Alienware M17x w/ATi 4870 info thread! ... Quote:Originally Posted by dave-pwow I just spent 00 on min ...

Turmoil · 10-10-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dave-p

wow

I just spent $4500 on mine lol

You sir, are insane! But GRATS!!!

NWGuru · 10-10-2009, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dave-p

wow

I just spent $4500 on mine lol

It helps that I have the qx9300 and one SSD already.

@Turmoil: I was also able to get a 19% discount. If you buy from Dell long enough you learn how to get the best discounts from them.

Turmoil · 10-10-2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by NWGuru

@Turmoil: I was also able to get a 19% discount. If you buy from Dell long enough you learn how to get the best discounts from them.

wow... thats pretty hot... whats your secret?

nonya24 · 10-10-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dave-p

wow

I just spent $4500 on mine lol

Turmoil · 10-10-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by NWGuru

This one cost me $2700.

How did it cost you that little?

NWGuru · 10-10-2009, 07:54 PM

Learning how to get coupons codes and other percentage off offers to stack. I used to just call them and ask for a good discount and 9 out of 10 times they would give it. I think their sales team is working on commission.

Steve · 10-12-2009, 06:53 AM

Whoa dave. That's a ton of dough. Most I've ever spent on a notebook was back in 2002. It was my first AW, ended up dropping $3500 on it, not including a 3 year warranty. Since then I've elected to go lower on memory, CPU and hard drives and update those myself over time.

dave-p · 10-12-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve@NBF

Whoa dave. That's a ton of dough. Most I've ever spent on a notebook was back in 2002. It was my first AW, ended up dropping $3500 on it, not including a 3 year warranty. Since then I've elected to go lower on memory, CPU and hard drives and update those myself over time.

$ 500.00 of that was taxes

but oh well. I expect to have most of it paid for by selling the m6400, but it may take some time to sell a loaded M6400 as well.

If not I guess my Son going to get a nice laptop ha ha

qhn · 10-12-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dave-p

$ 500.00 of that was taxes

but oh well. I expect to have most of it paied for by selling the m6400, but it may take some time to sell a loaded M6400 as well.

If not I guess my Son going to get a nice laptop ha ha

You are going to spoil the young lad

Turmoil · 10-12-2009, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by qhn

You are going to spoil the young lad

Haha good for him! Dave... will you be my father?

NWGuru · 10-12-2009, 07:19 AM

Same here $3K was the most I spent and that was with my first M17x.

NWGuru · 10-12-2009, 04:54 PM

My order finally moved to the build stage. I was stuck in pre-production for 2 weeks.

dave-p · 10-12-2009, 05:35 PM

Doesn't the wait just kill ya lol

mine should arrive Tuesday - Today was a Holiday here

NWGuru · 10-12-2009, 05:44 PM

The wait was worse this time around because I've never been stuck in pre-production for more than 2 hours in the past.

dave-p · 10-12-2009, 05:51 PM

they took 5 days to go from order submitted to Order Processed for me...

it was 7 days in production though

10-10-2009, 07:54 PM	#6
NWGuru Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 390 Benchmarks: 5 Credits: 13,356	Learning how to get coupons codes and other percentage off offers to stack. I used to just call them and ask for a good discount and 9 out of 10 times they would give it. I think their sales team is working on commission. __________________ Thinkpad T60p Alienware M17x

10-12-2009, 06:53 AM	#7
Steve Dukefrukem Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 33,530 Reviews: 18 Benchmarks: 177 Credits: 1,871,352	Whoa dave. That's a ton of dough. Most I've ever spent on a notebook was back in 2002. It was my first AW, ended up dropping $3500 on it, not including a 3 year warranty. Since then I've elected to go lower on memory, CPU and hard drives and update those myself over time. __________________ ^ (my stuff)

10-12-2009, 07:19 AM	#11
NWGuru Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 390 Benchmarks: 5 Credits: 13,356	Same here $3K was the most I spent and that was with my first M17x. __________________ Thinkpad T60p Alienware M17x

10-12-2009, 04:54 PM	#12
NWGuru Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 390 Benchmarks: 5 Credits: 13,356	My order finally moved to the build stage. I was stuck in pre-production for 2 weeks. __________________ Thinkpad T60p Alienware M17x

10-12-2009, 05:35 PM	#13
dave-p Loving my Alien :) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,213 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 7 Credits: 100,779	Doesn't the wait just kill ya lol mine should arrive Tuesday - Today was a Holiday here __________________ M17x, FX Red, QX9300, Sli GTX-280, 384 GB SSD, 17" WUXGA, 4 GB DDR3 1333 Mhz 3yr CC M6400, Q9000, FX3700, 8GB DDR3, RGB LED Display, HD, Blu Ray, 1530 WiFi 370 BT, Desktop Water Cooled I7 920, P6T, 12 GB DDR3, Raid 10, Dell 2707, Blu Ray, GTX 295 CO-OP Copper, Swiftech GTZ, Koolance RP 1000BK, My Dells Vostro 1500, Studio 15, M6300,M1710, E1705,3500,4000,4100,5100,5150,6000, 7000,7500,8000,8500,C410,C610,C810,Cpi,CPx. 6400,1501

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10-12-2009, 05:44 PM	#14
NWGuru Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 390 Benchmarks: 5 Credits: 13,356	The wait was worse this time around because I've never been stuck in pre-production for more than 2 hours in the past. __________________ Thinkpad T60p Alienware M17x

10-12-2009, 05:51 PM	#15
dave-p Loving my Alien :) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,213 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 7 Credits: 100,779	they took 5 days to go from order submitted to Order Processed for me... it was 7 days in production though __________________ M17x, FX Red, QX9300, Sli GTX-280, 384 GB SSD, 17" WUXGA, 4 GB DDR3 1333 Mhz 3yr CC M6400, Q9000, FX3700, 8GB DDR3, RGB LED Display, HD, Blu Ray, 1530 WiFi 370 BT, Desktop Water Cooled I7 920, P6T, 12 GB DDR3, Raid 10, Dell 2707, Blu Ray, GTX 295 CO-OP Copper, Swiftech GTZ, Koolance RP 1000BK, My Dells Vostro 1500, Studio 15, M6300,M1710, E1705,3500,4000,4100,5100,5150,6000, 7000,7500,8000,8500,C410,C610,C810,Cpi,CPx. 6400,1501

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