Gaming laptop - good price?

[fogartyM]

Just bagged this from the Outlet - are these Alienware machines any good from the Outlet?

If not, its going back under DSR.

Alienware 17-R4
i7-7700HQ
16GB 2400Hz
128Gb SSD
1Tb SATA
GTX 1070 8GB
17.3" 1080p IPS

£1080 Inc.

 

[aoaaron]

well a desktop 1070 costs around £500-600 quid atm so I think 1k for a laptop with that spec is not bad at all.

 

[Plec]

That's a great spec for the money - especially if it has full warranty.

 

[fogartyM]

Good spot, I hadn't checked the warranty TBH but I have now and I understand it's a full 12 months as usual. It was a scratch & dent so I'm hoping it's not on the lid. Underneath would be fine.

It's here on the 8th so we'll see...

 

[fogartyM]

Got the laptop yesterday with no marks visible so unsure why this is 'scratch and dent'..?

It also has Tobii IR Eye-tracking which is an added bonus.

Anyway, rang them up to return it and as expected they offered me 10% back to keep it, so now its the right side of a grand I'll hang on to it.

 

[fadingfool]

I've had a few machines from Dell outlet and never had a problem with any of them (my latest machine is a Scratch and Dent Area 51 - not a scratch on it) .

 

[CEUOTC]

Dell Outlet is good, never had a drama with them.

 

[fogartyM]

Just done some SSD benchmarks and noticed the 128GB SSD is actually an M.2 180GB 6Gbps. Happy days!

I can only assume with scratch and dent that they go through some sort of refurbishment cycle, perhaps replacing the parts that are badly scuffed/damaged..?

Then again, I would have thought that was the whole point of the item being so heavily reduced in price - dunno.

 

[Charlie Bravo]

Anyway, rang them up to return it and as expected they offered me 10% back to keep it, so now its the right side of a grand I'll hang on to it.

Is that what they do if you say you don't want it? Could come in handy.