[-OFFICIAL-] Alienware M17x Owners' Lounge

Oh EXPLETITIVE....omg..I feel so dumb

 

lolz.. FOR REAL!!!

 

That's a lot of money for a system with no finger print reader.

 

so its ETA july 7th correct?

 

Yeah...long time..july 7th....i feel dumb still

 

err sorry not ordered, its in the cart. I meant to say configured

waiting for the nameplate fix


...and Im going to mod that laptop with a thumbprint scanner, mark mah words

 

.......nope no military discount ....

 

Configured with what specs?

You're absolutely nuts. Why not buy me a used car or three instead? lol

 

Well... I have a state competition today(from now till 10PM), Just ordered the m17x. I am going to be thinking of the m17x all day. Also checking this forum every 5 mins on my Storm. SO if anything cool develops...Say in here!

 

QX9300 processor
8GB RAM
Upgraded the display
500GB SSD (2 x 256)
280m SLI
TV Tuner



I was going to get my own RAM & CPU...but it would save me only about $600. Might as well get it fully spec'd out by alienware as long as the price is that high. Not to mention, we don't really know how easy it is to mod, or even if my clumsiness could handle replacing a processor

 

only 600?!!! thats alot of money to save!!!

 

can you get an EPP discount for this ... any i have an Alienware Credit Card account but i dont see where i can order this directly from alienware , it takes me to the dell website .. i know they merged but i was told that dell has there own credit card account as well...

 

Well when you're buying a system thats going to be 5k+ anyway, might as well spend the 600 to have yourself a complete package

 

Yes, you can use EPP for this. And no, you CAN NOT use an Alienware Titanium account to order this laptop. It's being phased out.

I'm in the same boat, too. I was going to use my EPP to buy the laptop, but... I can't. :|

 

Yeah that's definitely looking like 3.0 spec cards. Sorry M17 owners.

 

Just became a new owner of a M17x!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





1 Space Black – Anodized Aluminum
1 Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad QX9300 2.53GHz (12MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
1 Mouse Pointers, Standard
1 17-inch WideUXGA 1920x1200 (1200p)
1 Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 280M, 2GB – SLI® Enabled
1 256GB Solid State Drive
1 Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1
1 Slot-Load Dual Layer Blu-ray Combo (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
1 Internal 300Mbps Dual-Band a/g/n Wireless with MIMO Technology
1 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
1 Internal Wireless Bluetooth® 2.1 with EDR
1 Standard Nameplate (Alienware M17x)


ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AND COUPONS
Receive 7% off your Member purchase - $268.73

Dell EPP/FSS customers: Save an ADDITIONAL 4% INSTANTLY by paying with your Dell Preferred Account. (Subject to credit approval. Limited time offer.) - $159.96

Order Subtotal: $3,570.31
Shipping and Handling Total: $0.00
Tax Total: $294.55
Total Amount: $3,864.86

 

congrats!

 

How much better is the dual 280's over then dual 260's?

 

Any info on the battery?

 

9cell, 85W/h.

 

OK, looks like they went with a dual-CCFL backlight screen, which is listed as daylight-viewable on their Precision models that offer it (but that's without the mirrored glass in front). The extra brightness should help some with the glare off the edge-to-edge display.

 

Just FYI, these are the tech specs of these cards.


Just ignore the 160M

 

forgot to give my info for nameplate. Now I am on the phone experiencing firsthand how frustrating Dell support is!

 

That's incorrect!

If you are a member of the U.S. military, you have access to the AAFES (military exchange) site.

I just went there to compare prices and this is what I found:

Base config for M17X is $1763=$35 less
M17X w/QX9300 and dual 280's=$66 less

And as always when purchasing through AAFES, there are no tax or shipping fees.

So there are indeed military discounts.

 

About to order this spec, just looking for my dell discount code !

SYSTEM COLOR Space Black – Anodized Aluminum
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad QX9300 2.53GHz (12MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Windows Vista® Ultimate (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1
VIDEO CARD Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 280M, 2GB – SLI® Enabled
LCD PANEL 17-inch WideUXGA 1920x1200 (1200p)
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
HARD DRIVE 250GB 7,200RPM w/ Free Fall Protection
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

I really dont think you need more than 4 gigs of ram, and if I ever needed more I could just buy it off newegg !

Since there is no x9100 cpu, might as well buy the qx9300, because you can overclock it to 3.0 ghz and up, and you wont get that kind of speed with any of the other options, even the dual cores.

 

"6F978-DKCCQT2", i think.

 

that;s what I ordered too Morgotth, but i got the ssd. I have the gskill Falcon 128gb in my desktop and I can't go back to a regular hard drive now.

 

If I need an ssd hard drive, I will just buy it off Newegg , but nice build!

 

That's a very nice setup congrats and now "only" the horrid waiting game begins...
Be glad you're not living in Sweden as that exact setup would've cost: $6668,89 also you would've gotten the QWERTZ keyboard layout.

 

im still gritting my teeth and waiting a bit.. now that this is directly through dell ill bet we will even see coupon codes for possibly 15-20% off coming up soon

 

I have to cancel my order and re-order it to redo the nameplate

Oh well. I was too excited ckicking the boxes after I checked my main components!

 

A coupon would be nice compensation for not releasing 4870s at launch and making me wait more.

 

Base: Alienware M17x Gaming Laptop - Space Black
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9800 (2.93GHz,1066MHz FSB,6MB L2 Cache)
Memory: 4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
Video Card: SLI™ Dual 1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
Hard Drive: 320GB (7,200rpm) Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive
Optical Devices: Blu-Ray ROM combo (Blu-ray read only, DVD, CD read & write) Optical Drive
LCD: 17-inch Wide UXGA 1920 x 1200 - Beyond HD (1200p) Display

£2548.02 with £219.68 discount, for a total of £2,328.34

 

@Shuya: T9600 is the much better buy than the T9800. That .13Ghz isn't worth $275.

 

Wow if I wanted one I could use my dell preferred account now!!

 

where can i use the EPP code.. i am having issues .. does anyone know ??
thanks

 

yeah i was looking for the epp thing also

 

http://www.dell.com/epp

Then choose one of the drop down options. Didn't need a code.

 

I don't understand why Alienware have chosen to use analogue audio outputs instead of one simple SPDIF or Optical digital audio ouput for surround sound. That has put me off buying this laptop. Why have Alienware taken a step backwards and used older audio technology. I thought this was ment to be their latest and greatest laptop.

 

does the free shipping work with epp? and do they still give you the 4% for dpa?

 

^

Yes and Yes

 

Hmm, good question.

I was hoping they would ditch the digital volume control for an analogue control.

The analogue volume control has a much finer adjustment.

 

The only downside with EPP is it won't let you split the cost between a DPA and a credit card. You have the choice of "DPA" or "Two Credit Cards" and not a mix of both unlike buying via the normal site.

 

I used it and in cart saved 300 bucks!

 

man for some reason they are saying my account "expired" i signed up and only ever used it once? is that normal?? im on the phone with them now trying to sign back up but they say i need to start a whole new account arghhhhh

 

I was hoping for an SPDIF shared with the headphones...even my ancient m3200 has that. I guess they assume most people who want digital sound will be using the HDMI connection.

For more info on this beast see this page for manuals.

 

Here is my new system: I cant wait ... can you OC this chip , btw????
1 317-0857 Intel Core2 Duo T9800 2.93GHz (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
1 317-0859 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz 2 x 2048MB
1 320-8140 17.0in, WUXGA,LCD,ANW,M17X
1 320-1000 1GB Dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M - SLI Enabled
1 341-0011 250GB 7,200RPM (xMB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
1 313-7710 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Combo (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

 

Is the student discount 10% or 5%?

 

7% i think ...

 

okay sweet got the epp working.. arghh now its order now or wait for discounts or the ati cards.. man i cant decide..anyone know if you use the dpa account do they start the 12 months from now when you place the order or when it ends up shipping??