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    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Motarola2, Jan 21, 2009.

  1. Motarola2

    Motarola2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys, just found out that if you buy any Alienware desktop above $4000 you get a free Laptop Area-51 m9750.
    If you dont believe me configure it yourself, and after clicking add to cart, it will show the laptop as free gift.

    Laptop has this specifications:
    · Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Onsite Service and 24/7 Toll-Free Phone Support

    · Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1

    · Video/Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® Series - Dual 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce®8700M GT - SLI Enabled

    · Chassis: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology - Stealth Black

    · Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7600 2.33GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB

    · Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 512MB

    · Hard Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 160GB 7,200RPM (8MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection

    · Optical Drives: 8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW)

    · Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card
     
    Motarola2, Jan 21, 2009
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    wow, seems they're really desperate to move their old stock of m9750s...
     
    whizzo, Jan 21, 2009
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  3. Citizen86

    Citizen86 Notebook User Guy

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    And all I have to spend is $4000?? Score!!

    Nice if that's what you were planning... but daaaaamn that's a lot of money for a free laptop! And for only 8700 GT's.
     
    Citizen86, Jan 21, 2009
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  4. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    well technically, you're getting a high-end desktop as well...

    on a side note, LOL @ 1Gb RAM :D
     
    whizzo, Jan 21, 2009
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  5. Citizen86

    Citizen86 Notebook User Guy

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    That's what I mean... free notebook is cool, having to spend $4,000 to get it isn't so much, haha.

    If you spend $8000 (which is pretty easy to configure) do you get two notebooks? Edit: Just tried, Nope....
     
    Citizen86, Jan 21, 2009
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  6. Motarola2

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    lol, but, you can sell the extra laptop and recover part of what you spent on your "dream" desktop ;)
     
    Motarola2, Jan 21, 2009
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  7. D3158

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    LOL this is a "scam" imho. No one is going to pay 4 grand for it.
     
    D3158, Jan 21, 2009
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  8. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    ugh. at least read the posts before hating... you get the laptop for free if you buy a desktop from AW with a value of at least 4000$...
     
    whizzo, Jan 21, 2009
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  9. Citizen86

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    Yup, if there was a rep down, he would get one from me.... teehee
     
    Citizen86, Jan 21, 2009
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    That's a steal! Not literally.. but legitimately. If only I could go back in time 6 months..would now have a laptop and desktop. But yea..what's that say about the markup in their desktops? :p
     
    E-wrecked, Jan 21, 2009
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  11. Mortemia

    Mortemia Notebook Geek

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    That's unfair. I demand a free cookie with my laptop.
     
    Mortemia, Jan 21, 2009
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  12. Oceanus

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    I can FedEx some Oreos for you if you'd like. :)
     
    Oceanus, Jan 21, 2009
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  13. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    lol well i should get a free m9750 with every m17 lol
     
    The_Moo™, Jan 21, 2009
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  14. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Wow, can someone please buy a $4001 alienware desktop
    than sell me the T7600 in the m9750 :D

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jan 21, 2009
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  15. D3158

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    I read what the OP had to say. So, I voiced my opinion man.
     
    D3158, Jan 22, 2009
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  16. T3hShortness

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    lets just hope they unveil a new laptop because of this perferably a better 15 inch laptop With no hinge issues
     
    T3hShortness, Jan 22, 2009
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  17. T3hShortness

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    Warnig :Double post

    i also forgot to mention the tax and shipping practically equal the laptop ;P
     
    T3hShortness, Jan 22, 2009
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  18. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    lol yea i hated the tax. i built my computer the first time i was liek whoo nice price then bam 300 dollars tax i coulda got a better screen for that :(
     
    The_Moo™, Jan 22, 2009
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  19. T3hShortness

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    tax is what kills you thats how they make their money besides it should be buy an computer worth $4,000 and get a free m17 yeah that sounds alot better
     
    T3hShortness, Jan 23, 2009
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    Uhm.. you realize what you just said? You said they make their money off of taxes. Those taxes are collected from you, then paid to the proper governments. They don't get to keep the taxes. Ignorance is bliss though.
     
    E-wrecked, Jan 23, 2009
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  21. Citizen86

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    Yeah, really. If you had said they make their money off shipping, I might believe you... for a $4,000 computer, know how much the charge for shipping? $400 freaking dollars :eek:

    Shipping is expensive though... but still... big companies like Dell get breaks with their shipping, I can't possibly see how it costs that much.
     
    Citizen86, Jan 23, 2009
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    These things are pretty heavy.. I think the OCZ was 15lbs or so.. without any extra BS crammed in from OCZ - So, I'd believe it's expensive. However, I only spent $160 on overnight shipping via FedEx. I think they underestimated the weight, they sent it as 14lbs - and FedEx almost delayed it cause it was overweight *shrugs*
     
    E-wrecked, Jan 23, 2009
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