Saving £££ in the UK buying ANY Dell/AW system OR accessories - please contribute!

Hello everyone,

First off, I just want to say that Stevie has a really nice thing going on here. I've seen lots of very helpful posts.

Right, on to my thing:

I saw a post a while ago by Qqz saying that he wants to order from romania. Sadly, I am also from romania and I would like to ask if he or anyone from outside UK (but within EU) was successful placing an order.

This really should not be an issue. For example, a clevo re-seller in germany has no problems shipping anywhere in the EU for only 35 eur p&p (and just a few days waiting time)
I know, it's not an alienware I have in my example, but if I have no one in the UK or US, I am not going to pay almost 2x list price, just because I live in a country.

Don't get me wrong, I would prefer an M17xR4 but if I cannot order straight up and considering the price and the waiting time... things kind of build up and break the deal.

 

Unfortunately, without a UK & Ireland address, my rep can't process an order as a system bought from the UK needs to be shipped to the UK and his ordering tools wont allow for orders to be placed with non-UK addresses.

For those looking for help outside the UK without UK addresses, I strongly suggest you contact the Dell guys over on this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware/669327-alienware-sales-assistance-thread-redux.html as they are able to help out people in Europe now.

 

Can I just thank Stevie for his assistance. I have ordered my m18x through his contact and got a cracking price.

3 weeks wait now so it seems

I am looking at getting the OCZ Agility 3 SSD to replace the standard drive. Does anyone know if there are better drives out there, also what memory would be good to put in, i have 8GB with the laptop when it arrives

Thanks again Stevie

 

Your welcome mate.

I havent heard good things about the Agility 3. Ask Mr. Fox - he had two in Raid 0 and he was NOT impressed LOL. Better drives would be maybe any of the following: Sammy 830, Crucial M4, Intel 520, Vertex 4 and maybe a few others....

Ram wise, I have no issues with my HyperX from Kingston. Seen plenty of problems from folk with Corsair Vengenace.

 

Apparently it wont effect my EDD - I hope not haha... Its so hard trying to keep sane while waiting for an Alienware!!!

 

It'll be worth the wait, Matt....glad it hasnt affected your EDD - normally, you would get it before that date....once Dell have emailed you the tracking link, after its shipped, its pretty damn quick.

 

Good news... (Check out the LOL in the tracking too! haha)

 

OMG! - Matt, I hope that some Spanish dude hasnt got your machine for free LOL.....that's weird, especially as it was over a year ago it was delivered LMAO! - at least the delivery date is Monday...WOOOHOOOO!!!

Remind me, what machine did you order with what gpu?

 

haha me too!!

I think the Monday delivery date will be incorrect too seeing as it seems to be in Korea today - although it would be nice.

3720QM
7970M
1080p
750GB HDD
6GB RAM
EDIT: ...Killer Wireless card too.

I will be adding an SSD next week myself, not sure which one to go for yet. My budget will probably be around £150. Then I will also add 16GB of RAM but again, not sure which RAM to go for yet.

 

You will be surprised how quickly these packages make it from Shanghai to the UK .... at least I hope you will! LOL

 

congrats mate, Well within your budget you can get one of this Crucial 256GB Real SSD M4 2.5inch Solid State Drive SATA 6GB/s - CT256M4SSD2

16GB of Ram, i know you bought this for gamin honestly if your only gamin with system then i dont think you will need more ram then stock 6GB, But yes if ur doin video editin (special large video files) than 16GB will worth.

 

Well its just cleared Germany!

Perfect! Thanks for the link

I do a little bit of photo editing and web design so it might come in handy lol.

 

M4's are a great choice of drive. Heard lots of good stuff about them and my previous Crucial SSD (C300) was also very good. Shouldnt go far wrong there....

 

Also, even though they are out of stock currently, you may be interested in a Sammy 830 256gb from either NovaTech or Scan:

Samsung 830 Series 256GB Solid State Hard Drive - 2.5" Drive With Laptop installation Kit With Norton Ghost 15.0 | MZ-7PC256N/EU
Samsung 830 SERIES SSD 256GB Notebook Kit Inc Norton Chost Slim 7.5mm - MZ-7PC256N - Scan.co.uk

Overclockers UK have them in stock at £145.99, but they charge £8.00 for delivery

 

That 830 looks impressive! I might order one

 

Can't grumble with Dell's PM830 version of the same drive that I have two of.

 

Hi Stevie,
Its been more than 4 years since my last login into NBR.
I am currently owning Alienware M15x and looking to upgrade it.
Just seen this thread and would like to try my luck for a good discount on the latest alienware models.

 

PM for you Stevie

 

Sure, no problem. Just PM me when you have full forum priveledges (usually after making 5-10 posts) by left clicking my NBR name > selecte "send private message" - more than happy to try and help out. Have a look at my first post on page 1 for the info I need.

Received and replied.....money saving initiated....

 

Hello.

Have a Question about Dell, that you might be able to answer:

Why have the dell.co.uk site stopped allowing the "Nebula Red" color for the M18x ?

Best regards : CyberstormXIII

 

As far as I can tell, it's still showing as an option on the Dell configuration website.....

 

Ordered , delivery sorted , 20% saving , happy Nice one Stevie !

 

Nice one, Gary! - mega-beast "inbound" LOL....glad you got a terrific saving too.

 

Any chance your helpfull friend can give us Alienware wanting Irish people a helping hand?

 

Most certainly.....I know he has helped a few Irish guys out already - when you are ready, drop me a PM and we will get you saving some dosh.

 

great! Thanks stevie


edit , pm sent

 

Received and replied!

 

For anyone interested in voucher code: 10% off on selected Inspiron & XPS notebooks over £495, but works on Alienware too ( 5PD2CK3MLHS$CG). Expires 18 July 2012.

 

I think i need to get my post count up before i can PM but i am interested in ordering one as soon as i can
Sam

 

I think you are there!

 

Hi Stevie,

Looking to buy and would be grateful for your help.

cheers

 

Sure thing mate. Once you have forum priveledges to send/receive PM's, hit me up and we can get started.

 

Cheers Stevie, will do.

 

Hi Stevie, am looking to purchase my second M18X soon as I have had my R1 for over a year now and when it was released, I rushed into buying it with 460m sli which weren't bad cards, over-clocked nicely. But I do love to blast up the graphics as much as I can. Guessing I should just throw you a PM about your rep?

 

Pretty much, Yep.

Let me know what kinda spec you are after and just PM me with the details required from post #1. Hope to hear from you soon to save you some cash!

 

Well I tried to PM you some info but apparently I currently do not have permission to do so :s Any ideas as too why? Bit new here, all I have ever done is browsed for answers and knowledge.

 

Yeah - as you are new, you just need to make some more posts on the forum - usually making between 5-10 gets you PM access so you arent far away!

 

Ah ok makes sense, well I own an Alienware M18X R1 so could post some stuff in the owners thread! Thanks for fast replies!

 

No problemo. reckon you should have access fairly soon

 

Just a quick heads up on a pretty good SSD deal.....120gb Kingston HyperX 3k Series for £69.98 : 120GB Kingston HyperX 3K Series SSD SATA 3 - SH103S3/120G - Scan.co.uk

 

Was hoping to buy an alienware refurb but I haven't seen any posted on the UK site within the last couple of weeks.
Might have to PM you Steve Jones and buy new if the price can be dropped within budget, curse VAT and recession.

 

Can certainly help out with new systems - not outlet or refurbs though....chances are, you will get a good discount on a new rig!

 

100 pages Stevie - how many people do you think you've helped out in that time?

Good work mate, us Brits aren't the best hagglers and you've taken a big sting out of going for AW

 

Thanks mate. Gosh...if I had to think of how many people have benefited, I'd have a stab at maybe 50+....I havent kept track! lol. - I just reply to the PM's when they fall in my inbox and that's that really.....some guy's havent posted on the thread itself as they have just PM'd after reading....

I'm just glad that I can help out and help to make these babies more affordable!!

 

Hello,

Been a reader here for quite a while, but only just signed up.

Can your contact help me get discount on a Dell X51? I'll of course PM you everything you need to know, I just need to know whether you can!

Thanks.
T

 

Yep - can certainly assist with ANYTHING Dell sell.....catch you soon!

 

Thanks Steve,

I'll be in contact shortly.

 

Hi all,

I put in an order for an M17x over the weekend. I am excited! I believe I received a really good deal - Steve, I was going to wait until I made five posts and send you a PM but when I saw how much I saved my cravings got the better of me, hehe .

My total order should have been £2818.29 - I went for quite a few of the upgrades and the 3 year service plan / accidental damage - but after my discounts the price was £2093.40. I maybe should have weighed up my options to see how much your rep could have got me it for, but to be honest I just went for it in the end Take a look:



I used voucher code T31Z1GR7S?HFCN to receive a 10% discount.

I saved £195 as the base laptop I chose was a "Dell Deal". I found these by mistake - these are hidden on the site! Go on the Alienware laptop page ( Gaming Laptops - Customise a Powerful Alienware Laptop | Dell UK), and on the left, where it says "Refine your Search", click on "17" and up". This seems to take you to a very hidden "deals" page that you can't find otherwise. At the moment there are three deals - save £160, £140 and £195. I chose the £195 option as that came with 8GB RAM and a larger hard drive. My original plan was to get the standard RAM and HDD and upgrade myself later but it made much more sense to upgrade them if they were part of the deal. I guess the down side for some of you may be that you're paying more as you get the 3720QM as standard but I was planning to upgrade to this CPU anyway. My advice though would be to spec your laptop with all three deals as it's a bit, err, "dodgy", and the upgrades cost different amounts and it's actually possible to save MORE with a supposedly weaker deal.

I received 8% EPP. I know most of you can't get this. However, if you can, normally the voucher codes don't work in conjuction with EPP but they do with this one. So if you're interested and are eligible for EPP then I'd go for it!

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7-3720QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.6GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM English Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT) edit
GRAPHICS CARD 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680M edit
MEMORY 8192MB (2x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 Dual Channel edit
HARD DRIVE 750GB 7,200 RPM + 32GB mSATA Caching SSD edit
LCD 17.3" WideFHD (1920 x 1080) WLED LCD edit
COLOUR CHOICE Alienware M17x Stealth Black edit
OPTICAL DRIVE BluRay Combo (Blu-ray read only, DVD, CD read & write) edit
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Killer Wireless-N 1103 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO with Bluetooth 4.0 edit
PRIMARY BATTERY Primary 9 cell Li-Ion Default Base Battery edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE English Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2010 ( Word, Excel, Powerpoint, One Note) edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee® SecurityCenter 30 Day trial version edit
SERVICES AND SUPPORT 3 yrs Next Day In-Home Hardware & Premium Software Phone Support edit
ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE PROTECTION 3 years Accidental Damage Protection
PREMIUM CASES "Alienware Orion M17x Backpack

Thanks,

Gary

 

Hey all i have a 12% code NNSBFK0855JTFB
valid untill 1/8/12

 

Sounds like you bagged a great deal, Gary. I would have probably done the same so congrats on your bargain buy!

Nice! - thaks for posting it up!