Waiting for Envy 17 3D SB thread

NYC Drifter, that is hella expensive! $$$ I had a similar config for the 3D. The only difference I did not get the 160GB SSD, just the 640GB HDD. The one thing that you are missing that you should get is the 9 cell battery. Help minimally with power, but helps more with cooling.

Some people have gotten amazing deals! One guy used a $500 coupon because he had a bad dv7, so they honored that with his order of the Envy 17 3D SB, plus he added a EPP on top! That is one lucky ..... But others are still getting nice deals.

I paid for my system after coupons/taxes/etc.... $1,809..... not bad right?

KJ

 

@ KJ
Thanks for the reply! Hoping someone can PM me a rep's contact info who wants to sell an ENVY

 

OMG. I thought only Alienware owners overpaid!!! At these prices (>$2500) you should get a M17xR3 instead Still waiting for a $500 coupon to pick up the Envy 17 3D SB for under $1200...

 

Where might that $500 coupon materialize jywang?

 

In his dream
I doubt there will be a $500 coupon until they are phasing out the Envy17 3D for something newer and better.

 

Some claim to have gotten $300 off over the phone. I would buy with that discount.

 

$300 is obtainable, but I doubt you'll find $500 coupons any time soon

 

NYC drifter, where in new york are you located, im in queens. Well the real reason why I am writing this post is because I had originally put in an order for the Envy 17 3d, because that laptop i have to admit is pretty damn sexy. But then I found out that the alienware laptop comes with Sibeam and HDMI IN, something that i really wanted. So i called up alienware and configured my M17x R3, this is what I configured it too.

1 225-0536 Alienware M17x Soft-Touch, Stealth Black
1 317-6115 Intel Core i7 2820QM 2.3GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
1 317-6119 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (4DIMMS)
1 331-1347 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
1 320-1932 17.3-inch WideFHD 1920x1080 120Hz WLED w/ NVIDIA 3D Vision Bundle
1 320-1938 1.5GB GDDR5 Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M
1 342-2218 320GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
1 331-1350 Custom Nameplate
1 330-6106 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
1 313-8791 AlienFX Color, Mars Red
1 421-4655 Alienware Command Center Software, M17X
1 421-1400 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
1 420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp
1 420-9956 Vista PC Restore
1 421-0092 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
1 410-1883 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
1 318-0396 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
1 421-4541 Roxio Creator Starter,No Media
1 421-4550 Power DVD 9.6, 3D
1 318-0424 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
1 430-4021 MOD,CRD,NTWK,6300,ANW
1 330-6348 Automatic Updates: On
1 939-0320 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Initial Year
1 939-0340 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 421-1721 Soft Contracts Service Hardware Agreement for Alienware
1 994-3730 Warranty Support, Initial Year
1 330-0171 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks

the total after taxes was around $2559. After some complaining and telling them i am paying much less with HP, i got them down to $1993.42 including taxes and next day delivery. My total with HP was $2052 with a three year warranty. The only thing is that Alienware's warranty is very expensive so the representative i spoke with said that when my 1 year warranty is about to expire dell will automatically start sending me offers that are significantly less then the ones on the website, and that i could haggle more then and get it reduced even further. In the end the Envy 17 3D is a great laptop but i felt the alienware M17X r3 was more for me.

 

Yeah I'm probably dreaming. But that's the discount that inticed me to buy the first time. Since then I've bought a M17xR3, a EP121, and a PowerEdge T110 for a 8 TB Windows Home Server. I think that enough equipment purchase for now...

 

Never mind

 

Well my estimated ship date is still April 7 and I've received no emails about a delay. I guess we'll see what tomorrow brings.

edit: lol wrong thread I thought this was the owners lounge oh well I'll let it ride

 

I just ordered mine and got a 29 April 2011 build/ship date to Hawaii, it flys all the way to Kauai and gets trucked that last 12 miles to my house.

I couldn't get the $100.00 extra off so I kept em on the phone for an hour trying to get it off and on and when it came time to ring it up I found out you lose the $100.00 instant discount on the 4 year accidental damage insurance and extended warranty.

The guy I talked to, Paul, in Boise Idaho said the rep and supervisor that popped on that extra hundred off could possibly lose their job in the conjunction with its use with the coupon code! Now if anyone really got that deal and wants to PM me and lets talk order numbers to see if I can just reorder and cancel my order... Oh yeah I'm all for getting some diesel money, It cost me $168 bucks to fill my tank here!

You know what I pulled the trigger anyways, $200.00 won't kill me because I make that in about a hour and a half...

$2,398.73 + Tax with Coupon Code: MU6192 Thats $1.64 a day cost for four years use, Coffee money...LOL
$566.25 I saved off list & $267.75 off of HPA pricing !!
$2,964.98 + Tax List This includes the instant $100 off the extended warranty
$2,666.48 + Tax HPA This includes the instant $100 off the extended warranty

$2,664.99 for the computer w/o extended warranty was dropped to $1,998.74 with the discount code MU6192

The end result is I got mine decked out to the Nine's with the extended coverage.

HP ENVY 17 3D customizable Notebook PC

• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Upgrading through MicroSoft cause its cheaper!!
• No Additional Office Software
• 2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2820QM (2.3 GHz, 8MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 3.4 GHz
• 1GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD 6850M Graphics [HDMI]
• 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 800GB 7200RPM Dual Hard Drive (SSD 160GB + 640GB 7200RPM) These aren't shipped as stripped drives, but C: & D: drives
• One 6-Cell and One 9-Cell Lithium Ion Battery

Summary of discounts for order H117161XXX
Instant discounts you received: $666.25 Coupon

GRAND TOTAL: $2082.01 with Tax for above configuration of Envy

GRAND TOTAL: $416.65 with Tax for HP 4yr House Call w/ ADP for 24mo NB Wry


Estimated ship date: Your customized HP ENVY 17 3D customizable Notebook PC will be built by April 29, 2011

I wonder how long it is going to take for me to get that itchy feeling of when will get here?

 

Any other Australians waiting for the ENVY 17" ???

I am now considering this, as it is available now!

Any comments welcome

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Asus G73SW-A1BD - Asus GeForce GTX 460 1.5GB 17.3" FULL HD 1080p Notebook:

SCREEN: 17.3" FULL HD 1080p 1920x1080 "CSV-Colorshine" WIDE-SCREEN LED LCD

CPU: Intel® Sandy Bridge Core i7-2630QM Turbo 2.8GHz Quad Core 6MB Cache (2.0GHz) - Processor

---NOTE: This i7-2630QM is up-to/OVER 30% Faster than I7-840 3.2GHz 8MB CPU!!!---

OR THIS WEEK Under: +$450 for; CPU: i7-2720QM Turbo 3.3GHz Quad Core 6MB Cache (2.2GHz)

OR: +$call for; CPU Upgrade to: Sandy-Bridge i7-2920XM Turbo 3.5GHz Quad Core 8MB Cache (2.5GHz)

RAM: 8GB/8192MB DDR3 RAM - OR: +$399/$599 FOR: 16GB/16384MB DDR3 RAM/Premium

HDD: 1x 500GB 7200RPM HDD - Call for 1TB Hybrid upgrade from +$50 (2x 500GB SSH)

ODD: Blu-ray COMBO - (Call for Blu-ray BURNER specials from +$88-PU)

VIDEO: GeForce GTX 460M DDR5, DirectX 11 1.5GB/15,360MB DDR5 SUPER GAMING 3D Graphics

OS: 64Bit Windows 7 Home PREMIUM (OR: 64-bit W7 Ultimate +$195)

OTHER FEATURES: 802.11N, USB-3.0, Web-Cam, Bluetooth, RJ-45 GB-LAN, HDMI

WARRANTY: 2-Year Geniune Asus Warranty

 

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Snowman, I was in the market for teh Asus as well. It is a quite powerfull mashine and there really is nothing wrong with it, but for me the design killed it. Not that I hate it (I actually think it is quite interesting), but I am using it professionally as well, and I simply don't feel comfortabel showing up with a "I am a gamer" screaming notebook at client meetings ;-).
I have had my Envy for about a week now. I love it and hate it. As you can see on the other envy 17 SB thread, there has been some 'issues' with it, but there are fixes out. I encountered some of these as well, but over all I love it.
The design and feel of the chassi is just unbelievable. The case is actually metal all teh way through, way superior to the Asus plastic.
And yes, the 2630 is faster than an i840. I ran some test in between my envy and desktop (which is an i840), doing some 3D rendering and the envy was faster (though it has less memory, 8 vs 16). It wasn't quite 30% but a good 15% I would say.

 

Why did this thread die? Ordered mine 10/31, should be here any day now.

 

congratulations! The thread was started to track Sandy Bridge Envy availabiity in the marketplace, and to speculate about technical capabilties. It wasn't intended not to track individual purchase deliveries -- general discussion on that topic is most welcome in the owners lounge!