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    Best deal ever?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by cow1eh, Nov 20, 2011.

  1. cow1eh

    cow1eh Newbie

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    I just bought the following M14x off the Dell Outlet with the following main specs:

    - 1600x900 WLED screen
    - 256 SSD
    - 3GB GeForce GT 555M
    - i7-2820QM (8M Cache, 2.30GHz)
    - 8 GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM
    - Windows Professional 64 Bit

    all for £1,152 inc tax and shipping. It is certified refurbished and assuming it all works this seems like the best deal ever, with a similar new M14x coming in at around £1000 more. Am I missing something or is this just a very very lucky find?
     
    cow1eh, Nov 20, 2011
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  2. c69k

    c69k Notebook Deity

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    Very good deal.
     
    c69k, Nov 20, 2011
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  3. Fallout4

    Fallout4 Notebook Consultant

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    Those specs with a 4 year advanced warranty cost approximately $3,000 on the actual website so what do you think? You want me to do the math? The exchange rate is 1.5753 United States Dollars to 1 British Pound.
     
    Fallout4, Nov 21, 2011
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  4. evilras

    evilras Notebook Consultant

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    Sounds good! Was lucky enough to get my spec for £750 once all the cashback and refunds come in. But mine has 2.20ghz i7, and 6gb ram, and doesnt have SSD.

    So looks like you bagged yourself a bargain there lad!
     
    evilras, Nov 21, 2011
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    TheMadMan Notebook Geek

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    my spec (see sig) was a little over £1.5K. So, i think you've got a good deal.
     
    TheMadMan, Nov 21, 2011
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  6. Fallout4

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    It's not a good deal at all. Don't listen to these other guys they are trying to trick you. You should send me the link to that purchase though...
     
    Fallout4, Nov 21, 2011
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  7. cow1eh

    cow1eh Newbie

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    I guess I always knew it was a good deal, I was just wondering if anyone else had a similar experience.

    Btw, my refurb didn't show up when I filtered by "Alienware", only when I filtered by '14" laptop' - there's my tip of the day ;)
     
    cow1eh, Nov 21, 2011
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