Alienware Coupons and Products

Alienware was bought out by Dell about a year or two ago. Dell has not rolled out the same type of coupons for Alienware like they have for the Dell systems. If you are looking for a high performance gaming system and the Dell systems just aren't cutting it, your best bet will be waiting for a sale. I now have access to up to date Alienware sales info so I will be keeping you updated with everything I find out. So far I have access to this Alienware Exclusive Savings page and will continue to scourge for any cool savings coupons I can find, especially on the laptops that they have. I mean, just look at these bad boys!

Dell's Weekly Coupons

These coupons can be used during checkout to save a lot of money. These two coupons are both for the inspiron notebook computers and are here just in time for back to school. Heck, even if your not a student, if you need a laptop now is a great time to take advantage of all the deals and coupons.


$325 off select Inspiron notebook

Use coupon code 641C0DMGDKFLLQ during checkout to save $325 on select Inspiron notebook purchases of $1299 or more (before tax, fees, shipping & handling) at Dell Dell Coupon Code: 641C0DMGDKFLLQ
Dell Coupon Expiration: Today Dell Coupon

$350 Off all Inspiron desktop purchases over $999

Use coupon code GLC6C8PP?Q4TT5 during checkout to save $350 on all Inspiron desktop purchases over $999 (before tax, fees, shipping &handling) at Dell
Dell Coupon Code: GLC6C8PP?Q4TT5
Dell Coupon Expiration: 08/29/2007
Dell Coupon Restrictions: See site for details

Dell's New 1521 Deal Buster

Dell is having a blow out sale on their new 1521 notebook computers. This is a great deal on a notebook computer, perfect laptop for new students. This system puts a powerful processor with plenty of memory and storage into a perfect size, 15.4 inch screen. This system comes pre-configured with a wireless card and extended life battery, perfect for the class room or the office. Also with the 2gigs of memory you can run even the most demanding applications on it.

Check it out here:
Inspiron 1521 15.4-inch Widescreen Notebook with AMD Processor, 2GB, 160GB & CD/DVD Burner
$699 with Free Shipping
Dell has this Inspiron 1521 notebook today for $699 with free 3-5 day shipping.
System Specs:

AMD Turion 64 X2 1.6GHz Processor

Windows Vista Home Basic

15.4-inch widescreen glossy display

2GB DDR2 Memory

160GB SATA Hard Drive

CD / DVD Burner

Dell Wireless Mini-card

Dell Monitors

Dell has almost all of their monitors built by Samsung. These puppies are one of the highest quality product made at Dell. Some times you can get good deals on these monitors, namely the LCD flat panel screens, from Dells refurbished section, aka the Dell outlet. However I have also found amazon has some pretty nice deals, such as Dell 20.1 Inch LCD. These can also be found on ebay, but I really like shopping at Amazon. Remember that while big is nice, it's not always the best for your eyes. Try to choose a screen size based on the distance your sitting from it. Unless you are playing games or doing design work, or you boss is paying for it, then get the biggest mother of a screen you can!

Playstation 3's in Stock at Dell

Playstation 3's are back in stock up at Dell. Now if they could only get guitar hero 2 for the Xbox 360 in stock I would be happy.

$350 off Notebooks $999 and Up

These deals are pretty nice when the come around. I suggest going with the e1505 when using these. Basically they make so that can can get a good system without having to pay the normal premiums for getting extra memory and service. Don't forget to get you Dell Dollars with it.

$350 off Select Inspiron Notebooks $999+ (Excludes XPS)
Dell Coupon Code: TS4$$78CTQWL3W Exp 6/14/07 5:55am CT or after 4,000 uses

$500 off Select Inspiron Notebooks $1399+ (Excludes XPS)
Dell Coupon Code: QJ4BG867PWHW03 Exp 6/14/07 5:55am or after 4,000 uses

Smart Values

If you are not using any kind of a coupon at Dell, or even if you are for that matter, make sure to check out the Smart values section of Dell's site. This section can be found by hovering over either the desktop or notebook menu options and is listed close to the bottom of the pop-up menu. In this section you can find some advertised systems and most of the time the tend to have slightly better deals. Dell will always offer several different deals to target certain segments of their customers. The mainstream deals are always the homepage deals, and these are almost always the deals with the least value. Next are the as advertised deals and smart values. These take some digging but are targeted to the customer that is price shopping, as they add the little extra memory or other feature to try and tip the scale in Dell's favor. Last are the coupons and 3rd party deals. These are not advertised on Dell's site at all and have to be found through 3rd parties, like parade magazine, and are targeted towards EPS, extreme price shoppers. These are going to be the best deals possible, like a $499 loaded notebook.

Notebooks Taking Over

My question to computer shoppers is this, why would you want to buy a desktop? Most consumers would answer this question with on of a handful of response's, it could be that it's going to be a family computer or that they want to play games on the system. Most users would also state that it is the price of desktops that lures them in. Well, to all of those answers I have the same response, "Same for a notebook." Let us take a deeper look in to the need for a desktop computer.

Family Computer: For some reason beyond me, most people assume that since a computer is going to be used by several people, it should be in a central place. I cannot disagree more. If I am going to be using the family computer, I'm not going to be using as a family. I want to do work in my office, just like my wife likes to surf the internet on the couch. I feel that by having the computer in a central location it is just equally frustrating for everyone using it, but nobody gets to see any benefit.

Gaming Computer: Notebooks in the gaming area are few and far between, but why is this? Is it easier to lug 75lbs worth of desktop equipment to Quake-con or show up with your 5lb notebook? Everyone will tell you that you can not get good graphics out of a notebook, but that's just not true anymore. Notebooks come with several high end cards available as options on them.

Budget Computer: This is the argument that desktops just cost less. While this one still holds some truth to it, it is not the heavy hitting truth it once was. In fact instead of telling you how you can get great computer deals on notebooks, I will just show you.

Dell notebook deals: Dell has a great deal on the Dell e1505 notebook for a limited time. This little guy comes loaded; a 15.4in screen, 2gb of memory, core 2 duo, and great battery life. The best thing is that it's only $899. That is about the same price you would pay for a comparable desktop from any retailer.


So if you are on the hunt for a new computer, take a look around, and I think that you will see that for most users a notebook is the better choice.

Dells Pricing Structure

What is going on with dells pricing? They continue to say that they are simplifying the way that they are pricing to help eliminate confusion and garner in additional profit. Thats a great plan, your are in the business of making money, but you have yet to do any thing along those lines. In fact Dell seems to be continually bleeding money from it consumer product lines. Did you know that for the exact same computer you could receive 5 different price quotes? Thats before you start using coupons also. Dell needs to address this issue ASAP, as it is very frustrating to find out you just paid $250 more for the same thing as someone else.

Return of the Sub $300 PC

Dell used to carry a PC called the B110. It was every sales person worst nightmare, because at a $299 price point everyone wanted it. The problem was it was worthless. The thing could hardly run windows never less anything else. About 6 months ago the B110 was retired, with great happiness from the sales teams. It looks like it has been reincarnated, this time as the E521. Not much has change though, it is offered at $309 with 512mb of Ram. I would not recommend getting windows vista at all on this puppy, choose to stay with XP if you want to even be able to boot the computer up. Looks like Dell didn't hold out on the higher prices for to long. Welcome back Dell, welcome back.

The Deal with Dell's Weekly Deals

Dell typical only slightly alters the weekly specials that they offer each week. They standard format is pretty simple, one week dollar off specials and the next is a percentage off discount. These specials will almost always come out to a similar price. Now there are some exceptions to this, like if your planing on purchasing a system that will go over the $1500 mark. If that is the type of system your looking at you will want to purchase during a percent of week or using a percentage off coupon. The other exception are the lose leaders that Dell offers. These are going to almost always be offered as dollar off promotions. These are still going to be in the sub $1300 price range, but this is where you will find discounts over the $400 dollar mark.

I hope this helps you decide when to purchase your system.

XPS Refurb Coupon

This week Dell has released some great coupons. Some of them are on thier TV's but they do have some on both desktops and notebooks.

7CSVKHMJLLSG25-10% off any refurbished Dell Dimension™ or XPS™ desktop computer priced at or above $500 (before tax, fees, shipping and handling)! Plus, receive Free 3-5 day shipping in Dell Outlet.

This is a great deal because it includes the Dell XPS computers, these are high end systems and they almost never have ANY kind of discounts on them. Make sure you take advantage of this great coupon.