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

Could you please PM me the contact information?

Thanks.

 

Ok, I'm caught up with requests... future people should be able to pm others in this thread as well... I've sent out the info to at least 11 people now.

 

Btw, for anyone who may have recently ordered a laptop with the 6970 card, Dell is now out of them. I was told I had to cancel my order and re-order with the AMD 6990. I told them this was not acceptable because it would increase my price. They gave me a free upgrade to the 6990m for my trouble. Not a bad deal (And I had already gotten a low price from Jason). Just a heads up!

 

OMG, I just ordered my m14x to LMFAO.

who just ordered an Alienware computer with the other i7's and what are you guys doing????

 

I just ordered one with the older i7 2820. I don't think the difference is worth it to cancel my order. I did however call and complain about it to dell. I told them they should have put a warning or something saying that new units would come in soon. I made them feel like I was unsatisfied and they gave me NBD shipping for free. hah.

Then I thought about it and said why not get a quote from jasons friend and see what kind of price she gives me. I sent her an email. If the price is the same or less than jasons I may just cancel my order to get it.

All in all, I don't feel like it's going to be worth it in the end. I doubt I'll notice a difference unless I'm doing some really really heavy photoshopping. But that's just me...

EDIT: Plus I figured if my laptop ever needs to get repaired or replaced I could always ask for the new processor for my inconvenience.

 

hi im new, just got off phone with a rep, said he could give me 1250$ for m14x, standard i7, 4g ddr3 1600mhz, 500gb, 900p screen.

its 1250$ with tax, i think its over 100$ off, dont know if i tried hard enough.

 

Waiting on a quote for this M17x.....what do yall think?? any advice????

Intel® Core™ i7 2760QM 2.4GHz (3.5GHz w/Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (4DIMMS)
1.5GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M
1.5TB Raid 0 (2x 750GB 7,200RPM)
17.3-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO for Gaming & Video
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

 

ditch the 8GB ram and go for stock 4GB. You can use that 200 bucks to boost your warranty or buy aftermarket ram for way cheaper.

Same with the hard drive...I'd use that money to upgrade the graphics card as it is somewhat difficult to upgrade the graphics of m17x using aftermarket chips.

 

thanks for the advice......greatly appreciate it...but can u explain further....what graphics card do u suggest?? Also is the 3d led screen worth the cash???

 

well I would recommend either the 6990M or the 580M. The 580M is much more expensive though and I wouldn't get it unless I were going for the 3D screen. The benchmarks on the 580M are slightly higher...but not north the extra 300 or so bucks. The 6990M is the best bang for the buck.

The 3D screen is only worth getting if you wish to use 3D...if that makes sense. I've used a 3D screen before and It looks nice. But over time I would get a headache. That's just my preference though.

The 120hz screen and the 60hz screen have no visual differences in quality of color from what I know (based on what people say on this forum).

 

How good a deal is the replacement of Jason offering?

 

im currently waiting on a quote from her....ill let u kno tomorrow

 

Has anyone ever had any luck getting a deal from the live chat people?

 

I did about 700 better than with no deal and about 500 better than the online EPP/EEP/military deal. I think a big part of that is the reps can discount the heck out of warranties. (3 year with accidental damage, 2760qm, 6990, 750GB, 1080p, killer wireless, the rest pretty standard (will do SSD and ram myself later))

Also: I think I'm up to date on PMs lol

 

Were you able to get ahold of jason's friend?

 

I'm trying to PM you Darth (for the contact info) but i cant seem to find the PM button

 

yes, that's how I got what I listed above.


Fake:

I think you have to have 5 quality posts and wait a day for PMs.

 

@darth

THANKS!

 

Fake: Contact info Mailed.

 

Thanks for the quick response darth!

 

Hey Darth, I pm'd you for the contact info! Really looking forward to getting my new alienware

 

Sent you a PM as well darth thanks in advance

 

I have been waiting for a deal on a M14x for some time.. emailed Jason but never got a reply so hopefully will get a deal from his friend..

 

Yea, mine was about 400 off EPP, but I had a more base config, so that seems about right. It's the best deal you can get for an alienware at the moment.

 

I sent email to Jason's friend and she hasnt responded with a quote, but she did respon ensuring me that she would get me a quote ASAP...its been 4 days but i still have faith that she is going to come through...

 

I'm in the same boat. But it doesn't matter anymore...I was hoping she'd quote me quickly so I could compare prices and possibly cancel my current order for the newer line of processors...She emailed me back the same day I emailed her asking if I wanted a personalized plate when I clearly had it stated that I did in the original email...meh.

I dunno.

 

I suspect she got hit pretty hard with quote requests... She responded to me the same day... and it was at like 8 at night.

But I was the first to have the contact info, and I've sent it on to at least 20 people by now.

but 4 days seems like a lot... I know she doesn't work fridays or sundays though.

 

No response for me either.

 

I'd tell you guys this. SHE IS WORTH WAITING

Unexpected large discount (the more you purchase, the more discount you get). Great attitude, She will try to help you the best she can with a smile always in her voice I couldn't ask for more.

I'm more than satisfied with her help so far. Will post some detail soon.

 

I just got a quote from her...and SHES AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! couldnt ask for more..... im in a dilemma tho....should i go with the Radeon 6990 or the NVidia 580M for $200 more????

 

I was in the same situation. I got both quotes for the 6990M Xfire and GTX 580M SLI. But after researching both cards specifications and watching some reviews as well as the performance results. I realize that the 6990 still has some potential to increase its performance. Eventually, I went for the 6990M.

But all I wanna say here is, no matter what you pick. Amberly won't let you down . Thanks Jason, Amberly and everybody ^^

 

Can anyone pm me the info to contact them about ordering an m14x?? Please?!

EDIT: Got it, thank you.

 

EDIT: Got it, thank you.

DOH, posted it as a seperate post. my bad. =P

 

So I read a few pages back that the more upgrades you order the greater the discount... If I plan on ordering a close to stock m17x r3 with screen and 6990 upgrades, is it still worth to call? Or should I wait for a coupon? (does Dell still do these?) Been out of the PC scene for a while... last laptop I ordered was a Dell XPS Gen 2 and used a 20% off coupon about 5 years ago..

I'd be using my Dell Preferred Account to pay if that makes a difference...

 

i did better than 20% off of the epp/eep/educator/military discount price going though a rep

 

I would love to receive a PM with a recommendation. I plan to call within the next few days and am hoping to save a bit more than I can with the EPP. This is my 5th post so I think I should be able to receive PMs soon

 

Still have not gotten a reply.. of course I emailed her friday, and I saw darth said she is out of office in fridays, so hopefully today just out of curiosity, did anyone receive a phone number?

 

if i have a dell outlet m14 and wanted to try the "returning this laptop" trick of getting money offered back to me, think it will work or does that only apply to newly ordered laptops?

 

Just purchased my system and couldnt be any happier.... this is what i ordered

Alienware M17x
Monitor: 17.3-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 2760QM 2.4GHz (3.5GHz w/Turbo Boost)
Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (2DIMMS)
Hard Drive: 1TB Raid 0 (2x 500GB Hybrid Solid State Drives)
Video Card: 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M
Optical Drive: Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader
Wireless: Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO for Gaming & Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
Warranty : 2 Year Advance

TOTAL = $2,281.29 (DISCOUNT OF $811 based on website = 26% SAVINGS!) *** (<<< TOTAL AFTER TAX, so the discount was more around 29-30%)***EDIT***


AS OF RIGHT THEY HAVE A 25% DISCOUNT PROMOTION!!! Not sure for how long this will last, but the deal is incredible savings!!!!

BTW, I talked to the Sales Rep Amberly and she said that she has been bombarded with emails and it is very hard to respond to every email because she is constatly taking calls. So in order to get a response CALL!!!!!

I will answer any questions you have.

 

Hi guys
My system exchange have so much trouble and way too slow even I do fresh install and everything
I have also ask for system exchange but no hope
and my warranty is almost over so I think I'll trade this M18x in to get decent discount if possible to buy another

so right now who is the best one to contact?
I heard about Jason and his friend
the latest I'll buy another is november

also anyone think I can keep this laptop if they accept trade-in until I get new one? because I have online class and homework that require laptop to do

 

Grat Natty. ^^ You made yours finally eh It's not that bad compared to my deal which is 1k2 off (roughly 26.5%).

 

Hi everyone, It seems that this profile is too new to PM anyone. I would appreciate it if someone would pass along this rep's contact info to me.

Thanks

 

Thanks man!!! i tried to upgrade the warranty but it fell outside my budget....but what i could always do is extend the warranty in 2 years so i dont eat the cost right now.... and i looked into SDD and they just cost way to much $$$ right now...hopefully in a couple years i can upgrade to a SDD...and im going to see how much RAM BF3 / Diablo 3 uses before i drop another $100 to upgrade to 8gb ram....but overall i am satisfied with my purchase!!!

 

Hi, I just recently found this forum and have been thinking of purchasing a m17x. I can't send PMs so I would appreciate it if I can get the rep's contact info somehow. Thanks in advance.

 

You need to have 5 posts in order to receive a PM...so try and make 5 posts and i will PM the sales rep

 

EDITED**********

 

I'm working on it.

 

Would someone please send me a pm with Amberly and/or Jason's email/phone since I'm going to order 2 m14x's today and could really use the discounts! I promise to pay it forward?!

 

can anyone deny/confirm if this applies to refurbished laptops?

 

no it doesnt.