Military? Save some absurd cash on the M15x

So I always knew we tended to get a decent discount through Dell if you purchased a laptop through their Military Exchange/EPP site that you can access through the aafes website. Years ago I managed 60% off an XPS2 notebook but I'd never seen any good prices again till now. I jumped online to buy one and speced it out as follows...

Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache), 15.6" WideFHD 1920x1080 (1080p) WLED LCD, 4GB DDR3 @ 1333MHz RAM, nVidia GeForce GTX 260M 1GB Video Card, 500GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive, 8x DVD-RW DL Burner, Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGN, Windows 7 Home Prem x64 etc etc

Anyway with the discounts my total was $1513 (no tax, free shipping). I went to check out on the aafes website and noted the coupon code section. I decided to do a quick google search and came across gold...10% up to $100 off coupon. Alas I just got the above laptop for $1413 total

So, if you are military and need a new gaming machine, you might wanna grab one now.

Oh and I'm not new but my old account seems to have disappeared (or I used something retarded for a nickname and forgot it)

 

Agreed. I ordered my M15x on the 17th of Oct.


1 317-2398 Intel Core i7 820QM 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
1 317-2404 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz 2 x 2048MB
1 320-0934 15.6-inch WideHD+ 1600x900 (900p) WLED
1 320-0938 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
1 341-9754 500GB SATAII 7,200RPM
1 421-1316 Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit Edition) with SP 1 - English
1 330-5414 Windows 7 Home Premium UpgradeCoupon, W0, ENG,SPN,FRE,GER JPN
1 313-8569 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
1 430-0686 Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGN Half Mini Card
1 312-0205 Primary - 6-cell (56Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery

Configured on Dell's webiste, approx $2400, $2700 tax and shipped. Through AAFES, $2000. Not bad at all. Wish I would have thought about the coupon thing though. Doh!

Called today, in the boxing stage. Unfortunately, I head back out next week and delivery is scheduled around the 9th. Coming down to the wire.

 

Holy crap! I spent over 3K on my m15x through AAFES!! AAFES is screwing me with financing, I'm about to go to the BBB on them because of the financing issues. Extremely rude on the phone dealing with the star card rep, and the local store manager said there was nothing he could do to help me out...

 

Sorry for your bad experience. STAR card is a wash, and one of the quick ways for them to hem u up for not paying bills. soon as you miss a payment, they send a letter to your CO. BTW, what was your spec to hit the 3k mark?

 

i kind of just cut and paste from the my alienware info file. also within the first 2 months of having it, my case cracked at the left side hinge. i'm hoping they fix it or replace it. i've never been late on a star payment, they have just pissed me off not honoring their own promotions.


Processor 1
Name- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9500 @ 2.60GHz
Manufacturer- GenuineIntel
Caption- Intel64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Version- Model 7, Stepping 6
Processor Id- BFEBFBFF00010676
Current Clock Speed- 2600MHz
Address Width- 64Bits
Data Width- 64Bits
Socket Designation- U2E1

Case Color- New Background


System Memory

Memory Module 1
Capacity- 2048MB
Bank Label- DIMM #1
Mem_Type- DDR2
Mem_Frequency- 664 MHz

Memory Module 2
Capacity- 2048MB
Bank Label- DIMM #2
Mem_Type- DDR2
Mem_Frequency- 664 MHz

Manufacturer- Quanta
Name- PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1
Version- vX36 P3
Product- m15x
Video Adapter

Caption- NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
Adapter RAM- 512MB

Hard Drive(s)
SAMSUNG SSD PM800 Series
Model- SAMSUNG SSD PM800 Series
Size- 256GB
DVD RW AD-7561A ATA Device

Operating System- MS Vista Ultimate 64

 

UGH, im too young to have already served and come back, but i sure wish i knew someone who has...what a great deal

 

Wrong m15x dude....you got the Area-51 m15x NOT the All Powerful M15x

 

i'm kind of stupid here, what is the difference? I got online and saw it has a little bit different configuration. i really like the black and wish they had that option when i bought mine. i was "stuck" with silver/gray.

 

The area 51 one is old and EOL, the All powerful one is brand spanking new and pretty impressive

 

thats pretty crazy, i've only had the laptop about 2 months. freaking electronics get outdated so quick!! =) i hope they repair my broken case/hinge issue.