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    Just got my new system

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Shadowboxer, Mar 21, 2011.

  1. Shadowboxer

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    Got a pretty good deal. Had originally ordered a fairly decked out Dell XPS 17" laptop and they messed up my order and the order status said it wouldn't complete till June. I escalated to a few different people and ended up up getting my Alienware for the same price I would've paid for the XPS (a little over 1,300 dollars - woot! )

    Any tips on what to do with it right out of the box? This is my first Alienware and my first real high end computer. I am gonna play some Everquest on it but other than that, not sure how much gaming I will do unless I check out RIFT or possibly the new RA Salvatore/Todd McFarlane game.
     
    Shadowboxer, Mar 21, 2011
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