To consider -
Alienware M17x R1
8GB / 2x 500 GB (RAID 0, presently)
Dual ATI 5850 cards in SLI,
3 fans - ( CPU, GPU1, GPU2)
Original battery, software, books, power brick, even original box, and all shipped disks.
Will ship and insure to US address .. I'm on East Coast.
Make a reasonable offer if interested.
Purchased 4 yrs ago for Christmas for myself - gaming / coding.
I'm running Win 7 Ultimate 64, but I'll restore it to factory-installed Win 7 Home Premium 32.
Only negatives I am aware of:
-- original battery, was good for about 1.5-2 hours new.. now useful for about 40 mins.
-- I cracked the hinge covers (part of the base metal casing) when I first pulled the power connector. - neatly epoxied back together, but you can see the cracks if you look.
I personally re-flowed the solder on the power connector, there was - but no longer is any problems there.
While it was apart, ( about 3 months ago) I also cleaned the muck and re-applied a proper amount of silver for the CPU heat sink.
Since I have torn down the whole system, I strongly doubt there is any other issue to worry about. It has worked fine for me since the power connector was fixed.
I may not check Toms' every day, but I can post more details and create an account so you can reach me personally if any interest.
* no low-balls.. this is still my primary gaming rig, so I'm selling this to make cash for a new one. Original cost was $2400 4 years ago.
Warranty came with 3 yr Alienware parts & service. expired 11 months, so I can still renew warranty if you want that as part of the deal.