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    Question about power brick

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by gman901, Sep 8, 2011.

  1. gman901

    gman901 Notebook Consultant

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    I was wondering if other recent R3 owners are getting the standard power brick that looks like the one shipped with the original R1? I thought the R3s ship with the slim adapter with the rubber strap and the blue light at the tip when connected? Am I imagining this?
     
    gman901, Sep 8, 2011
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  2. KurtH

    KurtH Notebook Evangelist

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    I also didnt recieve the slim one when i opened the box i noticed a big fat brick but its ok im using my 150w from my 15x cause im using the 240w one on that system.
     
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  3. gman901

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    Okay. Switching subjects- I have excellent signal strength with my wifi connection, yet IE 9 is slow as crap. Is this normal? It says it will take 10 hours to download MS Essentials, yet my iPad is blazing through web pages right next to my m11x.
     
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    I got the thick brick too.....
     
    wrathofdeath, Sep 10, 2011
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  5. gman901

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    Yeah, I don't know if I read someone's post who mentioned they got a slim power brick. I guess I can peruse ebay for a deal on one. I wish Alienware would make a power brick similar to Apple's adapter. It almost makes having a small portable gaming machine irrelevant when you have to find a bag big enough to hold the notebook and a huge power brick (compared to what I am used to using with my Macbook). Still, I love this machine... and I haven't even gamed on it yet due to installing a bunch of crap and games.
     
    gman901, Sep 11, 2011
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    I got the big brick too. I saw an option when checking out to upgrade to the slim brick, but it was $45-ish more expensive. So I'm pretty sure the big brick is standard.
     
    AKIMbO, Sep 11, 2011
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