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

Won't work as well. Much less personal.

 

Their chat system had trouble opening on my browser for some reason... I did manage to get it work once but it wasn't possible to get anything off from the person I talked with.

I don't hate talking on the phone, it's just the voice quality over cell phones in US is really crappy, so I can barely understand someone who doesn't speak very clearly.

I could get 10% + 50$ off (as I would even just using their web) off EPP website but the m11x configuration listed there is a robbery compared to the ~$800ish priced ones.

 

The M11x on the EPP site includes more options, hence the higher price. You can't however select the lower CPU or 2GB RAM as options if you wanted them.

 

Same here, Chat window usually doesn't open properly, and the one time it did, the person wouldn't give me any discount beyond the 7% I get with EPP.

 

Good luck, if you still haven't gotten it after I receive my m11x you can have the extension # of the rep that placed the order with all my coupons stacking and my 3% DPA. My Product Sub Total : $744.09 for the 4gb, 250gb 7200rpm, bluetooth and SU7300.

 

They are ready to drop off prices for >2000$ products... but to get even 100$ off for <1000$ prod is really hard man.. I had to fight for applying 10% of my normal cart instead epp's predefined cart. And then for 50$ more... it was like 1 more hr of long discussion. I must be really bad at words
Awesome deal!

 

hey how do you qualify for the epp program??:

 

work for a company who falls inside the program
just call the epp site and say your company name they will check it out

 

do you hav a link for all the companies that fall inside the program. I cant find it. Oh i also read somewhere you can qualify if ur in school. I currently go to California State University of Northridge. Would that qualify?? thx!!

 

Lol, yeah I said CSUN was my school. Typing this from my SOM class as we speak. So it qualifies.

 

thx flipp! hey hit me up at CSUN lol im at USU computer lab right now. 818-738-8890
well imma try haggling sometime today or tomorrow. Really want that new M15x

 

anyone else get complete care? i had a free upgrade to 4gigs at 1333 and then had another rep downgrade it to 1066 and used the extra money to help myself buy it

 

Lol, I ordered the m11x for school / gaming purposes.

 

I used the chat thing to order mine (that is after countless tries to get it open).
I got 10% off for student discount, $50 coupon, then $75 off from the rep. I might try to get next day shipping later on.




Tell them that you're ready to order today and you'd love to buy from them if they can help you out.
If they don't budge to give you any more just ask for a quote and be like " can you just send me the quote and I'll get back to you in a few hours, I need to talk it over".

After I said that, she went back and said " my manger found an additional discount for you to use". How conveniant..

 

Lol yea. I need this laptop for "school" hehe

 

I don't know if I would want to carry the m15x for school, kinda big and not alot of battery life.

 

Yeah, that's what I noticed. But basically that's what the online rep offered as well (I can click through the Dell web without their help ).

The main problem is that you can't really customize the EPP m11x, I wanted cheaper CPU (SU4300), smallest hard drive - since I can reuse the 320GB one I have in my current laptop and no extra crap like McAfee anti-virus.

On another note, yes, people are more likely to get much discounts on more expensive laptops like m17x. My minimum goal is 10% off the $850-prices m11x (basic conf with 4GB RAM). If I could sqeeze in new EPP $50 off coupon, even better.

And another thing I noted, by accident -- since I was planning to visit my friends in New York City (I live in NY state but not NYC) I thought I could have it delivered there so all of us could drool on it . However, the tax they applied to NYC was higher than upstate NY (~$7 more or so) so the total tax was like $75. On the other hand if my friend from Tenneesee happened to buy one he'd pay $35 tax. So maybe that's also worth checking out. I haven't checked what would be the delivery cost then if they deliver it to him and he ships it to me...

 

Thanks alot guys, i reread this thread like 100 times, threw as much sh*t as i could on the wall, and took w/e stuck.

My Components
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Intel® Core™ i7 820QM 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
1 Year Advanced Service Plan
Dual 1GB ATI Radeon™ Mobility HD 4870 in CrossfireX™
17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 RGB LED (1200p)
4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
500GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Intel® Ultimate N WiFi Link 6300 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO Technology
Space Black - Anodized Aluminum

Subtotal: $2,411.70
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Tax: $183.20
Environmental Disposal Fee: $0.00
Total Price w/Discounts: $2,594.90

i dont' think i could have done it anybetter =). you guys are awesome.

 

it applies for school aswell but there isnt a listing that i know of you would have to call as them what kind of discount your company gets and compare it with the 10% student

 

they don't really check the list, i told them my school, and they were kinda like "uh huh" and couldn't find it, just keep telling them you're in school, or even say you're with AAA. They just skipped it and transfered me to a sales rep.

 

well whatever works works its all about how you sleep at night in the end

 

Well its not like im lying to get my discount, i was trying to convey that the guy on the other side didnt' really care for much if my school qualified or not, he just skipped it after i told him twice and we got into business. Also i think you should note that extensions don't always work for the same person, or they use different names, i only say this because i talked to about 5 reps and i wasn't able to get back to them, they told me that it was easier if they called me back, but then again, they also have an email address, so you could email them. but dialing an extension never worked for me.

 

my experience with emails never try explaining anything in it or they wont respond just put "Call me when you can at ***-***-**** " when i try that they get back to me in 10min flat emails with longer text never hear from them again. lol

 

@deltaone45

My system is in final production stage, and will be shipped before this Friday and I have got a NDB, so I will be getting my M17x real soon

How about yours?

 

no clue man, you being spiteful ? im still waiting probably will be forever satans punishment i guess

 

Deltaone, Did you get that config shipping + tax for $1985?? If so then that's amazing.

 

i got it for 2155 with taxes but the 1985 was before Shipping NBD was free

 

Finally settled a deal for an M15x over the phone...

Wasn't an amazing deal, but got 10% off....better than nothing. The following build was $1799 (before tax) Canadian:

224-7176 BASE,NBK,ANW,BLK,M15X 1
312-0205 Primary - 6-cell (56Watt) Batt 1
313-8565 Slot-Loading DVD Burner 1
313-8792 AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue 1
313-8944 5.1 Channel Audio 1
317-2396 i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz, 6MB Cache) 1
317-2403 4GB Dual Ch. DDR3 at 1066MHz 1
320-0934 15.6-inch WideHD+ 1600x900 1
320-0938 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M 1
330-6175 Standard Nameplate 1
330-6350 AUTO-UPDATES,CRIT,AW 1
341-9752 250GB 7,200RPM 1
410-0203 McAfee VirusScan Plus,30D Subscription 1
410-1883 ADOBE READER 9.0,MLANG,I/S/X NB 1
420-6436 PC-RESTORE, DIM/INSP 1
420-9691 DATASAFE LOCAL BACKUP 2.0 BASIC 1
421-1304 CyberLink PowerDVD SW, ANWNB 1
421-1305 Nero Media Burning SW, ANWNB 1
421-1400 WIN 7 HOME PREM, 64, ENG,AW NB 1
421-1572 Alienhead Glow 1
421-1590 AW Command Center Software 1
430-0686 INTEL WIFI LINK 5300 802.11AGN 1
465-8687 PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH MORE DETAILS 1
905-2987 HW WRTY + SVC,ANW M15,UNY,INIT,REL 1
906-0670 NBD OS,ANW M15,UNY,INIT YR,REL 1
994-3730 WARRANTY SPRT,ANW NB,INIT YR 1
009-4365 DIMENSION, SHIPPING AND HANDLING 1
421-1360 Steam with Portal 1
430-0684 Internal Bluetooth Mini-Card 1
988-7347 BASIC NBD NO WARRANTY YEARS 2 & 3 1
600-0031 NS ADS,NOTEBOOK PCS 1

He did offer me the 1 year accidental coverage for about $85 extra, I'm thinking of calling back and getting it....

 

Ah dell names. I called and talked to what sounded like an indian lady. She said her name was Rose. She had to email me something and that email came from a lady by the name of Joan (remember this is the same lady who said she was rose), then she sent me another email on the same call with the name of Sophia..... ??

 

Thanks for the great info everyone. Delta, did you have additional coupons? I've haggled like a mofo and they will not budge much on the quote. I'm attempting to order an almost identical system and it kills me to pay $500 more when I know you have the ability to get it for much less.

Do you have a ton of history ordering for Dell, etc?

Again, thanks for all the feedback.

 

LOL, no man! I'm just making fun out of you No bad feeling

 

Check your pm

Edited: Please enable your pm

 

i used my airforce epp discount plus a 100 coupon and he gave me the 3% dpa even tho i dont have an account anymore.

 

The waiting wrangled free NBD im currently in talks for a free mouse or backpack aswell

 

OMG!! guys i feel so jealous of ur haggling skills.. if u have some phone recorder.. please record the conversation and mail us.

 

I just tried to haggle for an m11x but they said alienware is a company that had their prices set and coudn't be changed. hewe as able to build me a nice studio xps 15 for $882 but I really would rather that nice alienware. He was really willing to lower the price but he said he really couldn't. How come other people could lower their m11x and i couldn't?

 

Is it disabled for newbies? I cannot seem to find an option to turn it on. My email should show.

 

you have to have 10 posts

 

It depends on the guy u speak man! There's a guy here who cud haggle tru chat Haggling thru chat is nearly impossible for me. All are so stern in thier price.. take ur time to read the entire thread .It ll really help while speaking with the rep guy.
It ll take few hit and miss before u make it. But minimum discount u can get from em is 10% off EPP account + 50$ coupon subscribe mailing list +3% DPA. rest depends on ur talent.

 

Was just reading that on the help forums, thanks for the heads up.

 

One thing you can try (which I believe has been mentioned) is comparing upgrade costs with other manufatures. It drives me nuts that clevo charges +$190 to move from a i7 720qm to an 820qm, and Dell (with EPP) charges $270. .

I tried arguing that route but the guy upped me to $100 off on top of 2nd day shipping, 10% epp, 3% dpa. If he wouldnt have given the 100 off i was going to biatch and moan about that part.

 

So what are you saying? lol. What do people mean when they talk about when they mention the shipping rates? isn't that irrelevant?

And sorry for being noobish I'm one of the younger people on the forums.

 

Yeah tried that in my initial talk and he was like furious of comparing Alienware to HP (or even dell regular products) !
"Sir! how could you even compare those products with alienware, If u want similar prods.. then u shud better try Dell normal products like XPS"
I said: nope! this is the config i require min and XPS dont have good Nvidia card which i req for coding Optix."
Rep:" this is what i can get u max... i really pushed it too far.. i donno how ur friend got his coupon stacked up... but i ll loose my job if i go beyond:
Me:" okay i cannot afford that much and i m like 100$ short from my budget. Email me the quote and i ll look if i can get the extra money. but seriously? my friend just got the same config for more than 100$ less plus with free next day shipping"
Rep:" I annot mail u the official quote but i saved ur.. i ll mail u my details.. i cannot go any thing beyond this.. just call me or email me if u think u ll go for this offer, thanks"
--Thats it
-BTW: he didnt speak with this manager while on call.. maybe tht 100$ is from managers :|

 

hi sorry i got the epp bit sorted but whats dpa

 

Its the dell preferred account
u ll get extra 3% off on it

 

i had an ally, but when the quote was emailed i got a sophia, she told me sophia was her supervisor

 

teach me = ( they wont give me anything more, i want an AW backpack or power brick so bad = (

 

its not irrelevant just because standard shipping (while free for epp in february) is 5-7 days or something. Next buisiness day shipping (so you get it a day after they ship it) is like 70 bucks for these m17x's. So haggling that saves you time and money.

I ended up getting next day business after they canceled my order and I had to reorder. Man they can be morons.

 

so if ive this right i can do the 10% epp but if i join dells dpa then i can get another 3% off also.

 

^^ Exactly!

Talk with EPP reps and they ll set u up.. I didnt have enugh credit history yet.

BTW any of u guys no what we shud do if we qualify for that?? like can we pay the full laptop's money in a single go?? or ll it have to be in installments or such??
I am trying to setup my friends credit card .. .but donno what to do in case if i get selected into tht DPA. 'll we have anything to loose if we take up that?