Gonna buy a m17x off of ebay any advice would be appreciated

I want to buy alienware m17x from this guy ( http://cgi.ebay.com/ALIENWARE-M17X-...=item3ca5a27601&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14).....are the specs good for gaming ?

 

You do realize he doesn't have an actual picture of the product?

 

i can tell that seller is a scammer.

 

lol i feel sorry whoever wins it and pays for it... its deifnately a scam.

 

Don't do it ... Get it from Dell

 

The most important item is never included when you buy a used Alienware Laptop, and that my friend is the Warranty, I would never buy an AW laptop without one, NEVER!

 

Now that it is a Dell warranty, it is transferable

And the auction lists a new, sealed-in-box unit.

I don't think it's a scam. I'd imagine you'd be covered thru paypal.

 

Oh, I didnt know that.

That changes everything, Go dell go!

 

the seller has only had two sales, I would stay well away personally, pay pal or not.

 

why would you buy it off Ebay when you can get it from dell cheaper and SAFER !

 

just looked into the persons feedback and has tried to sell a third item with buyer comment:

"Never receive a package : Seller ignore my emails : Open PayPal Dispute"

very dodgy.

 

I'll chime in and say I would be wary of this item....it's more fun to configure and customize your own personal AW anyway....

 

Yeah, don't do it, it isn't worth the head ache.

Lately ebay is becoming a source of a lot of scammers, I have been scammed 2 times in the last 6 months, and that was on a total of maybe 5 purchases.

And, Paypal was only able to get my money back on one of the items.

 

Sounds like its getting as bad as Craig's List....I put some stuff up for sale and only scammers responded....

 

Not only that, but you will probably be receiving a lot more spam, The spammers love Craigslist for emails.

 

Did you noticed that this guy only have 2 points on ebay? Strongly recommending to deal such a big business with a powerseller...

 

As he points out. If you're spending any sort of significant amount of money, go with a seller you'll be able to trust, i.e. very high positive feedback and a LOT of sales.

This one is a scam.

 

Maybe you can go ahead and buy it through eBay...
I would love to read one of your stories of how you got ripped off.


Spending an extra amount of $ or a lot more is the satisfaction of knowing that your piece of luxury machine has never been tainted by the sweaty palms of a complete stranger. It is the satisfaction of knowing that your piece of high class hardware has been trusted and given to you from the hands of it's craftsmen. That my friend, is what makes me sleep at night.

 

Haha, I would hardly call the AW techs that build systems craftsmen, But I get your point.

 

I remember when some people sold an xbox360 on eBay when it first came out....

the item listed as an xbox360, but the fine print says "a picture of an xbox360".

so the buyer ended up paying $800 for a 2" by 3" glossy photo of the xbox360.. ahahahaha!

 

my advice is to not do it

 

i mean it also has free bag with a bag and 6 gb ddr3. including 1 tb

 

his most recent feedback is saying that he never shipped his package and is ignoring emails, I wouldn't trust that.

 

That was a pathetic comment, really. I buy ALL my audio gear (except audio monitors) second hand. I dont care whos sweaty palms have been on my gear, as long as it is fully functional, permits me to create great stuff, and lets me fullfill my passion for music all at HALF PRICE.

As for the hands of the craftsman, I highly doubt you can call those assembly people at dell craftsmen, and if anyone has sweaty hands, im pretty sure its them.

What I would pay more for IS a warranty that if it breaks I get it replaced, but I am not paying twice the price for an alienware because of those craftsmen, but because of the aftersales services

Anyway, dont diss second hand, second hand is great, saved me tons of money that can be spend on...on my future alienware

 

and he says quad core 2.4 ghz.
what quad core processor is clocked at 2.4ghz that aw sales?
it would have to be a q9200 which aw doesnt sell and i doubt this guy put in it, bc its a semi-rare processor.
and he doesnt even say what cpu it actually is.
it sounds sketchy, this guy probably isnt legit.
dont do it, there are other more reliable sellers to buy from.

 

It's obviously a QX9300 by reading the description (see pic). lol

 

Please do not blame every seller on ebay on your comments. I sold 3 of these systems on ebay already and selling one more now. Also remember that not everybody is capable of buying from dell USA website (ie everybody lives outside of USA).

 

ha i dont think so.
the qx9300 is clocked at 2.53ghz

 

There isn't any other C2 Extreme near 2.4, though.

Either way, I'd buy from Dell long before I give this guy my money!

 

well there is, the q or qx9200 (ppl call it both) is clocked at 2.4.
and the q9000 can be overclocked to 2.4.
but yah i think this guy is shadey and doesnt know what he is talking about at all...

 

The M17x doesn't come with anything but the QX9300 when talkin extremes.

I know the Q9200 exists but that means he is selling opened systems (which aren't new once you take apart the laptop).

 

yah interesting.
plain and simple, the guys a fake

 

I seriously can't imagine how this thread got to be more than 30 posts.