thz for this but sadly they don have 1 for m17x

 

btw can u haggle in dell outlet, any 1 know?

 

OoksOo- Theres a couple of tips in this thread I posted a while back. Not sure how much haggling you can do but let us know how it turns out.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware/554487-refurb-ordering-advice.html

 

thz for the help all the way, im having a hard time deciding to get a r3 or r2, those refur r2 seems be a good deal tho

 

Easiest way to order is to call and ask for American rep. They're gonna try to get you to talk to them (Indian, Filipino, or Costa Rican), but try your best. If they refuse, hang up and try again. SEriously, you want an American rep if you've some hope of hagglin.

 

Eh, not really. The Indian reps I've talked to in customer service and sales seem almost willing to give away Dell's money no questions asked

 

Please be mindful that this is an international forum and refrain from using racial epithets and slurs.

 

Hi there newbie here, thought I would share my knowledge from an hour phone call haggling yesterday. I managed to get the sales rep to knock £300 off a £3300 alienware m17x r3, this was after 4 times being told this is the rock bootom price, which I thought was a cracking deal but then lucky for my I have a business account and my manager was able to do just abit better and my final saving came to £502 all in all very pleased indeed.

One tip is dont max your system out ie. i went for middle option processor and get them to upgrade this once they dont want to move anymore on the price. This is an instant saving.

Good luck be persistant and if your not getting anywhere hang up try another rep

 

Guys I got $150 off my system.It was at $2907 at first,then told them I had a credit limit and had to talk to a manager and got it under the limit and got it for $2757.Next I will try the NBD tomorrow and see if I can get it sooner.

 

Hey guys! I just ordered my system yesterday... got a crazy deal on it (I think.) Can you guys comment on the specs/price and if it was indeed a good buy?

Quick Specs: i7-2820, 2GB 6970, 4GB RAM, 320 GB HD, Blu-Ray, 1920x1080 @ 60HZ LED, 3 years advanced warranty (includes accidental damage.)

Item Number Quantity Item Description
225-0536 1 Alienware M17x Soft-Touch, Stealth Black
317-6115 1 Intel Core i7 2820QM 2.3GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
317-6116 1 MOD,DIMM,4GB,1333MHZ,DDR3,2X2G
331-1347 1 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
320-1933 1 17.3-inch WideFHD1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
320-1939 1 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6970M
342-2218 1 320GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
331-1350 1 Custom Nameplate
330-6106 1 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
313-8792 1 AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
421-4655 1 Alienware Command Center Software, M17X
421-1400 1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
420-9691 1 DataSafe Local BackUp
420-9956 1 Vista PC Restore
421-0092 1 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
410-1883 1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
318-0396 1 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
421-4541 1 Roxio Creator Starter,No Media
421-4550 1 Power DVD 9.6, 3D
318-0424 1 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
430-4021 1 MOD,CRD,NTWK,6300,ANW
330-6348 1 Automatic Updates: On
939-0330 1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Extended Year
939-0320 1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Initial Year
939-0380 1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, 2 Year Extended
939-0340 1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year
950-3339 1 3 Year Limited Warranty
993-8552 1 Accidental Damage Service, 3 Years
421-1721 1 Soft Contracts Service Hardware Agreement for Alienware
421-1719 1 Soft Contracts Consumer Accidental Damage Agreement for Alienware
993-8582 1 Warranty Support, 2 Year Extended
994-3730 1 Warranty Support, Initial Year
421-1360 1 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
421-1584 1 Alien Cyborg
421-1594 1 Alien Cyborg
330-5090 1 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
463-0742 1 Special Pricing Applied
600-0002 1 State Environmental Fee for display 15 inches, less than 35 inches

Subtotal: $2,175.99
Shipping and Handling: $0.00
Environmental Disposal Fee: $8.00
Sales Tax: $164.37
Total: $2,348.36

Took a bit of haggling to get this deal... but the original price came out to around ~2900=> ~3100 with tax... so I got a little over 700$ off total! I placed order through Dell's EPP (I am a student.)

Thanks!

Edit: Got another $100 off through my persistence =P

 

no... you got hosed for a disposal fee

 

Very nice deal,
can u send me ur rep's contact info and this quote if u don mind? i want to get the same thing as u did, thz

 

Send me a PM; I am not able to send you a message... maybe since I am a new member? I am not sure...

 

Hello. This is my first post, so please don't be too much hard on me if i didn't do something right.
I saw that you are really helpful so i'd like to ask you a few things.
Basically, i want to order a Alienware M17x R3 from dell.com, rather than the UK site, because the prices in Europe are much bigger than those in the USA. I'm from Bulgaria (if you don't know this is a small country in south-eastern Europe). So my question is if i try to haggle for the price of the laptop, will it work if they see that i am from another country? And even if it does, could you please tell me what you say to them, because i'm not quite sure what i should say. I want to do it because i'm on a budget and i saw that some users had got about 150-200 dollars off or a free upgrade. I want to get the basic configuration but with the 6970 and the final price is 1749, but i wonder if it could get any lower.
I'd be really thankful if you helped me.

 

While we don't know where cr0t3x is from, I believe California and maybe a couple of other states have imposed this bogus "Environmental Disposal Fee" on all new computer sales. They're treating computers the same as some states do car tires. Unfortunately, you have to pay that fee even if you are not replacing a computer that is on its way to a landfill, so it's an illegitimate and confiscatory fundraising scheme. There's no way around it. It's just another example of government and environmentalists partnering together to screw things up.

 

Hi, and welcome to NBR Forum. Glad you joined us, iNasko. I hope that all is well for you in Bulgaria.

Did you read the very first post on this thread? Some great examples of "things to say" are suggested there.

 

Really helpful. Thank you so much for all the valuable advice.

 

Hi guys, I finally am ready to order my new m17x r3. However, this is my first time trying to haggle with a rep, so do any of you mind supplying me with a rep who gave you a great deal? Also, I'm a college student, and how do I check if EPP is available for me? Last question, the 3d discount bundle is not available on the Dell university site. Is there any way to get it implimented? Otherwise, I would be better off just not using EPP

 

I think you're too new or have too few posts to PM. I'm also interested in your reps name and quote for the R3 system you ordered.

 

You guys can message me on AIM at "omg its the dude" if you'd like.. apparently I can't message anyone so there is no other way I can post the reps contact info etc!

 

I don't have an AIM
Could you post your email on your profile or something so I could ask you? Or I could give you my email?

Or could a moderator act as a middleman and let cr0t3x message me?

 

can you email me that rep's number or quote so I can get that same killer deal? I just ordered the xps 17 3d with 2630 cpu+555nvidia+fhd screed+6 gb ram for about 1300 including taxes but I am so down to upgrade to that beast that you got for a couple hundred dollars more. I really would appreciate it. my email is my user name @hotmail.
thanks!

 

My PM system is active now, so go ahead and PM me now guys (I removed my e-mail.) Best of luck haggling!

 

Compared to ya'll I got screwed!! My but still hurts come to think of it. All I got was $100 off. Manager wouldn't budge and couldn't care. This was also a US Sales rep.

Hell, I guess I'll just have to live with it. I got $3207 out the door before tax. Ouch.

 

Get the best price you can get online and then call in and ask if they can beat the price. If they cant call back again until you get someone who will. It may take time and persistence but remember good things come to those who wait.

 

Wow i wish i would of read this thread before i ordered i feel like i got pwned from dell. My rep was hella chill too. i got bent over...i should call and about how long its taking to get my m17x maybe get better shipping.

 

Ok this is what I am being offered at the moment. I asked for NBD but they only offered me half off NBD so i told them I would wait. Is this a good deal or should ask for some more discounts like 10% for EPP. Here is my config:
225-0536
1 Alienware M17x Soft-Touch, Stealth Black $1,644.52
317-6602
1 Intel Core i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
317-6116
1 MOD,DIMM,4GB,1333MHZ,DDR3,2X2G
331-1347
1 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
320-1933
1 17.3-inch WideFHD1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
320-1938
1 1.5GB GDDR5 Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M
342-2218
1 320GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
331-1350
1 Custom Nameplate
330-6106
1 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
313-8792
1 AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
421-4655
1 Alienware Command Center Software, M17X
421-1400
1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
420-9691
1 DataSafe Local BackUp
420-9956
1 Vista PC Restore
421-0092
1 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
410-1883
1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
318-0396
1 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
421-4541
1 Roxio Creator Starter,No Media
421-4550
1 Power DVD 9.6, 3D
318-0424
1 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
430-4019
1 Wireless 802.11 g/n
330-6348
1 Automatic Updates: On
939-0320
1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Initial Year
939-0340
1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year
950-3337
1 1 Year Limited Warranty
950-9797
1 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
421-1721
1 Soft Contracts Service Hardware Agreement for Alienware
994-3730
1 Warranty Support, Initial Year
421-1360 1 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
330-5090 1 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
* -DISCOUNT/COUPON APPL
600-0002 1 State Environmental Fee for display 15 inches, less than 35 inches