The period between July and November is normally a bit of a wasteland when it comes to substantial discounts. With EOFY sales and Amazon Prime Day in the rearview mirror, and Black Friday a long way away, it must suck to urgently need, say, a new gaming monitor right now. Or so you’d think. The truth is, there are a small handful of Alienware 27 inch displays that are going cheaper than they’ve ever been, in Australia at least.
The highlights are two monitors we’ve reviewed very positively. The Alienware 27 AW2725Q QD-OLED is a terribly named but brilliantly endowed QD-OLED monitor which Jeremy Laird rewarded an 87 / 100 review back in March, wherein he praises its pixel density, silky smooth refresh rate (to the tune of 240Hz) and HDR chops. “Our tertiary taste of a 27-inch 4K QD-OLED monitor confirms that the overall experience is stunning, but not much of a step over 32-inch 4K OLEDs,” he writes.
That monitor entered the market at AU$1,199 in Australia, but at the moment you can get it for AU$888.91 direct from Dell. If you click through to that link, you’ll see the going price is AU$999, but once you apply the coupon code DNCPAU11% you’ll see a nice chunk come off that price. Kinda like magic.
Given that monitor only hit the market five months ago, it’s definitely the highlight of the trio, but we also liked the Alienware AW2723DF which, in case that clear-as-mud name doesn’t help, is a 1440p gaming monitor with a 280Hz refresh rate on an IPS panel. Usually it goes for around AU$700, but right now you can get it for $444.47, using the same coupon code DNCPAU11%.
Finally, there is a third monitor on sale at a brilliant price, though we haven’t actually reviewed it before, so I can’t wholeheartedly endorse it. For what it’s worth, our sibling site GamesRadar+ liked the Alienware 27 AW2724HF back when it released in 2023, especially its ultra-fast 360Hz display. The HD screen used to go for around AU$600, but with the same DNCPAU11% coupon code, the current price of AU$349.80 drops further to AU$311.32.
If you’re looking for a new display but don’t like Alienware, check out our list of the best gaming monitors.