AW/DELL Ordering Advice - How to save $$$

[Mercury53]

Got my M7x R4 down from $3,200 to $2,800. In total, $3,001 with tax and everything. I was decently pleased, but will try for more soon. Can you call after the order has been confirmed to try and lower the price by saying stuff like, "Sager was willing to give a better deal"?

225-2945 1 Alienware M17X R4 with Soft Touch - Direct
319-0582 1 2nd Generation Intel Core i7-2760QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.5GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
317-9742 1 16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
331-6912 1 English Keyboard, 101 Key, M17X R4
320-3275 1 17.3-inch WideFHD1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
317-9747 1 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 7970M
342-4430 1 256GB Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s
331-6859 1 AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
421-7439 1 Alienware Command Center Software, M17X
421-5813 1 Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 bit Service Pack 1, English, w/Media
318-2314 1 Stealth Black with Soft Touch Finish
410-0548 1 Adobe Acrobat Reader
318-2006 1 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
421-5106 1 Power DVD 9.6, 3D
318-0424 1 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
430-4711 1 Intel Advanced-N WiFi Link 6250 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO Technology with WiMax and Bluetooth 4.0
430-4706 1 Internal Wireless Bluetooth 4.0
331-7193 1 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
331-6865 1 Alienware Documentation
331-6868 1 Placement, M17X R4
331-6867 1 Shipping Material, M17X R4 - Black
461-8389 1 NO VIRUS PROTECTION REQUESTED
331-6909 1 Resource DVD, M17X R4
331-8045 1 Windows 7 OS Label, Alienware Notebooks
420-9691 1 DataSafe Local BackUp
420-9956 1 PC Restore
421-0092 1 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
421-3874 1 Camera Software 2.X, Factory Install
421-4289 1 Dell Support Center Software 3.0
421-7440 1 Quickset, M17X R4
312-1334 1 90WHr 9-Cell Primary Battery
995-6093 1 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Extended Year(s)
995-6083 1 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
995-6113 1 In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis, Parts and Labor On-Site Response, 1 Year Extended
995-6103 1 In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis, Parts and Labor On-Site Response, Initial Year
950-3338 1 2 Year Limited Warranty
931-7701 1 Accidental Damage Service, 2 Years
421-1719 1 Soft Contracts Consumer Accidental Damage Agreement for Alienware
421-1723 1 Soft Contracts Dell In-Home Hardware Agreement for Alienware
987-5301 1 Warranty Support, 1 Year Extended
994-3730 1 Warranty Support, Initial Year
331-1349 1 Standard Nameplate
A5750525 1 Your Dell Advantage benefits have been applied

[eats7]

hey guys i tried talking to dell through the online chat and the best they got me was 28 bucks off of this ( i havent called yet) also i am from canada. what can i do to get a good discount? i am going to college and i don't have a lot of money to spend on it! heres my rig:

for 1448 canadian:



Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
2 GB DDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M with Optimus™
750GB 7,200 RPM SATA 3Gb/s
14.0" High Def+ (900p/1600x900) with WLED backlight
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 With Bluetooth 4.0
60GHz WirelessHD® Wireless Display
Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner, DVD+-RW
Options
1 Year Advanced Service Plan
Stealth Black with Soft Touch Finish

[dragon23]

hey guys i tried talking to dell through the online chat and the best they got me was 28 bucks off of this ( i havent called yet) also i am from canada. what can i do to get a good discount? i am going to college and i don't have a lot of money to spend on it! heres my rig:

for 1448 canadian:



Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
2 GB DDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M with Optimus™
750GB 7,200 RPM SATA 3Gb/s
14.0" High Def+ (900p/1600x900) with WLED backlight
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 With Bluetooth 4.0
60GHz WirelessHD® Wireless Display
Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner, DVD+-RW
Options
1 Year Advanced Service Plan
Stealth Black with Soft Touch Finish

Go here, someone might be able to help.

Alienware Sales Assistance (Live) for US and Canada. Upgrade and New system purchases.

[SlickDragon]

Hmm i signed up for a dell account and didnt receieve the 50$ coupon, is it no longer applicable or am i missing something? Dell chat is quite useless on the matter

[heyaldrin]

I think best advice right now is to send Allan an email and get a quote from him, you don't need to haggle or anything, and he will give you a good deal

[SlickDragon]

Yup already did, just wondering if the information on the first post needs to be updated assuming the $50 sign up code is no longer applicable, or if there was something I misunderstood.

[SCmeetAW]

Hey guys,

I ordered an m14x 3 days ago (with pretty much the highest specs you can get all round) and did so over the phone. I haggled for a while but could only get $75 off. Reading this thread it seems as though that was a tiny amount for a $3,600 laptop.

Is there anything I can do to get the price down (or perhaps some credit for other purchases) after I've ordered? Wish I had found this forum before I ordered.

Thanks!

P.S. Ordered from Canada

[darkdomino]

almost 4000 for an M14x? That's insane. Can you post a price sheet? I know canadians pay more sales tax, but that just sounds nuts.

[SCmeetAW]

almost 4000 for an M14x? That's insane. Can you post a price sheet? I know canadians pay more sales tax, but that just sounds nuts.

I know it's a lot of money, but in the end of the day it's got to do a lot of things for me (including be very portable, hence the 14") so it is still worth it.

Still any $ I could save would make a big difference for me!

Here are the (important hardware) specs:

3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3820QM 2.7GHz
16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
9.5mm SL, SATA BD (BD-ROM)/DVD Combo
NV GF GT 650M w/2.0GB VRAM
14.0" HD+ (900p/1600x900) WLED
512GB SSD, Solid State Drive
Intel 2230 Wireless-N

[rorkas]

Hey guys,

I ordered an m14x 3 days ago (with pretty much the highest specs you can get all round) and did so over the phone. I haggled for a while but could only get $75 off. Reading this thread it seems as though that was a tiny amount for a $3,600 laptop.

Is there anything I can do to get the price down (or perhaps some credit for other purchases) after I've ordered? Wish I had found this forum before I ordered.

Thanks!

P.S. Ordered from Canada

You should've emailed Alan first to get his price. I'm sure you could've saved much more than $75.