Good US Rep on Facebook!

Yes, If he agrees I will set up everything and obtain contact info for him to contact you for payment when they are released

 

No, we all want different configs... we are just trying to get a group purchase discount through one rep I will make sure he knows everyone has a custom config (its to his advantage anyways... some want fully customized) Im hoping he will do what babyhemi mentioned which was obtaining a 25% off code and that way everyone can customize/pay for their own rig!

 

If you get 25% discount, I purchase one or two M17X but I am not sure that's even possible.

 

Here's an example of what is expected as a discount!

 

I'm in too!

 

OMG, can we order more than one per household?

That would be amazing.

 

You can definitely count me in as well.. I also am waiting on the 5870m x2 crossfire release and have been for some time now. Keep us posted.

 

Don't count me in your list, unless you have a group of "maybe-ers". I'd be interested, for sure, I just don't wanna commit. I just dropped a good chunk of money on an Aurora last month.

Now, if this 25% worked on any Alienware notebook, I'd almost certainly pick up an M11x. ;p

 

hahaha that was a good one!

 

Ok so when will we know if we can get such a discount?

 

Hopefully by tomorrow... and if he cant do it then I will find a rep who can!! There is no reason they shouldnt give us 25% off with an order of 20+ m17x's premium laptops! If our group averages $3000 for 20 m17x's thats a grand total of $60,000 - 25% = $48,000 sale for a single rep (and thats just a estimate)! What rep wouldnt want a sale that big!?! 25% is not that much to ask in my opinion!

 

Hopefully you are right, the thing is I am not sure that a rep has that much leverage on each laptop but if he gets anything more than 15%, I'll be in.

 

I'm in for sure

 

If some people are reporting 18% off on their own im sure as a large group we could get a rep to extend a better deal...I would guess he could get approval from management if he has a large order. Anyways, No word yet... he usually gets back to me by the next day. If he does not get back to me by tomorrow afternoon I will see if I can find another rep and ask them. Like the buyers guide says... keep trying! Takes some work to get a big discount!

 

Yeah but the truth is no one is getting 18% on their own unless they work for Boeing.

 

That's not true exactly. . . . You can get 10% off for being a student, 16% off for being a boeing employee. Roughly anyways. You can get an additional 3% off for using a dpa account. Further discounts are harder to get. It all depends who you order through though, I ordered my laptop through a technician, he offered me 12% off + 3% for using a dpa account. Then still gave me further discounts on other things, half off orion backpack, half off tactx mouse, free nbd shipping, like 40-50% off the 256 GB SSD (I still didn't order it). They usually won't allow you to stack anything other than those two, and some won't allow you to stack those 2 discounts. The thing about it is this, why should they give 20 people 25% off, when they can give those 20 people 10-18% off and still get the sales?

It'll be hard for 25% off, I'm sure you could get 20% though. I wouldn't expect 30% off. . . . You do gotta realize their costs for the hardware and labor. 25% might be doable, but the rep will almost certainly need approval.

 

Yeah, I imagine the margin the cost of components and labor on such machines are around 50% to 60% of advertised price. I doubt 30% is doable.

 

If you can PM me your rep contact info that would be great. 12% without EPP of student discount is great and I would use that.

I will wait to see what the OP can get though.

 

I guess it just really depends on if they are commission based. If he gets commission on each sale then he just made 20 computer sales rather than each of us using a seperate rep. I would be happy if we got 20%... which is what I read some people were getting in the thread about purchasing from AW/Dell

 

yo.... count me in as well. 25% is huge. 4k = 3k deal.. that is a huge amount saved!

 

wow+1 I am going to get on when 5870 is out count on me ppls

 

I ordered through a technician. They don't have their own extensions, so I've been emailing back and forth. I could give you his email address. It is important to note though that you won't be able to stack that 12% with an EPP discount. I basically got 2% more off him than a rep, but I got more discounts through various accessories I bought through him, and he is giving me additional things such as, when I upgrade parts, a tech going to install the parts for free. Although I gotta say, after reading what I read about dell techs, I don't think I want them handling my baby. I'm sure you can get a better discount of around 20% off by purchasing with these people here. If you want his email though just pm me and I'll send it to you.

I think the people who get huge discounts do so at the expense of the reps commission. Say a rep gets 10% commission from each sale, which I doubt its that high, just an example. If somebody maxes out their discounts and still wants an additional 5% before they purchase a $4,000 laptop, I'm sure the rep can say, ok, I'll take 5% commission from this sale and the other 5% can be an additional discount for the buyer. The buyer gets a great deal, dell/alienware still make a profit, and the sales rep still gets commission. I doubt they do this for many people because businesses are greedy, and reps are just as greedy.

 

I definately agree with you... its worth a shot though... the worst he can say is no way... who knows... maybe he will have a good deal for all of us if we purchase through him

 

Oh I know. I'm sure you will get a great deal, I expect about 20%. But some people were suggesting 25-30%. I just don't see that being realistic, that's all I was trying to point out. And explain. Anyways, good luck. And try and figure out when you can order the crossfire 5870's

 

I'm about to buy the M15x... I know this is about the M17x but I was just going to say that if it helps, I'll buy mine through this rep as well. Just trying to help you get as many people to order as possible.

 

I have enquired about this a couple of times already. Unfortunately;

a) If they exist, there doesn't seem to be a way to get through to a Dell Representative IN Australia at all and;
b) The Reps that you speak to for Asia Pactific region orders do not have the delegation to discount systems - they simply don't seem to be allowed (beyond maybe ~$100 and even then it's like getting blood from a stone).​

If you get anything more than 20% then I might be interested - let me know how you go.

mFractal has a great thread about ordering from Dell US and shipping internationally - in some cases it works out much cheaper. For Aussies, even with the good exchange rate for $AUD-$USD, it's only viable with at least a 20% discount due to tax charged on import though.

 

Just wanted to add in. From what I just heard on the phone a few minutes ago, the 5870's in crossfire are currently being tested in Europe. The testing time is expected to be 3 months, give or take depending on how the testing goes. So you could be waiting for a while.

 

Damn that sux... if its true of course... im sure some more info will leak out at E3... only 5 weeks away!

 

it would not be anything surprising for consumers to announce 5870CF at E3. Time is limited so I'm sure AW/Dell will announce something else like the new rumored all powerfull laptop.

 

I'd be really surprised if testing for this is 3 months. Dell would have been seeded the cards before release for testing, and since the have a crossfire laptop they'd be testing in that as well as their other units from the get go. If they need 3 more months, something either tested horribly wrong, or somebody didn't do a good job planning their testing from the beginning. Either choice to me is laughable. 3 months is an intolerable time for tech. To have the units shipping after June is horrible for taxes too. That means you can't write off the whole machine in a single year. If any of this is true about the delay many of us are going to start looking elsewhere. I really don't think it'll play out that way though. I bet these cards will be out any day now.

 

^^^ What rumor is that? All new chassis? New size?

 

count me in too.

 

Any news on the discount?

 

Just checking if there is anything wrong with this thread. No posts for 4:45hrs.

 

probably because no updates on the lol

 

Count me in if the discount is that large and includes either the 5870 CF's or 480GTXm SLI's.

 

News from Logan:
OK, Logan said that its a little hard to figure out what amount of discount he will be able to do without the configuration available yet. He did say that he is working on it and will try to get all of us the best price he possibly can from Dell. He also said he couldnt believe the amount of responses he got from members of the forum and really appriciates it and will work hard to get the best discount for us forum members!

I responded back and asked him if he could at least give us a ballpark figure as soon as possible. On a side note, He knows that we are looking for a discount from 18-25%... since I had told him other members were able to get a discount at that rate.

oh yes and he said he did not have an ETA for the release of the CF 5870's... said there was no telling when they would be released by Dell

 

I think im going to compile a list of contact information for Logan, that way when the m17x is available in CF 5870 configuration he can call us directly to let us know it is available and relay what price/quote he can give us on it. If everyone who is interested could please PM me your full name and a contact phone # so I can send it to him. Or would everyone rather just contact him when they are released. Remember if you do contact him seperately to mention that you are part of the notebook review forum group interested in the m17x.

Also, sorry its taking a long time for me to respond... i am in anesthesia school and this and part of next week is finals!

 

This is pretty cool. I'm very excited about the 5870's in CF. I'm actually putting off my M17x purchase until they come out, even if I do have the money before that. But I might not have the money yet when this deal goes down.

 

Joelhr: I just PM'ed you the requested info. You can pass that on to Logan when you think the time is right.

 

No problem! Will do... Ill pass it on to him once I get everyones info.

 

Ive made the contact list... 12 people are in so far. Hopeing some more people are interested so we can get 20. The more the better . I think some of the new members that said they were interested have not sent their contact info. Please private message me your name and # so I can include you in the list!

Ive heard somewhere in the forum that a rumor release date is today 5/13 or 5/20. Will be interesting to see when they come out... I would imagine it would be soon!

 

I'll PM you when I can. I think I'm still too low on the post count.

 

push for 25% or MOAR!!!

 

yes MOAR!!!

 

hell I am in for that!! court me in!!
I will send you my contact info =)
25%++ ROARRR

 

I am on the fence. But if a 25% discount were available, I don't know that I could pass it up.

 

If we can get a good deal I'd be interested too. But I'd prefer to call him rather than have him call me.

 

I've talked my wife into a m11x on top of my loaded m17x so that's one more.

 

How many posts do you need before you can PM.