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27" Alienware AW2721D QHD 240Hz 1ms IPS G-Sync Monitor

w/ 2.5% SD Cashback + Free S&H

$668

$1,100

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Dell Member Purchase Program has 27" Alienware AW2721D 2560x1440 QHD 240Hz 1ms IPS G-Sync Gaming Monitor on sale for $742.49 - Extra 10% Off unique promo code (when you sign up for their email newsletter listing) = $668.24 or when you follow the instructions listed below. Slickdeals Cashback is available for this store (PC extension required, before checkout). Shipping is free.

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  2. You'll receive a unique 10% Off coupon on your next purchase titled 'Thanks for singing up! [+ get 10% off]'
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  4. Add the item to cart
  5. Apply your unique 10% off coupon code in the 'Coupons' section
  6. Final price should be $668.24 w/ free shipping
    • Note, some states do charge environmental fee
Specs/Key Features
  • Resolution: 2560x1440p
  • Refresh Rate: 24-240Hz (Vertical) or 30-255 kHz (Horitzonal)
  • Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 (Typical)
  • Response Time: 1ms (GTG)
  • Panel Type: IPS
  • Adaptive Sync: NVIDIA G-Sync Ultimate
  • Adjustable Stand
    • Inputs
      • 2x HDMI (v2.0)
      • 1x DP 1.4
      • 1x Audio Line Out
      • 1x Headphone Out Jack
Warranty
  • Includes a 3-year warranty w/ purchase (you may purchase/upgrade 4 years advance exchange service for an extra $59)

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • Price Research: Purchase this item today and save $431.75 Off (39.3% Savings) from the original listed price of $1099.99.
  • This product has earned an average of 4.8/5 star rating w/ over 160 customer reviews on Dell.
  • This is a great/well rated gaming monitor by Alienware. High refresh rates at a popular 1440p resolution while delivering immaculate wide color coverage, image quality and motion clarity. Perfect for any gaming setup/experience
  • Must apply your unique promo code to receive the extra 10% off discount
  • Offer valid while promotion last

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Dell Member Purchase Program has 27" Alienware AW2721D 2560x1440 QHD 240Hz 1ms IPS G-Sync Gaming Monitor on sale for $742.49 - Extra 10% Off unique promo code (when you sign up for their email newsletter listing) = $668.24 or when you follow the instructions listed below. Slickdeals Cashback is available for this store (PC extension required, before checkout). Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Vandal783 for finding this deal

Note, must apply your unique promo code to receive the extra 10% off discount in cart.

Deal Instructions
  1. Click this link here (please allow up to 30 minutes to 1 hour for your unique code to arrive)
    • Add in your user info along w/ the designated email you would like to use
      • Note, you may update your preference at anytime if you no longer want to receive emails
  2. You'll receive a unique 10% Off coupon on your next purchase titled 'Thanks for singing up! [+ get 10% off]'
  3. Click this link here
  4. Add the item to cart
  5. Apply your unique 10% off coupon code in the 'Coupons' section
  6. Final price should be $668.24 w/ free shipping
    • Note, some states do charge environmental fee
Specs/Key Features
  • Resolution: 2560x1440p
  • Refresh Rate: 24-240Hz (Vertical) or 30-255 kHz (Horitzonal)
  • Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 (Typical)
  • Response Time: 1ms (GTG)
  • Panel Type: IPS
  • Adaptive Sync: NVIDIA G-Sync Ultimate
  • Adjustable Stand
    • Inputs
      • 2x HDMI (v2.0)
      • 1x DP 1.4
      • 1x Audio Line Out
      • 1x Headphone Out Jack
Warranty
  • Includes a 3-year warranty w/ purchase (you may purchase/upgrade 4 years advance exchange service for an extra $59)

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • Price Research: Purchase this item today and save $431.75 Off (39.3% Savings) from the original listed price of $1099.99.
  • This product has earned an average of 4.8/5 star rating w/ over 160 customer reviews on Dell.
  • This is a great/well rated gaming monitor by Alienware. High refresh rates at a popular 1440p resolution while delivering immaculate wide color coverage, image quality and motion clarity. Perfect for any gaming setup/experience
  • Must apply your unique promo code to receive the extra 10% off discount
  • Offer valid while promotion last

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Khanq88
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Amex got $120 off $600 at dell this would stack
fishbomb
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Is this good for emailing my grandkids on
pojo
1198 Posts
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I'd be so in this if it was 32". High refresh rate IPS are so expensive.

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Jun 5, 2021
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Jun 5, 2021
MichelleR3158
Jun 5, 2021
34 Posts
Husband sat on the pc and lĂ­nea up 10% coupon, Amex offer and cash back for this monitor that he kept talking about... still hesitant I made it easy, clicked on complete order and Saud "happy father's day " lol.
He is really picky and he says this is the best monitor out there.
Jun 5, 2021
768 Posts
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Jun 5, 2021
GCS
Jun 5, 2021
768 Posts
Man this is frustrating. Everyone seems to have the Amex offer but me. I would have already ordered this if I had the offer as this is by far the best deal on a 240hz 1440p monitor. These Amex offers are always a pain.
Jun 5, 2021
2 Posts
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Jun 5, 2021
CrimsonMoon8192
Jun 5, 2021
2 Posts
I just picked this up last week at $800, this is a great deal. I got it to go with an Rtx3080. Loving it so far, I wish I would have waited for this deal but not disappointed with the purchase.
Jun 5, 2021
23 Posts
Joined Aug 2010
Jun 5, 2021
pitviper45
Jun 5, 2021
23 Posts
Quote from alexc814 :
straight up not true lol. yes its less noticeable than the 60->144 jump but its very noticeably smoother and much more responsive
Cosign. I went from an Asus PG279QZ (which was one of the best 1440p 165Hz monitors of the prior generation) to this AW2721D and it was very noticeable to me. Higher refresh, faster pixel response, better colors, brighter. Sure, you aren't going to see the same difference as 60-144Hz but that doesn't mean the upgrade is not noticeable. The improvement in pixel response alone improves motion clarity a lot. At the same time, it is a completely valid opinion to say that the improvement is not worth the cost to you personally. But that is up to the individual to decide. To me, the difference is noticeable and worth it.
Jun 5, 2021
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Jun 5, 2021
pitviper45
Jun 5, 2021
23 Posts

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank pitviper45

Quote from unitedflow :
Looking at the hardware unboxed video this monitor seems to have overly high overshoot. Anyone have this can comment?
tl;dr I have this monitor and overshoot is not noticeable on the "FAST" setting, which is the setting Hardware Unboxed is using for their measurements. Read more below on why that is the case (data & analysis to back up what my eyes see).

The hardware unboxed review overstates the amount of overshoot this monitor has on the "FAST" setting. I have this monitor and I never notice overshoot in game. Absolutely never. Even on the blurbusters UFO ghosting test I can barely, I repeat barely, see any overshoot. An incredibly slight amount. And that is on a torture test, with my eyes up against the screen trying to see overshoot.

So why does their review show high overshoot?
Hardware unboxed recently updated their testing protocols to capture a larger portion of the pixel transition. They went from measuring 10-90% transitions to measuring 3-97% transitions. They also made some other changes that you can read in detail on tech spot or watch the video on youtube. I think this is great, and I love the more detailed analysis they are doing now, including cumulative deviation measurements. However, they still measure overshot as a percentage of the RGB value, which I think is a mistake. The problem with this is that it overstates overshoot for small transitions. If you are going from 0-150, then a 20% overshoot would equal going over by 30 (ie you would hit 180 before correcting down to 150). But going from 120-150, a 20% overshoot would equal going over by 6 (ie you would hit 156 before correcting back down to 150). They report these two instances of overshoot as being the same (20%). But this is not the same! Going over by 30, vs going over by 6 is a massive difference. If you look at their overshoot chart you will see that the transitions with "high" overshoot areas are clustered around the small transitions. If you do the math and calculate the RGB value changes from the percentage data you will see that many red transitions have similar RGB overshoot values as yellow and green transitions.

I can't claim credit for this analysis, btw. TFTcentral recently updated their monitor review procedures and they analyzed the problems with using percentage overshoot and the solution they came up with was using RGB values to measure overshoot. They go through an exercise of determine what amount of overshoot (measured in RGB, not %) is noticeable and what isn't. Check out the article they wrote if you are interested.

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Jun 5, 2021
402 Posts
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Jun 5, 2021
animefreeks
Jun 5, 2021
402 Posts
Going to settle for this because I can't for the life of me, find the Asus PG27UQ or the Acer X27 in stock ANYWHERE.

*32 inch or ultrawide are out of the question because of desk space limitations.
Jun 5, 2021
57 Posts
Joined Nov 2018
Jun 5, 2021
Miss_Sippi
Jun 5, 2021
57 Posts
I've been trying to pick a new monitor that would be good for gaming (PC) and graphic design (Mac). I was thinking of getting the Dell U2720Q (4K) for home design work, but it wouldn't be good for gaming, I think. I'm used to a 5K iMac monitor at work. Would this come close enough to that color-wise to do professional work? Would the downgrade in resolution be a deal-killer for any of you who might be a graphic artist?

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Jun 5, 2021
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patheticboy43
Jun 5, 2021
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Quote from CrimsonMoon8192 :
I just picked this up last week at $800, this is a great deal. I got it to go with an Rtx3080. Loving it so far, I wish I would have waited for this deal but not disappointed with the purchase.
If you bought it from Dell, you can call them up and take advantage of their price guarantee where they credit you the difference.
Jun 6, 2021
101 Posts
Joined Nov 2013
Jun 6, 2021
vv1989
Jun 6, 2021
101 Posts
Quote from RickyN7208 :
Sweet, got this for $600 after tax. 10% off & $120 off Amax deal. Will go great with a RTX 3080!

This monitor is overpriced for the average gamer. For competitive FPS gaming however, this is one of , if not the best monitor out there. If you enjoy RPG or RTS gaming more then there are better, cheaper options out there.
I see my total as 723$ and something. Do I get 120 off on my card directly?
Jun 6, 2021
39 Posts
Joined Feb 2017
Jun 6, 2021
GolferDim
Jun 6, 2021
39 Posts
Quote from alexc814 :
i mean if you play shooters wouldnt you prefer a smaller monitor anyway? most people playing shooters including myself find anything above 24/25 too big, but if thats how you play go for it man
If you have the desk space for the appropriate viewing distance, 27" 1440p is amazing even for shooters. 24" is the sweet spot for 1080p, but once you go 27" 1440p, you can't go back.
Jun 6, 2021
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Jun 6, 2021
Cons29
Jun 6, 2021
1,046 Posts
Quote from naruse :
Too bad I bought it last month at higher price and lower Amex off. If you need the best gaming/great general use monitor at a huge discount then here it is.
How's the fan noise?
Jun 6, 2021
2 Posts
Joined Jan 2016
Jun 6, 2021
MIZANUR2018
Jun 6, 2021
2 Posts
I used this along with American Express card. Final price was $607 including tax (NY) if anyone is wondering. Basically 50% off the original if you include tax on$1100
Jun 6, 2021
424 Posts
Joined Feb 2004
Jun 6, 2021
GTwannabe
Jun 6, 2021
424 Posts
I would pass on this monitor if you want HDR. 450 nits max brightness and no local dimming zones = not actually HDR capable.
Jun 7, 2021
22 Posts
Joined Oct 2015
Jun 7, 2021
nycfrank
Jun 7, 2021
22 Posts
Quote from GTwannabe :
I would pass on this monitor if you want HDR. 450 nits max brightness and no local dimming zones = not actually HDR capable.
Yeah HDR isn't the greatest on this, but can you name me a gaming monitor that is good at HDR that doesn't have some crazy high price tag? Cause I can't seem to find one.

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Jun 7, 2021
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PseudoChris
Jun 7, 2021
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Quote from GTwannabe :
I would pass on this monitor if you want HDR. 450 nits max brightness and no local dimming zones = not actually HDR capable.
Do you have an alternative model suggestion with comparable specs and near this price range?

Otherwise people should look to spend around $1k+ for HDR-focused monitor with these specs, right?

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