*OFFICIAL* "All Powerful" M15x Owners Lounge - Part 4

Ha ha ha! Well, that's a nice reason to buy stuff! I'd like to see your cellar, Inap. Probably full of stuff you just bought 'cause it was cheap!

 

hahhaha true that, thinking of getting an extra M15x screen for another project also, but that will have to wait. otherwise my wife is gonna kill me, hahhah.

 

Ha ha ha! Never a bad idea to have a spare screen with a young one at home and I say that from experience! Ha ha ha!

 

hahah thats why i got 4 yrs complete care warranty,lol.
hey i think i found a video of your kid harry,lol

YouTube - Dancing Baby Doing The Samba In Brazil

 

HAHAHAHAHAHA lmfao

 

Had some trouble watching it cause internet keeps failing me, but that kid is awesome! It's very common to see dancing baby's here, they seem to be born a sense of rhythm, but this kid's the best!

 

For those wondering about the fan noise, do you guys have a rattling noise from the right fan (the one under the touch buttons) when you move the laptop? Mine sounds like the fan is hitting the intake mesh thing and makes rattling/vibrating noise. I only have a basic warranty, would i still be able to get the fan replaced? And how do i transfer my warranty from the US to Australia and get it fix there?

Sorry for picking up a later part of the convo, my timezone puts me anywhere from 8+ hours ahead of most of you but 8 hours behind on convos

 

basic warranty covers evrything except for accidents like drops and spills.i'm not sure about the warranty probably best to contact them.

and harry, man that kid have moves, put me to shame,lol.

 

i would get the fan replaced as i had the same problem a few weeks ago.

 

I would have it changed as well.
What I did was register my product, change the location on the website to my actual location and give Dell a call to make sure the location was changed. Worked like a charm as I had to have the DVD drive replaced and it was done within a day, no problem whatsoever.

 

i though registration is not necessary if you buy it directly through dell?

 

Just writing some info I got on the warrantys today while ordering the M11x R1 :O, didn´t have enough time to wait for the R2 because I´m leaving the US 7/3... So the thing, if you have the basic warranty you are NOT able to upgrade it to advanced, which another rep told me -.-. So just thought it could be good info for some people if they didn´t know, like me.

And yea like the others said, you should get it fixed !

 

Ok thanks for the input guys. It's not a major issue, but I'll get it fixed once I get back to Australia and have an address there.

And gratz on the M11x Rasmusbjork!

 

Another Australian on the Alienware side? Awesome. (You know.. least living here)

 

Damn you all, i'm excited and can't wait for my M15x to come in already... Yes i'm new here but i've been reading the forums for the last 3 months and I couldn't handle it anymore.

 

hahaha congrats titangod, so what specs are you getting?

 

Yeah jubbing I'm Australian, heading back to Melbourne for uni.

@Inapp, is that the famous intel paper clip?

 

hahaha yes it is, be in awe of its awesomeness,lol. i can't believe the number of pm's i got from people to see it, hahahahah

 

Oh good good, a fellow person living in Melbourne... don't see too many of those at NBR.

@Inap ... I don't get it.. why is a paperclip so er.. popular?

 

Ugh... I was hoping on finally putting in my 5870 but Noooooo...

The tech that is supposed to come replace my motherboard had to reschedule and since it's father's day weekend i won't be around till next week.


>_<!!!!

 

So...I've discovered yet another problem with my m15x performance...

This is a bit more disconcerting than the keyboard noise and fan clacking at load...

Three times now I've booted up and immediately after the login screen, windows opens up and I get a Grey Screen! It won't re-boot itself, like a normal BSOD, I have to power off then on again.

Also, I've noticed some inconsistencies when trying to play WoW..and this may be a driver/compatibility issue. But I've noticed every once in a while I log in and my framerates are EXTREMELY choppy. In Dalaran I usually get between 35-50 fps...but when this occurs, it's around 15-20...and even dips into the sub teens. I know people have had issues with StealthMode, but I have checked and re-checked...StealthMode is OFF everytime this happens and I've even got the 5850 startup clocked at 700/1000 on every boot, using AMD GPU TOOL. The only way I can fix it is to completely re-boot the system. Re-starting WoW, or refreshing my GPU clocks DOES NOT HELP.

This thing is starting to turn into a $2000 paper-weight!!!

 

Well guys, I'm sad to say I'll be returning my M15x. After playing around with my engineering applications for a while, I think I need a desktop with a faster i7 and a Quadro card.

I've had a mostly positive experience with this laptop, and if I was primarily a gamer, I definitely would have kept it.

 

wow sorry to lose you bro. but do what you have to do, hope you stick arounf the furom, been a great member.

 

Yeah, I'll probably pop in still, you guys are the most helpful in the forum, even if it's not an Alienware.

 

Alright, guys, I'm (kinda unofficially, just placed the order in ) an owner.

After 2 days, and hours of haggling, I finally got it down to this:

1 Alienware M15x, Cosmic Black
1 Intel Core i5-540M 2.53GHz (3.06Ghz Turbo Mode, 3M cache)
1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz 2 x 2048MB
1 15.6-inch WideHD+ 1600x900 (900p) WLED
1 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 5850
1 250GB SATAII 7,200RPM
1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
1 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
1 Primary - 9-cell (85Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery

Total Price: $1375.51

Without sales tax, of course. Free 3-5 Business day shipping (it was either free NBD shipping or an additional $25, so I chose the $25).

What do you guys think? Good deal? That's $55 more off than the 10% off EPP and the $100 coupon, without having to sign up for the DPA. 19% total savings, not counting free shipping. Is this price something I should be proud/happy with? It's a laptop for college (biochemistry) so should be more than powerful.

Set to ship on July 1, and arrive on July 7th, but I heard everyone gets their computers before the ETA arrival time anyway. Or do you think I could still call and get Expedited NBD shipping?

Anyway, I'm pretty happy with the price.
Soon to join this club.

EDIT - BTW, if anyone wants to deal with an awesome Dell rep, let me know, I'll pm you his info. He wanted me to give his contact info out, the guy was really helpful.

 

nice price and congratz on the purchase and welcome to the lounge

 

Sorry to see you go, bro. I do understand though. Maybe Dell's M4500 would be a nice tool for you.

Drop by once in a while!

Congratz man! Nice price!

 

I'm thinking about getting either the M4500 or HP's Elitebook for travelling/mobility purposes, and then I'll build a desktop to do the heavy computing.

 

I'm gonna get the M4500 for important meetings, simply because those suits usually look a bit strange at the M15x when I bring it with me.

 

awesome i bet their jealous of its styling

 

Yeah, that would be weird pulling out the Alienware at a meeting. It just screams "gaming notebook".

 

I'm a network administrator at my civilian job, (Presently activated with the Hawaii Air National Guard) and when I get back and bring in my M11X (We're allowed to have a personal computer hooked up to the non-DoD network) my co-workers will all want to rush out and get one.

The M15X I just ordered will be my primary system once I get back home.

 

I've been having trouble with the on screen display lately. I know that it doesn't work after you sleep the computer, but it seemed to have stopped working after playing a game or something today. I don't remember sleeping the computer today either, it was working when i booted out of hibernate. Is there anything I can do to get the OSD to work, or is this something that i should just ignore and live with?

 

That used to happen to me as well. I guess learn to live with it. I just shut the lid pushed the power button again and the screen popped back.

 

Hi guys, from Singapore and i'll be joining the M15x club.

Just bought the following about a week back and expecting to receive it by the 28th.

Alienware m15x, Lunar Shadow
Core i7-720QM
8GB (4 x 2) DDR3 1333 ram
Radeon 5850
500GB HDD 7200rpm
Blu-ray combo drive
Plus, all the other basic stuff
3 year warranty

Already got a Razer mamba mouse and keyboard. So i am all set when this beat arrives.
Really eager in anticipation for the laptop to arrive and i hope that everything arrives perfect. Peace.

 

Great! Looks like a good laptop with those specs!

Try getting some benchmarks out once you get it!

 

Looks like an awesome set-up! You're definitely gonna love it!

 

Nice setup, but should have just gotten 4 GB of RAM. 8 GB is completely overkill. Everything else looks good. I'm guessing you got the 1080p screen with the blu-ray drive?

EDIT: Anyone try the 10.6 drivers with the M15x? Any solution to the big cursor problem?

 

heard 10.6 solved a few issue for a few owners, not sure about the big cursor.

 

10.6 solved the big cursor for me. I still had other issues but I believe the video card is bad.

 

so if you know its bad call dell and get it replaced.

 

has anyone tried the last nvidia beta driver?
257.21?
which nvidia driver is the best for 260m? =/

 

i have but im still using the 197.31 M17X beta drivers from dell for sound issues. also the 257 drivers both ive had odd glitches so their not perfect unlike 197.16 or .45 so its only until you test them can you like them or hate them.

 

Im just using the 186 ones or whatever came with the computer, they work so I don't want to mess anything up or have sound issues.

 

okay let me do a test later at night

 

Can anyone confirm that the GTX260M can only output to a max of 2048x1536?

If that's all it can muster, I'm going to be kicking myself for not waiting longer for the 5850.

Been looking at large monitors (specifically the Dell ultrasharp 3008WFP) to replace my current external monitor & TV, and not supporting the full 2560x1600 resolution would be a large kick in the teeth, as well as another £275+ to upgrade the card.

 

It does seem thats the maximum resolution.

The NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M GPU ? The best bang-for-the-buck gaming notebook GPU.

Its listed on the spec tab. Id imagine that anything that appears on Nvidia's website would be accurate

 

Anyone got a link to the multi-touch touchpad drivers? There was a link to the HP synaptics multi-touch drivers on page 44 of this forum but it looks like that link was taken off.

 

I used it for a while (mind you, I have the 240 card) but didn't notice any difference other than my WEI dropping.

 

I decided to catch up on the latest and greatest in the mouse polling issue and found that a Dell rep is trying to help us out.

I'm currently in the process of moving, so I can't submit this now.

I do have a question tho,
What do I put for the "Touchpad testing" part?