*OFFICIAL* "All Powerful" M17x-R2 Edition Owner's Lounge - Part 2

Woah its dead in here!! where is everybody? lol

Ok so i got a question for you all:

How long is battery life on the BEAST? not gaming... just you know... bare minimum stuff like browsing the net and typing something up on word. Also there's only one battery available for the M17x right?

Second, the configuration details Dell sent me says it comes with a 150watt ac adpater... i thought it was 220-240watt or something to power dual hdds, dual gpus and an extreme processor???

The M15x already maxed out its 150watt psu with a 1 5870 and a XM processor??

am i missing something?

Also, anything in particular i should watch out for? recurring issues? Or has the recent bios A09 solved alot of things?

any complaints about the system?

I'm a M15x veteran but a M17x Newbie... so who wants to help me out

 

You only get the 240W adapter if you have either dual gpus or the extreme cpu

Since you will have neither, 150W for you.

 

Well then... Looks like I got some convicing to do! Looks like I'll call up Dell again

 

Lol. What are you going to ask this time? What a business.

 

lol i got some tricks up my sleeve i always do

 

Let me guess. Dual gpu's and XM cpu?

 

lol no... if i was crapping 100$ bills maybe... but the only thing that comes outta there aint pretty LOLL.

I'm going to push for the to give me a 240watt psu anyways because i want to upgrade in the "near" future.

At the same time... i'm also thinking of just going for dual GPU's now since it will probably be cheaper...than upgrading later..

 

You could probably swing the upgraded psu easy. Not sure what your arrangement is but getting dual gpus will probably pose more of a challenge

 

nono... i'd pay for that! LOLL

 

Sweet. Ok so it's official!

my M17x will be configured as:

i7 740qm
8gb DDR3 (got bumped to 8 from 6 after some convincing woohoo!)
500gb hdd
5870m
1200p RGB LED
intel wlan 6300
ANDDDDD a 240 watt psu

not too shabby ... can't wait to drop a second 5870m and a 940 in that BEAST

 

Did they cancel your previous order and placed a new one?

 

Nice work on the psu!

 

@ Anodize ... yea well the order was never placed... they keep sending me the configuration by email asking me if i want to go through with the order. and i keep objecting saying "umm well there's ONE MORE THING that needs to be fixed first" .. ahaha i LOVE dell

 

Post your order info here when you get it. This's interesting because there is no such option to choose 240w adapter unless they are sending it to you in a separate box.

 

you're right there isn't... but i've been dealing with a lvl 3 tech support agent part of the engineering team, that has been specifically assigned my case... so he could pretty much do whatever he wants.. already issuing a M17x as a replacement for a M15x isn't part of the "norm" and he told me its actually the first time he's done something like this...

 

Well keep his contact information, he is a keeper haha

 

lol yea i've been dealing with him since may

we're on good terms... or actually hes probably just fed up of me and will do anything to get rid of me! Lolz

EDIT: Can someone give me the dimensions of the M17x? i can't seem to find them :s

 

Oles chiefs,


Dimensions
M17x Core i7 / M17x Core2Duo

Height: 51.31mm to 53.59mm (2.02 inches to 2.11 inches) – Front to Back
Width: 405.89mm (15.98 inches)
Depth: 321.31mm (12.65 inches)
Weight: Starting at 5.3kg6 (11.68 pounds)

Cheers.

 

Interesting. Is your order placed yet? If the system doesn't allow it, not even the highest authority can do it. May be they are shipping it separately as I've mentioned?

 

No idea honestly... hey the forums are back up n working!

 

Hi guys any of you M17x owners got the Alienware Orion Backpack
ME-AWBP2.0?

Im wondering if you have xtra space or is your laptop tight, im looking for a backpack for my x7200.

Cheers

 

Nice laptop... happy with it? Any complains so far? It's pretty much a desktop crammed in a relatively small package loll...

But i would say it fits. That backpack is huge.

 

One word "sweet" should do me for a few years. Wish i had your keyboard though.

The Alienware Orion Backpack (ScanFast) ME-AWBP2.0 says the laptop compartment only handles 2" but mine is 2.2-2.4 do you think there is enough space to sqeeze the x7200 in?

 

So I finally loaded up Steam on my machine and got Dirt 2 and MW2 downloading (had both for a while but never got steam haha)

Why the hell is the multiplayer of MW2 a separate 11 GB game?!

 

I have the Orion Backpack and love it. My m17x-R2 fits nicely (with it's sleeve). It also carries my 1TB external backup drive and AC adapter, power brick, an assortment of cables and attachments, including my mouse.

And there's still room.

Check these threads and others;

http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m17x/522176-show-me-your-m17x-cases-bags-workstations-pics.html

http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m17x/523265-what-backpack-you-using.html

Cheers,

M17x-R2 Black | i7-840QM | 8GB-1333MHz DDR3 RAM | ATI Mobility Radeon HD5870 CrossFireX | 17" 1920x1200 RGB LED | 1TB Raid0 7.200rpm HDD | Bluetooth 370 | Intel WiFi 6300 | Windows 7 Ultimate

 

Not sure about US, but in EMEA it's not a problem for the reps to change the PSU. I alwaus ask for the 240W when helping friends config their M17x's.

 

Interesting. May I ask what's EMEA? Thx for sharing the info.

 

i have an extra 240w charger (without the cable from charger to outlet) which i dont use. if anyone interested tell me

 

EMEA=Europe Middle East & Africa

 

Aristotel, what kind(brand) of antiglare protector do you have and where'd you get it from? Thx.

mfractal, I see. Thx

 

Out of curiosity, what happened to the M15x? And you probably know this, but I think you have to replace the GPU to drop in two, like they're on one thingee together...I think...maybe.

 

You are wrong about the gpu, it is separate boards

 

Okay, thanks for the info.

 

here you go.

M17X anti-glare items - Get great deals on Computers Networking items on eBay.com!

buy whichever you want. i tried them both. Both really make some nice job with a minimum side effect on the screen clarity.

I really never care for sunlight any more since i first used them.

 

Well the M17x is now being sold on newegg as well

Newegg.com - DELL Alienware M17x(m17x10-1847DSB) NoteBook Intel Core i7 740QM(1.73GHz) 17.0" 6GB Memory 500GB HDD DVD±R/RW Dual ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870

Looks the same as the MicroCenter and Frys offerings (although MicroCenter one has blu-ray)

 

funny, i just finished looking at the email dell epp sent, and the exact same config via epp is 2K now

 

It is a shame that none of the stores are carrying the RGBLED screen

 

isn't it the RGB screen ? I can't find them mentioning it either way.

 

All of the prebuilt ones are WXGA (1440x900) which is a total fail

 

i got offered a 2nd 5870m from dell for 370.86$ shipped+installed.

Think this is a good price?

he said he was able to take off 10% (was ~410 initially)

 

I would take that lol

 

Pretty good deal chiefs.

Even if ebay had one for a slightly cheaper price I would get it from dell. Better warranty and service. Good stuff.

Cheers.

 

Do they even have it in stock? I heard they were running low on 5870's.
If yes, then go grab it.

Btw, did they place your order? Still interested to see what it looks like.

 

I actually prefer the lower resolution, but I won't do florescent screens anymore.

 

Free Crossfire promotion reads like Alienware might be clearing stock, for something new.

Mobility 6870? GTX 470M? Who knows....

 

if they do SLI GTX 470m.....WIN!

 

sli gtx 470m would be sweet... but i have a feeling they'll just wait for sandybridge and just release a whole new revision...

 

well apparently the 460m is just behind the 5870m... so the 470m should basically be a tad more powerful or on par... with of course Physx support, and better driver support...

but i honestly haven't heard much for the 470m... but i have heard that the 460m is behind the 5870m...

 

probably be like this:

GTX480m
GTX470m
5870m
GTX460m
4870m
GTX285m/GTX280m
GTX260m

Enabling PhysX will drag down frame rates as it consumes GPU resources so you have to take than into account, since a GTX 470m with PhysX enabled will probably be slower than a 5870m

What is really exciting, is Fermi scale much better than anything in crossfire at the moment so GTX 470m SLI should be awesome (if it is ever released )

 

^^^^^ Yea i was thinking the exact same...

Anyone know if you can flash a fermi vbios to a non fermi card? I've read that the only difference between fermi cards n gaming cards (assumign same hardware specs, or close) are that fermi cards have a seperate team of engineers that work out much better optimized vbios and drivers for the work than professionals users will be doing... and the gaming cards are given sloppy poorly optimized vbios' n drivers (with much less time and research spent on them).

If this is true, wouldn't that essentially mean, that one can flash a fermi bios onto a normal card? and get like a 200% improvement on performance ??

i know i know... i'm dreaming in color aren't i...