[-OFFICIAL-] Alienware M17x Owners' Lounge

lmao try where i live

athens LA population 200

no dsl for 20 miles

more cows then people
more chicken houses then houses
and only store is tha gas station

 

Even better since most of us will have the nvidia cards by then. Something different to test with.

 

yea.....i guess the single 260 will drive 1900 @ 1440

 

Sure is! Zippo factory is about 5 minutes from me

 

I know that having dual graphics is better but is it really much a difference? I could just upgrade later right? and about the ATI's, i thought m17x makes you jump through loops just to access the ATI's (like reboot and do something, I can't remember)?

 

just reboot

wont be bad for me i have a vertex



so theoretically you should have double the performance but it doesn't work that way ...about 80% increase ...

 

...since the systems start shipping early-mid july, does that mean all notebooks already ordered are covered by the windows 7 upgrade?

Or you'd have to wait for the 26th for that

 

If it is shipped after the 26th, and you don't get a coupon, call Dell and I am sure they can give you one.

 

No, 3.0 is not backward compatible.

 

SYSTEM COLOR Space Black – Anodized Aluminum
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz (3MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1
VIDEO CARD Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M, 2GB – SLI® Enabled
LCD PANEL 17-inch WideUXGA 1920x1200 (1200p)
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz – 2 x 2048MB
HARD DRIVE 250GB 7,200RPM w/ Free Fall Protection
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot-Load Dual Layer Blu-ray Combo (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 2 Yr Ltd Warranty with 1 Yr NBD Onsite Service with Complete Care and 1 Yr Tech Support

I've been reading up on this thread since pg.1 and now am on page 31. lol My eyes are tired from reading.

I've compiled up this spec list and think its good. I read up on that you can upgrade the ram/cpu later on. So I've left the ram and cpu stock What do you guys recommend for upgrading to? I know for sure ill go for a SSD tho.

 

do you all think we will be able to upgrade past the Quad core 2.53ghz chip?

 

What do you mean? To Calpella?

No.

 

Anyone know if Dell's going to have any back-to-school deals on the m17x?

 

I don't see why cause the dpa is easier to get

 

LOL it's gonna take your laptop longer to ship. My bad man I'm jinxin it lol

 

Well, after many delays and concerns with the W90 GPU issues I canceled my order and placed my order for this lappy on 6/4/2009 and I could not be happier, but the wait is killing me I fell Like my son does X mas eve waiting for Santa to come, only my Santa drives a Brown UPS truck.

 

Congrats atomcontracting,

I think you've made a good choice. The W90 is a performer with a good price, but the M17X is more current with "knock your socks off" good looks and innovation.

Great choice of components!

 

So this is final now? No shipments in June?
So the estimated delivery data I got might be correct after all.

Its gonna be a long wait after all.

Might cancel this order, and re-order once DELL gets this thing on the road.

 

urm....why?
why cancel then have to go thru it all again just to be put in queue again for your order.
it seems they underestimated the projected expected sales for the unit.
if you wait and hold off you may experience even longer delays as other parts become 'back-ordered' due to demand.

 

if you re ordered you would have to wait longer....

 

Anyone?

10 char

 

thats a great config

its what im looking to get.

it will play some games so sit back relax and wait for it

 

I still think that we might get our laptops in June, but we will just have to wait and see.

 

Unless you REALLY know what you are doing, I would suggest upgrading the CPU now via Dell/AW and doing memory by yourself down the road. Any Joe Schmoe can replace the RAM but replacing the CPU, while technically not that difficult, can spell disaster for your entire machine if you do it wrong.

At a minimum, I would recommend spending the extra $175 and moving up to the T9XXX CPUs (more cache!). I think that would be perfect since you don't seem to want to go crazy with dual 280's.

 

curious...
why limit yourself to the 3mb cache cpu?
spend the difference and get the 6mb version.
will you really use blue-ray drive for that?
you could upgrade that later if you so chose to and put the difference towards the higher mb cpu.

 

Seeing eye-to-eye high five!

 

lol....saw we posted within a minute from each other...

 

No when I order the two 9800 gt I ask if I need master slave like 3 times. I also can move them to the other slot and it work the same.

 

I rather think DELL put this thing up for ordering too soon.
Before the even had an idea when the parts would arrive.

What bugs me most is the fact, that when I ordered it through the phone I was told 3 -4 weeks. I ordered it on the 3rd of June and payed up in advance.
Got a final confirmation on the 5th which showed a EDD of 15th of July.

 

Maybe, when the first true reviews and benchmarks come in, all the fuzz may be over. And it might be easier to get hold of one.

 

Any reason why not many seem to be going for SSD with their set ups?
Price seems very reasonable...

 

most dont wanna send the extra i would save my money n get a vertex off newegg....

 

vertex? are you talking about a SSD? I don't really see the point SSD aren't worth the price right now

 

thats because you have never used one

7 second full boot time is pretty nice

 

from what I understand m17x likely comes with a samsung drive. 128gig for $200. Sounds like a heck of a deal to me. am I missing something in terms of performance, quality? Or many are saving the $200 and going straight for SLC. Im assuming m17x comes with a MLC.

 

not sure.. what its gonna come with

no samsungs are one of the top SSD makers, they are not high end likeOCZ and intel though.

your SSD will be fast and it is a good deal and cheaper then what you could buy else where because dell can get them Wholesale

 

I may be full of crap here, but doesn't OCZ buy majority of components from Samsung? At least its what I thought it was. Im also pretty sure some models are a straight up re-branding. No doubt I will end up with one. Those babies fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

not sure i know Gskill uses vertex and rebrands it ...

its a crazy market i just buy what i know works

 

OCZ's are rebranded samsungs...

and as said before, once you go SSD, you never will get a HDD again for your main drive.
i am a convert...lol

 

me to i love my 220 mb transfer rate vs my 88 mb 160 gig

 

You are probably right. Controller is where its at on those.
I want to wait for the 1st units to hit some users and get their impressions. Then its my turn. Im going to look weird in meetings as this will be largely a business machine. But what is one to do on those lonely road tips....CS time baby.

 

Your buying a M17x.... TO PLAY COUNTER STRIKE! I sure hope not lol

 

naw people will think your doing quite well lol


i can ut sticker on this laptop now and not worry about the matte finish

 

I'll be pwning nooblets in Crysis Wars with an even greater enthusiasm on my M17x I can't wait....... until next month.. or so.

 

Crap... I feel old now
Among others, I cant help it, they got me....

 

Yeah that will go over well. Im a suit wearing chump.

 

No I'm sorry Counterstrike is an amazing game! I just hope you take advantage of the hardware in our beasts to play some latest and greatests as well .. There's some really awesome games like MWF2, ARMA2, Operation Flashpoint 2, Bioshock2, Borderlands, Diablo 3, starcraft 2 etc... A whole plethora of amazing games coming out that you'll be sure to enjoy!

 

Because of the people who already had the AW account and not the DPA account. They didn't like the idea of changing nor did they feel it was fair that they had to.

 

Buy a Thinkpad

 

Back to school time is right up there with black friday for finding computer deals. I would be surprised if they did not but since it's a couple months away who knows.