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Guys this is bit odd...

I paid via HSBC Debit card. (04/12/11)

Checked the bank and they deducted amount form my account

System shipped from China 07/12/11

I checked my bank account today and found all the money returned back to the account. I got my invoice from saying no payment required.

Is this normal?

 

No more M14x on the outlet.

 

seems to be tbh! so dont spend it! it will be withdrawing shortly! i think its to test you CAN pay, then they debit when you have received the system.

 

Uk Only dell site
CODES ONLY WORKS ON ALIENWARE 14X AND ABOVE
Also 10% quidco

Found 3 codes which will work together on Alienware laptops over £599
WZV7LTW1S3BC39 free delivery
NDSMGBHFWKW2S9 15% off selected system above 599
860H1TD0PWNVB2 15% off
So in total get two working 15% voucher off your purchase and free delivery
Bought this spec below for £1278 which would have been £2053
codes last till 14th dec, but hurry before they fix the glitch!

Alienware M17x R3
Alienware M17x Stealth Black, English Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT) £ 1,065.07 1 £ 1,065.07
Item Description
Base Alienware M17x Stealth Black
Memory 4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
Keyboard Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
Video Card 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M
Hard Drive 500GB (7,200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
Microsoft Operating System English Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)
Optical Devices Blu-Ray ROM Combo (Blu-ray read only, DVD, CD read and write) Drive
Speakers No speakers required
Wireless Networking Dell Wireless 1501 wireless-N - EUR
Cables UK 2M 250V Power Cord
Shipping Documents English Documentation
Gedis Bundle Reference N11W7V01
Standard Warranty 1 year Next Business Day Hardware Support included with your PC
Enhanced Service Packs 1Yr Collect & Returns Warranty – No upgrade selected
Bluetooth Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth Card - EUR
Order Information Alienware M17x R3 Order - UK
Primary Battery Primary 9 cell Li-Ion Default Base Battery
Carrying Cases No Carrying Case
Processor Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 2670QM (2.20Ghz, 6MB, 4C)
Dell System Media Kit Alienware Resource DVD
Camera Integrated 3.0 Mega Pixel HD Camera
Avatar Alienware Logo
AutoMatic Updates AutoMatic updates - On
TimeZone (GMT + 00.00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London
AlienFx Colour Quasar Blue
Accidental Damage Support No Accidental Damage Protection
Call Dell Experts One free Dell Expert call to help with your PC queries within 60 days of purchase
Pre Installed Software Steam® Client and Portal™ Game - Factory Installed
LCD 17.3" (44 cm) 120Hz w/ 3D Bundle WideFHD (1920 x 1080) WLED LCD
Hidden NamePlate Engraving Generic Name Plate Engraving
Protect your new PC No Antivirus Software
Power Supply 240W AC Adaptor


Total excl. VAT VAT Rate VAT Total incl. VAT
Sub-total(s): £ 1,065.07 20.00% £ 213.01 £ 1,278.08
Total Price: £ 1,065.07 £ 213.01 £ 1,278.08

 

That is ridiculous! I just wish Dell Australia got some coupons

 

Just bought this:

Alienware M14x
Date & Time: 09/12/2011 09:18:17
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Alienware M14x Qty 1
Alienware M14x Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium Unit Price £783.80

Alienware M14x C26CR
8X DVD+/- RW Drive 12RF5
Carry Case : Not Included 1H663
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 2J4FR
Display: 14.1in Widescreen High Definition + (1600x900) WLED with TrueLife 2PVPT
Info Mod 65K54
English Genuine Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium (64Bit OS) 886VK
Processor: Intel Core i7-2670QM (2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.10 GHz) 8M1TD
4 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 1600 MHz SDRAM Memory (2 DIMMs) 9M9H5
Graphics: 3 GB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus D4F5V
Wireless : Killer Wireless-N 1103 H9XM4
750 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) HD4KK
MOD,INFO,SW,ANW,ALIENFX JY624
Back Up Media Not Included MX962
LCD Cover : Black WLAN PKVFV
Misc V9KPP
Certified Refurbished
No Warranty Upgrade Qty 1
Unit Price £0.00
No Accidental Damage Support Qty 1
Unit Price £0.00
Standard Service - 1 year of Next Business Day coverage included with your PC Qty 1
Unit Price £0.00
TOTAL :£783.80

Hope its a good one. Going to see if its more suitable for me than the m17xr3 I bought a few weeks ago then flog the one I don't need! Either way I should profit a little as both were good deals.

 

I agree with the above comment. It's why I always buy my Alienware's from the USA

 

looks good! As i say, 6gb is often an overkill, so i reckon 4gb will do you! the 3gb GT555m is good, tho practically identical to the 1.5gb in terms of performance. but if its there, enjoy it!

Cracking price too that!

 

How did you manage to get that for £800 :O.

/Extremely jealous.

I think I'm going to order the 4GB of ram and upgrade it myself. 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz only costs £40 as i'm writing this

 

Is it still eligible for quidco? Because I cannot find the 860H1TD0PWNVB2 coupon on their website.

 

Topcashback just worked for me combined with a 15% voucher from myvouchercode...

 

UPS lost my parcel. it came from China to here without a issue. #ss#oles over can't do there job.
ups said they are doing warehouse search to find it.

 

Hey DarioG!!! Thanks!! The quidco 10% actually worked!
So, I got an Alienware m17x for only £1190 with this specs!!(subtracting the original price with the cashback)


Item Description
N11W7V04
Alienware M17xR3 : Base Nebula Red
Processor : Intel Core i7 Processor 2670QM (2.20Ghz, 6MB, 4C)
Display : 17.3in 120Hz w/ 3D Bundle WideFHD (1920 x 1080) WLED LCD
Camera : Integrated 3.0 Mega Pixel HD Camera
Ship Accessory : English Docs
Resource DVD : Alienware M17xR3
Memory : 4096MB (2x2048) 1333MHz DDR3 Dual Channel
Hard Drive : 500GB Serial ATA (7200RPM)
Optical Drive : Blu-Ray Disc (DVD+/-RW + BD-ROM) Drive including software
Power Cord : UK 250V
Power Supply : Alienware 240W AC Adapter
Battery : Primary 9-cell 93W/HR LI-ION
Carry Case : Not Included
Graphics : 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
Audio : Creative SoundBlaster Xfi MB Software Suite
Speakers : Not Included
Gaming Software : Steam Gaming forum and download application
Bluetooth : European Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth Card
Wireless : Europe Killer Wireless-N 1103
Keyboard : Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
Operating System : English Genuine Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium (64 BIT)
Software : Datasafe Local 2.0 Basic
Software : Dell Support Center 3.0
Software : Sync Up Software
Software : Dell Stage Software
Avatar : Alienhead Glow
AutoMatic Updates : AutoMatic updates - On
No Software Anti-Virus
TimeZone : (GMT + 00.00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London
AlienFX Colour : Mars Red
Name Plate Engraving : Generic
One free Dell Expert call to help with your PC queries within 60 days of purchase
Standard Service - 1 year of Next Business Day coverage included with your PC
No Warranty Upgrade
No Accidental Damage Protection
Delivery required in time for Christmas (on or before Dec 23)
Alienware M17x R3 Order - UK
Notebook - Freight 1 Unit

It's in production now. Can wait!!!

 

i managed to get nice spec m18x on uk dell outlet last week and it arrived yesterday so had a chance to play with it for a bit. its big! the screen looks much bigger than m17x, the weight is about the same: 4.5kg m17x vs 5.5kg m18x not much difference for me.
performance wise they are same spec apart the m18x got xfire graphics cards so expect about 50% more fps in games.
have to decide this weekend which one to keep and which one to sell. really tough decision.

m17x R3: Red, 2760, 6990, 6GB, 750GB, 1900x1080, Killer WiFi
m18x: Black, 2760, 2x 6970, 6GB, 320GB, 1900x1080, Killer WiFi

 

Has the transaction appeared in your Top Cashback account yet? I ordered last Monday, but nothing has appeared yet.

 

it takes a few weeks to appear. Only just had mine confirmed!

 

The transaction appeared within 24 hours...Not been paid yet but the amount was confirmed....

So all in all I got

1/3 of 3 year service
15% off the laptop
saved 170 when the graphics card dropped in price
188.50 through topcashback
and should get 2% cashback on thy credit card

Result....

 

just found out that when running gpu-z my ati 6970 reports as having 1120 shaders and core running at 715mhz.
lol, is it possible i ordered a system with dual 6970 and got dual 6990 instead? im not complaining just shocked how could this happen, dell's quality control is famous for beying extremely accurate right?

m17x R3: Red, 2760, 6990, 6GB, 750GB, 1900x1080, Killer WiFi
m18x: Black, 2760, 2x 6970, 6GB, 320GB, 1900x1080, Killer WiFi

 

I went with 500gb normal hard disk and they sent my system with hybrid 500gb drive. good for me as i'm going to sell it since i brought 256gb ssd.

 

The 6970m has 960 shaders and runs at 680MHz.

Looks like you have the 6990m If I were you I would run some benchmarks just to be extra sure and compare with others that have the 6990m. If you get similar results your laughing

 

gpu-z shows both cards with 1120 unified shaders and on delivery note they described as blackcomb xtx which is 6990 if im not mistaken.
when i checked my service tag online i also found out that my system was originally sold in france and that there is 3 years accidental damage protection on it aswell, not sure if it applies to me, as i bought it refurbished and should be only 1 year warranty.

Ok so called Alienware technical support today and enquired about my service tag. They fixed the warranty info, now only 12 months next day but they couldnt tell me much about what graphics cards are inside my m18x. im pretty sure now that they are 6990: the 3d mark 11 score of 6400 at 715/900 speeds would be a bit too much for 6970 i think.

 

Any have any idea why the M11x has been excluded from the last 2 rounds of dell coupons?

 

They are 6990's without a shadow of a doubt. Clock speeds and shaders are that of Blackcomb XTX, which is 6990m.

 

Those are definitely 6990s. I've read that a few outlet m18x's people have bought in the UK have come with 6990s when they're listed as having 6970s.

 

hey trying to find a gaming lappy hopefulyl dell or alienware minimum 2670 cpu and minmum 560m gpu with a 1920x 1080 screen the quotes im getting are apsolutely ridiculous wondered if anyone here can give any advice.

thanks

but tbh I want the best system i can get for around 1k to 1200 and if that means getting a 2760 and a 580m if possible that would be great but i have no idea how to get all this cash off so any advice would be helpful

 

ok before xmas people were getting 40% off there alienware going through topcasback and then using 2 15% off vouchers on the dell website. I was wondering if anyone knew of any deal near this could now that its after xmas.


cheers james

UK not US

 

Just put a deal on the save ££££ thread! The discounts are usually a dell e-value code with applied discount, a 15% voucher, then topcashback 10.1% cashback! that gets you very very close to your 40%!

 

not sure how to get the 185 off thanks :

do i put the 3 code into the normal dell search as that just brings up the 1399 deal which is just the laptop without the hardrive. or do i find the e value code thing on dell and put it in there ?

 

Look at dmxdimension website for deals on m17x r3 and go from
there.

 

cheers but that gets me to The Dell Online Store: My Basket

which is 1550 not 1399

 

Is there a direct line I can get through to this Rep? Looking to order my M14X next week sometime.

 

With the 15% discount and 10% cashback via quidco I got a better deal than the rep (and one of his colleagues) offered me on the laptop in my sig. Best of luck with your system though as the discount he offers can vary with spec.

 

ok, to re-iterate to the new people!

Look on dmxdimension.com for the best deals. but DONT click through. just take the e-value code. then register on topcashback.com. Currently 10.1% cashback for alienware. click through on the link from there, to dell. Then in the search bar at dells website, search for your chosen e-value code. Thats half the job done!

Build your desired system, and add to basket. Then add:

J3$N26XFR2C32K - free postage

VF55NVR605K5M7 - save 15%

both vouchers valid until 4th jan!

Enjoy the uber discount!

for reference, the rep can get you down to the same price, but he cant match the topcashback 10.1% cashback! which is like another £100 off your system!

 

anyone awar of any new 2012 super deals wouldnt mind an awesome alienware for 40% off is the chance came

 

Typical a good voucher comes along and expires a day before I'm able to make a purchase looks like I'll have to go through the rep anyway. I'm hoping to get an M14x at around £1000 with the base i7, 4GB Ram, killer Wireless, Bluetooth and the upgraded screen. Hopefully the rep would be able to do that


Tapatalking

 

im looking to pay about 1100 for the m17, atm there is 180 off the normal price off the m14 with 10.1% using topcashback then an additional 15% off with dell vouchers if that helps i master

 

m17x with gtx580 and fullHD screen upgrade is possible to get around £1200 after all discounts (15% off, topcashback, free delivery). that would come with the base i7 processor, 500gb HDD and 4GB ram.

m14x with 3GB GT555, 1600x900 screen and i7 processor is around £900 after all discounts.

there are deals on the m18x aswell, but with the gtx580 sli upgrade it comes to £2000 after discounts, which is still a lot considering you are paying £800 more over the m17x for the extra graphics card, bigger screen and metal chassis.

 

Yeah but the discounts expire on the 4th and I can't pay for it until the 5/6th. I believe this is a perfect example of sods law. I guess I'll just have to suck it up and deal with whatever price they decide to offer me


Tapatalking

 

lovethai if you ind away of making that 1050 1100 its getting ordered

 

imaster - message me your e-mail address, desired specs, and preferably a phone number for the rep. He can always match that 15% off voucher. the only thing he cant match is the 10.1% cashback from topcashback.

That said, the dell 15% vouchers have been rolling on week by week since october! So who knows, might be another made shortly!

 

got anymore stackable 15% coupons for jan 2012

 

as soon as this is available / if this is available thats when i will be ordering mine

 

the vouchers nd today at midnight not sure what the next lot will be

 

@karans94
as far as i know those two 15% vouchers never worked together. i tried them myself on the day when the original poster posted them and i got only one working.
what you need to realize is that 15% off on alienware is an amazing offer, as far as i know this is first time when you can get such a big voucher on alienware here in the UK. put it together with the quidco/topcashback and you are on 25% off and that is fantastic deal.

 

Good point never actually checked, Thanks

 

how interesting! dmxdimension.com have updated and there's some cheaper e-value models on there! remember to grab your evalue code from there, BEFORE going to topcashback to click through on the dell link for 10.1% cashback.

then use codes Z04P3LHZCHMVBG (15% valid til 11th jan) and ?K6K25KG9Q$32N (free delivery valid til 11th jan), to snag a cracking deal!

N00W7V01 - M17x 2.20ghz i7, 4gb ram, 1600 x 900 WLED, 500Gb HDD, 1.5gb GT555M - from £1299 down to £994 after discounts.

N00W1403 - M14x 2.20ghz i7, 4gb ram, 1600 x 900 WLED, 750gb HDD, 3Gb GT555M - from £1304 down to £877 after discounts.

 

evil how do i put the evalue code into topcashback ?


you cant use the 15% with the aditional discounts as far as i am aware

 

Haha! i think we need to create a sticky with this info!

1) visit Dell Special Offers, Cheapest Deals, E-Value Codes and Discount Coupons | dmXdimension in the first instance! click on the system you want and check out the specs with their "e-value" code next to them. you can click through to dell from here. HOWEVER you miss out on a cashback opportunity! So simply make a note of the e-value code.

2) register on quidco or topcashback. I favour topcashback, as they currently offer 10.1% cashback on alienware! Now you see why we didnt click through dmxdimension! so, go to the dell page there, and click on the alienware link to take you through to dell

3) click on the search box on the top right hand corner of the dell page and search for the e-value code. that should load a result where you can be taken to that computer. This keeps the tracking cookie working from topcashback!

4) Edit your spec as you see fit, and add to basket! (i can highly recommend Nebula Red as a cheeky £10 upgrade!)

5) enter any applicable codes for discounts. Currently you can use Z04P3LHZCHMVBG (15% valid til 11th jan) and ?K6K25KG9Q$32N (free delivery valid til 11th jan).

6) pay the man!!

7) dont worry if cashback isnt tracking. mine didnt track until AFTER i received the laptop!

Just to reiterate, this means you get the discounted e-value price, AND the 15% discount, AND the free delivery, AND the 10.1% cashback!

If there are no offers, Drop me a PM with your email address and phone number, and what computer you're after. And i'll nudge the friendly rep for you! he usually calls back same day! He cant match that 10.1% cashback, no chance! but he often can honour the 15% discount even after the vouchers have expired. Or if you want to take over credit!

 

Thanks a lot evil I thought it was to simple but now I see that going through the topcashback creates a cookie, that can track the purchase.

 

I have an email quote from dell but in order to maxmimise my discount such as getting the 10.1% from topcashback i need to order it online does anyone know how i can do this. the reason i got the email quote is online currently is giving me the wrong price and i had to get confirmation of what the correct price is.

they do not wants me to be able to order it online as it will get me eventually through topcashback an aditional 10.1% off.

thanks James