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    AAFES DELL/AW sale May 8-14

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by rorkas, May 8, 2012.

  1. rorkas

    rorkas Notebook Consultant

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    For anyone with AAFES account from 8 to 14 May, there is up to 25% discount (actually considering tax benefit discount is larger than that) on brand new Alienware/Dell laptops/computers on the AAFES website
    http://www.shopmyexchange.com/.
    No TAX, Free shipping

    Access to the Exchange Online Store is restricted to:
    Active Duty Military
    Military Retirees
    Reserves
    National Guard personnel
    Department of State Officials serving in foreign countries
    And, dependants of the above
    Veterans Canteen
    (thanks baiii)


    UPDATE: As of May 10 the prices has gone up by couple hundred dollars.
     
  2. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    this is only available to airforce, right?
     
  3. rorkas

    rorkas Notebook Consultant

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  4. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    only airforce or any branch?
     
  5. baii

    baii Sone

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    You are not an authorized customer. Access to the Exchange Online Store is restricted to:
    Active Duty Military
    Military Retirees
    Reserves
    National Guard personnel
    Department of State Officials serving in foreign countries
    And, dependants of the above
    Veterans Canteen

    O well, no cheap m14x for me ~~
     
  6. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    My dad is retired military, this is tempting.
     
  7. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    did i go to the right area?

    Alienware M17X R4 Alienware M17X R4 with Soft Touch edit
    Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit edit
    Processor 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0) edit
    Memory 6GB DDR3 at 1600MHz (2DIMMS) edit
    Keyboard English Keyboard edit
    Display Panels 17.3-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED edit
    Video Card 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 7970M edit
    Hard Drive 500GB 7,200 RPM SATA 3Gb/s edit
    AlienFX Quasar Blue edit
    Adobe Reader Acrobat SW Adobe Acrobat X Reader edit
    Hinge Up Stealth Black with Soft Touch Finish edit
    Audio Creative Sound Blaster Recon3Di with THX TruStudio Pro Software edit
    Optical Driver Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW) edit
    Wireless Networking Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 With Bluetooth 4.0 edit
    Adapter Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter edit
    Documentation Alienware Documentation edit
    Office Productivity Software Microsoft® Office Home and Business 2010 edit
    Shipping Material Shipping Material - Black edit
    Security Software No Anti-Virus Software Selected edit
    Additional Software Additional Software edit
    Primary Battery 90WHr 9-Cell Primary Battery edit
    Alien Wallpaper None edit
    Hardware Support Services 1 Year Basic Plan

    is that good?

    EDIT: are these sales common? If so could just wait


    There desktop sucks if i went to the right place...its a 580 or 68xx something...meh
     
  8. rorkas

    rorkas Notebook Consultant

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    Upgrade i7 3610QM to 3720QM is only $9 and you set.
     
  9. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    ah missed that...i would upgrade to the xm when prices drop so i wasn't even thinking. So this only does a single gpu? Also is there only one hardrive bay?
    EDIT: well not even a sager on xotic pc can even come close in that price so i gueesss that is an awesome deal...ahhh no broke...what to do. I really wnat to get a desktop though errr.

    What connection does that have for display? what is the max res it can handle? Also does that have usb 3.0/display port or thunderbolt?

    EDIT: it has 4 usb3.0 mini display port HDMI 1.3 and 1.4 so it can support 4 2560x1600 screens!!!! eeeeeeee. Plus peSATA
     
  10. rorkas

    rorkas Notebook Consultant

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  11. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    have you guy's seen these deals before? is this sort common on holidays? dont know what to do

    EDIT: Also how much would a comparable desktop cost?....ahhh man it is like the performance of like a 1000 dollar desktop! wow

    EDIT there is no tax right so if i got one for 1620 thats it free shipping no tax? also did you notice you can remove the office and save 199 bucks!

    Is the m17xr4 really 2518? or is that like pre-order price?

    http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/3235/m17xr4.png
     
  12. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    lol shoot...hahah got pages mixed up please delete this post.
     
  13. desiplaya130

    desiplaya130 Notebook Consultant

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    hey guys, i have a quick question.

    I was part of this program two years back called the MAVNI program, i started in february of 2010 and was out in 6-8 months. I did basic training and everything, was wondering if I would be qualified for this?

    This is a link to the MAVNI program:

    MAVNI - What is the MAVNI Program

    I am very interested in buying another alienware laptop if I could save the money. Any information would be helpful.
     
  14. hizzaah

    hizzaah Notebook Virtuoso

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    They explained on the first page how to see of you qualify..
     
  15. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    enter your name and last for to see but most likely not
     
  16. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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    Probably would be a good idea for a mod to change the name of this thread to reflect on the realization that this sale is on until the 14th.
     
  17. rorkas

    rorkas Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks Moderators for thread title fix.
     
  18. ValkerieFire

    ValkerieFire God Follower

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    Unless you are a veteran, active duty or reserve, you don't qualify. I did 4 years in the Marine Corps but since it was not war time I am not technically a veteran so I do not qualify.
     
  19. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

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    Title changed :)
     
  20. rorkas

    rorkas Notebook Consultant

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    You're wrong, you don't have to serve during the time of war to be considered a vet. You are a vet doesn't matter what you think ;) and you should be eligible for this deal as anyone who served before you or is serving right now. Have you checked your eligibility on the AAFES website?
     
  21. rorkas

    rorkas Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks a lot, MidnightSun.