Alienware M17 *OFFICIAL* Owner's Lounge

grrrrrrrrrr.... phase 4 for 1 week 2 days now

 

I posted it above mate..

 

Ah missed the " Burn in/benchmarks that they performed" part

Waiting for your 3dmark score then mine was 600 off

(which it should, Vista with only drivers installed > Vista with +10 user startup programs running )

 

i know this is off topic,

i was just looking at my 3dmark 06 score and its 300 less thab Fusioness and he has the same specs as me except for i have double the ram and the 1200p screen..

any reasons why? or how can i catch up?

 

what's your score?
did you see AW's 3dmark test?

 

it was something like 10686 or somewhere near there.
no i didnt see AWs, i heard its exxagerated though.

 

Did you install bunch of programs? Disable internet, anti virus, logitech set point?

 

good idea. no i didnt disable internet or avista antivirus..

i will give that a try.

 

wow, never seen a ripley design on an Arima chassis. Looks awesome, yet classy.

 

wow i LOVE LOVE THAT ripley lid on there wow i wish i could order that for the m17 i think id spend the extra just for that.. wow. i really like the matte with the ripley

 

the reason is simple, its because you have double the ram, running in dual channel. you always get higher scores with 2 1gig sticks. thats why all the sad people who want to break 3dmark records use 2gbs because it scores more because its got a faster access time, no big deal...

 

hmm interesting

 

accept it as fate. unless you remove half to get the same score

 

Wow, I would kill for ripley instead of skullcap on my M17. I was planning on ordering an M17x but when the M17 came out cheaper, and I wanted to try ATI cards(I've always had good luck with them on my desktop, but I'm worried I might start regretting it) I went for the M17.

Quick question, did you ask like on the phone for Ripley or anything? or mention it? Just wondering because that's a very obvious mistake for someone to make and if they do their Phase 8

That makes me question their methods

Anyways
BAM PHASE 8! Next step, shipping!

 

you wont regret it one bit trust us


as long as the drivers keep getting better and better like they are

 

Woot Phase 5, according to others experiences it flies trough phases now right?

 

Nope, it's weekend now.

 

well thats weird it updated mine from 3 to 5 today

 

Ripley instead of Skullcap? No one would even know what the hell Alienware was if it weren't for that outlandish design. To each man his own.

 

But well if they dont work on weekends the phases will fly by on monday right? Just kind of worried going on a trip on he 23rd hoping it gets here before then

 

wow that's pretty random that you got a ripley lid. you didn't specifically ask for one or anything, did you?

 

Nope, ordered it online like anybody else. Never did I even email or anything for status updates. Just took my time and waited. I ordered during finals week and I guess life travels fast when you're getting 2 hours of sleep then going to class 6-8 hours a day, but I can say that I was checking that status page every minute of my life.. like hawk (not really but I checked at least once every day lol)

Nope, I ordered the m17 to sacrifice cosmetics for performance.. kinda funny how that turned out.

 

Me too.. I hope I'm on the same boat as you when I get mine XD

 

When did you order your lappy mate? Some of the people here, I for one as well, have gotten our laptops in less than 2 weeks. Specifically, took around 11 days. (Most things I order on the other coast take around 2+ weeks)

 

I ordered it the 9th and chose 2nd day shipping

 

Ordered mine on the 9th and it's already at Phase 6!

 

I predict a delivery date on the 20th, or sooner. Sounds like your order is making it in due time you should be fine. And about that.. I chose regular shipping and fedex (from the time they gave me the tracking number) only took two days prior to deliver it, yours might only take one day prior.

Cheers mate.

 

Mine was on Phase 6 as well on a Friday, checked again on Monday-Tuesday and it was still on Phase 6. Wednesday, I got an email during the afternoon that it was shipped and I received a tracking number.


It goes by pretty fast, you guys are basically in the long run now.

 

To be honest, AW's shipping date is pretty fast when everything went as it is supposed to be. Faster than Dells.

 

I can't agree more

 

I got my first m17 in 6 business days including 2 days for shipping to Canada.

 

What kind of scores are you getting, Caskey?

 

Ordered November 20th,
It FINALLY shipped yesterday...i can't wait...

 

Congrats, nice setup. I couldn't even concentrate when mine was on it's way.

 

You must all wait! MUWAHAHAHAHAHA! sorry..that kinda sucks but thought I'd just be "that guy"

 

HUH? Translate, lol.

 

Oh hi

Read this entire thread somehow, and while it made me question my decision, I'm pretty confident I'll like what I get. Some questionable gpu power reviews got me twitchy though heh.

Quick background. M9700 from years ago under extended warranty had LCD die. 2 months at depot, no part. Blah blah blah I got credited towards a replacement. M17.

Went with the 9300, Xfire, 4gig, 160. I probably could have kicked in about $400 and gotten the 17x for 30% more gpu juice, but I was seduced by the Quad (of course). In hindsight I could have taken the 9100 and more HDD, but I'll just newegg another 160 and RAID them probably. What the heck, eh.

Phase8 as of Friday, should ship Monday 2day express to arrive Wed!

 

Thats what I got



[1] M17

Video/Graphics Card: Dual 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3870 - CrossFireX™ Enabled!
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad QX9300 2.53GHz (12MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Chassis: 17-Inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD (1200p) with Clearview Technology
Keyboard Options: Illuminated Keyboard – Alienware Exclusive Design - Astral Blue
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Internal Digital / Analog (ATSC) TV Tuner with Adapter and ExpressCard Media Remote Control
Memory: 4GB« Dual Channel DDR3 SO-DIMM at 1066MHz – 2 x 2048MB

System Drive: Extreme Performance (RAID 0) - 500GB (250GB x 2) 7,200RPM (8MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
Optical Drives : Dual Layer Blu-ray Disc Reader (BD-ROM, DVD±RW, CD-RW )
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® Ultimate N 5300 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card with MIMO Technology
The World's First 450 Mbps Wi-Fi Adapter!
Sound Card : Internal High-Definition Audio with Surround Sound
Mobile Essentials: Wireless Mouse - ExpressCard MoGo Mouse X54 Pro w/ Presenter Mode Learn More – NEW!
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Onsite Service and 24/7 Toll-Free Phone Support
AlienRespawn: AlienRespawn v2.0 Recovery DVD – Windows Vista® Edition
Productivity & Benchmark Software: 3DMark®06
The standard in 3D benchmarking
Productivity & Benchmark Software: System Mechanic®
System protection for optimum performance
Mobile Bags: Alienware® Orion Messenger Bag
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mobile Binder
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Alienware Extras: M17 Protective Cloth Sleeve
Alienware Extras: M17 Keyboard Diagram Overlay
Avatar: Alienhead Glow
Window Style: Blue Window Style
Mouse Pointers: Extra Large Mouse Pointers
Wallpaper: Alienhead Glow
Power Plan: High Performance
Automatic Updates: Automatic Updates On for Critical Updates Only
Sidebar Gadgets: CPU Meter
Sidebar Gadgets: Weather Forecast (default location)
Time Zones: (GMT - 5.00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

[1] Free Shipping On All Systems; Limited Time Offer

SubTotal: $4,423.00
Shipping: $89.59
Discount: $70.00
Tax: $310.98
Order Total: $4,753.57

 

Alienware m17 is a good laptop
im enjoying it in Vista 64

Yes the customer service is REAL BAD
the guy was not helpful at all
i asked him something & hes telling me read the manual

thats real bad answer, & other things i asked him
him he did not know

That gives a real bad name to Alienware

wish they have more helpful people in cust serv

 

What brand and part number is the HDD Drive the 160GB one that comes with the M17

 

If you have it in your possession it should be right on the drive itself....

 

No specific brand is used. Alienware will use whatever they have in stock.

 

They gave me the 7200.2 seagate which is slow compare to the lastest drives standard.

 

I also recieved a 7200.2 seagate with my m17. Would highly suggest you upgrade it yourself to the 7200.3 and/or WD Scorpio Blacks.

 

Those seagates run hot too. My primary is a WD Scorpio Black and when under load it runs cooler than the seagate does idle. Temps peak in the fourties..

 

i think mine's a seagate too. thanks to my Zalman, it never gets hotter than 42°C (although it used to hit 50+ without the cooler).

 

Finally got to crack into my M17 yesterday though I received it a few days ago.

First impression? The thing is massive. I'm coming off an Inspiron 8200 and I thought that was huge and heavy. This thing dwarfs the Inspiron by an extra third.

Haven't installed any new drivers, but took COD4 for a spin and the game runs smooth as silk with everything enabled. Bloody amazing feeling.

My only hangup is the ALT key is quite small, as I use the button during games to sprint (America's Army, COD4) but that's a minor quibble.

AlienSense failed to recognize me the first time trying to authenticate with it. I'll probably disable the feature.

Other than that, loving it. Still have to spend more time with it to get a more fleshed out impression, though.

- F

 

Glad you're happy with the setup. Congratulations.

Don't think we've had a 3DMark score from anyone with the QX9300 (link if I'm wrong). Could you do the honors, or just post the score Alienware gave you? Thanks in advance.

 

I suggest you to disable aliensense until it's fixed, it's now wasting cpu cycle and double the boot time.

 

It came yesterday! What can I say that everyone else hasn't said already?

I love this thing, it is assembled VERY well.

I'm in the process of undervolting it, but it runs cool without it. I get 61 C after running crysis for a half of an hour, not too bad!

Everything on it checked out, all specs are correct. Oddly enough, they didn't send me a mousepad :/

Games play smoothly and the sound is pretty f'ing good.

Glad to have this mother onboard!