Dell Inspiron 17R Special Edition Laptop - Intel i7-3610 17.3" 1080p LED, 8GB Ram, NVIDIA GT 650M, 1TB HD + 32GB SSD, DVD+/-R, $760 *YMMV* AC +FS

(3rd Gen i7 / 8GB DDR3 / 1 TB / SSD / GT 650M / 17.3” 1080p / BACKLIT keyboard / Skullcandy / BT/ 3x USB 3.0/ HDMI) [dell.com]

Hey everyone!

I am new to posting so please go easy on me.

This deal is *YMMV* (worked perfect for me) *UPDATE* I purchased the laptop 8/14. It has already been shipped and I received my tracking #, being delivered 8/17!!**

http://configure.us.dell.com/dell...=dhs&cs=19

I just got off the phone with a Dell representative and my final sale price was $1,006.97 out of my bank account. With a $200 eGift card + 5% ($50) Giftcard coming in my e-mail as we speak.

Original Price: $1188.99
Instant Discount: - $89.00
Coupon: - $150.00
eGift card: - $200.00
Dell Adv. (5%) - $50.00
Shipping - FREE

Total w/o tax: $700
Total w/ tax: ~$760

Lets say you can sell the $200 dell card for $175, and the 5% advantage card for $40. You are still looking at the system costing you UNDER $800 Including tax and shipping.

$150 Coupon code: VXR688LTJGKQC$

(Works with both the 15R & the 17R)

SPECIFICATIONS:
Processor: 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM processor (6M Cache, up to 3.3 GHz)
Memory: 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
Hard Drive: 1TB 5400RPM SATA HDD + 32GB mSATA SSD w/ Intel Smart Response
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M GDDR5 2GB
Optical Drive: 8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Monitor: 17.3" Full High Definition (1080p) LED Display with Anti-Glare
Sound: Waves MaxxAudio 4 + Skullcandy Speakers
Network Card: Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet card
Keyboard: Dell Backlit Keyboard with Multi-touch Touchpad
Wireless: Intel® Centrino® Wireless 2230, 2x2 bgn + Bluetooth
Battery: 48 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Battery
Color: Stealth Black Anodized Aluminum
Operating System: Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit, English
Office Software: Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel
Security Software: McAfee® SecurityCenter, 15-Months
+ I believe you get a free $20 shutterfly credit

*HOW* to get the deal…

Patience + Time

You have to talk to a dell representative (either by phone or online chat – phone is a LOT quicker)
Say you would like to purchase a new laptop, dell inspiron 17r special edition, etc.
Say you are a student and really need a new laptop, try and sweet talk / always be very nice
Tell them that last week your friend was able to buy this laptop and get a $200 eGiftcard for being a student and you would like the same thing.
Tell them you would like to purchase the laptop right now through them
Then tell them that you also have a coupon for the laptop and would like to use that too (VXR688LTJGKQC$) and let them respond…
Usually they will say “oh you cannot combine the two things etc.” then tell them that you can combine them as your friend last week was able to get them both to work together, then say that “ you have to get a manager to over-ride it” and then you have to wait 5-10 min for them to go talk to a higher up and this is the point where you will be good to go, or not, if they say no sir we still cannot do it. Hang up/Close the chat and re-open/re-call. It took me 3 times until I got a Chinese rep that took about an hour but was able to get everything to work for me.
After they agree to combine the $150 coupon and the $200 eGiftcard, then you proceed to check out etc. then tell them you want to use your Dell Advantage pin #. ( This will give you 5% GC back) If they say no we cannot do it, then tell them that you need it in order to complete the transaction and to talk to their manager and you shouldn’t have any problems adding it.

Some reps are a lot more lenient than others, it is just hit or miss, but I GUARANTEE that Dell is able to do this deal, it just requires talking to the correct people.
As for the actual Dell Gift Cards, they will definitely sell (try CL / eBay etc.) you might not get 100% of the amount but at the least 75%. Or you can keep them and use the gift cards to purchase an external monitor or case etc.
The dell advantage promotion is free to sign up.. you just need an e-mail, and you get a 5% giftcard of your total price to use, so why not?
There is another thread on here that talks about the 15R special edition, but I have had absolutely no luck combining the $200 GC/ $150 coupon as that is too “cheap” of a machine. And even if you were able to get them to stack on the 15” model, it is only an extra $100 to upgrade screen size / HD / SSD/ Video Card / I believe the 17” has a subwoofer and the 15” doesn’t (don’t quote me on that). So I believe it is worth the $100 upgrade and a better chance of getting the deal to work.
I apologize for such a big post, I just want to give as much information and help as possible so my fellow SlickDealers can get this awesome machine at a great price!

Good luck - Jon