M17x-R2 - out with HD5870

i did already and waiting for news. i was to have the 5870s. i am without M17X now and i thought i had even priority. WHOLY CRAP! the story of the first M17X is repeated again. i cant believe my eyes.

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i guess its for UK Dell.

 

He said this is the case for UK and Europe but doesnt know for USA, etc

I wont hold my breath but im willing to wait it out.

 

you saw above hows the case for me . and yes i ordered replacement from UK Dell as my first M17X

 

anybody know if alienware m17x R1 can be upgrade with ati 5870?

 

No, they are stopping support of new tech on the R1.

 

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Are you 100% certain about that.To my knowledge nobody has even tried fitting a 5870 in a R1.The current bios accepts the 4870's so maybe there is a chance for it to work.Its like the saga with the RGB being fitted to the R1 99% on this forum said no way but were proved wrong by Aikimox .Am i missing some information about why the 5870's wont play on the R-1 ?.

 

I could only be 100% sure if I tested it myself which I have not. I'm about 95% sure.

 

yes like the LED scren that noone knew if it works on R1 and it finally works even better than on the R2

 

Available now in Colombia, Single HD 5870

 

Im probably not supposed to curse on this site but if I was, there'd be a lot of it. My order is cancelled too btw.

On XE.com:
622.304 COP = 0.238759 EUR

Er, ya. Obviously im doin something wrong.

 

Did you try to order xfire 5870s over the phone?

 

Hahaha, yes qezep, you are doing something wrong, COP is Colombian pesos, 1 USD is equal to 1933 Pesos, and 3000 Pesos are equal to 1 EUR aprox, mean: 3000 USD Before Taxes or 1933 EUR before taxes . . . . thats with minimum i5 processor, 320 GB SATA, RGB LED, and 5870, taxes are like Mr PacMan !

PS: No, i didnt try to order this by phone yet, i will when i have all the money, and by the way, im glad to have not the money yet cause this can go to lower price and better at the middle of this year, just right to buy it

 

shocking the price for the m17x in the uk has gone up with no visable improvements

 

Guys did anyone in US ever got his order cancelled and do they have the right to cancel an order even without informing anyone? My Dell customer care representative was rather surprised when i told him they cancelled my order. i guess i ll have news tomorrow.

thus do they have the right to cancel even if they dont have the parts? i mean a reasonable company would keep the order alive and just forward to production when the parts are available.

and finally who the hell changes the order status to cancelled? the factory or somebody else?

thats insane!

 

Welcome to the norm with Alienware, at least from my experience. I had 3 order cancellations due to lack of available parts before mine finally went through. Is it the right way of doing things? No, but there's no law against it so they can do whatever they want unfortunately.

 

Michael Dell needs to defragment his company (too many people saying different things, reading different materials and providing contracting evidence...)

 

Exchange rate of pound to Dollar. ,also had a confirmation of 7th May for 5870CF's.

 

Funny.... I had the exact opposite problem once - I couldn't get anyone on the phone to cancel the order that I actually wanted canceled!

 

Can you actually buy the LED screen from Dell and install it on the R1?

 

I thought that anything that is MXM 3.0b could fit into the R1?

 

thats the same day he has just told me

also said 5870s is their own oem brand ?

 

probably custom made 5870m's or somthing :b

 

No,no,no,no 5870CF('s) as in plural or two?.

 

5870CF's would mean 4 cards. He wrote 5870m's meaning two cards.

 

Might be enough room for 4*5870's in the M17x then .

 

My CF 5870 order was cancelled today. After 1 week of ''Order in progress''. This company is just useless, going down the mountain.

 

Of course it's cancelled. I never had any doubts it would be. Like I said many times in the past few days the 5870CF is NOT available and no matter which rep you have on the phone it is just NOT available.

 

Yeah I know and then the Canadian was like all over us telling us how everyone was ordering the CF5870 depending on the rep...

It was evident that no rep had access to the option 5870CF. At least not yet.

 

Dell is a joke. I wish CF 6870 has been accidentally released, this forum would have 1000 pages, not 100.

 

5870CF as an option on the web site?, reps taking orders for the cards?. These cards can't be that far off, either that or Dell's playing us.

 

or meaning not for the machine itself but the thousands of xmx 3.0b 5870m gpu cards that might be custom made for dell/alienware

 

Well I ordered M11x recently, shipped 10 days ago, got it...today. Delivery used to be in 2 days. Dells performance has decreased dramaticaly within last 12 month. If you can call it a ''performance''.

 

Postal services are the one responsible for that not Dell.

 

I am sure it's Dells fault, I have a computer shop, bought thousands so far, if they could have it delivered in 2 days last year, thanks god it's 1 week at the moment

 

That's funny because I've ordered 5 different things from them over the past three weeks and they've all shown up the next day (except for my TV which was freight). They've done nothing but great by me

 

Just spoke again to dell sales rep..he said if you change a HD it voids the warrenty? I thought things like HD, memory etc are fine to change?

 

He doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

It shouldn't void the warranty. I read on this forum that the only thing that voids the warranty is painting the computer.

 

You can, but it will cost you 1100-1300$ I might be selling mine in a month or so from now (complete system or by parts, dunno yet)

 

i dont know for Dell but you can find it on ebay etc. yes you can install it (out of quarantee)

 

join the club. where did you order from?

not on the site but they can order this configuration on their personal configuration site. and if they cant build it right now this doesnt mean they should cancel orders. we have so much patience and they cant keep orders alive for one week or so? damn! what kind of policy is this? especially when it comes to replacement its against the rules isnt it?

 

You should be able to change the HD, there is no reason that it would void the warranty.

Quote directly from Dell's website:

 

Wanted to say ''At the end of the day, Dell is laughing from us''

 

has anyone tried putting a 12.5mm 1tb hdd in there M17x?

 

Good question on this note..how is the upgradability on the Alienware M17x R2 how many HD bays does it have? People say these alienwares are no good for after purchase upgrades?

 

Lol it's fine to upgrade; it has 2 bays.


On an on-topic note(shocker right?), got an e-mail today:

 

i received an email talking about combination of parts that caused cancelling the order. no word on what component. they also told me to order again or request a refund. ok order again but what configuration as i dont know what caused the cancellation? tomorrow i will know more guys. i will tell you if i have somthing new.

by the way Dell: i didnt order something that doesnt exist. i remember i was saying the same thing with my first order. then i needed 50 days after two cancellations.

i would say it depends on where you live and availability of services and how willing they are. i also think that they are not obligated to offer you upgraded parts (meaning that they obligate you to order new machines). at least this is my EU experience. US is a totally other case.

 

Let me take a wild guess...the component is...now wait for it...THE DUAL 5870 CF!! Ta da. Thank you, I'll be here all week.

Unless of course, you didn't order the 5870s. Then just move along, nothing to see here.

 

Here it is:

Dear Customer,

Your Dell order [572......] has been cancelled

Because of a problem with the combination of components we cannot complete the order.

If you paid using a credit card any authorization will expire within 28 days.

We will arrange a refund within 2 days – however please be aware it may take a few days for your bank to clear the payment.

You can place a new order online at Laptops, Desktop Computers, Monitors, Printers & PC Accessories | Dell Ireland, or by calling Sales on 1850 333 200.

Thanks,

Dell