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Alienware 15 R2 (Skylake i7-6700HQ, GTX 970) - $1,890.81 Delivered or ~ $1800 after Cash Back

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martyn on 22/10/2015 - 21:13 dell.com (3554 clicks)
$69L?$BP2FGJMJ
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I've been looking for a circa $1800 gaming laptop and I believe this is the best bang for buck at the moment. Similar to this expired deal https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/194026 except now with Skylake CPUs

Specs are:

  • 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Processor
  • Windows 10 Home
  • 8GB Memory
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M with 3GB GDDR5
  • 1TB hdd

First go to cashrewards and sign in then follow the link to Alienware.
Choose laptops then choose New 15.6" under Alienware 15
There are a few laptops listed, we'll be customising the first laptop that costs $1999

  • Change the Processor to i7
  • Change the GPU to the 970m - total will change to $2,224.50
  • Go to checkout and apply the coupon code $69L?$BP2FGJMJ.

Total will now be $1,890.81 - cashrewards indicated I should get 85.95 back (although 5.5% should be 94.54?)

You can also add a 128GB SSD for a total of 1984.33

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  • twocsies on 22/10/2015 - 21:34

    The coupon says: "15% off Dell branded systems over $1600 (ANZ)"

    • martyn on 22/10/2015 - 21:51
      +5

      Yeah I wondered if it would work but it did, I think alienware is a dell brand so it counts

    • newsynthetic on 24/10/2015 - 11:22

      Alienware is a part of Dell, just to let you know.

      • twocsies on 24/10/2015 - 16:04

        Yes, it's true. But if the deal is wider than the specific item mentioned, it can't hurt to mention the underlying deal.

  • beeze on 22/10/2015 - 21:35
    +5

    Add a SSD and you've got a good gaming machine under $2k.
    Nice find.

  • twocsies on 22/10/2015 - 21:42
    +5

    It's quite bizarre to see that modifying the configuration of the cheaper laptop to equal that of the most expensive one will be $338 cheaper. That's a lot of cash savings for three minutes of fiddling with drop down boxes…

  • elemindreda on 22/10/2015 - 21:42
    -1

    http://www.megabuy.com.au/asus-gl552vw-dm210t-intel-core-i7-…

    bad reviews for the site but… dat deal dough.

    • volturee on 22/10/2015 - 21:47

      The deal is straight from Dell isn't it? What megabuy gotta do with it?

      • ozhunter on 22/10/2015 - 21:49
        +3

        He linked an alternative laptop, but the seller doesn't have the best reputation.

        • volturee on 22/10/2015 - 21:52

          Ah I see. The Asus he linked got last gen gtx960 though.

        • elemindreda on 22/10/2015 - 21:54
          +5

          @volturee:

          what?! there are different gens of the gtx 960m?

          or are you talking about the 960m being the slower ver. of 970m

        • volturee on 22/10/2015 - 21:56
          -4

          @elemindreda:

          960 is the last generation. 970-980 are the top current gtx cards

        • cheesecactus on 22/10/2015 - 22:42
          +8

          @volturee:

          Thats just wrong. The 960, 970, 980 are the same generation.

        • volturee on 22/10/2015 - 22:49
          +1

          @cheesecactus: yup u r right. Last gen start with 8xx.

    • martyn on 22/10/2015 - 21:53

      Gtx 960 though

    • twocsies on 22/10/2015 - 21:59
      +2

      GTX960M is much lower power than GTX970M in terms of gaming. Just not comparable.

    • nikkirose on 23/10/2015 - 20:53

      buy straight from Dell, you are going to need that after sales service. I have an alienware, it is a good rig, but me and everyone I know with one, had a HDD fail within the first 6 months. Once I replaced it with a fresh one sent by Dell, it has worked trouble-free ever since.

  • volturee on 22/10/2015 - 21:50

    Great deal. Dell refurbished with similar spec was going for 2300 the last months i checked. Those usually came with 16gb ram and 128Gb ssd though

    • beeze on 23/10/2015 - 13:50

      I bought a 17" recently, some 15's with 970m for ~1500-1600 with SSD on offer from time to time

  • tonyyang on 22/10/2015 - 22:01

    interesting, the customer built is cheaper than default config

  • [Deactivated] on 22/10/2015 - 22:05

    http://www.dell.com/au/p/alienware-15/pd?oc=y5115a0au

    How does this one compare? It's the "older" model but the CPU seems better? but it's much cheaper

    • martyn on 22/10/2015 - 22:10
      +1

      worse CPU (last gen i5) and only a GTX 965m not a 970m. Also you can't apply the 15% coupon to these (you loose the other discount).

  • Lioness15 on 22/10/2015 - 22:09

    I have an Alienware 15 laptop bought this year (with an i7-4720HQ processor and a 128GB SSD in addition to the 1TB HDD though; the other specs are the same). :) I definitely recommend it.

  • rajabag on 22/10/2015 - 22:26

    Features::
    - LCD could be upto : 15.6" UHD (3840x2160)
    - HDD option: SATA III 1 TB (7200 rpm), Solid-State HDD 128 GB M2 SSD/256 GB M2 SSD/512 GB M2 SSD
    - RAM 16GB (2133 MHz, DDR4)
    - Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 Processors, 6700HQ - Up to 3.5 GHz, 6820HK - Up to 3.6 GHz
    - Video: Integrated: Intel®® HD Graphics 530 (Shared system memory)
    -Discrete:
    Nvidia® GeForce® GTX 965M (2 GB GDDR5)
    Nvidia® GeForce® GTX 970M (3 GB GDDR5)
    GeForce® GTX 980M (4 GB GDDR5)
    AMD® Radeon™ R9 M395X (4 GB GDDR5)

    • Camera: 2.1 megapixel FHD 1920 x 1080p at 30 fps (max.)
  • kheob on 22/10/2015 - 22:39
    +1

    This website hurts my eyes.

    • serpserpserp on 22/10/2015 - 22:48
      +6

      The goggles do nothing?

  • YellowKnight on 22/10/2015 - 22:48

    As a noob is this a good laptop for the price? I am assuming it will also edit HD videos just fine

    • [Deactivated] on 22/10/2015 - 22:55

      Powerful enough for video editing (4K should be OK too), but don't think the screen size is good for that tbh, unless you're connecting it to an external monitor.

      • YellowKnight on 22/10/2015 - 22:59

        Thanks. No plans to connect it to an external monitor, but was just wondering if there are other laptops in the same/similar price range and value. Such as Asus ROG laptops maybe?

        Also apparently I can't make custom configurations on mobile.

        • twocsies on 23/10/2015 - 16:19

          It's a good laptop for the price. But not really very portable, due to its large size and weight. If you don't need the portability, save $800 and get a desktop.

  • [Deactivated] on 22/10/2015 - 23:04

    Would this be good for design programs like Grasshopper, Rhino, Vray, etc

    • nikkirose on 23/10/2015 - 20:56

      yes, I run Unreal Engine, 3DS Max and various other hungry programs with mine, I do have 32gB of RAM though, add as much RAM as you can afford.

  • halfaznpersuasion on 22/10/2015 - 23:42
    +1

    Great find! :) Got my refurbished one few months ago (4k, GTX980m, i7-4710HQ, 750gb hdd) for 1799. lucky ssds are cheap.

  • xdivino on 23/10/2015 - 00:01

    get the alienware amplifier next year when pascal gpu's come out and would extend the life even more…

    • ashar on 23/10/2015 - 14:40

      WHat is that? And do you mean this laptop's life will be extended?

  • Lancerx on 23/10/2015 - 00:47
    +3

    Seriously why would someone spend so much money on "gaming laptop"? It's not like you gonna game full on everywhere you go unless you're a professional player I guess? Wouldn't full gaming desktop makes more sense? 1800+ can get you probably the best in the world out there for sure.. plus you can hook it up to better screen..just puzzling!

    • abadacus on 23/10/2015 - 01:00
      +1

      Because laptops are much easier to carry than desktops and take up a lot less space

      • MATTDAMON on 23/10/2015 - 14:33
        -1

        That and if you get the external GPU unit, it can effectively be a dock type system, have your KB+ Mouse + monitor on the eGPU, you plug in the laptop and power and you have a full desktop PC.

        And if you load the eGPU with a 980 etc it would be quite powerful.

      • nikkirose on 23/10/2015 - 21:00

        these babies are not made to traipse about town with, they are very heavy and I use a rolling suitcase to transport mine, but they do make it easy to transport your work to another venue, therefore giving you a powerful rig wherever you go, but I would not take it anywhere unless I really needed it's horsepower. The battery life is short - approx 2 hours.

    • iridiumstem on 23/10/2015 - 01:07
      +1

      Pretty much what abadacus said. There are people who want something that's comparable to a desktop but needs to move from places to places (not just cities to cities but from a country to another country as well).

      Though, I do agree that it's likely to be better to have a desktop and a light laptop than a laptop for both in many cases. A gaming laptop has its advantages though.

    • Lioness15 on 23/10/2015 - 02:19
      +1

      I travel overseas and interstate a lot. I like to have my gaming collection with me as I travel.
      (I also like a laptop with a relatively powerful quad core processor so that I can run several computationally-intensive scientific processes on it at once.)

    • Ch Rs on 23/10/2015 - 08:25
      +1

      Used to have m17x R2 dual 5870 1200p..bought for around 3.5k.. after 4 years, the laptop couldn't handle games like BF3 or BF4 anymore. So i sold the beast and get a monster desktop, 3 1200p monitors..4x r9 290x.. man… I never regret for selling the damn thing.. although it's really handy when you travel overseas, like I could play games in the airport with that thing..but still its damn heavy.. so conclusion is.. no more gaming laptop for me.. I have ultrabook now for travelling..

    • AlienC on 23/10/2015 - 14:42

      you have obviously never gamed 'in bed'

      it's like the best thing since beer or coke showers.. the drink not the drug haha lol.. ;)

      just imagine gaming in bed, eating in bed, drinking in bed, sleeping in bed haha lol

      it's not for everybody but if you like comfort and relaxing like me and my other fellow bed/bedroom gamers.. then haha yeah you will enjoy it.. ;)

      trust me try it.. it's the best.. don't settle for less ;)

      • Lancerx on 23/10/2015 - 16:26

        You still need a laptop lap stand no? Plus the awkward position of mouse. Just can't see how I would be more comfortable on bed compared to a comfy leather high back chair with 5.1 surround system …just doesn't sell, no sorry lol..stop wasting your money I say unless you're millionaire pro gamer..;P

        • AlienC on 23/10/2015 - 18:53

          you need to be really really in love and relaxed in your bed haha for this concept to work.. so super duper lazy gamers haha lol.. or say you dont wanna 'wake up' and get out of bed and it's sunday morning kind of thing.. definitely for the 'up and go' kind of player haha lol.

          I must admit it does take a kind of getting used too.. it would be like gaming on say a beach chair just more cushiony and 'horizontal' haha lol.

          I personally love it for watching movies/tv series/youtube/etc reading and playing some turn-based games or watching 'twitch' streams haha lol.. for fps games its more of just for fun haha lol.. definitely well i think not for the serious pro gamer.. but hey who knows.. we may see a new 'bed gamer' soon in the near future if my weird ways catch on haha ;)

          edit: think hospital bed gamer/gaming haha lol :P or just plain reading or watching

  • 2Poor4Ozb on 23/10/2015 - 02:08
    +1

    got alienware 18 r2 last yr and this yr the new 18inch all have same problems always driver problems or something else, not best support. For the price you get get a better spec laptop

    • nikkirose on 23/10/2015 - 21:03

      Dell finally released a new batch of driver updates and BIOS flashes for the Alienware series. They did take their time though, it is like they refused to acknowledge Win 8 even existed.

  • QuiOui on 23/10/2015 - 04:46
    +1

    The cash rewards applies to the amount exclusive of tax, i.e. 94.54 less tax = 85.95

  • YellowKnight on 23/10/2015 - 04:58

    How does Alienware compare to Asus ROG laptops?

  • biozet on 23/10/2015 - 09:36

    rarely hear alienware as bang for buck but this is great

  • randomchecker on 23/10/2015 - 09:48

    Waiting for the new ASUS g752 series - starting at $1499 on preorder only at the moment…but up to $3500 for shiny RAM = 64Gb version (could you run SAP HANA from this thing? :)
    http://store.asus.com/us/category/A38824

    Note: all are 17" screens…no details on config variations…previous ASUS ROG variant was gaming laptop of choice
    Gaming laptop = performance = heavy and low battery life (c.f. ultrabook…think 3-4 hrs vs 8-10 hrs)

    No idea about pricing for AUS…

  • Willy Bargin on 23/10/2015 - 10:31

    why not get the stock 17 inch with every thing that your 15 inch build offer - for the same price but larger screen and better cooling( fit larger fan and heat pipe )

    • martyn on 23/10/2015 - 11:02

      17 inch starts at $2799?

  • Willy Bargin on 23/10/2015 - 10:47

    FYI - the new 980 ( non 980M) should be coming out soon . Last year i got a free upgrade 770 to 780 when the new 800's card came out . atm they are offering free SSD and 12 gb ram …. so i am waiting for 980 special or free upgrade for 970m to 980m or cheap deal on 980

    • beeze on 23/10/2015 - 14:28

      Going to be very different price

  • MATTDAMON on 23/10/2015 - 11:15

    Heads up, code also works for the new Dell XPS 15 and the Alienware R2 13.3. The mid spec model of the 13.3 also comes with a free ram upgrade as well.

  • deepdag on 23/10/2015 - 11:37

    Great effort and fantastic deal. I needed something with video card and 6th Gen without weight of Alienware. Any suggestions.

    • nikkirose on 23/10/2015 - 21:04
      +1

      MSI

      • congo on 23/10/2015 - 21:09
        +1

        MSI Ghost.

        • deepdag on 29/10/2015 - 16:25

          Thanks. Really impressed with offerings of MSI. Are they reliable & sturdy like Dell? My last Inspirion is going strong after 4 years daily use.

  • RyanMK on 28/10/2015 - 20:59
    +1

    Thanks OP! Bought one for my brother.
    Will be travelling soon, so will be able to claim the GST back through TRS, which brings it down to $1,632.97!

  • tonyyang on 02/11/2015 - 15:29

    Bought one yesterday, it says the laptop will deliver on 17/10/2015
    Anyone got their order yet?

    • YellowKnight on 02/11/2015 - 15:56

      But hasn't the deal expired?

      • tonyyang on 02/11/2015 - 21:48

        I bought yesterday, the code was still working, you can have a try

        • YellowKnight on 03/11/2015 - 15:31

          Nope, definitely expired.

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