M11x phased out... sorry guys.

It does look similar to my big Clevo and pretty much a shrunk down version.

Strange they didn't opt for a shrunk down EM instead of a HM casing though then could have housed a backlit board.

I like the styling of mine rugged and bland but hard wearing the workmanship is very good as are the materials used. Might have to pair it with one of the 11 inch models but not until next year at least.

 

I have the same thing in mine...

I agree 100%

They actually make you pay for an operating system?

No style points at all.

 

I believe they deduct it from the laptop in-case customers already have a W7 license key to save you money.

I thought it was sleezy at first until a reseller posted that somewhere.

 

My Key for Windows 7 Ult has run dry...so I would be screwed.

 

Are you under the presumption that systems "include" a Windows 7 Home Premium key without actually costing anything to the build? Last time I checked, barebones configuration options were not a bad thing to have. Not everyone even uses Windows, which in that case would just be a wasted product key, and money.

 

Unless you plan on using Linux...what other system would one load up to it? Yes I assume most people use Window's, cause my work uses it and I have to bring my work home with me most of the time...if not I'm not going to get promoted.

 

Windows may have a big share in the OS market, but that doesn't invalidate the point. OS license keys are certainly not free for system builders, and the cost of them is directed to the consumer, whether they are forcibly included in configuration or not. If you want to pay for a unique Windows license and have it installed on the system, fine. If you don't, fine. The cost of the OS key is deductible.

Clevo W110ER, 11.6" Barebone Laptop, Switchable nVidia GT 650M 2GB/Intel GMA HD GPU, Optimus Technology
This is a barebones configurator for the aforementioned Clevo W110ER. It's priced without any CPU, RAM, hard drive, wireless card, or OS. A complaint of "having to pay" for any of those components is silly as it assumes any of those things are free and are not deductible from the cost of the machine, which they are.

 

I just bought a M11X here in Aus, is there anyway I'd be able to put in a WWAN in myself?
I didn't get the option here...

 

Yep you just need to buy the module it is as easy to fit as a wireless card.

 

wow seriously? i was on my android phone, no need to be a jerk.

 

When you say "mobile gaming is stupid" or "for that price I can build a gaming desktop" on a thread where people are sad about the disappearance of the most portable gaming laptop so far...

 

Pop over and take a look at Desktop Review and you will understand why we get random Troll invasions.

They currently have 79 people viewing the forums worldwide. Compared to the 2379 on here

Still so glad I got my M11x R3 so for those that are still considering getting one jump on them quick because once they go they go and then no more warranty and only outlet models and second hand.

 

Will it be possible to extend warranty on the r3 now they are no longer making them?

 

You get the standard 3 years anyway you shouldn't need more than that. The full on warranty is a costly affair.

 

Standard 3 years, I thought it was just 1 year?

 

I actually posted there once or twice when I was choosing the video card for my current desktop. I did get helpful advice, but it took like 4 days to get it.

 

I chose 3 years I think although it was only 1 year next day parts and labour and 3 years labour.

 

Phased out? Idk if this is for everyone, but I'm seeing it right here.
Alienware Deals

maybe they're just selling their residual inventory, but the r3 is still available luckily, sucks they didn't continue it for the 600m series of gpu's. maybe they will though when a viable 600 series gt card is ready. Which they should, cuz the m14x isn't truly ultra portable gaming. Still a grand though lol, think they should've lowered the price.

 

There is a viable 600 series out the 640M GT which is the successor of the 540M GT and it is an outstanding boost in performance. Alienware have said there wont be an R4 so there wont sadly and the listings you mention will be the stock that remains being sold off so if you want one new get it fast.

 

well i guess I'm not looking into AW anymore, 11" was too small 12.5-13 would have been better. all well m14x just too big for me, rather just go for a 17" powerhouse from sager if Im not getting portability like the m11x. i guess this was pretty obvious with all those ultra books coming out...

 

I'm guessing that AW will replace your M11XR3 with the closest match - M14XR1 once they're no longer available as both new and refurb., so it was a very good idea to get an extended warranty Their warranty states "equivalent or greater" afterall

 

About 2.5 years ago and my XPS 13 (the one before studio xps) died and it was out of production, they gave me what I paid back.

 

That is pretty hard to believe. They actually gave you back what you paid?
I am guessing they might have paid you back warranty cost or something but not the whole amount you paid for the laptop.

 

Haha, of course! I think I'm going to have to extend my warranty soonish then, if at all possible before they stop me allowing to, if they will? Mine left Kazakhstan this morning!!! It's been on a right around the world trip today. Apparently it's going to be delivered tomorrow before the end of the day! Do you guy's think that is at all feasible? It left china this morning and has been beating the time zone's throughout the day, I think it's heading to Poland now by other people's tracking records.

 

You can extend your warranty while you have warranty and you can also add warranty when you're out of warranty. The only issue is the price - some reps will quote you an absurd amount of money, so you have to find one that will work with you.

It's very expensive once you're out of warranty to add a year or two

 

I'll make sure it's done within warranty then. I also read somewhere that it cost more if there's less warranty remaining, this true? I wish I had just extended it to start with now. There's quite a lot I regret about my order but hey it's done now. I just hope it comes tomorrow!

Oooh and are you actually from Niagara Falls? Magical place that. I lived in Canada for a year, mainly west coast though. Absolutely loved it, best country in the world!

 

I made a real huge scene about it. The charging plug became defective and the battery expanded and nearly exploded. I don't have the pictures anymore, but you can google battery expansion to get the idea. I think they just gave me my money to shut me up because the situation could have been real dangerous.

 

If you try to renew your warranty through their site, you'll end up paying some obscene amount. Sometimes it's so much that you might as well buy a new laptop.

For the last few years, I've had Dell reps call me... a week before my warranty is about to expire, and offered to extend my warranty 3 years for like 400 bucks or so. I usually take them up on the offer, and I'm hoping they give me a ring later in the year.

 

I still have the mx11r1, still use it every day and love to use it on the airplane. It amazes me that the battery life is longer than the production cycle of the computer.

So dissapointed!. I was hopeing for a better screen and video card on a R4

I guess when the battery can no longer hold a charge I'll be getting a
Clevo or a ultra book. When you fly on long flights a 11 or 12 inch laptop with a long battery life is a must thing to have.

AJSLAY: Thankyou for all the hard work that you and others have done to contribuite to this forum.

The Mx11 is a amazing machine and provided a prime example of thinking beyound a netbook to create something small and most important of all, usefull!!!.

 

What happened the last few posts I made here? They just... disappeared.

 

thanks dude, your the first one to say something haha.

the R1 was a great machine. still is. i didnt really use mine for gaming as much as i thought i would tho.

 

Sad news, sad news indeed. I'll likely migrate to ASUS in favour of the G53 series laptops anyway. That's not to say my M11x hasn't been good to me over the past two years.

 

Mine too I think we went off topic maybe. I was talking about throwing my M11x off a roof as a joke in case I need a warranty claim haha.

Reconsider, I came from Asus you will be paying out of the ear for hardware you can get elsewhere for half the price. They make you pay for the looks more than Alienware at least Alienware give you the hardware to go with it.

 

yes, but asus always has good quality products. been using their motherboards for the last 3 builds and there nothing but top notch.

 

Again your referring to desktops on a notebook forum....

Asus notebooks are totally different to the motherboards they produce they are well made and good quality but they house mid range hardware and are very overpriced just because of their marketing and stealth styling. Their RMA and warranty service is the worst I have used and you only have to read some of the RMA horror stories to see how bad they are, and RMA's are a regular thing with their laptops.

I owned the G73JH at release and suffered first hand for 2 years going through all the fixes and problems from beginning to end.

 

dude, my brother has an asus gaming laptop i bought him, i was refering to asus having good quality parts, does it matter what part i bought from them? i was using motherboards as an EXAMPLE. i was talking about them as a whole. why are you so against desktops anyway?

btw, iv RMA'd 5 things from them, and i got nothing but professionals on the phone, and got my stuff replaced without a problem.

 

I rest my case.

 

they were RMA'd because they were the wrong item..........

 

question if any1 knows I JUST bought a m11x r3 with a 3 year warrenty, what happens if 2 years down the line it breaks since its discountinued?

 

You'll get an M14X if no M11X-R3's are available both new or refurbished.

@ajslay
You're lucky. They (asus) kept my laptop for 6 weeks and no one knew where it was or if it was being fixed. Never again.

 

Everything is very regional and changes over time. Ive been courted by Dell to extend a warranty for cheap and I've also NOT been courted with only expensive options. Depends also if you are buying retail or not. Generally its cheaper to extend while still under warranty but I wouldn't bet on it.

Asus, like so many others, is the brandx pizza equiv of the laptop world. Sometimes its better and sometimes worse but hardly consistent. Everyone will have an opinion on this but Dell to me is like Pizza Hut. Good or bad in your view but at least predictable. In nearly every market they engage the default is 1year "in home service" rather than depot or shipping it back. This is worth something to me. I also can convince them usually to let me do the work.

As for what happens outside of warranty there is no set response. Since they generally state in policy that its "equal or greater" this is often an upgrade but how they determine that is not up to you. It may NOT be however depending on what components or features are important to you. Possibly even $$ as mentioned earlier. This is their discretion but its usually in your favor. Can you negotiate this? Possible but not much.

I'm looking for AW to let demand dictate direction. If there is $ to be made for M11x they will build it again. Even the GM F-body took a break!

Dell gonna buy Sager/Clevo next? lol

 

I've thought about that too, but to be honest I don't see much of an advantage. When Dell bought AW, they did so because they lacked a gaming-oriented division (the XPS line didn't do well in that respect). As it is now, AW is at least on par with Sager/Clevo regarding specs and build quality, and its image is superior.

The only thing I can remember where Sager/Clevo is better than AW is in the display panels in 11 and 14 inchers, but that's just a matter of Dell deciding to buy such panels. Surely they have that possibility, they just chose not to use it.

Sorry for double post, but it's a different subject:

From thenewstribe.com:

Could it be that Dell is waiting for the new Ivy Bridge dual core CPUs to release a revamped M11x (or an M12x)? Fingers crossed... but I won't keep my hopes up.

 

I've found that Asus is a pretty solid brand. Last christmas my brother got an asus G73sw for about 800 bucks and he's loved it ever since. Only problem he ever had with it was a faulty charging port a month or so ago (which Asus repaired in under a week, under warranty)

 

I have a G73 and compared to my M11x it feels like a cheap plastic toy machine-assembled in china and stuck in a Mcdonalds happy meal.

 

This is disappointing.

I am very happy with my R2 and love the 11" size for travel. I used to travel with a 15" laptop and I will never go back to that size.

I was planning to stick with the M11x line (most likely upgrade would have been R5), but now I will have to look elsewhere when the time comes for a replacement.

 

This is a shame as I was looking forward to an Ivy Bridge/ Kepler m11x, with the
Dell warranty and all. Looks like instead of the hypothetical R4 that got canned i'll be getting a Sager NP6110 instead, like many others.

 

So why is Dell abandoning the m11x? I think it its still a great gaming laptop and it was the only reason I went to Alienware. If I wanted a big laptop for gaming, there are a lot of other choices than AW. And the prices I am sure are better.

 

The M14X is still a good size. I have it on my lap several hours a day while I surf/write and it's perfectly comfortable. Still holds a battery life of 5.5 hours with some tweaking (which is double and even triple most of its competitors). Still, very portable Ivy refresh is in June (most are saying).

I wonder if Dell will surprise us with an R4 since they're doing the Ivy refresh in the next little bit. All of the tech articles I read were assumptions that it wasn't making enough money for them.

 

Since the other three laptops' new versions are already displayed on the AW websites, I doubt we will see an R4. The nVidia 600 series was a perfect candidate for inclusion in the M11x since it is very power efficient, so I don't think that will happen.

I hope I am wrong though!

 

Dell won't buy Clevo. Dell can't buy Clevo. Clevo is a multi billion dollar company, probably close in value to Dell. It would have to be a merger, and that would never happen.

Sager/Clevo line has the price advantage over Alienware, so if you're not into the bling/image, Sager/Clevo can save you some bucks.

i7-2670QM
8GB DDR3 1600
GTX 675m
1080p screen
750GB 7200RPM HDD
DVDRW
Windows 7 Home Premium x64

Alienware M17x ~ $2100
Sager NP9170 ~ $1500