whoa to acess GPU's you have to remove the keyboard
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well, duh... on a side note, Moo, we got the GPU and CPU layout right just by looking at that one pic
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well i was starting to freak because i was thinking since we only saw that big fan and 2 little ones. I heard some one say something about 2 280 on one PCB board and i thought to myself thats a big fan in the middle....
Glad we were right though .....
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i'd just wait for AW to make them.
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i unno if they will this service manual is pretty in depth. I think its very werid AW isn't selling this either ....they may not make the manuals
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es . Now I cant get it shipped . Does anyone know if they alienware will be sold elsewhere ?
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Ive been told that its NOT a bug...and is not available to EPP customers at this time....:C
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still haven't seen many 260 benchmarks
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If I end up buying the new M17x I think I'll go with a config like this (main specs highlighted):
Starting Price $2,874
After student discount- $2,673
After California's REDICULOUSLY HIGH TAXES *huff huff huff*- $2,893
Preliminary Ship Date: 7/2/2009
Space Black – Anodized Aluminum
Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1
Intel® Core™2 Duo T9600 2.8GHz (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 280M, 2GB – SLI® Enabled
17-inch WideUXGA 1920x1200 (1200p)
4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
1TB - 2x 500GB 7,200RPM - RAID 0
Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
My Accessories
McAfee® VirusScan Plus – 15-Month Subscription (English)
My Software
Quasar Blue
Alienhead 3D
Alienware RSS Feed
Also Includes
Internal Wireless Bluetooth® 2.1 with EDR
Internal 300Mbps Dual-Band a/g/n Wireless with MIMO Technology
Depending on how much I save up, I think it would be a good idea for me to get the extended warranty as well, it's just that tax is such a huge frickin' burden. -
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I can't believe they're charging $200 over the actual converted price for Canada, that's bs!
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Why? I dont understand myself -
Excuse my ignorance
p), what's EPP?
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employee purchase programe
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Well I'm not under EPP, so why isn't the nameplate option showing up? I assumed it was a bug. Unless the university portion is tied to EPP in some way.
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Nameplate and CompleteCare warranty aren't showing up for EPP, Dell Univ. and AAFES
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i think imma end up with every thing stock except GPU's
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Only because I'm a stubborn SOB, I kept prodding and poking at the Titanium Account issue. Below is the official response from Alienware.
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Dell is paying for all this and using AW name to sell it
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I have some time before I can get a new laptop (late August), but unless I catch a good sale, I'm thinking of ordering everything stock except the screen and the 500 GB HDD. I can easily replace the processor and video cards later (as I'll already be about $300 over budget), and buy a small SSD for the OS and keep the HDD for my data drive.
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What do you guy prefer for the LCD opts?
WideXGA+ 1440x900 (900p)
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17-inch WideUXGA 1920x1200 (1200p)
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I need to have a high power CPU for my virtual tech... thes question now is are 2 280m's in sli completely overkill... I really want to be able to play any game on high and fluid, as well as have killer CPU performance for video encoding and cad work
The 1920x1200 for sure, all though I am really pissed they are charging it to us as an upgrade... I'm sure they only did that to make it look like it was cheaper than it is (standard) -
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this laptop has MXM 3.0 slots you can upgrade
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you may be able to call the bank and have them drop the titanium and re-issue you a dell account...
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on the m15x i have the larger rez has a matte finish.
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So on the one hand, lower resolution is cheaper, and gets better frame rates in games. And I have a nice 22" monitor that is my main display at home. I am also not ordering BluRay. The pixel pitch is still better than my larger monitor.
On the other hand, higher resolution dies have it uses, and the screen is the hardest part to upgrade later, especially since the other parts are available from multiple sources, but the screen is a Dell part that has to come from them or eBay. And it should have better color, possibly.
So I keep going back and forth, but I have the luxury of waiting until some of you have computers in hand, and more reviews from typical users to consider. I'll let the early buyers figure out which is better and learn from your experiences/mistakes. -
as far as the xfer....i can xfer from a platinum, to a cash back, to a points, and more with my bank. the account number stays the same, just the type of account i have changes.
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It is retarded that they dont offer 1680x1050, that should be a must to throw in there as an option and a happy medium.
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from the gallery pics, it seems the unit is glossy...
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[-OFFICIAL-] Alienware M17x Owners' Lounge
Discussion in 'Alienware' started by whizzo, May 29, 2009.