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    Has ANYBODY received an OLED model yet?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Zellio2013, Jul 18, 2016.

  1. Zellio2013

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    How many have people ordered? Is the thing going to launch in august as my order says? Is the launch going to be like the UP3017q (Vaporware)?
     
    Zellio2013, Jul 18, 2016
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    It was like a 60 day lead time after your order was placed.
     
    pathfindercod, Jul 18, 2016
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    I ordered it on June 14, they shipped it and i should receive it on July 19 even though it says Aug 02 on the website.
     
    lalith, Jul 18, 2016
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    I ordered on July 3 for the 965m OLED model. Website says it is expected to deliver on the 24th of August. I'm hopeful it will ship sooner, but I am in no rush for needing it.
     
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    Duplicate post
     
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    I wonder if it would be possible to upgrade your current screen to OLED?
     
    Punisher5.0, Jul 18, 2016
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    is there red colour version?
     
    iPhantomhives, Jul 19, 2016
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    They originally announced a red edition but it has not been mentioned since.
     
    pathfindercod, Jul 19, 2016
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    The red version would only be available if the demand was there, if I recall correctly. Something about tweeting a phrase (OLEDInRed)?
     
    Game7a1, Jul 19, 2016
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    Are you able/willing to comment on it? Pics?
     
    Zellio2013, Jul 20, 2016
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    I really liked the color it generates, I played some 4k videos and they look stunning on it.

    Even though i bought the laptop for the OLED, i am not satisfied with the cpu performance . whenever i open chrome/firefox the cpu hits 100%. I would opt for a quad core cpu rather than OLED. It's just my opinion.
     
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    I really liked the color it generates, I played some 4k videos and they look stunning on it.

    Even though i bought the laptop for the OLED, i am not satisfied with the cpu performance . whenever i open chrome/firefox the cpu hits 100%. I would opt for a quad core cpu rather than OLED. It's just my opinion.
     
    lalith, Jul 20, 2016
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    I would look into doing a clean install of windows 10. My less powerful i5 6300u in my Surface Book has no problem opening Chrome or Firefox with multiple tabs @ about 30% CPU.
     
    ThatOldGuy, Jul 20, 2016
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    Pics of it didn't happen!
     
    Zellio2013, Jul 20, 2016
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    Yeah that result is definately suspicious. I've had a retina macbook pro 13" since early 2013 and even with it's garbage intel 4000 graphics and dual core I can have many open tabs
     
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    lalith, Jul 20, 2016
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    One on the right looks terrible compared to the OLED lol. The only way lcd can compare to OLED is via FALD, which means you gotta make a fat display like the new Vizio displays. That's ain't gonna happen on a gaming laptop, and hell, doesn't even happen on monitors...
     
    Zellio2013, Jul 21, 2016
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    What alienware model has OLED ? Currently in talks with Alienware over my light bleed issue, if this is a new screen i'll pester them to get me this (if it fits)
     
    Luke Taylor, Jul 27, 2016
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    Only the 13inch model. There are no 15inch Oled panels available yet.
     
    rinneh, Jul 27, 2016
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    Bummer, would have been a nice touch.
     
    Luke Taylor, Jul 27, 2016
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    Anyone else got one?
     
    Zellio2013, Jul 30, 2016
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    Has anyone verified what the refresh rate is on the OLED panel? (not the response time)
     
    Dark_, Aug 12, 2016
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