New Dell IPS S2721DGF 165hz gaming monitor

fs123 said:
Isn't pretending to be a student to get the cheap price lying through your teeth? It's not the sales reps fault if they aren't allowed to give everyone a price that is not even achievable with their maximum discount codes. I got a discount to £293 as an NHS worker so you should be happy getting a quote for £300 if you aren't really eligible in the first place.
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It's not a student deal, just the price many of the reps will give you if you ask nicely. No lying required.
 
fs123 said:
Isn't pretending to be a student to get the cheap price lying through your teeth? It's not the sales reps fault if they aren't allowed to give everyone a price that is not even achievable with their maximum discount codes. I got a discount to £293 as an NHS worker so you should be happy getting a quote for £300 if you aren't really eligible in the first place.
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I've never once said I was a student and I've not lied to them, other have been given the £280.80 price also without needing to tell lies and pretend to be a student. The hate comes from the advisers telling blatent lies. The deal always only just stopped. They just make **** up as they go along.
 
The indian food place now seems to have them in stock for delivery or collection. Now I'm torn, should I wait and hope Dell sort their **** out or pay a little more and have one on Monday?
 
Punt said:
The indian food place now seems to have them in stock for delivery or collection. Now I'm torn, should I wait and hope Dell sort their **** out or pay a little more and have one on Monday?
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Same dilemma here, inclined to wait till Monday to see if they ship but I’m already up to 3 delays with this order and can’t take much more to be honest.
 
Punt said:
The indian food place now seems to have them in stock for delivery or collection. Now I'm torn, should I wait and hope Dell sort their **** out or pay a little more and have one on Monday?
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I just got an email back from them, they can match Dell's invoice price so I will order my monitor now and pick it up from my local store once its ready :)
 
Well cancelled my original order and spoke to a bunch or reps this morning being told that i couldn't get it at 280 as that was a mistake i finally found someone willing to do it for 290 so i took it and ordered 2, hopefully this one actually makes it by the "in production" stage
 
Ok wtf, after telling me it's in stock, when I go to check out it says there are none to collect nearby :/

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Yeah definitely not in stock because if you select the LG for example, it shows you its available in all the stores nearby as well as for home delivery. eh... what a drama seriously.
 
There is an article on guardian "Shops warn of Christmas stock shortages as PPE shipments clog key UK port", which is about Felixstowe and how "Congestion at Felixstowe is a problem for the whole country as the Suffolk port handles approximately 40% of all the containers coming into and out of the UK.".
So if Dell S2721DGFA is made in Netherlands as someone claimed here in the forums , maybe that's why the delays in getting them to us?

If anyone is looking for alternative models to Dell S2721DGF/A which use the same LM270WQA-SSA1 panel (potentially with varying tweaks), here are the options:
  • LG 27GL850 / 27GL850-B (same model, different naming for regions): ~£349 - 400
  • ViewSonic ELITE XG270QG: ~£400 and in stock
  • HP Omen 27i: £499 - so yes, much more expensive
  • Lenovo Y27q-20: ~£450
  • Acer Nitro VG272U P: ~£319
All these differ mostly in ergonomics (normal stand vs weird crow-foot stand), black uniformity and few other tweaks. If you look at RTings reviews and check specific things, you'll see all of them have bad contrast ratio and bad black uniformity.

If not Dell S2721DGF/A - and given I cannot stand the crow-foot stands (hehe) - I was looking into HP Omen 27i as I really like the design. But its reviews also say it has not so great contrast ratio: not sure if on the whole or compared to other same-class monitors (755:1 on HP vs ~850:1 for Dell).

At the moment I am testing Samsung Odyssey G7 27" while waiting for the Dell S2721DGF/A to arrive before I decide between the two. If not the curve and crow-foot stand on the G7 - it would be a 100% amazing monitor: 27", 1440p, 240hz, amazing response, VA panel and ~2500:1 contrast ratio + HDR 600! Albeit it is in a different price range: ~£550. I don't notice the curve that much anymore - problem is then when watching a regular TV now - it looks as if bubbled out towards me :D
 
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The indian food place did have them in stock until yesterday, myself was trying to get a price match, but they are so damn slow at responding they sold out in that time
 
romasato said:
If anyone is looking for alternative models to Dell S2721DGF/A which use the same LM270WQA-SSA1 panel (potentially with varying tweaks), here are the options:
  • LG 27GL850 / 27GL850-B (same model, different naming for regions): ~£349 - 400
  • ViewSonic ELITE XG270QG: ~£400 and in stock
  • HP Omen 27i: £499 - so yes, much more expensive
  • Lenovo Y27q-20: ~£450
  • Acer Nitro VG272U P: ~£319
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From what i saw, none of the other monitors listed appear to have Freesync premium pro.

I was hoping to pick this monitor up during black friday for under £300; looking at the delays that everyone is experiencing i don't think this monitor will be on sale during black friday. Maybe there will be a deal come January 2021:D
 
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