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    Alienware Offers

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by pp_ph, Jun 23, 2011.

  1. pp_ph

    pp_ph Notebook Consultant

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    *20% off GPU upgrades for M14x , M17x and M18x
    *M18x new offers: Hard Drive (Hybrid?) and Memory upgrades


    PS: Offers are not clear ,sometimes wrong when configuring and currently being updated ( been checking them hourly and talked to live chat reps). So better wait for things to clear up

    Edit: Looks good now
     
    pp_ph, Jun 23, 2011
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  2. NegLet

    NegLet Notebook Guru

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    How do you know for sure that GPU upgrades are 20% off? It says when you try to order online but I don't really see a decrease in price...
     
    NegLet, Jun 23, 2011
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  3. codesx100

    codesx100 Notebook Consultant

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    good find!! =) but it seems like regardless it adds up to the same thing as they had with the other deal. still a very good deal, i think this is a sign for new GPUs to come!
     
    codesx100, Jun 24, 2011
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  4. Shaden

    Shaden Notebook Deity

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    yea what country are you seeing this in and how can you see the discounts ?
     
    Shaden, Jun 24, 2011
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  5. Shaden

    Shaden Notebook Deity

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    ok I see it, its on the US site ... in the video card section.
     
    Shaden, Jun 24, 2011
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    WarWyrm001 Notebook Consultant

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    I saw this deal this morning. You have to go to the page that offers several pre-configs and choose the one that says 20% off. I don't know about the other models but with M18x it requires you to get an upgrade for memory and HDD in order to get the discount for the GPU upgrade. if you were planning on getting that config anyway then can you get some decent savings but if not then you won't really save money.
     
    WarWyrm001, Jun 24, 2011
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  7. SeanOfOz

    SeanOfOz Notebook Consultant

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    I saw this too, and was hoping it meant new cards were in the pipeline for the M18x. I was hoping the expiry date for the offer might tell us something. I sure hope not now:

    Special Offer - Expires: Sunday, January 01, 2012

    Surely that must be wrong. Surely.
     
    SeanOfOz, Jun 25, 2011
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  8. pp_ph

    pp_ph Notebook Consultant

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    If you put the laptop with the GPU 20% offer in your cart. In the cart it says July 14th.
    Asked a chat rep and he said ANY offer can end at ANY time.
    January 01,2010 is just for the 8GB and BluRay and it might end sooner than that.

     
    pp_ph, Jun 25, 2011
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  9. hteng

    hteng Notebook Consultant

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    weird.. i saw it a min ago and when i go back to try it again, it's gone now. It should be available at the 1699 pre-config.

    edit: nvm, you have to go through the feature system tab first to get it to show up
     
    hteng, Jun 25, 2011
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  10. TostitoBandito

    TostitoBandito Notebook Evangelist

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    Careful if you are getting any of those special bundles. They sneak other things in as well which is why the price bumps more than it should. For example, on the m14x in addition to the 6GB RAM and the 900p display that they tell you about, you also get bluetooth and the trade-in program. I found the base config was cheaper even with the 900p screen upgrade, and the difference was not worth it for 2 GB of RAM (which I am going to replace anyways).

    Anyways, just some advice to look at the full system details to see exactly what's there, since if there's no choice you won't see it in the selection list.
     
    TostitoBandito, Jun 26, 2011
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  11. esteve

    esteve Notebook Geek

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    I noticed that whether or not the deal is applied depends on how you navigate to the laptop. If I go from 'Featured Promotions' I see it every time, but If I go to Laptops, then choose the laptop that has the 20% off GPU deal, I don't see it applied.
     
    esteve, Jun 26, 2011
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  12. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

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    If you want a much better deal than that deceptive "promotion deal" on the AW page, feel free to PM me and I'll shoot you my Alienware rep information (this applies to anyone with a US address) :)
     
    Voodooi, Jun 27, 2011
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  13. ramifications

    ramifications Newbie

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    Won't let me PM you. Maybe cause I'm new. Can you send me the rep info please?

    Thanks,
    ramifications

    Edit: so its definitely because i'm new.
     
    ramifications, Jun 29, 2011
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