[-OFFICIAL-] Alienware M17x Owners' Lounge

If your that worried then call up Dell and ask.

 

Talking to a rep about student discounts brought this convo about

 

yes and yes....although the flash BIOS may take time for people to figure it out.

the M17 OCZ was flash-able, and since the AW unit was based on the same platform you could flash them as well.

just remember you will need to re-flash to original or most recent BIOS when returning to the company.

 

Silver wouldn't show scratches as much but with black it's easier to get some paint and cover them.

 

If you overclock the 260s in SLI, you guys think it could beat a pair of 4870s?

 

From what I understand the silver is a mirror finish, but the black has the same rubberized finish as the previous M17x--which also resist fingerprints!

 

I can't wait, this baby is going to be quick.

 

Depends it the 4870's are using GDDR5...

 

Wrong!

Both are just anodized aluminum - no polishing, rubber, etc.

 

Heh i assume if the 4870s are put on the m17x like expected with DDR5 they would blow the 260s in SLI out of the water. While matching or exceeding the 280s?

 

I watched that just now

Loved the song and loved the animation, enjoyed it very much

 

I guess i'm a trend setter with all the lunar silver orders all of a sudden lol

 

they problem with the 4870s mobile is the drivers and software support. thats all.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

and if you the link they tested the 4870s mobile with ddr5. gtx280s are a little higher.

 

This is a premium priced rig. For the claim it makes, and the capabilities it's suppose to have, he has every right to expect it to be able to do what any other premium priced laptop can do...and more!

Gaming rig notwithstanding, what's wrong with expecting an computer to able to multitask? After all, isn't that the point?

 

BIOS overclocking is only available for Extreme CPUs because the multipliers are unlocked on the CPU itself. You can't BIOS overclock a non-extreme chip on any system regardless if it allows for multiplier overclocking or not.

You can overclock non-extreme CPUs using software like SetFSB, or on machines like the MSI and ASUS which have proprietary overclocking apps.

 

No.

10 chars

 

I'm tempted to buy this. Any news on overclocking abilities with QX9300? I wish there was a review out on the cooling system and what this notebook can do when pushed to extremes.

 

Kind of pissed off now, after half an hour with someone in CS we got disconnected (her side), while she was working on the order. 2nd one asking about student discounts, she ignored my whole question and kept asking me for my phone number to "tell me when a low price will be available"

Now, I can't get on AW or Dell CS chat because of "Error 99999"

 

Give it time with chat - it's been acting screwy lately.

 

Check out this video guys - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ideJPdgd7x0

macbook pro vs. m17x - sounds like a looser's video blog!

 

I posted that a little while back, and I posted the video that was made in response to that video.

 

Nice, this is exactly what i wanted to hear

 

4870's using DDR3 yes it is possible, 4870's using GDDR5, no...

 

LOL. Very entertaining. That dude's picture should be in the dictionary under inferiority complex.

 

lol
ten char

 

Still have the link?

 

here ya go
the winner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU7Ij6qyABU

 

oops! sorry, couldnt quite catch up with the length of this thread. since i am lazy to search all over again , can you give the link to the response video again plsss ....

 

thanks, this is becoming interesting ....

 

LOL, the little country boy got quite a mouth on him; and I can't help but admit he did manage to get my dander up. Nevertheless, and in all fairness, he made more than just a few points for Mac. Pound for pound, the Macbook Pro does have it's advantages over AW even though they're not technically direct competitors.

 

nice huey. Also he didn't realize that the hard drive on the alienware he selected to compare was 5400 RPM vs the alienware 7200RPM. to upgrade the apple to 7200 RPM it would cost another 50$. Also..he forgot to upgrade the processor you commented on in his conclusion. SO he is 350$ short in his comparison.

 

Thanks. I did some searching and there was another one also but not as entertaining. The Mac dude was very animated and funny regardless of the useless rant he was on.

 

i'd have to agree lol he also compared the x58's with the mac pro's

 

Ok lol, I'm going to make a video the same way, and break it down for them... I'm not saying Alienware is better for their purposes, but I'll explain why it has such hype, and is more powerful per price point.

 

Please come back here with the link of your youtube vid....

 

Ok, so let's see who has the earliest delivery date....

I know I don't, mine is 7/7.

 

It may be what you wanted to hear but it wasn't the correct answer.

 

Why not put this in the order status thread??

Anyway, mine is 7/2/09

 

And a owner's lounge should be made or turn this thread into it....

since people have ordered the lappy.

 

hey guys, i am trying to configure an m17x with the code "6F978-DKCCQTI" (without quotes) given by whizzo in the original post in this thread. It is generating a coupon error. Is it a reserved/student coupon or is it expired or what?

 

6F978-DKCCQTI is an evalue code that gets you to a specific config of the M17x. If you enter it into the search bar on the Dell website it will take you to that laptop deal.

 

K this country hick is retarded

Point 1 I noticed. Yea its 300 to upgrade from a 2.66 to a 2.93 for apple. Now AW comes with a 2.4 not a 2.66 so no crap its gonna cost more to upgrade from a lower end processor.

Point 2 he never upgrades the processor so its actually a 600 dollar difference not a 300 dollar difference

Point 3 if he would of upgraded both to 8gb of ram it would than be an 875 dollar difference.

Point 4 he upgrades to vista ultimate which is what another 150 when home premium is really all you need but mac osx does have many features so I guess it's fair to upgrade it. Still I'd rather get no os and pirate mine for free but hey thats just me ( yea yea pirating is wrong blah blah blah)


The only thing I will give him that he said was right was that the battery life is better on a macbook pro. Now 8 hours is the max and most likely you will get more like 6 hours which is still much better. Only thing is this laptop wasn't built for portability and battery life it was built as a desktop replacement that is gonna be docked 95% of it's life (Atleast for me).

So he can have fun with his way less powerful macbook pro for +875. or if you count home premium instead of ultimate thats +1025 now

 

LOL!!

Looks like you already did, yesterday...

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=386837

 

never worked for me days ago

 

You'd be wasting your time. AW fan are too esoteric a group that most people wouldn't understand. In addition, there's just no way you're going to convince a general audience that a laptop with the weight and dimensions of the M17x is a better buy than a sleek Macbook Pro. There's just too much overkill that most people don't need...or want.

Besides, there's just no way around the question of support (where Macs set the stand) or batter life, which sadly, is far superior.

 

Go get the free technet sub and get yourself legit.

 

So misterbiscuits judging by your sig i guess you've come up to a decision lol

 

What are you talking about free technet sub i have no idea what that means.

 

and what is then?

 

Never mind looks like the deal didn't last long. Technet is a service provided by Microsoft that gives a few things including any Microsoft software you want for "testing purposes".