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

You don't have to work at Dell to get it, you can get it through your employer. I'm a programmer for a medical software company that buys a lot of Dell computers. Because of this, Dell offers its employees a discount.

 

That would allow him the AAFES discount which is even better than EPP!

 

I see that they are offering a special package with $100 off. Basically 6gb ram, better display, 2x2 WLAN options. Other than the ram, the other options I was planning on.

If anyone has a great rep that they could recommend, please let me know. Not wanting to haggle, just get a nice solid deal especially with 3 year warranty. Would greatly appreciate it.

By the way, EPP member with the DPA.

Heading to bed but will see what the world may present tomorrow.

Thanks greatly!
Charles.

 

Where did you see this package?

 

Just ordered using EPP. Overnight shipping should arrive end of month.

Subtotal: $1,933.14
Shipping and Handling: $29.00
Tax Total: $161.88
Total Amount: $2,124.02

Original price (without tax or shipping) pre-discount $2563.00 (roughly).

Note that this includes the Intel 3x3 wireless and the internal 60ghz wireless HDMI transmitter. I also purchased (on a separate order) the Visio Wireless HDMI kit which Dell sells for 189.00 which is cheaper than anywhere else at retail by about 10 bucks.

I'll buy more ram myself, cheaper and faster ;D

1 225-0536 Alienware M17x Soft-Touch, Stealth Black
1 317-6114 Intel Core i7 2720QM 2.2GHz (3.3GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
1 317-6116 MOD,DIMM,4GB,1333MHZ,DDR3,2X2G
1 331-1347 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
1 320-1933 17.3-inch WideFHD1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
1 320-1939 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6970M
1 342-2218 320GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
1 331-1350 Custom Nameplate
1 330-6106 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
1 313-8792 AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
1 421-4655 Alienware Command Center Software, M17X
1 421-1400 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
1 420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp
1 420-9956 Vista PC Restore
1 410-1883 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
1 318-0396 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
1 421-4541 Roxio Creator Starter,No Media
1 421-4550 Power DVD 9.6, 3D
1 318-0424 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
1 430-4021 MOD,CRD,NTWK,6300,ANW
1 330-6348 Automatic Updates: On
1 939-0320 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Initial Year
1 939-0340 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 421-1721 Soft Contracts Service Hardware Agreement for Alienware
1 994-3730 Warranty Support, Initial Year
1 330-0171 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks
1 430-4022 Internal 60GHz WirelessHD Transmitter

 

When I logged right into the Alienware site, there is a banner add that switches between the m18x and a redish one talking about "Rubbing is Racing." When you click on this, it will take you to package deals that have upgrade graphic packages for the m11x, m14x, m17x and the Aurora. Not a lot as I posted for the m14x, but if I wanted those items, it does drop it $100. And the $50 coupon works with it too.

 

Hey guys,

Anyone lucky with a rep? I would really appreciate it if you could pm me his/her contact info. I'm interested in buying a m11x R3, but can't afford one if I only get the standard 2% student discount. Thanks so much!

 

Did you get any other discounts other than the EPP? I asked because I tried spec'ing the same system (except left the processor at stock and went with the 3 year warranty) and my discount was only about $60. Definite difference between $60 and almost $600. Wondering if I am doing something wrong.

Though I am still leaning towards the m14x, keeping my options open.

Thanks.
Charles.

 

One thing I missed about being an Army Civilian overseas - was able to use AAFES and get discounts like this. But stateside - nope.

 

I had the EPP discount.

Remember, you need to call and work the Dell inside sales folks in order to see substantial discounts. Ask ask ask, but always be polite and be ready to walk away from the deal. In other words:

1. Be willing to place your order online first so that when you call to cancel and "reorder" you show commitment and ability to purchase
2. Call and state you want x system and are looking for the best discounts available and that you've seen specific deep discounts others have received.
3. State that you wish to cancel the order and order from the rep if their discounts are good enough.
4. If the rep does not give or have discounts available (they always do, it's all about willingness) then be willing to say no thank you and leave the call politely. Remember when you say "sorry that won't work for me, I'll probably just go ahead and call back and cancel) you are giving the rep time to reconsider the discounts. They want to keep margin so won't give discounts right up front, usually.

You probably know all this but just in case.

Good luck.

 

Hi Santiago, just sent you a PM!

Your help is greatly appreciated! Cheers!

 

As NBR lead mod. I feel it necessary to say what and awesome insightful and useful thread this is going

 

Ordering first and calling to cancel is the first I've seen. Sounds a bit too risky for me if they want to give me a lot of trouble to cancel/without restocking fees...

Good job though and great price!

 

Woooooot!!

Finally placed my order. I was with the best rep ever (recommended by sunc92) and he was amazing! Really went all out to try to help me get the best deal.

Special thanks go out to sunc92 and santiagodraco who were really patient with my incessant PM questioning as well!

Specs are as follows:

Item Number Quantity Item Description
225-0536 1 Alienware M17x Soft-Touch, Stealth Black
317-6114 1 Intel Core i7 2720QM 2.2GHz (3.3GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
317-6119 1 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (4DIMMS)
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
318-0395 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
430-4021 1 MOD,CRD,NTWK,6300,ANW
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

And he gave me 3-5 days free delivery while expediting my build time with the factory as well. What more can i ask for right?

Anyone that needs a solid rep that puts his neck out for his customers, feel free to PM me!

 

So how much u got it?

 

Yea Hideto how much did you pay? Around 2000?

 

I can't PM yet so could you maybe PM me? I need to get this m18x fast! Thanks!

 

Hey can I have your Reps info? I have been wanting a M14x but its a little too much at the current price.

 

Anyone have a good Rep for m14x? I don't think I have enough posts yet to pm, need to try and get it to 1200, gonna go for that new promotion with 24 hour shipping, would that help?

 

I am considering buying a M17x. Can someone provide some good US sale reps and some tips to haggle with them? Is it OK to just tell them you are refer by someone on the forum? Thanks in advance

 

You will need at least 5 quality posts to have access to the Private Messaging (PM) and signature system.

After you have reached 5 posts you will need to wait for usergroup promotions which runs at 11pm EST every night.

Is it really that hard to contribute to the forum? Go find a couple of threads and help someone out with their issue or question...

 

Hmm, I am thinking of getting a new m17x.

Anyone know a good rep I think I am due for a laptop upgrade xD, a PM would be awesome thanks

 

As many times as we have also mentioned it, no one seems to listen. LOL.

 

What do you guys consider a good deal, now the big discount isn't valid anymore? If you were ordering a $1500 config on the m14x, what would you consider a good deal? What would be a great deal? I can use an EPP, but no military discount.

 

I would say if you get it for 1300 after taxes that would be an awesome deal! But if you get any kinda of discounts, then that would be good. Theres a 75 dollar off coupon on Alienware laptops right now too.

 

Where do you get the $75 dollar off coupon? I'm not the best at finding things online. Thanks for the help!

 

Looking to cancel my online order and try and get a better deal on an M11x, or maybe bump it up to an M14x.

Anyone got any reps they had a good experience with? Any tips on avoiding restocking fees when I try and cancel my current order?

 

Hey all, going to order an m14x tomorrow would have done it tonight untill i saw this thread, love my m11x but wanted something bigger, if anyone knows of a nice UK rep feel free to PM me, thanks for any help.

 

Check this and PM steviejones133

http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...-aw-system-accessories-please-contribute.html

 

YGPM For everyone else, I found it on here, Dell Coupon Codes Dell.com Deals Coupons Promo Codes Online - Savings.com

 

So if someone did give a rep name, would I just have to ask to be redirected to (ex. Henry) when I call Dell?

 

Try and ask for the rep's email too so you can email them and let them know what's going on and to expect your call.

 

I've been stalking this thread for about a week now... finally decided to give it a go today.
Called through the EPP line since I'm going to college next year and requested a quote. The rep was certainly nice enough but he said there wasn't really much he could do in the way of discounts save for the EPP discount. That or I'm terribad at haggling. Guess I'll try again some other time.

In any case, hello there everyone!

 

Thanks ynwa8 PM sent his way.

 

I couldnt get the rep i talked to on the phone to budge. The only discounts ive found were the 2 coupons, one for $75 off alienware orders over $1399, and the coupon for free shipping. Im at $3900 with shipping for the m18x i configured, i could use all the help can get if anyone has a good rep.

 

Got a M14x for 1395 after tax. The Rep was a really cool lady, but sadly her manager or whatever wouldn't give another discount.

 

It sounds like it's much better to wait for some promotion since the reps would have an easier time applying various codes into their system. (It doesn't sound like it's as easy to just slap on a 20% off coupon since they don't have a code to apply neither)...

 

A rep that I chatted with told me to wait for a back to school sale in mid-May. When have AW back to school sales been historically, and what kind of discounts can be expected?

 

Yeah I probably should of waited but I really wanted it. Haha.

 

I think that's what I'll be doing... I'd love to have a new shiny laptop now but with college still only on the horizon, I still have time to wait.

As for when student discounts start... the Dell EPP page seems to point to student discounts starting later this month (about May 22-ish). Since AW is with Dell, I suppose it should also start around then.

 

anyone in Canada?
looking to purchase a m14x soon, i was wondering what kind of deal other canadians have been given.

 

I'd be very interested to know what you can usually get off an alienware system during these sales (as a percentage). The rep I talked to mentioned a 30 day price match. Will they add the sale and refund the difference if you purchase before the sale? Maybe I should cancel and wait a couple weeks.

 

Following this forum since page 1, I think if you're patient, you should be able to find 20% some way. Without any sales or ANYTHING going on, you can expect to see around 5-10% from a decent rep. With a great sale and promos going on, you can expect to see 20% or so. Highest I've seen is around 30% tops.

I haven't seen too many people post more off than that. This of course, depends on options, overall price, etc...

If you can't wait at all, I think 10% is probably a decent price off at this point.

 

Hey guys, how realistic is it for me to get a basic M14X: (MSRP $1200) for about $950-1000?

I'm trying this through chat but they don't budge. Even they said to call a sales rep

 

I cant fathom why anyone would expect any kind of 'deal' when chatting with a rep. You wont come away with any 'amazing deals' using the chat feature on the dell site...

Seriously, if you want to haggle, CALL.

 

Uh, Don't you think it's a little silly to think that a chat sales person would give you ANY sort of deal? They're like, the lowest of the low over at Dell. Edit: Got beaten to it by a mod :\


I called today to ask about canceling my order. Told them I had found a better deal elsewhere, they offered to give me 63 dollars or fully refund the system once I send it back to them. Now I got my M11x for around 1,100 USD and that was with ZERO coupons.

They told me to call them as soon as I get the laptop and ask and see if I can get like 150-200 dollars refunded? Or should I just take the 63 bucks and be happy with what I got?

 

Take the 63 bucks. Why chance it? You call back after receiving and they may not offer you anything but a restocking fee

 

has anyone ever had any success haggling the price down on the dell outlet site, a rep i talked to earlier today said they didnt have access to the refurb units.

 

They said they would wave the restocking fee since I called early. Still think it's worth the trouble?

 

Hey there, I think. . .i got a terrible deal of the sales rep. The guy said that there was no way to lower the prices on alienware laptops and this is as cheap as it gets, though, I doubt that. I also asked him for a discount for farmers AND school, but said that you can only do one. This is like only 50 bucks off. . Should I just say something like ''oh i found a better deal for $xxxxx amount, buuuut if you can match it, i might buy it from you guys.''

Item Number Quantity Item Description Unit Price Extended Price
225-0790 1 Alienware M14X - Stealth Black with Soft Touch Finish $1,266.76 $1,266.76
317-6678 1 Intel Core i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.9GHz Turbo Mode, 6M cache)
317-6669 1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
331-2069 1 Alienware M14X 150W A/C Adapter
320-2228 1 14.0 High Def+ (900p/1600x900) with WLED backlight
318-0644 1 1.5GB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus technology
342-2567 1 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3GB/s
313-8791 1 AlienFX Color, Mars Red
421-4816 1 Alienware Command Center Software, M14X
421-1400 1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
420-9691 1 DataSafe Local BackUp
420-9956 1 Vista PC Restore
318-0641 1 Hinge Up WLAN - BLACK
410-0548 1 Adobe Acrobat Reader
421-1305 1 Roxio Creator Starter
318-1166 1 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner, DVD+-RW, CD-RW
421-4818 1 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
430-4099 1 Intel Advanced-N WiFi Link 6205 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO Technology
330-6350 1 Automatic Updates: Critical Updates Only
951-9680 1 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
951-9700 1 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, 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
469-0500 1 No Wireless HD Selected
469-0503 1 No Mobile Broadband Selected
430-4097 1 Internal Bluetooth 3.0
421-1360 1 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
331-2071 1 Standard Nameplate, M14X
463-0742 1 Special Pricing Applied
* -DISCOUNT/COUPON APPL

Subtotal: $1,266.76
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Tax: $110.20
Environmental Disposal Fee: $0.00
Total Price w/Discounts: $1,376.96


Why does it say i have windows 7, but a vista pc restore?. .
Oh and this is my first time posting here, i been lurking around here for the past couple months