M18x Order Status Discussion

1.5GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460M... No way I was paying 400$ more on top of everything. Well If I had it I would, but I dont.

 

I have started hitting F5 on my order status page in an unhealthy manor....lol

 

lol. I am very unhealthy after the last two weeks. I think my girlfriend thinks im a little crazy when Im staring at this stuff online.

 

I held off until today because I know it took some time...now that people have actually started receiving them though......erks me

I have NBD though so minimal waiting once it is out of dell's hands

 

i called to have it expedited. this crap better work . NEED LAPTOP NOW>

 

Glad I don't have to do that anymore. Though knowing my luck, my M18x will have dust, dead pixels and scratches lol! Give me some positive Tony Robbins inspiration man!

Enjoy having a girlfriend while you still can.

 

My order shows shipped as well, according to Fedex, I shoud have it tomorrow or Wednesday. This will be perfect as I have 8GB of the new Kingston HyperX 1866 memory coming tomorrow as well. Here are my specs:

1 225-0887 Alienware M18x Space Black Anodized Aluminum
1 317-6852 Intel Core i7 2920XM Overclocked Turbo Boost to 4.0GHz (8MB Cache)
1 317-6851 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (2DIMMS) - replacing with 8GB of 1866MHz Kingston HyperX PnP
1 331-2428 Alienware M18x 330W A/C Adapter
1 320-2269 18.4-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 WLED
1 320-2271 Dual 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6970M - AMD CrossFireX
1 342-2663 1.5TB RAID 0, 2x 750GB, 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
1 330-6106 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
1 331-2426 Custom Nameplate
1 313-8792 AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
1 421-5099 Alienware Command Center, M18X
1 421-1400 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
1 420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp
1 420-9956 Vista PC Restore
1 421-0092 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
1 410-0548 Adobe Acrobat Reader
1 318-0843 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader, BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW
1 421-1305 Roxio Creator Starter
1 421-5100 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Performance Audio with SoundBlaster MB Software
1 430-4150 Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 a/b/g/n 3x3 MIMO Technology
1 469-0549 Bluetooth 3.0
1 330-6348 Automatic Updates: On
1 953-9080 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
1 953-9100 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 421-1723 Soft Contracts Dell In-Home Hardware Agreement for Alienware
1 994-3730 Warranty Support, Initial Year
1 421-1574 Alienhead Chrome Blue
1 421-1593 Alienhead Chrome Blue
1 330-5090 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare

 

Grats dualedge. Guess you'll be the first with a 2920xm and can give us some insight on the OC abilities of the chip.

 

My 2 4GB kits of HyperX 1866 (non XMP) just got here as will my new Cryo LX (had to get a black one to match ) and my 2 DP->DVI cables and splitter for the 24" monitors....it is all coming together!

Just need the laptop now.....lol

Stay positive Joker!

 

Have you used the Cryo LX before? If yes, did the notebook slide off of it? I was looking at the Coolermaster U3 or the Ergostand
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hhaha nice, i got my cryo lx black version too ready to go . i noticed the air flow isnt as strong as some other coolers but the fans ARE in the most optimal area for the 18x.

 

BIG BUMMER. I have to edit my WOOhoo! its shipped!. It was not shipped yet.. one of dell's pages said it was shipped, but after digging for a tracking number I came across a more detailed page. Its in 'Finalizing Production' stage.

 

If it says shipped it's most likely SCshipped which means they already sent it off to FedEx. By tomorrow you should have a tracking number.

 

Is yours still due tomorrow, Joker?

 

well on the initial order status page it says shiped... but when I click on the product order number it takes me to another page that has a more in depth outline of the order. Like processing, Pre production, Finalizing production, shipping, arrived. And I'm at the FP.

 

On the page that says shipped, hover over the shipped word with your mouse cursor (do not click) and tell us what it says.

 

It says SCshipped....

 

could you plz tell us the link has a more in depth outline of the order?

 

Like I said, I get that page by clicking my order number on the order status page.

 

If I remember correctly, the default fan installation has them blowing towards the table top, I flip mine so they blow into the laptop

And my M17x R1 had no issues with sliding but my OCZ Whitebook before it did slide, had to make a slight mod to catch it so it would stay on there. The rubber feet on my R1 work fantastically to catch a groove and hold it on the Cryo though

 

my cryo blows into the laptop by default

 

I could be mistaken, will know for sure in the next couple hours as my Cryo is already "out for delivery"

Got all my goodies now except for the Cryo (on the way)....just need that M18x now!

 

Notepal U3 is also a good one....I had a Cryo for a bit and I felt that the U3 was a bit better as I can place the fans right under the gpu's and cpu WHEREVER they are on a system as they are movable fans.....

Just my two pennies!

 

Pretty hefty performance delta tho, no?

 

My status just changed to shipped! After talking it over with the wife I think I'm going to use my two Intel X25M Gen 2 SSD's in RAID 0 vs buying a Vertex 3. Saving $500 bucks for how makes her happy and I don't think I'll lose very much performance... what do you guys think?

I did however just receive my 8GB of Kingston HyperX 1866 Memory

 

Two X25M's in raid is more than fast enough. My red beast is getting closer:

May 16, 2011 3:40 PM
Arrived at FedEx location
SACRAMENTO, CA

 

Call before 7 and ask for a hold. Pick it up @ the hub.

 

They won't let me, tried that today. Said it's policy to attempt a delivery first..blah.

 

Newegg has the OCZ vertex 3 max iop edition for 280. Sorry to play devils advocate but im tempted on buying a second one. 550mb/s R/W on a single SSD is sooooo sexy. Blows my agility 2 raid0 out of the water, so i cannot image to see a raide 0 of vertex3's

 

I am very happy what im getting

 

LOL, I am getting jealous - where is mine at...?

 

Thats funny. You say you ordered on the 9th with a EDD of June 1 ? I wonder how that works... because I ordered on the 7th and had a EDD of June 2. Anyhow this morning it went into shipping. So yours should follow tomorrow or the next, depending on your build. Mine was all stock spec, with a basic memory upgrade.

 

I had free NBD upgrade, so if you ordered on the 7th, mine should be on the way since I ordered in the 9th. Mine had a upgraded processor, stock memory, upgraded video, and upgraded wifi. Granted there was a few more things, but nothing to hold back on. What color did you get?

I just called the number and all I get is, "In Production - Build Stage".

Will check again tomorrow morning before 11am and then after 2pm.

 

I am still in the "in production" purgatory

I have ALL my toys and accessories lined up just waiting for this monster to land lol

 

Still no package scan on FedEx, oh well on the off chance that the laptop does arrive tomorrow I am creating an image of my 750GB second drive in my m17x. That will become my data drive in the m18x when it does get here.

 

lol I'm going to take out my aggression on the FedEx guy when mine finally leaves purgatory also. "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?"

 

When my wife got her M14x, FedEx actually got the label info sent to them from Dell like 3 days before (5/7). We had a deliver date of 5/10 when it was 5/9 and also 5/10, but until they picked it up (on 5/10) I think, it just didn't update at all.

Good thing is once FedEx picks it up and you have NBD shipping, it'll be there the next day.

They called my house too to say they needed a signature and all that.

 

Bah! Ordered 5/3 morning and mine is STILL in production when others ordered later and already have it "shipped" or in their hands!

 

Still 'in production - build' as well, same as it has been for 10+ days now. ordered early on the 4th. EDD of 6/1

EDIT: also have all my upgrades sitting around waiting for a home as well.

 

I'm a tad annoyed that my unit isn't on route but honestly I won't have a ton of time to play with it until next week anyway. Still, would be nice to bring it with me this weekend to Boston even if I don't have time to tweak and test.

 

Looks like it was a no go for shipping on mine yesterday. FedEx still shows only shipment information received. Tried to get an invoice from Dell and the response was that the laptop was in testing.

 

Preparing for shipment

 

I ordered Black.. Sounds like you had many upgrades. I think memory would have been the easiest change to a computer. The rest are internal cahanges.

 

It was a sad morning...none of my emails were shipment notifications

 

Status from 3 different Dell order status pages:
In Production
Shipped
Finalizing Production

Plus FedEx has received the shipment information (yesterday). So I really have no clue where it is in the process!

 

Call fedex and find out. If you have NBD, then Dell is likely shipping it to FedEx in your state for delivery via home indirect.

 

Yeah I figure it's coming from where ever they are built. It's what they did with the m11x R3, first FedEx entry was here in GA, just outside of Atlanta so I assume it flew in there and was dropped off at a FedEx Home depot. I went with the 7 day though. Got the m11x the day after FedEx picked it up and had 7 day on that too.

 

Day 8 so far, and nothing on the web, nor anything on the phone.

Will check again later today after 2.

 

Mine was first picked up in Elm Grove, IL

 

I would just ignore the dell websites and keep refreshing the Fedex one. Once they pick it up, you're good!

It took them over 24 hours to pick up our M14x though.