Caporegime
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I saw the Alienware 3418 was $690 in the US, Are we being shafted in the UK?
What does that have to do with my post, why am I being quoted??
I saw the Alienware 3418 was $690 in the US, Are we being shafted in the UK?
What does that have to do with my post, why am I being quoted??
Thanks for all the responses guys, I did look at the AW3420DW actually, lets hope there are some awesome black friday deals on them.
deffo some things to consider tbh
Came here to post this !
Haha no I have not purchased a monitor yet as I was waiting for Black Friday, I did email Dell to try get a deal on the Alienware one. @NikTheSHNIK do you expect this deal to last until Black Friday and do you see it becoming any cheaper on actual Black Friday?
I wont do any deals with vendors which have one price and then go deeper so this is the price now until stock runs out.
Deal only just went live, will see how it goes over the weekend and let you know how stock looks like it will hold out.
@NikTheSHNIK ...you twisted my arm...purchased it
Not to say the CRG9 isn't a great monitor and samsung's aren't great monitors.
if u really have to spend £1200 on a monitor, then i'd be realistically looking at the CRG9 as i feel the LG 34-F and AW3420dw just offer marginal improvement over last gen's IPS panels whilst the CRG9 provides a completely phenomenally different (yet slightly flawed) 32:9 experience which is hard to forget. The only thing which matches it for immersion is either VR or if you have an amazing sound system like a 5.1.2.
warning it has severe QA issues but definitely worth a gamble IMO.
Waiting for the 38-G too is not a bad shout but i don't see it being significantly better or even better than the CRG9 dependant on tastes.
AW3420DW is the same Nano-IPS panel as the LG 34GK950F, which is an upgrade over the AW3418DW. Considering in the UK the price of a new 3418 and 3420 is basically identical then the 3420 is obviously a better buy. When comparing the LG and the AW, the AW comes with a 5 year warranty, and Dell's exceptional customer service with advanced exchange. LG is sub-par in comparison to say the least - but the LG is gysnc and freesync compatible so you're not locked into NVidia in future, whereas the Alienware is G-Sync only.
The CRG9 is undoubtedly an excellent monitor in certain use cases, but not everybody wants, needs, or has space for a 49" behemoth with it's own flaws in keeping with the 32:9 aspect ratio and the dodgy QA as you mentioned.
The LG 38GL950G seems like the perfect monitor, except for the fact that its release is as nebulous as a fart in the wind along with a £1600 price tag.
Would it be possible to change the delivery to Wednesday as an amendment to my order if order today (or tomorrow which is Sunday)?