Alienware Store

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Alie...the-039-Alienware-Experience-039-117356.shtml

Just read this, now why can't the MicroCenter near my house have been the one that gets it!

And they got a sick deal on the m17x!!

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0314770

GTX 260m SLI
1920x1200
Q9000
Blu Ray
500 GB HDD

$2299.99 US

Same setup from dell is $2724 US

 

that's a real good price. i didn't even see the blueray

 

tell me about it...and I like the store....dam it....maybe I will end up with one of these after all!

 

Nice deal.

 

SO wrong dude....you are ignoring blu ray, hdd, AND screen

that link you showed, with the same stuff comes out to $2674. SO you are paying $374 for the 280m's over 260m's...so how is that any different than other configs through dell?

 

^ I only ignored BR hence the post edit. Discount applies when you add the thing to the cart.

 

I see. I do not the know ins and outs of getting discounts and haggling with dell haha

But the MicroCenter offer is great if you are just waiting for the 4870's (if they even exist)

edit: I find this to be a nice deal, but I think if you can do without blu-ray than the Sam's club deal still wins assuming they can ship it reasonably quick

 

I still think the e-value code sleey0 gave us is the best deal there is... direct from dell too!

 

what is that? can you pm or link it here please

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=400802&page=2

It's in the 7th post.

 

must be talkinga bout the Microcenter on Nutley Street? One of my favorites places to waste time during work at

 

got it, thanks!

+rep!

 

haha ya....creepy...I worked there from august 2008 to January 2009....I have probably met you

 

i haven't worked there, i work for FCPS in the IT field. I tend to go by microcenter when i'm bored to look around, almost always go there when i need to get something as they usually have most things in stock although they don't have the headsets i'm wanting to get.

 

I was always there on weekends. I need to drop by and see of any of the employees can get EP on a web order like this, if so, this just became the BEST deal (for me at least)

 

Oh btw, there's an extra 7% epp discount at the checkout of that e-value code. So that's about another $200.

 

I KNOW. Just summed it up and DAMMMMM.

This laptop is just about affordable now....

 

so add 7% on what's there?

then how much is a student discount?

i also get discounts on dell systems from my job

 

well before your special dell discount, here is what the rest of us can get (if you are a student)

GTX280m SLI
Q9000
Blu-Ray
1920x1200
250 GB HDD (base)

From Dell with no discounts: $2949
From Dell with Sleey0's code: $2599 - $181.93 = $2417.07
From Dell with Sleey0's code and EPP: $2235.14

All prices are USD

The code from Sleey0 gets you a cheaper base price, and then 7% off of that config. The EPP is an additional 7% off that same config. So they compound to a 14% discount on an already discounted setup. These exclude taxes and shipping. Need I say more? haha

update: Aparently I may have gotten my sums and discounts wrong here, here are the discount codes and the link to the discounted configuration for you to check yourselves:
6F980-DKPCQU3
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...&c=us&l=en&s=eep&cs=6097&link_number=17970705

 

As nice as this is, I do have to act like an adult unfortunately.... So my Whitebook will probably be my last laptop for a while (1-2 years)

But this is great for the rest of you!

 

nice. i'm crying right now:cry:

must find student discount and go to job and find out how to save more

 

who says you do? Is the wife standing right behind you or something?

 

student discount and work discounts are the same thing. they all go through epp.

 

girlfriend (pretty much wife) and parents

In all fairness, I do owe my parents for a $24k car and 4 years of college (about $60k). They frown on me spending all my money on (ultimately) meaningless things haha

Trust me, if I can conjure up a buyer for my whitebook at a good price (around 1700-1800 with x9100), I will be all over this!

edit: but can the student and employee discounts stack? or never exceed 7%? also what about their military discount? I am a DOD civilian employee and got a .mil email can I use that for further discount?!

 

The employee and student discount is the same thing. They both go order through EPP they just use different urls to get there. You can ask Rob about the military discount but I think that is a special portal that only military personel have access to. So if you don't know it you don't have access then. You at least need to know someone in the military. That doesn't stack with EPP either since you're buying it through aafes.com.

 

Dam....so it looks like just EPP for me (I can't get DPA since no credit history haha - I always just buy stuff cash....)

 

Even people who use cash for everything still need credit. Try buying a house with no credit. There are even jobs out there that run credit checks before hiring.

 

Ya I was planning on getting a credit card through my bank this week for just that reason

 

E-Value code produces a savings of $350. Upgrading to the specs of the Microcenter model with GTX 280M in SLI and you get a cost of $2674.

There's only one 7% discount from EPP, not two totaling 14% so the discounted price is $2486.82 before tax/S&H or $2382.30 with DPA.

So the e-value code upgrades the Microcenter model to GTX 280M SLI for $82.31.

 

not to shabby

so I went by microcenter on the way home and looked up the employee price for the m17x as described on first page, $2128.93

Worth it or no? (im leaning towards worth it) the ONLY thing this doesnt have is gtx 280m SLI, but frankly, 260m's oughta do just fine

 

$2128.93 is a great price.

If you could get GTX 260M SLI on that E-value code it would be $2374 configured or $2136.60 after EPP and DPA.

Plus you save on shipping.

Do they sell the silver chassis in the stores?

 

it isnt in store at all
online only
is the thing, not sure if i can get this epp price from online
but will heavily consider it

 

So I have narrowed down to 3 configs/prices I am considering:

Dell (directly)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000
4GB DDR3-1066
WUXGA 17" 1920x1200
Dual Nvidia GTX280m SLI
250 GB 7,200rpm HDD
Slot Load Blu-Ray Reader
$2568.37 (includes tax and S&H - using EPP and the coupon code)

MicroCenter (online only)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000
4GB DDR3-1066
WUXGA 17" 1920x1200
Dual Nvidia GTX260m SLI
500 GB 7,200rpm HDD
Slot Load Blu-Ray Reader
$2299.99 (if I can not get EP on it)
$2128.93 (if I can get EP on it)
Shipping = $20

Sam's Club
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000
4GB DDR3-1066
WUXGA 17" 1920x1200
Dual Nvidia GTX260m SLI
500 GB 7,200rpm HDD
Slot Load DVD Combo Drive
$2118 (includes shipping)

So far my thoughts have been, if I can get EP on microcenter, then get that one, if not, get the Dell one. I really prefer having the Blu Ray drive otherwise the Sam's Club one would be much more tempting (I feel that upgrading the Blu Ray myself would be a big PITA on this model). Very open to any thoughts or suggestions! Getting the system quickly is also a priority.

 

Microcenter and Sam's Club don't charge you tax on online orders?

 

I don't know, but the Dell price includes it already.

I am heavily leaning towards the dell with dual 280m's as this will allow me to not have to regret anything in say...a week. Lol

It is hardly a price I can complain about given what I will get and I will have both a qx9300 and an x9100 waiting for it I think, depending on what I sell with my whitebook (if I can sell ). Another reason I am leaning towards Dell is to try to haggle them some, maybe get shipping free and/or the Orion Backpack if I can. And who doesn't like a personalized name plate?!

 

How exactly could you haggle a dell employee to drop the price for you, wouldn't that be against some sort of policy they have?

 

They are usually pretty flexible and would rather drop the price than lose the sale. Trust me, I was surprised when I heard about this too haha

From what I have read on this forum so far anyway....I will update you all with my results

 

[Insert my Opinion] Its on the bottom, when do you see it?, and my fingerprint reader is more functional then any nameplate[/End Opinion]

 

That is true, I will miss my fingerprint reader. Although I will quickly forget that when the AlienFX lights mesmerize me....