Looking to buy used alienware

I found this Alienware M17 locally and was looking to see if this unit has any known issues. Price seems OK, I just want to make this configuration has problems.

Video/Graphics Card: Dual 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 8700M GT – SLI Enabled
Display: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology – Black
Includes AlienFX® Illuminated Keyboard – Exclusive Design!
System Lighting: Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting - Blue
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8100 2.1GHz (3MB Cache 800MHz FSB)
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 1024MB
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Ultimate with Service Pack 1
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: With Express Card Media Center Remote Control
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 250GB 7,200RPM (8MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
Optical Drives : 8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Wireless: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Sound Card : Internal High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Mobile Essentials: Alienware® Orion Backpack
Warranty: 3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Security Software: McAfee® VirusScan Plus – 36-Month Subscription Factory Installed!
Microsoft Office Suites: Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business – Factory Installed!
Includes Basic + PowerPoint, Accounting Express and Publisher!
Power: Additional AC Adapter - Alienware® m17x 230 Watt Auto-switch AC Adapter
Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 200-Watt THX®-Certified Speakers


Derek

 

Be sure to visit the Dell Outlet before you buy this to take a look at what they have to offer.

 

the nvidia gpu of that erra are reputed to die randomly

 

baddddddd GPU's

Also what is the price? I can't help if I dont know that

 

I would only put up a few hundred for that personally, and I mean a few, lol.

 

I could purchase it for $900.00

Derek

 

No, Absolutely NOT. Visit the dell outlet or ebay or even the for sale section of these forums.

 

I would get a M15x with a 5870 for that price if I was you just for the power and warranty.

I have owned every alienware system from the M17 on

 

Eurocom is selling a used notebook with a 5870 and i series chip for exactly 1 grand, if you can't find a m15x as moo has said I would go with that.

 

No don't get it as the others suggest go to the Outlet store. I got the one in my sig for 1257.00 after 15% off on 1/26/11

 

Can I have a link please?

 

I can't link it, it's under Eurocom Outlet, it's a standard Clevo I believe, yetat a grand I think it's really nice I'll screenshot it for you though.

 

At $999 I don't think you can go wrong here, i-3 isn't the greatest chip, but I don't think it's that bad of a price, and anyone looking at core a core 2 duo, should be happy with a 5870 and i3 right?

 

Is it the EUROCOM W860CU Cougar 15.6-inch?

EDIT: Thanks I'm on the page now.

 

900 is way to much.
I assume from the specs it's a M9750 (M9700i-R1)

The 8700 GT SLI sucks donkey balls and is also prone to defects.
The 9750GTX SLI would be the best option imo for this notebook.

In either case 900 is way, and i mean way to much. You should think 500 dollars for a cosmetically good version, with 9750GTX in SLI in technical great condition, with a faster processor and 4 Gb ram.
The setup you describe would be worth about $400, $900 is nothing short of a rip-off.

And don't expect top knotch performance (would still be quite decent though), you are buying a 3 year old laptop with aged components.

 

M17x had alienfx lighting while the M9750 didn't have any. The M17 had light zones

It is a Area 51 M17x. The 8700 GT was the base SLI option with the M17x

 

You can get an M15X from the Dell Outlet for $900(with the 15% off coupon):

Alienware M15x Laptop
Processor: Intel Core i3-370M Processor (3M cache, 2.40 GHz)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
250 GB SATA II Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
4 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz (2 DIMMs)
8X DVD +/- RW Drive
1 GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730

 

Can you guide me as to where to get this 15% coupon you speak of? Thanks.

 

I saw it in the Tech Bargains section:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/notebook-tech-bargains/554287-15-off-all-dell-outlet.html

I also saw this: http://forum.notebookreview.com/notebook-tech-bargains/231526-dell-outlet-coupons-201.html