alienware AW3418DW Availability in the UK?

mysticsniper · 9 Dec 2018 at 17:49

LiE said:
OK so caved in. Managed to get student discount via my brother so £677 was hard to pass. I’ll use this on my laptop until I build a rig in Feb.

Same price as the Asus I was looking at but this will be covered by the Dell premium panel warranty for 3 years.

I'm just looking at this monitor now, I can buy it for £592 with my BLC discount of 20%, although if I want the 3 years Pro support it comes in a £642.

Does anyone know if the pro support is worth the extra £50?

LiE · 9 Dec 2018 at 17:52

I’m not sure but the premium panel guarantee comes on the Alienware monitors which is excellent.

MissChief · 9 Dec 2018 at 18:09

Is the premium an on site swap out with faster response times? I know they usually ship a new monitor next day as standard and collect your faulty one a few days later.

LiE · 9 Dec 2018 at 18:40

MissChief said:
Is the premium an on site swap out with faster response times? I know they usually ship a new monitor next day as standard and collect your faulty one a few days later.

Premium panel guarantee just means if there’s even 1 dead or stuck pixel they will replace it.

mysticsniper · 9 Dec 2018 at 18:43

I pulled the trigger and included the pro support. Can't wait for delivery in the next few days.

LiE · 9 Dec 2018 at 18:45

mysticsniper said:
I pulled the trigger and included the pro support. Can't wait for delivery in the next few days.

It’s a really good monitor. This price is hard to ignore.

Raumarik · 9 Dec 2018 at 21:37

mysticsniper said:
I pulled the trigger and included the pro support. Can't wait for delivery in the next few days.

I just did the exact same thing, only signed up for BLC yesterday too and only got the monitor because it pushed it below £600 which is insane!

Fingers crossed for us both in the monitor lottery..

Hedge · 9 Dec 2018 at 23:44

Raumarik said:
I just did the exact same thing, only signed up for BLC yesterday too and only got the monitor because it pushed it below £600 which is insane!

Fingers crossed for us both in the monitor lottery..

What percentage was the blc giving? 20%? I tried my defence discount card which is similar and only got 10%.

Edit. Nevermind just seen earlier posts

mysticsniper · 10 Dec 2018 at 12:07

Raumarik said:
I just did the exact same thing, only signed up for BLC yesterday too and only got the monitor because it pushed it below £600 which is insane!

Fingers crossed for us both in the monitor lottery..

Bloody hate this about buying a new monitor. They all should be 100% issue free, straight out if the box.

But I paid the extra £50, so any dead pixels and it's going back.

LiE · 10 Dec 2018 at 12:12

mysticsniper said:
Bloody hate this about buying a new monitor. They all should be 100% issue free, straight out if the box.

But I paid the extra £50, so any dead pixels and it's going back.

You don’t have to pay any extra for premium panel guarantee.

Stu · 10 Dec 2018 at 14:49

LiE said:
OK so caved in. Managed to get student discount via my brother so £677 was hard to pass. I’ll use this on my laptop until I build a rig in Feb.

Same price as the Asus I was looking at but this will be covered by the Dell premium panel warranty for 3 years.

Good call! This price is even lower than the summer sale, which was £799 (I used BLC and TCB to get it for £615). I don't think things will change between now and Feb... the only other real option is the LG 34GK950G, with is no doubt slightly better, but personally the difference does not justify the >£500 price difference. The LG has only just come available, and stock is in short supply, so I don't see the price dropping dramatically in t
the next 3 months.

From my experience with my previous Dell monitor, the support is excellent, and when I needed a replacement, they first delivered the new monitor and then took the old one a week later, so I had zero down time... can't ask for better than that!

MissChief · 10 Dec 2018 at 16:21

Sorry but BLC?

LiE · 10 Dec 2018 at 16:29

MissChief said:
Sorry but BLC?

Blue Light Card - https://www.bluelightcard.co.uk/

MissChief · 10 Dec 2018 at 16:34

LiE said:
Blue Light Card - https://www.bluelightcard.co.uk/

Ahh ok. Not able to join up to that one. Can get TCB though.

mysticsniper · 10 Dec 2018 at 17:08

For those who used their BLC have you received a shipped notification yet?

Mine is still showing as processing, even though delivery is expected for tomorrow. I am wondering if they are going to honour this deal.
:confused:

MissChief · 10 Dec 2018 at 17:29

And the price has gone up over £800. Still waiting for my refund from Amazon for my X34P.

Stu · 10 Dec 2018 at 17:32

mysticsniper said:
For those who used their BLC have you received a shipped notification yet?

Mine is still showing as processing, even though delivery is expected for tomorrow. I am wondering if they are going to honour this deal.

They honoured my order and many others online said the same in the summer. Dell is a big company, and this deal is clearly not a glitch, so I think you're good.

The one thing I learnt in the summer was not to believe the website when it indicates one day shipping and next day delivery... most people had about 5 days wait before they got the monitor.

LiE · 10 Dec 2018 at 18:26

Mine has changed to shipped and tracking shows ETA of 12th.

Raumarik · 10 Dec 2018 at 18:28

Stu said:
They honoured my order and many others online said the same in the summer. Dell is a big company, and this deal is clearly not a glitch, so I think you're good.

The one thing I learnt in the summer was not to believe the website when it indicates one day shipping and next day delivery... most people had about 5 days wait before they got the monitor.

Dell have always been like that tbh. Delivery estimates are always terrible.

RockSteddy · 10 Dec 2018 at 21:43

I'm my own worst enemy! I've been hovering over the buy button as soon as I saw the deal for £752 but didn't go through with the purchase. I finally decide to bite the bullet and stop faffing around and now the price has gone up... Oh will I never learn....