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Dell Alienware x15 Laptop: i7-11800H, 15.6" QHD 240Hz, 32GB DDR4, RTX 3070, 1TB SSD Expired

$1,676
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w/ Dell Preferred Account Financing + SD CB + Free S/H
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Dell Member Purchase Program has Dell Alienware x15 Gaming Laptop for $1675.79 when you checkout w/ Dell Preferred Account as your method of payment following the steps below. Slickdeals Cashback is available for this store (PC extension required, before checkout). Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member animechan for sharing this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Click here to sign up for unique 10% off email coupon
  2. Click here to visit product page and add to cart
  3. Proceed to checkout
  4. Apply your unique 10% off email code
  5. Apply coupon code DPA5
  6. Checkout with Dell Preferred Account
  7. Total should now be $1675.79 + free shipping
Specs:
  • Intel Core i7-11800H Processor (24 MB cache, 8 cores, 16 threads, up to 4.60 GHz Turbo)
  • 15.6" 2560 x 1440 240Hz 2ms Display w/ G-Sync
  • 32GB DDR4 3200 MHz Memory
  • 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 Graphics
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A with Powershare
    • 1x Type-C Thunderbolt 4 / USB 3.2 Gen 2 Port, with Power Delivery (5V/3A)
    • 1x Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 Port, with Power Delivery (5V/3A)
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
  • Alienware mSeries keyboard with per-key RGB LED AlienFX lighting
  • Killer Wi-Fi 6 1675 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless + Bluetooth 5.2
  • Windows 11 Home
  • 87 Whr Lithium Ion Battery with Alienware Battery Defender technology
  • Weight: ~5.2 lbs
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This post follows the steps posted by privater. I followed the instructions from their post for the Alienware M15 R6 Laptop, and they worked for this x15.

1. Register a Dell reward account if you don't have.
2. Apply for a Dell AAA 10% coupon here[dell.com], you don't need AAA membership, but require a valid Email address to receive coupon in seconds.
3. Click this link for this exact deal: Link [dell.com][dell.com] make sure it matches the description and list price is $1,959.99. Click add to cart.
4. Proceed to checkout, apply "DPA5" coupon.
5. Apply your Dell 10% off coupon.
6. Proceed to checkout and check expedited shipping for free.
7. Check first payment with Dell Financial Account. You can put $1 on Dell Financial Account to utilize the 5% coupon but charge other payment on your credit card if you have other deals like 10% from Amex.
8. Make sure the final price is $1,675.79 and you can get 3% from Dell rewards after delivery.
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Not the same laptop. M15 vs X15.
with presidents day deals you can do better on the usual cash back sites, 12% today, and another 5% from chase cards, split payment if it's over $2000. no hard credit pull like with dell financing. save your credit pull for cash/miles bonus signup churn

x15s
i9, 3070, FHD 360Hz, 1TB NVMe, 32GB 3200MHz = $2599, $2158 after cash back https://deals.dell.com/en-us/productdetail/d1hp
i7, 3070, FHD 360Hz, 512GB NVMe, 16GB 3200MHz = $1949, $1618 after cash back https://deals.dell.com/en-us/productdetail/d06d

x17s
i7, 3060, FHD 360Hz, 256GB NVMe, 16GB 3200MHz = $1699, $1411 after cash back https://deals.dell.com/en-us/productdetail/d3hp
i7, 3070, FHD 360Hz, 1TB NVMe, 32GB 3466MHz XMP = $1826 after cash back https://deals.dell.com/en-us/productdetail/d361
i9, 3080, UHD 120Hz, 512GB NVMe, 32GB 3466MHz XMP = $2407 after cash back https://deals.dell.com/en-us/productdetail/d3hx
i9, 3080, UHD 120Hz, 2x 2TB NVMe, 64GB 3466MHz XMP = $2988 after cash back https://deals.dell.com/en-us/productdetail/d1hn

also if you use a referral you and your referral both get another $30 cash back on top of the above
It's the slim form factor that attracts more.

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IndigoPencil3444
02-21-2022 at 10:15 AM.
02-21-2022 at 10:15 AM.
Too bad cannot get a financing account verified today for that 5%. Hopefully price stays near here with new models releasing..

Not many 32gb / 1tb / 1440p deals with slim form factor
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SmilingWriter2556
02-21-2022 at 10:55 AM.
02-21-2022 at 10:55 AM.
Nice deal. After the 120 back from AMEX, the 5 percent back from chase, the 12 cash back was around 1450 with tax. Thanks OP.
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justned
02-21-2022 at 01:31 PM.
02-21-2022 at 01:31 PM.
Quote from privater :
I had x15, but returned due to some issues:
1. 3070 is 110w TGP, 90w base + 20w dynamic boost, when cpu use more than 30w power, gpu tends to throttle around 100w.
2. 3070 is micron vram, less efficient and power hungry than Samsung
3. It's too thin, the thermal is not good even with 4 fan. my old m15 r4 is quieter.
4. memory is 1Rx16 and soldered, can't even replace to 2Rx8 to boost performance like others.

It's a thin laptop, but very heavy and large in width and height. I don't quite understand what would help if make a laptop so thin but still need a 16-17 inch bag to fit.
You can flash the vga bios and it runs at 140W. I tested it without issues. I run it at 130W for cooler temps, and it hits 70F temp. You can hash 55MH out of it stable. I don't recommended it since it is a lot of money to mess around.
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Kiryu_Kazuma
02-21-2022 at 03:52 PM.
02-21-2022 at 03:52 PM.
Thanks OP. This is a great deal so I pulled the trigger on an X17 with the instructions in the description. I ended up buying the X17 with 3080, UHD, 32gb ram, 256gb ssd (will add one myself later) and mechanical keyboard. The final price before tax is $2287. Last week, I ordered the exact X15 model as in the deal at $1975 and it just finished getting built, but I will return that one and keep this X17 instead.
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Redflyer
02-21-2022 at 04:46 PM.
02-21-2022 at 04:46 PM.
Design is nice but this laptop throttles like crazy especially with the high amount of heat generated by the last-gen CPUs. Better off getting the x17r1. That at least can disappate the most of the high heat. Better yet the 12th Gen is such an improvement that if you can wait for it to go on sale toward the end of this year when Raptor Lake CPUs and Zen4 laptops come out.
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02-21-2022 at 04:54 PM.
02-21-2022 at 04:54 PM.
Anyone get this to work on the x14?
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Joshlewis375
02-21-2022 at 05:08 PM.
02-21-2022 at 05:08 PM.
Quote from SeriousLake4219 :
RAM is not upgradeable I think so you may want the 32GB

p.s. I am talking about the x15, not sure if the m15 r6 allows for ram upgrades
Since this is a gaming laptop. 16GB is plenty. 32GB of RAM is only good for multitasking, RAM capacity doesn't make games run faster.

The type of RAM will improve gaming performance. DDR4 vs DDR5, single channel vs dual channel, etc.
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m0lll0t
02-21-2022 at 06:00 PM.
02-21-2022 at 06:00 PM.
Quote from ReturnToSender :
Anyone get this to work on the x14?
Use this link to get a 10% off code. Worked on x14 for me.
https://www.dell.com/preferences/signup/
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02-21-2022 at 08:35 PM.
02-21-2022 at 08:35 PM.
Quote from Joshlewis375 :
Since this is a gaming laptop. 16GB is plenty. 32GB of RAM is only good for multitasking, RAM capacity doesn't make games run faster.

The type of RAM will improve gaming performance. DDR4 vs DDR5, single channel vs dual channel, etc.
Yeah but people don't buy multiple laptops, some buy for multitasking and gaming. They should know that the x15 does not have upgradeable ram
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02-21-2022 at 09:35 PM.
02-21-2022 at 09:35 PM.
Quote from justned :
You can flash the vga bios and it runs at 140W. I tested it without issues. I run it at 130W for cooler temps, and it hits 70F temp. You can hash 55MH out of it stable. I don't recommended it since it is a lot of money to mess around.
I don't think x15's 8 phrases GPU vrm could survive 140w power constant blast... m15 r4 or x17 have 12 phrases vrm and they can make sure sustainable 140w power output. Even if it survive couple round of games, the longevity is at stake due to bad thermal headroom.
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02-21-2022 at 09:58 PM.
02-21-2022 at 09:58 PM.
This vs the ROG Zephyrus g15 from a couple weeks ago? besides 32gb vs 16, 240hz vs 165hz, actually has a cam. Any thoughts ? Slightly heavier at about 5lbs vs 4lbs and something? CPU comparable with Ryzen 5900HS.
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02-22-2022 at 08:27 AM.
02-22-2022 at 08:27 AM.
can't get the AAA Coupon to work. It doesn't take my email address. Any advice?
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02-22-2022 at 03:19 PM.
02-22-2022 at 03:19 PM.
Quote from Thesilentyak :
I would have gone for this laptop over the legion 5 pro if it has better I/O still love the way this one looks though.
Wattage is also lower, and port placement is horrible. It's poor package overall
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02-22-2022 at 03:24 PM.
02-22-2022 at 03:24 PM.
Just get the legion 5 pro or legion 7 man.. alienware is literally going downhill(just look at X15 vs m15r4. blind fanboyism leads people to "upgrade" to it just because it's made by Alienware) they're inferior, we shouldn't be biased with such expensive products
Quote from privater :
I had x15, but returned due to some issues:
1. 3070 is 110w TGP, 90w base + 20w dynamic boost, when cpu use more than 30w power, gpu tends to throttle around 100w.
2. 3070 is micron vram, less efficient and power hungry than Samsung
3. It's too thin, the thermal is not good even with 4 fan. my old m15 r4 is quieter.
4. memory is 1Rx16 and soldered, can't even replace to 2Rx8 to boost performance like others.

It's a thin laptop, but very heavy and large in width and height. I don't quite understand what would help if make a laptop so thin but still need a 16-17 inch bag to fit.
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02-22-2022 at 03:25 PM.
02-22-2022 at 03:25 PM.
Quote from CoralCorn3547 :
X15 is a thin form factor. More portable but it has to gimp its performance due to thermals.
The x15 uses a 110W 3070 vs a 130W M15 R6. You'll notice weaker gpu performance.
This is incorrect, the X15 actually weighs MORE than the m15r4, no more portable.. Alienware is just full of incompetent designers. So yes, Alienware gimped the ports and wattage of the X15 and made it weigh more then the m15r4 lmfaooo
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