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antigen
08-20-2009, 05:14 PM
Hello ladies and gentlemen!

My friend made a big big mistake. During a moment of alcohol-induced lack of judgement, he sought the warm embrace of a shiny new computer.

Upon the arrival of his brand new Alienware m17, he realized the insanity of what he did. "Good god" he thought.

I said: "Good god man, what were you thinking?!?!? Can I have it?"

The answer to that question was: no.

So, here I am, asking any of you fine people if you might also be having a moment of alcohol-induced lack of judgement. Or perhaps even a brilliant moment of clarity?

Would any of you like to take this computer off his hands? Probably for much less than you would if you bought one from Dell?

It has only been fired up 3 times because he was hiding it in the closet praying to god his wife didn't find it. She didn't. However, she did find the bill, and needless to say, he's in DEEP SHIT.

So kids, here's the specs:

Alienware M17 (in shiny black)
17" WUXGA LCD with 2.0Mp webcam (1920x1200)
Intel QuadCore Extreme 2.53Ghz QX9300
4Gb DDR3 RAM @ 1067Mhz
2x ATI Radeon HD3870 in crossfire mode, 1Gb total video RAM
Bluetooth
Illuminated keyboard (blue...)
160Gb HD (Seagate 7200RPM)
8x DVD/CD combo drive
Intel 3x3 a/g/n wireless
Hi-Def audio
MS Vista Home Premium
PowerDVD8.0
Nero 9
Alienware Hat (totally makes it worth the $$$.. shields from government mind control rays and might even be bulletproof!!*)

Connections:
Power
Coax (like.. for cable TV)
eSATA
HDMI
Gigabit ethernet
3x USB
SD card reader
PCMCIA (or whatever that new standard is.. express card?)
Firewire
Optical sound
Headphone/mic
Fingerprint reader

All software is included (except for Norton Antivirus, I made him throw it out the window), all discs, the fancy leather-bound manual, laptop sleeve, blah blah blah.... The only thing that is missing is the original box, but all of the factory stuff is still there- including the protective plastic on the manual.

He got it for roughly $3500 in March 2009. Make an offer... He knows he's not going to get that much for it, but I think somewhere between $2500 and $3000 is fair.

Just think, you'd have a fancy 17" screen to see my bombs coming to blast you to little bits. BOOM!!

Parents, Christmas is right around the corner. Do the right thing: help get my friend out of debt and out of the doghouse, while making your kids believe you're the best parent EVER.

I would be happy to answer any questions you may have, and believe me, it's very nice (though I have never seen it fired up)

http://www.notebookcheck.org/typo3temp/pics/759e8dfaa2.jpg

http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/Review%20images/What%20Laptop/WLT%20125/WLT125.rev3.buildalien-420-90.jpg

* hat not actually bulletproof, please don't test while wearing

FozzyBear
08-20-2009, 10:16 PM
Very nice.... but I would so be in the dog house too (and she would probably set it on fire with me inside :) )

[W33T] JimmytehHand8
08-21-2009, 01:33 AM
If I only had 2.5-3k to throw that way :(

papasan9
08-21-2009, 04:35 PM
awesome laptop... thats a lottery-win purchase for me.. good luck to you guys...

antigen
08-23-2009, 02:56 PM
JimmytehHand8;308661']If I only had 2.5-3k to throw that way :(

Well... you need to get yourself a little graduation present...

antigen
09-17-2009, 05:27 AM
Ok seriously.. best offer. He's freaking desperate, and everything will be considered.

Sure, he'll disregard anything under $1000.. but seriously.. none of you have any offers?

I don't believe it.

Drayu
09-17-2009, 06:27 AM
It is VERY expensive, that is why he has had no offers. If I am going to spend that much, it will be on a kick ass desktop, sorry :(

antigen
09-18-2009, 03:47 PM
It is VERY expensive, that is why he has had no offers. If I am going to spend that much, it will be on a kick ass desktop, sorry :(

Oh I know.. just trying to bump the post.

He's also a dumbass because he bought the thing in the first place. The funny part is that he's not even really a gamer!! He 'plays' Second Life... might as well be WoW...

:spank:

Drayu
09-19-2009, 06:46 AM
WEll, not looking good on the resale....so he may want to start playing some BF2, COD, and more :)

antigen
10-10-2009, 02:58 PM
He should start gaming. Though he'd whine cause he'd get his ass beat by yours truly ;)

$2000 .... anyone? anyone? make an offer, he's desperate.

SnaKe
10-10-2009, 06:00 PM
He should start gaming. Though he'd whine cause he'd get his ass beat by yours truly ;)

$2000 .... anyone? anyone? make an offer, he's desperate.I'm interested.

SnaKe
10-11-2009, 07:21 PM
I had to back out if anyone is still interested.