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    Save $575 on the Alienware M17X - DEAD

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Deals, Dec 8, 2010.

  1. Deals

    Deals Notebook Virtuoso

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    Deals, Dec 8, 2010
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    You'r kidding right thinking this is a deal?
     
    spradhan01, Dec 8, 2010
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    Are they seriously selling a Core 2 system with a 1440x900 17 inch display and G92b GPUs for $1700+ in December 2010? I am so stunned I almost have no words for this. It's one thing to sell obsolete technology at a discount, but this is quite another -- not even Apple's shenanigans in the same field are this much of a ripoff.
     
    Althernai, Dec 8, 2010
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    it's a bot.
     
    Bearclaw, Dec 8, 2010
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    That appears to be true, but I don't understand why it is tolerated (it has 3000+ posts). The forum is called "Notebook and Tech Bargains", not "Advertisements". There is no way what is in the first post in this thread can be considered a bargain by anyone well-informed -- Dell may call it a "sale", but it is still an outrageous ripoff. Methinks the algorithm of the bot needs some tuning...
     
    Althernai, Dec 8, 2010
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    Someone better get a NC2000 cooler for that bot..
    Looks like its cpu is getting hot and it needs to be cooled off.
    Then it might differentiate between ripoff and deals.. :p
     
    spradhan01, Dec 8, 2010
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    This is one of the ways TechTarget makes money off this website.
     
    Trottel, Dec 8, 2010
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    LOL, I totally agree! It has the same CPU I have on my ultraportable Thinkpad X200 :D that originally came out what 2,3 years ago? :)
     
    unreal25, Dec 8, 2010
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    Bot could have waited till 04/01/11.
     
    spradhan01, Dec 9, 2010
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    lol maybe you guys should look at what Canadians have for Alienware...

    We got the m15x with 5730/GTX260m/GTS240M etc...

    Only the highest specced one costing 1700 has a 5850
     
    Bearclaw, Dec 9, 2010
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  11. spradhan01

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    GO ahead and order from the United States then..
    Mfractal had a nice explanantion on how to do that..
     
    spradhan01, Dec 9, 2010
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