Sager How do you decide what model to pick for Gaming

I got your exact build for $2516 from Alienware. I am not even counting the 5% you get back from dell for loyalty as a gift card. Don't even get me started on the discounts you can achieve if you posses the silver tongue. If you decide the laptop is not all that great and want to return it back to dell then they will offer you 5%-10% to keep your laptop. Now if you want to speak about build quality and warranty support than hands down DELL/ALIENWARE rocks.

I used the dell mystery coupon that will give you savings of 5%, 10% or 15%. If you want you are welcome to message me and I will give you the 5% coupon. Most folks who sign up for email received it and there is a chance someone might have a 15% coupon to give away.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware/743378-free-alienware-5-off-coupons.html

Edit: I was able to find an additional 10% coupon for using the Dell Preferred Account which comes with 12 months of no interest along with 10% off on top. This makes the laptop before any negotiations with a Dell rep come to $2,384.10 and you will receive 5% additional back as a Dell Gift Card for Dell Loyalty. If you live in a tax free state than you will save additional $$$ by not having to worry about sales tax. You are welcome to use a mail forward service located in tax free states if you are not available to receive the laptop when it ships. They will be glad to forward the package to you for a small shipping charge. Now keep in mind if you use a mail forwarding service and save the tax $$$ that you will want to pay that on your tax return when you file or the irs won't be too happy ....just ask Al Capone he will tell you the truth about them.

www.amforward.com


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Catalog Number: 29 DKDCJ24H
Module Description Show Details
Alienware 17 Alienware 17
Operating System Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit, English
Memory 16GB DDR3L at 1600MHz (2 x 8G)
Keyboard English Keyboard
Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780M with 4GB GDDR5
Driver 5G WiFi Broadcom 4352 802.11n/ac and Bluetooth 4.0 driver
Hard Drive 750GB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s + 80GB mSATA SSD Caching
UPC Label MOD,LBL,FGA024,UPC383,AW17R1
CD ROM/DVD ROM Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BD-ROM, DVDRW, CD-RW)
Wireless Broadcom 4352 802.11 ac 2x2 and Bluetooth 4.0
Cable US 125V Power Cord
Documentation/Disks Documentation, English
Support 1 Year Alienware Basic Support
Systems Management Alienware Command Center 3.0
Resource DVD Resource DVD
Placemat Setup Instructions English
Retail Software Dell.com Order
Primary Battery 8-cell Lithium Ion (86 wHr)
Processor 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4800MQ processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.7GHz)

 

EDIT: I forgot to mention an important factor that could have a huge impact on which system to choose -- physical appearance. Clevos have a reputation for being "boring office machines", which could be a plus or minus depending on your needs. There's no way I'd be able to whip out an AW at a company meeting without raising a few eyebrows (admittedly the new AW17 isn't that flashy, but let's just say the people I work with are very old school...), so the bland design of the Clevo was perfect for me. Thus far nobody has suspected my P370SM is a powerful gaming machine, although I've gotten a few comments on how big the screen is and "watching HD videos on that thing must be a joy" (lol)

Perhaps because of the reputation, Clevo decided to add some bling to their laptops this year. Personally though I found the bling versions to be gaudy, and they looked like they were just trying too hard. So, if you care about flashy styling done right, perhaps the AW would be a better choice.

ANYWAY...

The NP8295 with nearly identical specs will run about $2150, so if the OP can negotiate the price of the AW17 down to $2300, then yes the AW17 would be a better choice. To be completely fair though, I should point out that the NP8275-S with slightly better specs costs only about $2000

Sager NP8275-S (Clevo P170SM)
- FREE!!! – U.S. UPS GROUND SHIPPING
- FREE! - Batman: Origins for PC (Limited Time Offer / While Supplies Last / Must be requested in comments box during checkout)
- 17.3" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Anti-Glare Screen (1920x1080) (SKU - SSC002)
- FREE! - 30 Day No Dead Pixel Warranty
- Sager - 4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4800MQ (2.7GHz - 3.7GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache) - [$50 OFF!] (SKU – SPU202)
- FREE! - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 780M (4.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 [User Upgradeable] (SKU – GPU020)
- 16GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) (SKU - S4S822AP)
- 120GB Crucial M5 Series SSD [SSD2 - SATA III] - Default (SKU - SSD071)
- 750GB 7200RPM [SATA II - 16MB Cache] (SKU - HDD099)
- 6X Blu-Ray Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (Sager) (SKU - ODD084)
- Sager - Intel® Dual Band AC 7260 802.11 A/AC/B/G/N 2.4/5.0GHz + Bluetooth™ 4.0 (SKU - WIFI94)
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (64&32-Bit CD Included (Supports up to 16GB of RAM)) + MS Office 2013 Trial
- LIFETIME Ltd Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Technical Support (Labor through XPC)
Includes FREE Shipping Both Ways for Parts Warranty Repairs (SKU - WTY099)

Total: $2049; 3% discount = $1987.53

Key difference from the AW17 above is the "standalone" 120GB m500 SSD