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    anyone here order their alienware from ebay?>

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by kwantz, Jul 15, 2010.

  1. kwantz

    kwantz Notebook Evangelist

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    If so tell me about your experiences? was it cheaper, and do you know of any reputable re-sellers?
     
    kwantz, Jul 15, 2010
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    madchild Notebook Geek

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    there is no way I'd order one off ebay....
     
    madchild, Jul 15, 2010
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  3. darkloki

    darkloki Notebook Deity

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    I've ordered parts from that website , it's awesome Fed Ex and well packaged although the tax thing on Ebay is kinda of a pain, but understandable. I'd say buy with no worries although having such a short lifed warranty is disturbing. If you don't mind me asking, I was wondering what PC you were thinking of getting?
     
    darkloki, Jul 15, 2010
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  4. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    haven't tryed yet but i might order parts to make a second lapy from ebay since as of now i ordered only part from ebay and they work flawlesly
     
    granyte, Jul 15, 2010
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  5. joncolbert

    joncolbert Notebook Geek

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    Bought my m11x r1 last week, returned yesterday due to crazy random shutdown. $73x after bing cashback. 4gb ram su7300 160gb hard drive.
    I would recommend buying from a high-rated seller in case you get a lemon like mine.
    The price of m11x from Dell.com now sucks, and there is not much coupons available(like the Boeing one).

    I am looking to buy another m11x r1 though, any one has suggestion where to buy?
     
    joncolbert, Jul 15, 2010
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  6. Lozz

    Lozz Top Overpriced Dell

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    There's nothing wrong with buying one off an ebay store if that's what you want to do, you get the same Dell warranty and there are no drawbacks. The ones I would avoid are the ones being sold by individual people. Then there's the whole skipping out on any EPP discounts you may be eligible for buying a new one anyway.
     
    Lozz, Jul 15, 2010
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  7. GallardosEggrollshop

    GallardosEggrollshop Notebook Evangelist

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    You can also purchase one from dells outlet store. They have good deals on referbished models.
     
    GallardosEggrollshop, Jul 16, 2010
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    tyranus7 Notebook Evangelist

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    i bought mine in ebay, and no problem, the user lives in USA and i am from Chile, anyway i got 1 year warranty, and the laptops works grear, i bought it from a reseller
     
    tyranus7, Jul 16, 2010
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  9. tldoney

    tldoney Notebook Consultant

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    I'm buying my M11x on ebay, new in sealed box, full dell warranty. Just make sure that the seller is a legit business and has sold laptops to others and has positive feedback. I'm buying from a 100% positive power seller. Even Alienware sells on ebay, their old systems. If you go to Alienware.com and click on outlet, you'll go straight to their ebay store.

    I've bought a lot of stuff on ebay, electronics, camera, etc and have never had a problem.
     
    tldoney, Jul 16, 2010
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  10. karuro

    karuro Notebook Guru

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    Bought mine from ebay through HIDEVOLUTION.COM - great support..
     
    karuro, Jul 16, 2010
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  11. Ferrari

    Ferrari Notebook Evangelist

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    ive bought parts for my alienware on ebay and had no problems.
     
    Ferrari, Jul 16, 2010
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  12. LoTo

    LoTo Notebook Enthusiast

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    Bought mine from there as well. Got a brand new R2 i5 for $930 shipped with the neoprene case. Transferred the warranty to mine name easily as well. I wanted to order off there so I didn't have to pay tax which is pretty steep in SoCal.
     
    LoTo, Jul 17, 2010
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  13. tldoney

    tldoney Notebook Consultant

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    Tax is one of the reasons I'm getting my 11X on ebay. I'm in NY, 1 hr north of the city. Tax is 8.1%.
     
    tldoney, Jul 17, 2010
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  14. ImClueless

    ImClueless Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes i bought mine off of ebay i had a few problems with alienFX (the colored light changer) but through the wonderful help from this site i got it all working fine.
     
    ImClueless, Jul 31, 2010
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