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Dell Alienware M15 R5 Laptop: 15.6" QHD 240Hz, Ryzen 7 5800H, RTX 3070, 1TB SSD Expired

$1424
$1,665.99
w/ Dell Preferred Account Financing + Free S/H + 2.5% SD CB
+35 Deal Score
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Dell Member Purchase Program has Dell Alienware M15 R5 Laptop for $1665.99 - 10% w/ unique email sign up coupon code - 5% financing discount when you apply coupon code DPA5 and checkout w/ Dell Preferred Account as you meth of payment = $1424.42. Slickdeals Cashback is available for this store (PC extension required, before checkout). Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member privater for finding this deal.

Steps:
  1. Click here to sign up for unique 10% off email coupon
  2. Click here to visit the product page
  3. Add to cart
  4. Apply your unique 10% off email code
  5. Apply coupon code DPA5
  6. Checkout with Dell Preferred Account
  7. Total should now be $1424.42 + free shipping
Specs
  • 15.6" 2560x1440 240Hz 2ms Display
  • Ryzen 7 5800H Processor
  • 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4 3200 MHz Memory
  • 1TB M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive
  • NVIDIA RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 Graphics
  • Alienware mSeries 4-Zone AlienFX RGB Keyboard
  • Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.2
  • 6 Cell 86 WHr Battery
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 2x SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A
      1x SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C
      1x SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A
      1x HDMI 2.1 Output

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  • Reviews:
    • 4.2 out of 5 stars by over 1000 Dell customers.
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  1. Check this AAA Dell 10% off coupon: https://www.dell.com/en-us/member/lp/aaa
  2. Goto sales page, choose this deal: https://deals.dell.com/en-us/memb...etail/d07z add to cart. or you can choose variety of different game laptops: https://deals.dell.com/en-us/memb...-ascending
  3. If you have Dell Financial account or you can get one with credit approval same day. there is another 5% off on top of the price using coupon: DPA5. other than 12 months interest free, there is 3% more dell rewards.
My reason to recommend this sku:
  • Dell fixed mux switch and cuda cores on 3070, TGP boosted to 130w with BIOS update.
  • RTX 3070 is better to use with QHD screen, G-sync and Advanced Optimus gives you more battery life on the go w/o switch Mux switch to reboot.
  • QHD screen come w/ IR camera support windows hello, it have variety of usage not only for login authentication.
  • 1TB ssd and 16G DDR both are swappable, x15 or m15 r4 before can't swap memory.
  • Intel 11/12 gen have better performance in 1080p games but Ryzen is almost a match for QHD game.
Total will be $1424.42 plus 6% Dell rewards.
If you don't use Dell Financial, Dell rewards is reduced to 3%, and 5% discount also forfeit. but you can use Amex offers and split payment if you have.

ps1: I can't utilize the next day free shipping, it add $48 on total price, check your final price carefully.

ps2: don't buy that 1080p 3070 version [dell.com] for face value of $100 saving, that one doesn't have windows hello support and SSD is half the size.

ps3: if you absolutely want a 1080p screen check that11800h version [dell.com] for it have better 360hz screen w/ advanced optimus and G-sync, plus it also have mechanic per key RGB keyboard. And intel 11gen is better in performance in most games on 1080p.
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I wrote up a comparison between the asus zephrus, alienware and the legion 5 pro in the zephrus sale thread. (Sourced from several good review sites):

https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=153467308&postcount=72

The big problem with the zephrus and the alienware is their slimmer, lest robust chasis is bad thermals *AVERAGING* 97 or 100C in demanding games and hitting thermal limit/throttling, at least with cpu boost clocks on.

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02-14-2022 at 03:38 PM.

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02-14-2022 at 03:38 PM.
I wrote up a comparison between the asus zephrus, alienware and the legion 5 pro in the zephrus sale thread. (Sourced from several good review sites):

https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=153467308&postcount=72

The big problem with the zephrus and the alienware is their slimmer, lest robust chasis is bad thermals *AVERAGING* 97 or 100C in demanding games and hitting thermal limit/throttling, at least with cpu boost clocks on.
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02-14-2022 at 03:47 PM.
02-14-2022 at 03:47 PM.
Also FYI - If you have a AMEX you might have the $120 back if you spend $600
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02-14-2022 at 03:50 PM.
02-14-2022 at 03:50 PM.
Good deal but the thermals make it a nonstarter for me. Thumbs up for the deal though.
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02-14-2022 at 03:50 PM.
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How can they keep selling these? I'm still on a waiting list for the m15 r4 and they are citing delayed parts availability
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02-14-2022 at 03:51 PM.
02-14-2022 at 03:51 PM.
Quote from CarlosB007 :
Also FYI - If you have a AMEX you might have the $120 back if you spend $600
Too bad the Dell Financial discount can't work with split payments. And when you bought something from Dell, you'll never been target again with that elusive offer from amex

Correction: Dell Financial doesn't work with Dell rewards applied and split payment with credit card.

"You cannot use rewards in conjunction with Dell Preferred Account if you have split your payment. To use your rewards and Dell Preferred Account, please remove any gift card or credit cards."
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How can they keep selling these? I'm still on a waiting list for the m15 r4 and they are citing delayed parts availability
m15 r4 is previous previous gen they need to open a custom order to produce it in batch and/or may be delayed by current container offload issues. m15 r5/r6 are previous gen which they have large quantity in us warehouse and ready to ship next day.
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Quote from elvn :
I wrote up a comparison between the asus zephrus, alienware and the legion 5 pro in the zephrus sale thread. (Sourced from several goo review sites):

https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=153467308&postcount=72

The big problem with the zephrus and the alienware is their slimmer, lest robust chasis is bad thermals *AVERAGING* 97 or 100C in demanding games and hitting thermal limit/throttling, at least with cpu boost clocks on.
I have/had both 3, my opinion is Lenovo is smart on choose a great thermal paste greatly reduced the heat and gained reputation for "Good" thermal management, I have another thread write in details about repaste Dell G15 with same Lenovo's Honeywell 7950 thermal paste/pad and have a lot better thermal performance on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLa...950_phase/ and comparision with those two here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLa...ng_laptop/

Asus and Msi choose liquid metal for short solution on one time, but thermal paste need maintenance anytime you open the heatsink, so liquid metal isn't the best solution for long run to customer.
So I'd say Dell/Alienware need to use some quality thermal paste instead of reinvent 4 or even 6 fans but fail to identify the bottleneck is it's bad thermal paste.
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02-14-2022 at 04:03 PM.
02-14-2022 at 04:03 PM.
Their chassis (alienware and asus') is also thinner and less weight. They are catering to those slim specs instead of having a slightly thicker chassis and better heat pipes, better air channels and vent design (legion 5 pro).
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02-14-2022 at 07:02 PM.
02-14-2022 at 07:02 PM.
Quote from bushyweave :
How can they keep selling these? I'm still on a waiting list for the m15 r4 and they are citing delayed parts availability
Did they offer compensation for delay
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02-14-2022 at 08:48 PM.
02-14-2022 at 08:48 PM.
Quote from privater :
Too bad the Dell Financial discount can't work with split payments. And when you bought something from Dell, you'll never been target again with that elusive offer from amex
Literally none of this is true.

I just did 3 different payment methods on the m15 r4 (DPA and 2x credit cards).

AND I have a 10% offer back at Dell on my same amex business plat that I spend $200 on every year at Dell.
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Did they offer compensation for delay

No but I will call them to ask about it
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02-14-2022 at 08:54 PM.
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Quote from bushyweave :
How can they keep selling these? I'm still on a waiting list for the m15 r4 and they are citing delayed parts availability
Til April if I'm correct
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02-14-2022 at 09:03 PM.
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Quote from elvn :
I wrote up a comparison between the asus zephrus, alienware and the legion 5 pro in the zephrus sale thread. (Sourced from several good review sites):

https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=153467308&postcount=72

The big problem with the zephrus and the alienware is their slimmer, lest robust chasis is bad thermals *AVERAGING* 97 or 100C in demanding games and hitting thermal limit/throttling, at least with cpu boost clocks on.

What are they thinking? It takes me back to the days of Fermi...I will never SLI ever again.
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