Student Discounts from Dell?

I'm trying to decide if I am going to order my machine from Dell or XoticPC. I know XoticPc doesn't offer much in terms of a student discount, but does Dell? The lack of tax from xoticpc really is a nice thing though.

 

Dell gives a small discount and an Xbox or a $200 Dell giftcard

 

I thought that was only on specific laptops? If thats true, that's a pretty nice addition.

 

As far I know, as long as you call a representative when you are about to order and tell them that you are a student they will give you a discount. That is how it worked for me. (M17x)

 

Figure out what you would pay for a system from Xotic. Then call Dell and tell them you're willing to buy right now if they can meet that price INCLUDING TAX. Ask that they also include a $200 student gift card, a 5% rewards card, and free shipping.

Worked for me.

 

Dont buy a PC from Dell online. Call them. They can apply the student discount to ANY laptop.

 

Thanks very much. I will definitely order online. I sent an email to a rep about the system. I'm not planning on ordering until the 24th of this month because that is when I will have around $1800 to play with for my m17x.

 

Fixed, and Awesome! Good luck.

 

No idea how I made that mistake haha. Yes I will definitely order over the phone.

 

Agreed!
This is what I did almost 2 years ago and I ended up getting a nice discount. It's been my experience to never never never order directly on line from Dell...

 

I used the student discount as well. How long did it take for you to receive your gift card?

 

Hello there,
Can a UK student ask for a student discount purchasing from US store?

 

Allow around four weeks on average, no less than two, to receive your gift cards.

As for UK I'm not sure as every market is different. I would strongly reccomend you read through the UK getting a good deal thread as well as reading the first few posts in the sales assistant thread and then send a pm to the right Dell employee for a quote.

 

Thank you very much. I suppose when they say it takes 10-20 days to arrive by email, they meant business days. I was hoping to use it to buy some accessories before my laptop arrived, haha.

 

Kinda off thread question, but I am coming to USA in August, I'm 15 years old and will be an exchange student.. Will I be able to get EPP discount and can someone explain steps please? Thanks.

 

Here is what you should do.

1) Figure out exactly what you want. Make a list.
2) Go to http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware/669327-alienware-sales-assistance-thread-redux.html and read the first few posts
3) Send a private message to Rev with your list and ask him for a price quote
Be sure to tell him you are a foreign exchange student. Also ask for a 5% gift card, a $200 student gift card, and free next day shipping.

Rev is really good at getting back to people with quotes. The price he replies with should be much cheaper than what you would get off the website.

 

Are they offering the $200 GC on the M18x?

 

I ordered an m18x and I was able to get the $200 gift card. I suppose it all depends on who you get for a sales rep

 

Thank you very much.

 

I ended up with an m17x with 7970m and 1080p screen with the $200 gift card for $1764 including tax.

 

That's true

How did you find rep's email and email him/her?

I wanna instant discount, rather than gift card which dell give you

 

From what I noticed, maybe I'm wrong, it depends what school you are in as well. I had some problems with getting the student discount then after chatting with a rep, he said that my school does have a deal with Dell..

 

Good thing that Dell offers both if you call a rep. You can get a huge instant discount and a gift card and 5% back for Dell Advantage.

 

Thanks for the info! Looking forward on purchasing my future system.

 

I'm confused about the rigamarole of going through the process of getting verified as a student and the pricing on those machines? When comparing the 15R currently up at the back to school sale page here

Dell Member Purchase & Employee Discount Program (MPP) | Dell
it appears identical to the one you see for the verified student that comes with an Xbox or $200 egift card. Only difference I can see is the "xbox" one has a premium 1 year protection instead of the standard 1 year. The "xbox" version has this pricing
Starting Price $996.98
Student Discount $296.99
Subtotal $699.99

And the back to school one has this pricing:
Starting Price $688.99
Member Discount $150.00
Subtotal $538.99

What's with the really big discrepancy on pricing?

Am I missing something obvious?

Xbox version:

MICROSOFT SOLUTIONS Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook edit

STUDENT-ONLY OFFER Promotional Xbox 360 - $199.99 discount applied to your PC + Xbox bundle edit
SUPPORT 1 Year Premium Protection Package - America's Best Standard Protection edit

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My Accessories
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Please Note: This software title will be downloaded directly to your new computer once you have connected it to the internet
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
SYSTEM Inspiron 15R Notebook (Inspiron 5520)
PROCESSOR 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3210M processor (3M Cache, up to 3.1 GHz)
OPERATING SYSTEM Windows® 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-Bit, English
MEMORY 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
HARD DRIVE 500GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
VIDEO CARD Intel® HD Graphics 4000
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
SYSTEM COLOR Switch by Design Studio - Moon Silver
DISPLAY 15.6" High Definition (720p) LED Display with Truelife
BATTERY OPTIONS 48 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Battery
WIRELESS CARDS Intel® Centrino® Wireless 2230, 2x2 bgn + Bluetooth
SOUND Dell Stereo Speakers with Waves MaxxAudio 3 audio processor
NETWORK CARD Integrated 10/100 Network Card
KEYBOARD Dell Chiclet Keyboard with Multi-touch Touchpad, English-Int'l
POWER CORD Power cord, 125V, 3.2 Feet, US
ADOBE & ENTERTAINMENT Adobe Elements 9.0 Photoshop and Premiere Bundle
DATASAFE DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
WIRELESS DRIVER SRV Software for 2230 WIFI Wireless Card
SHIPPING MATERIAL Shipping Material, Direct
ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE Additional Software
OPTICAL DRIVE SOFTWARE No Optical Device Software Included
WIDI Wireless Display Application & Driver
ADDITIONAL SETTINGS Dell Offers More, Digital Delivery

Student version without getting verified:

MICROSOFT SOLUTIONS Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook edit

SUPPORT 90 days Premium Phone Support + 1 Year In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis edit

Dell Recommends
MCAFEE SECURITYCENTER McAfee® SecurityCenter, 15-Months edit

My Accessories
IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION Trusted ID, ID Safe, 12 Month Subscription, Digitally Delivered edit


Please Note: This software title will be downloaded directly to your new computer once you have connected it to the internet
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
SYSTEM Inspiron 15R Notebook (Inspiron 5520)
PROCESSOR 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3210M processor (3M Cache, up to 3.1 GHz)
OPERATING SYSTEM Windows® 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-Bit, English
MEMORY 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
HARD DRIVE 500GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
VIDEO CARD Intel® HD Graphics 4000
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
SYSTEM COLOR Switch by Design Studio - Moon Silver
DISPLAY 15.6" High Definition (720p) LED Display with Truelife
BATTERY OPTIONS 48 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Battery
WIRELESS CARDS Intel® Centrino® Wireless 2230, 2x2 bgn + Bluetooth
SOUND Dell Stereo Speakers with Waves MaxxAudio 3 audio processor
NETWORK CARD Integrated 10/100 Network Card
KEYBOARD Dell Chiclet Keyboard with Multi-touch Touchpad, English-Int'l
POWER CORD Power cord, 125V, 3.2 Feet, US
ADOBE & ENTERTAINMENT Adobe Elements 9.0 Photoshop and Premiere Bundle
DATASAFE DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
WIRELESS DRIVER SRV Software for 2230 WIFI Wireless Card
SHIPPING MATERIAL Shipping Material, Direct
ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE Additional Software
OPTICAL DRIVE SOFTWARE No Optical Device Software Included
WIDI Wireless Display Application & Driver
ADDITIONAL SETTINGS Dell Offers More, Digital Delivery