Just placed my order through AAFES which is a website for military only. Also means no tax and free shipping!Now I'm regretting placing my order since I'm hearing of the release of the M18x R2.Here are the specs.
tem Description
Quantity
Unit Price
Ext Price
System Color;Space Black Anodized Aluminum
1
$3,429.65
$3,429.65
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 2960XM (2.7GHz,3.7GHz with Turbo Boost, 8MB Cache)
Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (2DIMMS)
A/C Adapter: Alienware M18x 330W A/C Adapter
Display Panel: 18.4-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 WLED
Video Card: Dual 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6990M AMD CrossFireX
Hard Drive: 1 TB RAID 0 (2x 500GB) 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
Nameplate: Personalized Plate (Eiji Kurihara)
AlienFX: Quasar Blue
Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
Adobe Reader Acrobat SW: Adobe Acrobat X Reader
Optical Drive: Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Sound: Soundblaster® X-Fi™ Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled.
Wireless and Bluetooth: Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO for Gaming and Video and Bluetooth 3.0
Security Software: No Anti-Virus Software Selected
Hardware Support Services: 1 Year Basic Plan
Standard Nameplate Trigger: Thank you for Purchasing Alienware
I get a huge discount for ordering through the military. I also ended purchasing the 3 year advanced protection from AAFES which has the exact same coverage as the Alienware version for only $179.99 for 3 years.So now I'm wondering if I should cancel my order and wait for the M18x R2?