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    Ordering my m14x tonight!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Knguyen204, Jun 13, 2011.

  1. Knguyen204

    Knguyen204 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey all, I will be placing my order over the phone tonight. I will be getting the i7 2630, 6 gb of ram, 1.5 gb Nvidia gpu, 750 gb hard drive, upgraded screen, upgraded wireless card, upgraded sound, Bluetooth, 3 year advanced warranty along with the free xbox 360 for students for about $1700.

    Is this a good deal?
     
    Knguyen204, Jun 13, 2011
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  2. Bbishop93

    Bbishop93 Notebook Consultant

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    no call up and negotiate the rep i got took off an extra 200$ on top of the discount i had, retail price 1,618$ i got it for 1,326$.

    *** Also i would ditch the 750gb hd 500gb is more than enough, and i would then upgrade to 8gb ram. Ram is your friend! And the hdd can easily be replaced with an a 750gb if u really find down the road u need the extra 250gb, my desktop is bloated with vista and all sorts of crap and im only floating around 240gb out of 750. Also if ur big on speed might wanna look into replacing hdd with an ssd, and using the stock hdd as a secondary storage.
     
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  3. Knguyen204

    Knguyen204 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Did you get the xbox and a 3 year advanced warranty?
     
    Knguyen204, Jun 13, 2011
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    Knguyen204 Notebook Enthusiast

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    And I may just ditch the 750gb and switch to 500gb as well as drop to 4th of ram and just buy the 8gb set off of crucial and install it myself.
     
    Knguyen204, Jun 13, 2011
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    Wait, howd you get that for 1700? I have a similar config with a 2 year advanced and im at like 1800$..
     
    Gearsguy, Jun 13, 2011
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  6. Knguyen204

    Knguyen204 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Cause I'm boss :) no you just have to talk to the reps
     
    Knguyen204, Jun 13, 2011
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    Oh I thought you ordered online lol
     
    Gearsguy, Jun 13, 2011
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    No no, NEVER order online.

    Shoot me a PM and I'll give you my reps info since I can't post it publicly.

    You'll save a good chunk of money. He just takes 2 days~ (e-mail) to get back to people since he's very popular unless you can get him between calls :)
     
    Voodooi, Jun 13, 2011
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  9. Matt Woller

    Matt Woller Notebook Evangelist

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    That doesn't sound too bad, the 3 year is a good idea IMO, and the free Xbox 360 is worth $200 by itself.

    I'd call again and go into it being aggressive, and laying out the specs you want, the price you're willing to pay, and stating if they can't come close to that you'll go elsewhere and see what it gets you. Never be afraid to talk to another sales person until you get what you want!
     
    Matt Woller, Jun 13, 2011
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  10. Knguyen204

    Knguyen204 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i just got my rep to give me these specs:

    i7 2820
    8gb ram
    1.5 gb nvidia
    750 gb harddrive
    900p screen
    6205 wireless card
    soundfx blaster
    bluetooth
    3 year advanced
    xbox 360

    total: $1785

    that is a sweet deal
     
    Knguyen204, Jun 13, 2011
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  11. smokingjam

    smokingjam Notebook Evangelist

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    im so happy i just ordered mine
    i72630
    6gb ram
    750gb hdd
    900p screen
    wirless adapter

    delivery on 6th July cant wait
     
    smokingjam, Jun 14, 2011
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  12. Bbishop93

    Bbishop93 Notebook Consultant

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    july 6th? i order mine yesterday as well and i used the free basic shipping and mine says by june 25th
     
    Bbishop93, Jun 14, 2011
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  13. Knguyen204

    Knguyen204 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah likewise. I just did the basic shipping and mine should be here around the 25th as well. I'd call and see what's up. Btw, you didn't order online did you?
     
    Knguyen204, Jun 14, 2011
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    Knguyen204 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just received my free xbox! Only 2 days after I ordered too!
     
    Knguyen204, Jun 15, 2011
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  15. takeabyte

    takeabyte Notebook Evangelist

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    My guess is different customizations will take different times to build. My first m14x was scheduled to deliver about two weeks after I ordered mine, but it actually shipped a week later, something like that. Their estimates are lame.
     
    takeabyte, Jun 15, 2011
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  16. aurnab

    aurnab Notebook Guru

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    gah im starting to get jealous of all your guy's discounts i for one is a canadain and it will be a pain in the to find a good one
     
    aurnab, Jun 19, 2011
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