Ordered an Alienware m15

I know I know. Just messing with you. Just sharing my thoughts. Dell's far from perfect. There are many things manufacturers thing is within tolerance when they release a product that no customer would except. Like a bad screen with dead pixels. If you're paying a premium for a product it should never have a bad screen. Or any bad parts out the gate. But, that's just the nature of the industry I guess.

I didn't buy an extended warranty as I've had much luck when it comes to companies fixing a product after the return period. Though I've been hearing enough about Dell's in home repairs to think I may want to reconsider since this is gonna be such an expensive laptop.

 

It's not a bad idea to get it from Virgin Mega Store in Dubai. The last 2 Alienware 18's I got from them got refunded the next day. Both had terrible backlight bleed lighting and I had to literally fight with everyone there including the manager and make a scene at the store to get a refund. Virgin Megastore for me = NEVER again but your mileage might vary.

Remember, since you live in Dubai, if you do get it from HIDevolution the Ultra Male Tweaking session would not be over TeamViewer but rather in a coffee shop LIVE tweaking

Also, ask Donald about the shipping charges/customs, you can go for a slower shipping method which will still reach here in like 4-5 days. Think outside the box d00d.

My MSI GT75 Titan is in mint condition. Once I get the new Alienware, I will swap out my SSDs as I will install the two of the 2TB 960 PROs in the Alienware and remove the 256GB m.2 SSD/1 TB SSHD from the Alienware and slap it on here. That still leaves an additional 2TB 960 PRO which I can keep for you in the GT75 TITAN.

For the price, it will be: 12K if you want it with the Samsung 960 PRO or 11K if you want it without the SSD. Mind you, brand new it's almost 18K on Souq.com so this is a steal. Comes with the bag, all accessories, MSI Carry bag (brand new unused) and a mint condition laptop that was built by HIDevolution with all the thermal mods like Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut + Fujipoly Extreme Thermal Pads and a perfect panel with 0 backlight bleeding or dead pixels.

 

Customs for me in Canada will be around $280-$300 CAD.

 

You good Sir are a godsend and a relief for an aching heart. I'll wait till the reviews are up, if it's really worth it, I'll buy it from Hidevolution with the thermal mods. That way, I'll get to meet you in person too. I mean, who doesn't want to meet "The Ultra Male" ? Hehe

If it's out of my budget, I'll wait until some discounts show up or give you a great offer for your GT75.

In any case, I'll keep updating you man. Thanks for your great offer for the MSI.

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@Ted@HIDevolution helped me swap the Killer 1550 for the Intel 9260 as I had missed that was the standard WLAN Card it comes with.

Expected shipping date mid March.

 

Two months! I could hardly take that, I'd have a heart attack from nerves

Out if curiosity, did HID charge upfront; or when units ship from Dell?

I've ordered from them before; but never a pre-order

 

Upfront.

Mid March? Yikes. My Dell Canada order said delivery date March 1.

 

Yes they will get it on March but you don't want them to ship it in the state that Dell ships it with their crappy thermal paste and stock components.

Now I'm giving you a worst case scenario you may get it earlier and remember I live in Dubai so it takes like 5 days to ship to me but your situation is different.

I paid up-front but if you contact Donald or Ted maybe for a pre-order they'd just take a downpayment I am not the best person to answer this bro.

 

True, I imagine HID will have them March 1 the lastest, paid for rush so 5 days max then a few days to me. Well see I suppose. Hopefully they give us a heads up when our system arrives. I’m curious what position I am in the 51m order lineup. Pretty sure I’m one of the first few.

Some guys on reddit that live in the usa have Feb 15-16 delivery dates supposedly. Maybe HID will get then around then too since its USA>USA shipping.

 

m3 & j00 were amongst the first to order I believe followed by The HaloGod

 

Wonder how many people actually ordered one, I didn’t order until about 8-10hrs after it was posted, was sleeping. Probably still be top 10.

 

Glad you saw this right before you pulled the trigger on the MSI GT75 which I also was going to do (the new version with the RTX GPU that is but I didn't feel it's much of an upgrade from what I have as the CPU is the same and it's the same old laptop I've had for 2 years. I had a GT73 and now GT75 before that)

 

Nah I wasn’t even considering the GT75 anymore due to the fat bezels and dated design. I was debating on the GE75 but then seen news on the 51m and did a total 360 towards it lol.

 

Holy poop man damn!!!!! Baller


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Does the stock machine come with dual 240w or dual 330 on the i9/2080 config?

 

180w+330w by default.

 

It would be nice to know if it can run on one or the other, say for non-gaming use on the road or in class, and if the 330w can be used for gaming up to a performance limit - automatically? Also when OC'ing does 2x 330w help - will the firmware allow pulling more than 180w+330w under load?

Congratulations on the new laptop

 

Knowing dell it most probably a firmware lock so 2x 330w doesn't help.

 

Yeah. We have to rely on Mr. Fox,johnkss and Prema's expertise on unlocking vbios of Turing RTX.

 

Frank said in a reddit AMA that you could use 2x 330w but the laptop would only draw what its setup for.

 

Congratulations Brother for your new laptop, waiting for your professional review as usual.

 

aka firmware locked power limits

 

Even with some limits it should still be a beast laptop.

 

Needs 3200 ram instead of 2666. And WiFi intel 9560 or killer 1580 instead of intel 9260.

Otherwise perfect

 

Order Status today changed to: "Payment Approved" plus I got the NBR Forum discount

 

Same, my orders all fixed up and came out to $4210 with NBR discount. Donald said they expect to get the first units mid Feb to early March so expect it in my hands mid March the latest. Also he confirmed I was in the top 10 orders lol.

 

It will be fine until you try overclocking anything.

 

Which me and him aren't planning on doing.

I'd be more than happy if it runs at the advertised speeds.

 

Fair enough, you have plenty of performance at stock anyway. Hope it works out for you.

 

I have never seen a killer 1580? I believe the 1550 is the newest since partnering up with Intel? I may be wrong?

 

Also isn't the intel 9560 pretty much the same as the 9260 except that it uses the different socket CNVi instead of PCIe?

 

Should be a hell lot better than the thin soldered jokes out there.

But put Cpu at 118,75w vs the unlocked BGA in the 17R5 with flimsy +8.75W (110w) ain’t cool. I wonder why Dell’s engineers didn’t make a bigger differences. I talk about load on both CPU and GPU. Not Cpu load alone.

 

Yes but some people just have to complain, it's in their blood.

 

Pretty sure this is the case, yeah.

 

9260 = 1550
9560 = 1550i

Different socket, so can't 'upgrade' from 9260/1550 to 9560/1550i.

That is on Ultra Male's purchase price...not yours

 

Heads up. Don't complain on the Clevo keyboard quality bruh. And I don't know how this is vs. the one from your Msibook. A good advice... Don't typing click too much on same key. Spread it



https://www.dell.com/community/Alie...rom-keyboard-keys-experience-fix/td-p/7186086

 

Too much walking backwards, serves him right for being a n00b

 

Ultra Male ain't a big gamer from what <I > know. See... I will say n00b is the wrong phrase. And I know the most @Ultra Male

 

PM sent. Fingers crossed.

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Order status update: Parts/Product On Order.

 

I'm going to test this again but my Xbox One controller didn't lag over bluetooth with the 9560 but did with the 9260. Then again my 9560 comes with its own external antenna attachment.

 

I am not a brand loyalist. I am a results loyalist. And, I really want to see this product be wildly successful and run without any crippling nonsense. Yes, I have some very serious reservations that it will based on Alienware's behavior from 2013 through 2018. I hope this marks a dramatic and lasting change in their mentality and turns out to be more than an experiment or publicity stunt. I definitely would not recommend that anyone hold their breath on that.

If it does I will be super happy for everyone that chooses to spend their money on one. I don't like to see anyone get screwed, including the folks with personalities and social behaviors that I do not particularly care for. @Ultra Male is a good friend, so I am really hoping this turns out well for his sake. I think he made a really smart move buying it from HIDevolution. It will have the greatest chance of being the best it can be with their TLC.

But, I really am done with expensive laptops forever. It doesn't matter what gets released under any brand name, or how great it is... it's over. I am only buying cheap laptops and saving my money for desktop parts from here on out. About the only way that could or would change is if I ever have to go back to 70% business travel like I did for about 12 years. I was only home on weekends and vacation days, so it made no sense to have a fancy desktop. And, that is the only reason why I switched from desktops to high performance laptops to begin with. That could happen, but not likely. I cannot identify any other circumstance that would cause me to change my mind and compromise performance for the sake of having a mobile form factor.

 

@Ultra Male

W000t I am awaiting greatness. If you need help getting the CPU under control let me know

 

Dude you got ripped off, I have everything you have minus the screen, ram, warranty, repast and amplifier. Mine cost 3400 tax and shipping. There’s no way that other stuff cost 4K......


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This made me laugh, you added about 4k worth of missing items from yours.

 

You order Dell USA? Prices are not as attractive overseas usually. Also silicon lottery is very expensive. Would never order silicon lottery myself

 

agree silicon lottery is almost double the price.

 

It's his money bud. He wouldn't spend that kind of money on a laptop if it wasn't worth it to him. Plus he bought from HIDEVOLUTION so he has peace of mind. And that can't be taken for granted these days.

 

Yea, I know sometimes people just don’t know there are better prices out there.


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Main reason for increased cost is because of shipping the laptop overseas and warranty (plus accidental damage protection).