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    M11X in Canada

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by jl1989, Jun 24, 2010.

  1. jl1989

    jl1989 Notebook Evangelist

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    what kind of discounts have people been getting on the canadian m11x??

    I just did the live chat thing with the agent. and price was $1349 before tax. and the agent would only give me $1299 price. (50dollars off). I asked for an academic discount and he said there wasn't any.
     
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  2. Rhodan

    Rhodan NBR Expert of Nothing

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    In Canada it's best to wait for when Dell has a sale (every couple of week or so) and get the EPP discount.

    What did you configure for 1349? That's a lot of cash for this system...
     
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  3. jl1989

    jl1989 Notebook Evangelist

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    i7 upgrade, bluetooth, 4gb ram. thats it.
     
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  4. Rhodan

    Rhodan NBR Expert of Nothing

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    I paid $948 before tax for the su7300 upgrade, 4gb and BT...
     
    Rhodan, Jun 24, 2010
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  5. madpacket

    madpacket Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is what I paid for my Canadian R2 which arrived yesterday. Same configuration as what you're describing. I managed to get 100 dollars off and a 2% discount. That's about it. I have an American R2 being shipped to the border soon which cost $470.00 dollars less for the same configuration. Once that arrives I'm sending back my Canadian R2 :)

    Canadians get ripped on Dell laptops.

    "
    Order Details
    Quantity Description Unit Price

    1 AW M11x R2 Stealth Black EN $1,197.75
    1 SHIPPING FEE $0.00
    1 AlienFX Color, Mars Red $0.00
    1 Overclockable Intel Core i7 640UM $0.00
    1 Integrated 10/100NIC $0.00
    1 Internal High-Definition Surro $0.00
    1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 800MHz $0.00
    1 11.6-in WHD1366x768(720p) WLED, no WWAN $0.00
    1 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M $0.00
    1 AUTO-UPDATES,ON, AW $0.00
    1 Web Cam $0.00
    1 Standard Nameplate $0.00
    1 Alienware M11x R2 90W A/C Adapter $0.00
    1 250GB SATAII 7,200RPM $0.00
    1 ADOBE READER 9.0,MLANG,I/S/X NB $0.00
    1 MCAFEE PEARL MUI,30DAY,W/O,CNB $0.00
    1 PC-RESTORE, DIM/INSP $0.00
    1 DATASAFE LOCAL BACKUP 2.0 BASIC $0.00
    1 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG $0.00
    1 WIN 7 HOME PREM, 64, ENG,AW NB $0.00
    1 Command Center SW, M11xR2 $0.00
    1 Alienware M11x a/b/g/n 2x2 MIMO Wireless $0.00
    1 HW WRTY+SVC,ANW M11X R2,UNY,INIT,REL $0.00
    1 NBD OS,ANW M11X R2,UNY,INIT YR,REL $0.00
    1 WARRANTY SPRT,ANW NB,INIT YR $0.00
    1 World of Warcraft Edition $0.00
    1 Steam with Portal $0.00
    1 AlienGUIse + Breed Theme $0.00
    1 No Internal WWAN Antenna Installed $0.00
    1 Optional Bluetooth Module, 2.1 $0.00
    1 NO WARRANTY,YRS 2/3(DIM,INSP,NBD) $0.00
    1 ON $2.75 ADS, NOTEBOOK PCS $0.00

    Sub-Total $1,197.75
    Shipping $0.00
    Environment Fee $3.00
    Tax $95.82
    Total Price $1,353.46
    All discounts applied to this order are reflected in the subtotal, shipping, and total amounts.
    "
     
    madpacket, Jun 24, 2010
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  6. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Don't expect many sale prices on the M11x in Canada. And if it does, its usually a price error or a mistake lol. Perhaps sign up for their newsletter, hope for a roll on a good % coupon(they have coupons every once in a while, 15% to 75% off selected items that are 15%-75% marked up).
     
    coriolis, Jun 24, 2010
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  7. Duperlowrider

    Duperlowrider Notebook Enthusiast

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    I paid taxe and shipping 1488$ in Montreal at dell,ca for i7, 4GB and BT. Initially ordered on the 8th of june for edd of the 8th of July to have my order cancelled for the most dubious reason. Reinstated tru the crazies in Casablanca on the 10th for a 12th of July EDD. Fist and last time I ever deal woth Dell. Stear clear people, this company is really a rip off for anybody with a schedule that goes 2 days out.
     
    Duperlowrider, Jun 24, 2010
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  8. ampLitude

    ampLitude Notebook Consultant

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    Yea what about the border charging you taxes when you go to pick it up? LMK.
     
    ampLitude, Jun 25, 2010
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  9. alucasa

    alucasa Notebook Evangelist

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    The problem is that you will have to pay for customs charge and tax. In the end, I doubt you will save much, if not end up paying more due to customs inspection charge.

     
    alucasa, Jun 25, 2010
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  10. ampLitude

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    Thats exactly why I didn't buy mine from the US. I bought something on Ebay for 529 and it came out to 800 Dollars after customs, needless to say I'm never buying any electronics from the US again unless it's under $50.
     
    ampLitude, Jun 25, 2010
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