Hey, wanting to get a new laptop soon (month or two) and I've liked some of the Alienwares but can't seem to find a store selling them. I know I can get one off dell.com but for an m11x I'd be up for $1400 minimum and I'm sure I've seen deals on here for 1000-1100? So really I'm looking for any places I can find a decent range of (or any) Dells/Alienwares in store?
TL;DR: Know any retail stores selling Dells/Alienwares?
Yes, will definitely be getting an extended warranty, had on both of my last two computers and have used each of them a heap ;)
Kiosks? I thought they got shut down recently, but will check up on it, thanks :)
EDIT: My search found this guide (note, dated 2007) http://supportapj.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/suppor… and it's link is dead :(
JBHIFI and as mentioned those Dell Kiosk
Link to JBHIfi
http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/computers-laptops/laptops/del…
had to google search though (i knew they sold it as it was at my local JbHiFi)
so it's not through the main pages
Yeah I found that link, old model though and 200 more than the newer one from dell directly :[
Thanks for replying though ^.^
Anyone else have any ideas?
Think I'll wait now for the M11x r3 anyway, (and get through dell.com) as I hear it's coming out early April..? (http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/p/…)
JB Hi Fi definately sells them and each time i go in there seems to be more.
http://www.notebooksrus.com.au/ this place also sells laptops i think i might have seen one there when i was there last.
Oh yeah? Cool, didn't see any on 'r'us site, and the store is a bit out of the way :/
About JB, I went there today and asked a guy; he said they can order them in (but can take a while to do, as they are customised and shipped, up to 3 weeks ish). He also said they would beat any price I could get of Dell.com (including discount coupons etc).
On another note though, I talked to a Dell customer support guy earlier and he said "Might be able to get you some discounts as well". So don't know what I'll do if I decide to buy one :P
you could ask scotty….i think…he gets dell and lenovo discount codes
Is he a mod?
Oh, I really should know that >.< thanks.
EDIT: From one of his posts for anyone interested:
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/goto/38778
Includes a 10% of laptops over $1k coupon.
Saw it last Wednesday at JB Hi-Fi Chatswood for $998.
(Dual Core U7300 1.3GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, GeForce GT335M 1GB)
Not bad for the first generation (R1) new I don't think, waiting to check out the R3 now though.
I just bought a new Sandy Bridge / Dell XPS 15 last week.
Not travelling as much these days, so something a bit bigger was the order of the day.
m11x was a great little machine, I had the R1. 128gb ssd was the best investment for it and would recommend this to any potential buyers. Battery life was very impressive as well with this combination.
Anyone who might be interested, I've listed it on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/USED-Dell-Alienware-M11x-Laptop-128GB…
Nice price on the R1, but I'll hold out at least till the R3 is released :)
There some kiosks in some malls (Parramatta westfields a while back) but I think that was only during certain parts of the year. Alienware is quite pricey so I hope you get a good deal but if you are using it a lot you may want to consider extending the warranty as the graphics card can get really hot.