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Yea, they really are. It's time for me to try them again since I cancelled my order with HIDevolution.


But my budget is like 2,300 or around there.
2720qm
3d screen/nvdia card
4 years warranty including accidental
blu ray card/Intel wireless 6300

This is like £3,000 which is like $4,700.

 

D'ya need my reps contact infor again Blaze? - I reckon he will get you the very best deal possible as you know.

Dont think you will find much better, I tell ya!

 

I got his details..was planning to call him tommorow morning. I'm still trying to decide if I might as well wait until next week.


Given the new systems that most likely come out and it's april..who knows.


I wish there was a way that I can get the 10% cashback by ordering it online and then change the specs without cancelling it. That might save me 200 pounds or somthing along with the discount the sales guy would give.

 

Have a word with him - you dont get if you dont ask.

 

I will. Yea, he seems to be the only one who can give us UK people a very good discount.

 

Never a truer word spoken

 

I do think that such an order on HIDevolution Blaze of this configuration:

i7 2720QM, 6970M, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 1080p 60 Hz, Intel Wireless 6300, 1 year warranty

$2,004.00 = 1420 euro

The same configuration in France:

2559 euro = $ 3610

 

All right I ordered it again and the best thing about it is that it will only take around 10 to 12 days since it's already half built(since I cancelled it a week ago)


My spec cost me around 2,200 pounds and in web price that was 2,753 pounds.

 

Just remember to add the £400 VAT ontop if you order from HDEvolution.

 

And also, its a US keyboard and not UK....not sure if even the PSU is US and requires a US to UK adaptor .....

And, personally, I wouldnt get Hidevolution to put a customs value of only £500 on it incase it goes missing or damaged. The your. S.O.L!!

 

Could some one PM me the details of a good UK rep that could save me some money ?

Thanks

 

Does anyone know of a way to buy a laptop from the UK (through one of the reps mentioned in the OP), and then have it shipped somewhere else? I don't have an address in the UK, it would have to be Dell doing it...

 

PM sent.

Not sure. If you know someone in the UK who will take delivery of it and then forward/ship it on to you, that might work. I know my reps deal with UK purchases but I will check....

 

Ok thanks for the PM stevie

I've sent one back

 

Anyone have any advise on how to save money when talking to a rep ?

HAGGLING ADVISE NEEDED !

 

Haha, you wont need to haggle after you have dealt with my rep LOL

 

Hope so lol 2x m14x very expensive :S

 

Trust me - they wont be that expensive after you have spoken to my rep

 

Hi Steve,
Would it be possible if you could PM me the reps details please? Looking for an m14x.
Thanks.

 

Could someone please pm me this reps name to ,

Thanks

 

Just send me a PM with the details requested on page one and I will sort you out!

 

So, how exactly do you haggle? Ring them up and say I'm looking for an M14x, and my budget is £xxx, what can you do?
If so, what do I do if they say, 'Well it costs, £1098 so that's how much you gotta pay'?

 

Hey Guys, just copying and pasting this from a new thread that i posted in the M15x section to save typing it up again.....


Ive just came off the phone to alienware tech support to sort out an issue with my touchpad. Anyway, whilst on the phone, i asked for a price for a 9 cell battery whilst on the phone.... approx £120. The tech guy said that he would have a look on another system and phone me back.

I've just placed an order on the phone for £74.02 delivered.

Part number ordered: CPL-F3J9T (M15x Battery)

Hopefully that might save someone in the UK some dollar if they need a new battery

Ryan

 

I have another query. For an M14x, how much should I look to get off it? With base specs.
And for an M15x priced at £1050, how much should I expect to be knocked off that?

 

Normal reps will NOT haggle - its an Alienware so the price to them is justified. If you get one that may "negotiate", you may find that they *MAY* discount by up to a max of 5%

I use the ole motto that "if you dont ask, you dont get" - you have nothing to lose by asking and if you get a knock back, hang up and try again.

Again, unless you get through to a good rep, chances are you will get "stone-walled" when asking for discount.#

As with most things in life, the more you spend, the more chance you have of getting more discount. Im not saying that your chosen system is cheap by any standards but when you consider that there are people out there who spend upwards of £5000 on a single laptop, you can see where I am coming from eh?

If you want details of a good rep, read post #1 on the first page of this thread and drop me a PM. I cant promise how much you would get "knocked off" but I can tell you that I know a few VERY good UK reps that COULD help reduce the cost of your new system.

Steve.

 

I've been talking to a rep over email and he offered me an Alienware M14x for £999.

I'm planning on Pm'ing you as soon as I've notched up 10 posts haha.

 

No worries fella....drop me a PM when your set.

 

And for my 10th post, can you haggle outlet deals?
You'd think they'd be even more haggleable

 

I've sent a PM, cheers.

 

I m sending you a pm stevie

 

PM received and replied to. Thanks!

 

How did he PM with 4 posts? :S

 

Must have got lucky

 

Stevie saving the day again from fiendishly high prices

i think stevie needs more rep

+ 1 rep

 

Hahaha - thanks Bud. Much appreciated. Its hard work being THIS good ALL of the time

 

Used Stevies contact today to order my M18x, got 15% off on my order. Thanks a lot Stevie for providing me with your great contact.

 

Your more than welcome Amo - its good to be able to help another fellow UK citizen out in saving money off Dells terribly inflated UK prices!

Good saving mate, enjoy your new system!!!

(rep me laters LOL)

 

Hi Stevie, I 've contacted you through PM some days ago, remember? I made the deal, a nice 10% off on my m14x!!! I'm buyng form Ireland.

Well, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

+rep and thanks again

 

Yeah, I remember Ya! - Im glad that you were able to get such a good deal from within the UK - really makes a difference to being able to afford one of these systems at UK prices - glad my rep helped you out!

Thanks for the +rep too!

 

@Marcymaru do you mind posting to tell us how you managed that? Will the UK reps accept Irish orders and a delivery address in Ireland? Thanks in advance and well done to Stevie for sharing the details.

 

I bought the m11x R2 for £900 a month ago. The only upgrade was the 4gb RAM I wish you could have helped me stevie

 

First of all is fundamental to talk with the right rep, and Steve can definitely help you with this.
Before I was aware of this thread I've already tried to made the purchase through phone, but with no luck, I've spoke with 3 different reps, and the better discount I've achived was a miserable 50€.
They'd rather not sell the machine.
So first and most important thing, contact Steve and he will give you some good rep contact.

Then it's about your negotiation skills, and don't be afraid of asking explicitly for discount.

If they're irremovable show them that you're MORE than them, and don't hesitate to hang up (very kindly of course, saying that you're not interested at that price), and you will see that eventually they will call you back with a better discount.

I'm pretty sure reps are the same for the UK/Irish market, mine's signature was indeed UK/Irish sales rep, but I don't know about the shipping question.

Hope this helped!

 

Great stuff thanks, I'll definitely give this a go.

 

Hi,

Please can you PM me details of your rep.

Thanks

 

Hi there - unfortunately, you need a few more posts on the forum before you get PM priveledges to PM and me and I cant PM you until then either....just get a few more posts made on some other topics and then we can sort you out

 

Ok Thanks. Will do.

Seems like a strange rule that. I've had all my questions answered just by reading through the forum and I'm now ready to buy. Am I supposed to make up random, pointless posts just for the sake of it in order to qualify for PM priveliges? Perhaps that's one reason why the same questions keep getting asked over and over in these forums. So be it.

 

It is odd but posts like the one im making right now count so, yeah...weird but unfortunately thats the way NBR does things LOL - dont ask me why!

 

I'm a mod in another forum. Such measures are usually in place to prevent new users from spamming PMs, which would originate huge amounts of spammed PMs from bots.

At least I think that's the reason. I'm a mod, not an admin

 

Ok. That make's sense. Thanks.

If there's no other way around it I'll just have to post some new questions of which I already know the answer to.

 

Or just go to the Off Topic section and post about current events: bin Laden's death, the Euro crisis, Libya, etc