M18x Makes Landfall! Pictures, Videos, Unboxing Thoughts, etc. Share away!

I need mine too so it better work. Glad you liked it well enough to not wait for the R2.

 

So far from my time with mine I feel there is absolutely nothing to dislike

 

Very happy to hear Scook! Mine is still in shipping la la land.

 

I have a sales resolution specialist (emailed mr dell a few weeks back) that is helping me with some other refund issues, and now he will try to help me with this one as well. However he stated that we have to wait till about Wednesday since everyone is upgrading there systems.

Thank you everyone for the advice and hopefully we will proceed with the replacement as long there are no other issues. Just hope the other system doesn't have anything else wrong with it.

Now I just need to order a cooler, bag, and some memory for this mothership!

 

CoolerMaster Storm 19 is a beast and HyperX memory and you will be one happy camper. Bag's I don't know about because I don't transport mine anywhere.

 

Another CoolerMaster - U3 - positionable fans directly under the cpu/gpu/s. Works great on my current R2. Dirt cheap too.....

 

Quick video of the unboxing, I will most likely change it since its only 720p, and it should be 1080p:

YouTube - ‪M18x Unboxing‬‏

 

Nice video fella!.....is that mark on the left side toward the rear on the lid? - looked like a bit of white but maybe my eyes (at 1min 53) - looks like chipped finish to me....wouldnt be happy with that.

Funny - not related at all this comment BUT....the Black colour is growing on me!!!

I wonder why Dell called it black when it really does look more gunmetal than anything.....again, could be my eyes but it seems more grey than black to me (now black is the shade of the underside intakes etc and the plastic finish on the rear of the screen exterior).....nice colour anyhow.

Just hope you get you small blemish sorted with the minimum of hassle.

 

Thanks for the good video! It convincingly confirms that black is by far the best looking color of the m18x, unless you prefer red.

 

The Box:


The next box:


Yet another box in a box:


Ahh accessories:


Inside the shipping thingies (I like coffee):


Ahh, the computer (for reference, I like alot of coffee):


Bootup (yes, that is one big coffee mug):


Inside my 17" SLAPPA case:


Case closed:

 

R6KNT 750GB S2-P11-4KE, 7.2K, 2.5", Seagate Desaru

Can someone confirm me that the Manufacturer PN# is ST9750420AS ?

 

Great vid Smoothy! I was worried you were going to drop it though using only one hand. The color looks good. I particularly like the underside detail. There is opportunity for great cooling.

 

That mug is RIDICULOUS!

Makes the M18x look like an 11" lol

 

Thanks for the vid Mr Smooth J, very nice indeed. I gotta say I'm liking the black alot better now...

 

The black looks military

 

Hell yeah , it is VERY HUGE
LOL

 

Damn that shade of black they used is amazing, it almost doesn't even appear to be black. I feel like ordering right now just because of that video. Thanks for posting!

 

Great video

Next, the color appears to be a mix between lunar silver and stealth black. The review in hardware heaven notes their model to be lunar silver, and it resembles the black of the m18x. But dell notes it to be stealth black...

Personally the color looks like others have noted, gun metal gray. Personally I think it's a fantastic color for the m18x, and dell should just go ahead and switch out names, or add an actual stealth black/lunar silver option to clear things up.

 

A bit off topic, but Smooth J, what camera you using in that video?

 

Man, that was like watching geek ! I was going, "ooooh, nice" and "wow" during the video. Very nicely done.

Definitely changing my mind about the black...I think I'll probably go that route now.

 

Panasonic HDC-TM700 - what used to be the best in 2010

 

i got my m18x!!!!! beautiful laptop!!!!!

ill have my best 3dmark up within the hour .


edit -- fits nicely in the 17" orion backpack but, it isnt exactly an easy close.

 

Awesome news! I knew the 17" orion would work! Enjoy the great machine, M8. Mine should be here tomorrow.

 

i cant believe how different it is compared to the 17" r1/r2. also the screen is very nice but ive never seen a R2 rgb led.

 

Hey scook9 , what is the battery life with 2920 , can it up to 3hour+?

 

Really? Mine fit with ease. Huh.

 

Better

Windows was estimating 4:45 with minimum brightness, wifi on, power plan set to battery saver, AlienFX all on (this is my normal "on battery" settings)

 

MAN! I haven't been posting in the past 2 days because I have been playing games non stop on this thing! Amazing! There is not a game yet that I have played that doesn't just run like butter. This laptop laughs at everything I throw at it. I could not be more happy with my purchase.

 

Buuuuuuuuutttttttttttttttttttttteerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

HAHAHA LOVE IT!

 

I knew it!!!

 

That is amazing.

 

I have yet to see if those are realistic but on my R1 the windows estimate was pretty accurate. I am optimistic

 

We'll see tomorrow... at starbucks

 

I am not a big starbucks guy....more or a ramen guy after buying this laptop haha

 

I'll be using this around the campus when I head to college this summer, so if it really can last that long on the IGP then I'm sold.

Question though, would it be bad to reboot the computer about twice or more daily to switch between the discrete to the IGP and back? I would think that would wear on the components more quickly than leaving it in one state for long periods of time.

 

You mean you guys can afford food stuffs after buying an M18x.....damn, I'm going out beggin' on the street corner laters....

 

Shouldn't be a problem.

Not food, a glass of water and 5 hrs of free wifi

 

Here's a random photo I took of my dead i7 2920xm and it's stock TIM application while I was attempting to revive my DOA m18x! Doesn't look too bad for a factory TIM app, really!

 

can anyone give me the shipping weight? i'm trying to estimate my shipping fee. (i'm not in the US)

 

18lbs.........

 

Mine was 26 lbs.

 

18lbs x $5.50 = $99 to get this unit out of US in 5 business days. that's cheap. i made the right choice. can't wait.

 

with the amount of laptops dell ships im sure they get discounts

 

BLAH! fedex said that it shipped to my house... ugh! and im in Germany! Cant wait to get home this weekend! ...but i probably wont because of this stupid ash cloud from iceland... *sighs* i hate volcanoes.

 

Just to confirm on the battery life, Guys. after 30min of browsing with half the brightness and AlienFX on, I'm still seeing a 4:40 remaining. It will easily be able to hit 5hrs with some tweaking!

 

I still need to test BluRay playback on battery, using the IGP for playback was an issue if I remember correctly on the M17x R3, it was not smooth

 

Anyone need anymore comparrisons or photos? My m18x will be here tomorrow and I will still have my R2 sitting here for comparrison is anyone is looking for anything. The build specs are in my sig. Both are black. The R2 has the RGB screen. This is what I'm interested in the most....

 

RGB vs M18x WLED would be good if you can produce high quality photos.

 

Ok, 1hour of browsing and transferring all my soft. 4hours of battery life remaining. I'm in the balanced mode BTW.

5 hours is pretty much a given. I'm thinking 6 is possible.

 

What CPU are you using?