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

Saved 8% through EPP
Saved $260 and got 8GB of ram and a seagate 500GB xt hybrid for free through dells official sale
Saved another $200 through a special means

saved $85 on extending my warranty to 5 years!

thats a total of $830 in savings.

 

hi, may I request for the coupon as well? been on the fence with the m17x now

 

What is the best way to get info on Dell coupons/deals? Do you sign up for their email notifications or is there another site out there that tracks these things the best.

I missed out on their $350 coupons earlier..really would like to hit another one of those deals the next time before it goes away!

Joe

 

how can I acquire these "special means" lol

 

do what i do, hound their site everyday lol

 

what good will that do? lol sorry im a noob here. Buying my first alienware (m18x) within the next couple of weeks. The configuration came out to around $2800 and I only really WANT to spend around $2300

 

Hey guys/girls! I have been following this thread and thought I I might be able to add some info. I was looking at an Alienware and then switched to a Precision m6600 and was able to get it for an amazing price! Every question or concern have been answered quickly and accurately. I will be purchasing the system soon and just wanted to help my fellow forum members!

The rep is a cool guy who understands that we are trying to look for the best value. He will also help guide you towards the best build for your needs and then work with the pricing afterwards. I do have a slight warning, please do not be rude or verbally abuse the rep. He will attempt to work with you the best he can.I have his contact information for anyone who is interested (pm me).

 

Hey, can you send me your rep's info? Thanks!

 

No prob, Glad it could help. Glad it's served a good purpose. This thread rarely leaves the first page of the Alienware section

Semper Fi

 

so i spec'd out my m14x and came out to about 1,450ish without any discounts. it seems as though a lot of people can get it down to 1100 or so from that price. i was wondering if anyone had advice on getting other stuff like accessories like headphones, backpack, and a sleeve. i would love to somehow bargain for the razer megalodon... anyone got some tips or advice?

 

Shoot me a PM and I'll toss you my rep.

He's been very generous to NBR members thus far

(only if you guys have a US address)

 

Considering picking up a m11x r3 in a few weeks. priced out it comes to $1442. I understand that every rep is different, but could anyone give me a ballpark of how low I may be able to get it?

 

so do yu guys think i could get any good deals on the m17x r3? im not asking for alot off, but anything cheaper than the internet prices?

 

the taxes really kills it for me, friggin 170 bucks in CA state, i had to call off the deal.

 

im planning to get M18x, but wish to get Core i7 2920XM. Currently Core i7 2920XM is too expensive, so might gonna get Core i7 2920XM ES version. there are 2 in the market which 1 is better? Q1CE or Q1N8 better?

 

Any italian rep who can offer good discount rates?

I started a chat with a rep and then he called me by phone. We talked about a M14X: the final price was 1299€ and with the discount he offered me the price lowered to 1234€.

I don't know why we (italians) can't use any coupon. The rep didn't offer me anything, no mouse, no next day shipping. I asked for a 1x4GB stick of ram, but that wasn't possible.

Any chance to lower that price?

 

Just pony up the money and get it from factory. The warranty will cover the chip and even accidental. If your chip from china burns out or is a dud well than you are on your own. The price difference for 920xm ES and 920xm from factory was huge. In the 2920xm case the price is not big enough to worry about it. If you have already accepted the fact you will spend big $$$ for a chip with minor bump in gaming then just pay dell and have it covered. When you get system replacement in the future they will give you the NEW xm chip at that time....will china swap out your old 920xm for 2920xm under warranty

 

i am getting an alienware m14x shortly, should this work for me?

 

hey guys..............kinda new to the forum.........was planning to buy the dv6t untill hp really pissed me off...........and now i am certain i wanna buy the alienware m14x ..........and the final config is coming down to 1280...........anyone of u can get me a discount.?? a discount coupon.........or something...........i can really use the help...as my budget was 1000$ ...the inital reason wy i was going for the dv6t

 

Not sure if they would drop you 300$ , they might do that over 2000$+

 

whats the maximum discount...that i can expect to get ?

 

im looking to get an m18x configured to 3000 dollars i talked to someone and said there wasnt any other discounts how do I get it lower the taxes are outrageous ~250

 

Ordered my M18x on the June 6th
i7 2720QM
16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz 4DIMM
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader
CrossfireX 2GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon HD 6970M
1TB RAID 0, 2x 500GB, 7200RPM SS Hybrid
Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
Internal 60GHz WirelessHD M18x
2567.57
4 year accidental NBD ~700
Free mouse
Total
$3,450.90(taxes in)

Fun Priceless

 

Just wanted to inform you guys that dell has adopted a new policy that keeps record of your calls to prevent bargaining. Thats what i heard from my rep today on the phone.

 

System in my Sig, with 2 year accidental, 2245 before taxes, 2550 after.

As for the call tracking Cwaz, I can confirm this. I was talking with three different reps. And they knew that other people had been talking to me. That however didn't prevent them for competing for my business.

 

Also a new pointer, maybe moderator can add this to the first section. I have found out that general sales and the Employee Pricing Program work for two different 'camps' if you would. They will compete greatly for your business. I am guessing they are each attempting to hit targets not only for themselves (commissions) but for their dept/team under their coach.

If you work for a company that has and EPP with dell. Get a quote from the EPP department, then call general sales and see what they can do ... you CAN play these groups off each other.

Like I said earlier, I got over 15% off by doing this. My EPP discount was only supposed to be 8%. I actually placed an order with general sales, and then the guy from EPP called back the next day, cancelled my order threw in the warranty and replaced the order for me ...

 

How the heck? PM me please lol.

 

I am about to buy this M14X. Can anyone PM their sales rep's numbers pls?(I can't PM yet)
PS: It is already $160 off with their limited time offer + coupon. Does anyone know if the sales reps are able to give further discounts？

 

Greetings to you all,

I need some help from you guys. I am writing from Europe, Romania (Transylvania more specifically).

My best friend is in the US on a business trip, he is in Chicago right now where he will stay until July 2nd, then leave back for Romania.

I've asked him to buy a laptop for me on this trip, a present for my birthday. After looking around for a few weeks, I set my mind on an Alienware M14x. I gave my friend 1200 dollars, that’s two months average (medium) salary here.

Now I’m not a greedy person, I was planning on getting just the i7 2630QM processor and the 900p/1600x900 screen above the entry level machine, as I know they are well worth the money. Bluetooth was just an optional, in case of a good deal.

The problem is, there seems to be only one configuration on the Alienware site that can be shipped in time, before my friend leaves the US. It costs 1399 dollars.

My friend might be able to pay the sales tax over the 1200 dollars, which I will have to pay him back later. With the tax and all, lets say I can go as high as 1300 dollars. That’s all the money I’ve got, 100 dollars in dept…

So, if any of you guys could help me buy an M14x, I would be most grateful. I don’t know how I could repay you right now, but I would not forget your kindness.

 

Hey everyone, I had the system in my sig sent to me today but had to cancel and reorder due to incorrect configuration... (wrong ram...). But I was able to get a good deal ($2200!). If anyone wants the reps info pm me, also he is a good person for people who don't like to haggle and will search for any and all discounts!

 

Ugh, anyone else have issues regarding upgrading your system?

I got a replacment with the 6870, Im wanting to buy the 6970 (Dell Part #V9XKH) card for my m17x R3. None of the sales rep are able to help me, they keep bouncing me around, anyone else have this issue? If so how did you resolve it?

 

Well, can at list someone give me some advice? I'm kind of running out of time. Is a 200 dollars (15%) to big of a discount for one of the reps that you know? Can't any one of you put my friend in touch with a good rep?

As I said before, I'm not greedy, I would have bought the laptop with 4 gb ram and if needed without bluetooth, but the 1399 laptop is the only one that is shipped fast.

I would have PM some of you guys, but it wouldn't be exactly nice of me to post 10 times in 24 hours just to be able to do that. I've tried to contact somebody from here by other means, but there was no reply.

 

Check out Ben's Bargains:
Dell Alienware M17x Core i7 Quad 4GB Notebook $1299 at DellClick Here

Dell has the Dell Alienware M17x 17" Core i7 Quad 4GB Notebook (Quasar Blue) for $1699 - $400 off with coupon code KDGP60?34PM5SF [Exp 7/15, 175 uses] = $1299 with free shipping. [Compare]

Intel Core i7-740QM Quad Core 1.73GHz, 4GB DDR3, 320GB HDD
1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870M video, slot-load DVD burner DL
17.3" LCD 1440 x 900, 802.11n, Windows 7 Home Premium x64

Link:
http://bensbargains.net/
posted at 9:22

 

Alienware Deals I just found this promotion link and it worked, does anyone know if this stacks with sales rep discount.

 

Can you please send me your rep's contact info? Thanks.

 

Can you please send me your rep info? I can't PM. But my email is [email protected]

 

Thank you for your answer Flynnaz. I doesn't really help but thank you anyway.

 

Thank you for your answer Flynnaz. I doesn't really help but thank you anyway. You are the only one that answered.

 

Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Processor Intel® Core™ i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.9GHz w/Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache)
Memory 6GB DDR3 at 1600MHz
A/C Adapter Alienware M14X 150W A/C Adapter
Display Panel 14.0" High Def+ (900p/1600x900) with WLED backlight
Video Card 1.5GB DDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus™ technology
Hard Drive 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
AlienFX Quasar Blue
Hinge Up Hinge Up WLAN -BLACK
Adobe Reader Acrobat SW Adobe Acrobat X Reader
Optical Drive 8x SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Slot Load Optical Drive
Audio Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
Wireless Intel® Advanced-N WiFi Link 6205 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO Technology
Hardware Support Services 1 Year Basic Plan

With promotion and coupon I was about to get this config to $1,239.00($1,348.96 after tax).

Can anyone tell me if sales reps are able to give me further discounts?
Also, any chance my free xbox360 promotion can apply to this config?

 

Thank you so much DR650SE. Some great advice and links. I am gonna try this out today on an m17x

 

Hey, I'm not sure if this helps but here are a few coupon codes I found by just using google...

Code: $1PK1WPJ8?5?M1
Description: Save $974 on a fully loaded Alienware M17x laptop with Intel Core i7, HD 5870 Video Card + free shipping
Expires: 07/15/11


Code: KDGP60?34PM5SF
Description: Save $500 off Alienware M17x laptop w/ Intel Core i7, 4GB Memory (For $1299.99 + FS)
Expires: 07/15/11


Code: BHW1L0MX0D?MCX
Description: Save $230 off Alienware M11x R3 laptop with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i7 processor

or

Save $150 off Alienware M14x laptop w/ Intel Sandy Bridge Core i7 and 3.0GB DDR3

or

Save $285 off Alienware M17x laptop w/ Intel Sandy Bridge Core i7, 6GB memory
Expires: 07/30/11


Code: 8GHR80Q1PLLCF7
Description: Save $500 off XPS 17 laptop $1600 or greater
Stacks with 7WR1C2?HTTQQ11
Expires: 07/30/11


Code: 7WR1C2?HTTQQ11
Description: Save $550 on the 3D XPS 17 laptop w/ Intel Sandy Bridge Core i7,1TB hard drive,1080p display
Expires: 07/30/11

Hope this helps!

 

Thanks for these but unfortunately they are for the old systems with the old i7 processors, or at least the alienware m17x ones are. I tried those.

 

Code: BHW1L0MX0D?MCX - Works as a $50 Stackable for the m17x (new systems)

Code: 7WR1C2?HTTQQ11 - Works as a $150 Stackable for the XPS 17 (also for new ones)

Otherwise, I didn't find them useful either.

 

Good news! I just ordered an m17x by phone.

First try to foreign support I got $50 bucks off. lame...


Second try to specifically US support was a success. Got about 300 off the price of a very high end system. He did say that normally he couldn't take off that much, but I had added many upgrades and so the price was pretty high. I also used the advice of DR650SE and quoted him some competitor's prices since it was much cheaper.

Thanks again DR650SE.

One bummer... the tax killed me! Ugh 6% is a lot more than it looks initially.


Does anyone know if Dell honors state tax holidays? I'm thinking of cancelling the order for a month till the tax holiday.

 

Hmm im taking a look around and im wondering if a near base model of the M14x, which runs me 1400 with tax. Should i cancel and try to get a rep and maybe get the xbox and a discount?
My moms employer i believe has a hook up with dell (hospital and shes a ceo assitant) Could this be a EEP? They can order a dell and then take a certain percent per pay check for the computer.

What are your opinions? wait and be paitent or try for a rep? and if anyone knows a rep i would love for you to pm me with there info so i can see if they can lower it for me. 1400 is just alot of money to me i would be willing to pay it but if i can cut it back some i need to start a emergency fund for college. (stupid car scares me half the time with how it acts)

 

Hi all,

Long time user of the forum, but not posted a lot. I have now spoken with 3 reps in the UK, 2 online and one on the phone and they have all told me the same thing, they dont offer any reduction on the online price.

Is this true? or do they not like me much? When i bought the M17x 1yr and a half ago i got just under £200 off. Any help or suggestions

p.s. I live in the UK.

 

It's been stated that the online chat reps can't offer any discounts. Only the phone reps can. You probably just got unlucky with that one phone rep. Try calling back.

 

hi, I can't PM yet, but can Wired360 or MaynardLD50 please send me their rep info...i'd greatly appreciate it. pm me or [email protected] thanks

 

Just wanted to let you all know that I called Dell within the 21 day return period and threatened to return my M14x and they offered $300 off! Look at the specs in my sig for ~$1450, what a steal!

 

not really. chat reps can also give discount. i was able to get $500 off for my m18x.

if they say that the online price is the best price that they can offer, tell them that you will just go ahead and process the order by yourself. then my rep changed his mind and asked me to stay as he requested his supervisor to approve the discount.