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    Just bought this M17X from..

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by jbmach-460, Jan 16, 2010.

  1. jbmach-460

    jbmach-460 Notebook Enthusiast

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    the Dell Outlet about 10 minutes ago.

    Anyone's opinion on if I got a good deal or not?

    M17X - Lunar Silver
    T9800 Processor
    slot load DVD/RW
    4GB Ram 1066
    320GB 7200 HDD
    Dual 1GB Nvidia 260M

    It was about $1800 before my discounts, which were..

    15% Dell Outlet Coupon (from Ejunkie for free!)
    2% DPA discount.

    So it was around $1500 after discounts..

    Kind of wanted to hold out for a black one, and a Blu-Ray writer, but they went fast. Most I saw had Q9000 anyway..
     
    jbmach-460, Jan 16, 2010
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  2. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    For $1500, good deal.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 16, 2010
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  3. catacylsm

    catacylsm Notebook Prophet

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    Great deal :D.
    Nice specs too, got yourself a good performer right there!
     
    catacylsm, Jan 16, 2010
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  4. Terreos

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    If you bought the same laptop new you would've paid close to $1000 more. I think you got a nice bargain on it. :D
     
    Terreos, Jan 16, 2010
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    People who are so hyped about the new ASUS laptop or the M17x refresh, they are missing these awesome deals right now. For $1500 you can not get a system performs as good as these anywhere.
     
    alitunay, Jan 16, 2010
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  6. jbmach-460

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    Thanks guys...Currently have an ASUS G51, and was thinking about getting a newer 17" Asus from Best Buy, but it's good to know that i would be paying about the same for less!
     
    jbmach-460, Jan 16, 2010
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  7. jbmach-460

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    Also, why are the XPS 1730's in the outlet so much more expensive than the M17x's...isn't that older technology?
     
    jbmach-460, Jan 16, 2010
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  8. Mandrake

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    I've been saying that for like two weeks now. As soon as CES started all the "older" items will have huge discounts.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 16, 2010
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  9. Rengsey R. H. Jr.

    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

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    including mine :eek:
     
    Rengsey R. H. Jr., Jan 16, 2010
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    nice, for some reason i can't ever find alienware laptops on dell's outlet.
    guess im just not looking in the right places
     
    Kicker6820, Jan 16, 2010
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    I just checked myself. And it looks like there aren't any for sale right now. Might be updating their inventory or maybe they're all sold.
     
    Terreos, Jan 16, 2010
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    I've been checking periodically for the past couple of days, and haven't seen any M17x's available.

    Maybe it's a region-based thing?
     
    5482741, Jan 16, 2010
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  13. alitunay

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    They pulled all the AW m17x systems due a 15% off coupon that was causing a huge discount. Those will come back once the coupons expire. I got increadible prices. I am not going to give you any pricing but 50% discount on the MSRP was a bad deal for me.
     
    alitunay, Jan 16, 2010
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  14. Kevinmcg

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    man dude share i just bought a brand new one because you bought all of those :(
     
    Kevinmcg, Jan 16, 2010
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    If I understand what you said, you can buy an M17x in outlet store for a price of a netbook :eek:
     
    SillyHoney, Jan 16, 2010
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    I couldn't find any at first either, but what I did is go to the memory option for the graphics card, and put in 1GB, and keep refreshing, they would eventually come up. I believe it was somewhere 20-30 minutes before they were refreshed..
     
    jbmach-460, Jan 16, 2010
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