*OFFICIAL* M18x Owner's Lounge Thread

Good points on the ergonomics, scook. Hauling the beast in a briefcase or messenger back with extended business travel would be a painful and potentially harmful experience. With a backpack it could not be any easier on my tired old chassis, LOL.

 

Anything heaver than like 7 or 8 pounds should be carried in a backpack. You need the weight spread evenly on your core or risk long term damage due to the imbalance.

Obviously this is well past the safe threshold haha

 

thank you mr. fox and scook! after checking the other thread and reading what you guys posted, i will be purchasing the mobile edge backpack.

 

Good choice! I've been using mine for 8 months almost on a daily basis and so far, no regrets.

 

That backpack will literally last with years of heavy use. They use incredibly strong stitching and nylon material.

 

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i wonder if any of this is true and what it means for kepler/fermi 28nm mobile vs. pitcairn xt 28nm mobile.

i wonder if nvidia can gain a good lead in the M18x R2. I suppose the 100W TDP limit is going to stop them.

 

Thanks Katalin and Mr. Fox, you have set this mind at ease lol.

 

Nvidia may and will claim many things but we won't know for sure till the mobile parts are benched vs the AMD counterparts.

Somehow I don't think there will be more than 10% edge and even then only under heavy OC'.

 

I had the Orion m17x bag and it only lasted me 1year. the right strap has nearly completely come off.. and in the middle you can see the back coming apart. I used this everyday to and from work but only short trips to the car. I rang dell and they replaced the bag free of charge and did not want broken one back.. however i ended up buying the EVERKI Titan 18.4" bag and its way better with far better protection for laptop (fur inside) and more compartments.. just my two bobs

 

that is what i read in some reviews. i wasn't sure if it was an isolated incident or what. mr. fox and scook say they've had theirs for a while and that there were no problems with the stitching. i was also looking at the EVERKI Titan you mentioned but it seems pretty hard to find.

 

Dell sells it in AUS and also its on ebay. i highly recommend it

 

In full disclosure, I have the original M17x Orion bag (not the scanfast one) and the M18x Orion bag. I use it when traveling or when I need to transfer the M18x (nothing else fits it).

My main judgement of Mobile Edge though comes from my Mobile Edge Premium Backpack which I have been using for 4 years now and still going fantastically strong. It has lasted through my last 3 laptops and is only not used for the M18x since it is just too dang big haha

 

I have the everki can vouch for it the only thing that sucks is it's size the thing dwarfs me (me 5'8). I guess it's to be expected with a m18x fitting with plenty of room to space.

 

I also have the M17x Orion and it was used very heavily (both M17xR1&R2) for about 2 years. Not a scratch, hehe

 

Mobile Edge also offers Lifetime warranty unless I am mistaken. Furthering the awesomeness

 

Yes but not in AUS lol although once I said USA offers they replaced the bag.

 

wow you guys are awesome. everyone has been incredibly helpful. i think i am going to like this community.

 

It is pretty awesome. I came here with a few stupid questions/ideas....and now I have over 10k posts haha

You don't get to that point if you don't like the group of people

 

just took delivery of this

Alienware M18x
Nebula Red
Windows 7 Professional 64bit
Intel Core i7 2960xm 2.7 GHz
32GB 1333MHz RAM (THIRTY TWO)
AMD Radeon 6990M 2GB Crossfire
Bluray ROM DVD/RW
500GB 7,200 RPM
Intel Wifi Ultimate N 6200
Bluetooth 375
1920x1080p

 

Then why are you here posting? Get playing!
Congrats on the new monster

 

iam .im in the middle of windows update. just blew out the OS and installed Win 7 Ultimate.

One question i hope someone has an answer to

i tried to update the BIOS and got an error that said "this procedure requires elevation"

anyone know what the hell that means?

 

Sounds like windows UAC in action. Nothing I would be worried about

 

Locutus - right click the BIOS installation file and run as admin. Or, better yet, simply disable UAC and then run everything with elevated privileges.

 

excellent that works

 

Haha you are working on "my" M18x.

M18x no more for me...

 

yes i am. thanks man this thing rocks! BTW, did you see the feedback thread i left for ya?

 

Hey guys, sorry for asking but does anybody know the dell part number to the black sleeve that the system was shipped in for the m18x? I tried using google and the forum search tool with no results. Thanks in advance.

 

Yes I did. Thank you!

By the way the color red was more silvery and glossy than I thought. It looks more "luxurious." Glad I was at least able to unbox it with ya.

LOLOLLLLLLLLLL Locutus and I were just talking about that when we were unboxing, how people want to buy the sleeve!!

They dont have specific part number as far as I know. It is really hard to come by on ebay. You should check on the marketplace. Some people who have cases on their own sell theirs.

BTW, for nebula red systems the cloth is actually color red. Combination of red and burgundy to be exact. Looks very nice.

 

Not sure there is a part number for the sleeve...could be wrong but never seen one....

 

Well, I recently had some issues with the overheating after I updated the bios, I wonder why...
Apparently I fixed the issues with Speedfan, but Iv been using it on a flat surface the entire time, I want to get a Cooling pad so I wont be overloading my fans at 100% or even running speedfan so, will this one fit the M18x?

Cooler Master NotePal U3 Notebook Cooling Stand for 15"-19" Notebook (884102009662) | eBay

 

Yes. That is, IMO the perfect choice. I have one on the way from newegg.
all the reviews i have read praise it up and down

 

Thanks Dellienware and steviejones133 for your quick response. Yeah they are impossible to find for the m17x and m18x. Thanks for the market idea I will have to check that. Again thanks for the help.

 

if you dont see it, post it as WTB (want to buy). I m sure someone who doesnt need can appreciate an extra $20

 

does single gpu machine come with fan for sencondary gpu? i just got mine m18x but it only came with one fan, which is for the primary gpu, thx in advance.

 

There is no secondary GPU, therefore there is no fan and no heatsink. If you get a secondary GPU, you need a fan and heatsink.

 

and crossfire or sli cable

 

I recently purchased a M18x and it's in production. I chose the regular HDD instead of SSD, but now I've decided to get a SSD for my M18x. Should I call Alienware and ask them to replace the HDD with the SSD Alienware offers or should I buy a SSD and install it myself? Thanks!

 

Congratulations on the M18x purchase, bro. I hope you love yours as much as I do mine. It's the best gaming laptop available, and nothing else compares in terms of price, build quality and performance.

You cannot change an order in production. That's not permitted. Your only option is to cancel it and re-order or buy your own SSD through another channel.

The Samsung 830 SATA-III 6GB/s SSD that is shipping with the M18x is a very good SSD. Compare the price difference to see if you can save money buying your own SSD, but bear in mind your Alienware warranty will not extend to any issues you may experience with an SSD (or any other part) that did not ship with your M18x. Understandably so, they will not assist you resolving issues that may arise when using your own parts.

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Thanks, Fox. Did you add your Crucial M4 128 GB SSD to your M18x after you bought it?

 

Yes, I sure did. It's an excellent SSD if you decide to go the route of buying your own. Attached is a thumbnail showing a comparison of the M4 performance to the mechanical HDD I am using for data storage.

 

I think I'm going to do that. I'm on a computer that can barely keep one tab open, so it's very hard to browse the forums, but is there a place I can go to see a step by step guide on how to add a SSD drive while keeping my default HDD, or just a guide on how to add a SSD to your M18x?

 

Yes, look in my signature. Click the link above the graphic and you will find a thread for that in the list. If you need help or have questions once you get to the point of doing it, please post in that thread and there should be lots of advice from the Community. It is very straightforward procedure and I doubt you will have any problems.

 

Thanks so much for your help, extremely fast and insightful responses. I appreciate it.

 

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Module Description Show Details
System Color Space Black Anodized Aluminum
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
Processor Intel® Core™ i7 2760QM 2.4GHz (3.5GHz w/Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache)
Memory 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (2DIMMS)
A/C Adapter Alienware M18x 330W A/C Adapter
Display Panel 18.4-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 WLED
Video Card Dual 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M – NVIDIA® SLI® Enabled
Hard Drive 750GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
AlienFX Quasar Blue
Adobe Reader Acrobat SW Adobe Acrobat X Reader
Optical Drive Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Sound Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
Wireless and Bluetooth Intel® Advanced-N 6200 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO Technology and Bluetooth 3.0
Security Software No Anti-Virus Software Selected
Hardware Support Services 1 Year Basic Plan
Pre-Installed Software Steam and Portal™ Factory Installed
Standard Nameplate Trigger Standard Nameplate

TOTAL: $2,656.55

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nice config that's a beast with a good price tag.

 

not a bad setup at all. Thats pretty much what I would order

 

What about the pricing?

 

not sure about that as I haven't really looked at the m18x.

 

looks too low to be true. Awesome deal