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    [-OFFICIAL-] Alienware M17x Owners' Lounge

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by whizzo, May 29, 2009.

  1. Clauss

    Clauss Notebook Unboxer

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    Heh I thought you were responding to my stuff about the warranties. Yeah...My brother is an Infantry Officer in the marines...I wouldn't try to steal a pack of gum from him. (seriously)
     
    Clauss, Jun 8, 2009
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  2. Aristotelhs2060

    Aristotelhs2060 Notebook Virtuoso

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    A brief description of the UK-Euro Dell- m17x

    the answer i got is that the order software is slow today, if your ordered on sunday and still didnt get an email yet this means that its not today. and their software is a piece of s--t. i have thought of that you say for the stock too. noone knows whats happening there. did you get your order id and customer id anyway?

    and something i must point out. name on template is not and wont be an option for UK (or even whole europe) customers. the answer i got for it, is that the staff of the production decided this. thank you very much for your user friendly decisions. and i think the same happened with the previous m17x. i know it takes so much time, nearly 5 minutes to type it.

    except from this, payment from bank takes 7 business days in UK. the banks are afraid to lose even one pound as everyone in Uk.

    so you lucky Americans imagine what we have to pass through to get this machine.

    and finally the customization options in general? just pay a visit to the euro website of m17x. ssds? what is this? Uk doesnt know anything. the only good thing is the 4gb 1333mhz ram as default. and i am afraid that this may be fake and be the slower one .

    and all these for the price difference referred before. the only thing they care for is the rating after chat.
     
    Aristotelhs2060, Jun 8, 2009
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  3. MrButterBiscuits

    MrButterBiscuits ~Veritas Y Aequitas~

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    Hey Guy's I don't know if you've seen this yet, But this is a recently posted video I found!
    <object width='560' height='340'><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FSfq52zehZQ&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FSfq52zehZQ&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width='560' height='340'></embed></object>
     
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    MrButterBiscuits, Jun 8, 2009
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  4. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    hanks so much
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 8, 2009
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  5. lindir

    lindir Notebook Guru

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  6. sleey0

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    ^^

    Already seen it (this was posted a while back).

    WELCOME!
     
    sleey0, Jun 8, 2009
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  7. Scytus

    Scytus Notebook Deity

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    both those videos were posted earlier, the first should be added to the front page IMO....its nice :D
     
    Scytus, Jun 8, 2009
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  8. MrButterBiscuits

    MrButterBiscuits ~Veritas Y Aequitas~

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    I wants it sooo bad... It literally causes me physical pain to be without it
     
    MrButterBiscuits, Jun 8, 2009
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  9. kilthro

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    lol.. yea. this was a good one. I posted earlier since it was a good comparison of black and silver with good lighting.
     
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  10. kilthro

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    lol

    yea, what sucks is I will probably get the bill for it before i actually have the notebook in hand.
     
    kilthro, Jun 8, 2009
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  11. MrButterBiscuits

    MrButterBiscuits ~Veritas Y Aequitas~

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    I'm alright with that as long is it follows up shortly thereafter.... I give them some leeway of a week or two lol ;)
     
    MrButterBiscuits, Jun 8, 2009
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  12. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    lol @ 1.50

    Alien fx doesn't want to coperate
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 8, 2009
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  13. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    lol, I tried to pay it but it's not showing up in DPA yet.
     
    Mandrake, Jun 8, 2009
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  14. MrButterBiscuits

    MrButterBiscuits ~Veritas Y Aequitas~

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    Lol, I know and that guy who was giving the Demo was a lead on the new M17x project, I bet he felt pretty stupid
     
    MrButterBiscuits, Jun 8, 2009
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  15. sleey0

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    Dell does not charge for the system until it ships.
     
    sleey0, Jun 8, 2009
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  16. kilthro

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    um. they charged me. It is showing on my DPA account. So they charged me.
     
    kilthro, Jun 8, 2009
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  17. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    My DPA account shows available as minus the cost of the m17x. I thought it might be there already.
     
    Mandrake, Jun 8, 2009
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  18. sleey0

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    Ummm, no they didn't.

    What you are seeing is a hold on the funds. The actual charge will not appear until it ships.

    I have had my DPA account for ~8 years and know how this works :)
     
    sleey0, Jun 8, 2009
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  19. kilthro

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    same here. I logged in and clicked on details and I can see the charge of the m17x.
     
    kilthro, Jun 8, 2009
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  20. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    All they did was put a hold on the funds to make sure your account had enough.

    They do the same whether it is a cc, bank account, etc.
     
    sleey0, Jun 8, 2009
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  21. kilthro

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    Wasnt trying to split hairs...

    I just want it already lol.. it is brutal waiting for it....
     
    kilthro, Jun 8, 2009
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  22. Mandrake

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    First time I've ever used it. I applied for it in anticipation of this purchase cause I wanted the extra discount. In the past there have always been coupons (or pricing errors :D ) to give me a discount.
     
    Mandrake, Jun 8, 2009
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  23. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    No harm... Just letting you AW guys know how Dell operates :)

    Been buying Dell systems for years and now I get the best of both worlds - Dell's great warranty and usually good CS and AW's awesome looks and design!
     
    sleey0, Jun 8, 2009
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  24. sleey0

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    I'm in PA too, Kilthro :)

    Where you at??
     
    sleey0, Jun 8, 2009
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  25. kilthro

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    Hershey Area. u?
     
    kilthro, Jun 8, 2009
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  26. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    Don't laugh.... Bradford :( (if you even know where that is)
     
    sleey0, Jun 8, 2009
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  27. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    i'm dell w/ inspiron 8600, latitude m610, inspiron 9300, m1710, m1730. my first aw!..sorta
     
    Mandrake, Jun 8, 2009
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  28. Soloman

    Soloman Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone used their Titanium account for this?
     
    Soloman, Jun 8, 2009
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  29. sleey0

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    You can't because AW is not handling the orders and build - Dell is.

    You will need Dell's DPA for financing (or use a cc, of course).
     
    sleey0, Jun 8, 2009
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  30. Mandrake

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    only dell accounts no aw accounts. lots of complaints about that.
     
    Mandrake, Jun 8, 2009
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  31. kilthro

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    *holding back laughter*

    Yes I do.. Dont they count that as NY? That is way up there.
     
    kilthro, Jun 8, 2009
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  32. The_Moo™

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    im for sure getting black still decideing on 1900 res ....

    onna hold off on the SLI :( money money money
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 8, 2009
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  33. MrButterBiscuits

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    I was going SLI either way, And I think I can justify an extra 300 for the 2 280's... But that's just me personally
     
    MrButterBiscuits, Jun 8, 2009
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  34. The_Moo™

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    actually its 600 more then a single 260
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 8, 2009
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  35. MrButterBiscuits

    MrButterBiscuits ~Veritas Y Aequitas~

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    No I said I was going to go SLI either way... 300 more than 260's in sli
     
    MrButterBiscuits, Jun 8, 2009
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  36. Mandrake

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    With the auction ending soon are you ordering the m17x this week?
     
    Mandrake, Jun 8, 2009
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  37. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    1900 rez screen is more important in my mind. Dell will charge you an arm and a leg for an updated screen later on if that's the plan.
     
    Mandrake, Jun 8, 2009
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  38. sleey0

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    10 minutes from NY, and yes it is way out in the middle of nowhere!
     
    sleey0, Jun 8, 2009
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  39. The_Moo™

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    yes as soon as i can

    i want SLI but money is holding me back ....i have enough ...i could max out with a qx9300 and 280's but i wanna keep a bunch for college ...... such a hard choice......

    i could upgrade on my own ......i could skip this Gen of cards get the next...ahhhhh
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 8, 2009
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  40. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Wish I can say that since I'm in a suburb of Chicago. I prefer the peace and quite but the jobs are here.
     
    Mandrake, Jun 8, 2009
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  41. Mandrake

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    Are you going to work through college? Regardless I would still keep the money for that upgrade the LCD and upgrade the gpu later.

    Just my opinoin....
     
    Mandrake, Jun 8, 2009
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  42. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    yes i will be workign all through college

    im only going to get a associates so i won't need a huge amount of money and i have a full scholarship...i just pay for gas and books fee.....
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 8, 2009
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  43. whizzo

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    do the LCD now, upgrade the GPU later.
     
    whizzo, Jun 8, 2009
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  44. Mandrake

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    Congrats on the scholarship! You're definitely on the right track.
     
    Mandrake, Jun 8, 2009
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  45. The_Moo™

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    yea i plan on that but the 300 for SLI would give me a 75% increase.

    it would be quite nice


    state offered scholarship( had to dual enroll to get all the classes)
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 8, 2009
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  46. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    you can still get it, just not right away.
     
    Mandrake, Jun 8, 2009
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  47. The_Moo™

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    yea i could buy 1 260 from rjtech or some one but they are liek 475...be cheaper to buy it now
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 8, 2009
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  48. Mandrake

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    Just get whatever comes after the 280.
     
    Mandrake, Jun 8, 2009
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  49. The_Moo™

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    yea that will cost lol

    i could wait and see how much 4870's are....ATI is always cheaper

    @anyone

    MXM2.1 should fit and be compatible with MXM 3.0b right?
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 8, 2009
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  50. Kissarmy

    Kissarmy Notebook Consultant

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    I take it that is Bradford PA - home of the world famous Zippo?

    If you want a real laugh you should try Bradford UK where I live!
     
    Kissarmy, Jun 8, 2009
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