Alienware M17 *OFFICIAL* Owner's Lounge

i am thinking now too, watched some youtube videos and i want at least one.

 

get a small good one and if you like it invest , but make sure to get a good one

 

any recommendation ?

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=367610

lol my thread

 

sounds good. don't forget to bench it using hdtune.

 

np will be here tommorw school n work though
ill do before and afters

im excited D

i need to image my drive what programs does any one reccomend?

 

acronis true image is one of my favorites

 

freeware ?????

 

don't know of any of those...unless you use the windows version...
or download one of these super boot disk cd's. they usually have imaging software on them.

 

mehhhh ... i hate buying software .. freeware is better but if i have to ill just dual boot and keep vista how it is on this drive

 

where there is a will...there is a way....

 

ohh yea my name is will .......literally if you didnt know

i always thought i'd make a computer brand named Will

and use that as my qoute

 

you still can. drop the m17 and call it the miss spelled wii

lol

just kidding.

will computers
will computer will get the job done.
when ones will is greater than the other guy.. will computers.

 

This works for 30 days... Worked fine for me when aligning my partitions...

 

thanks for the busneiss tips and suggestions for program lol

 

THIS IS WITH NO MODS AT ALL STRAIGHT INSTALL !!!!! ITS AMAZING

 

that's huge. is that you. really. or you found it. i want one. i would get a 240gb but i know that i will full that up.

 

im assuming this ocz vertex ssd is one of the best around, where did you get urs mr. moo and how much

 

yea its a 30 gig vertex ... there not the best but there good the 30 gig was 119 after rebate ..... my boot time from the time win 7 starts loading is 7 sec

 

Really glad it is working out as expected. My M17 is apparently at my local delivery depot, so should be delivered today, (shame I won't be there for 2 weeks), but it's good to see the ICH9M on the M17 handles these drives nicely. I'm very much looking forward to trying my 2x120GB in RAID 0 now...

 

i boot win 7 in 7 sec

from when my hdd light turns on to clicking Opera its amazing wish i coulda got 60 gig

any one know how big default vista install is ?

 

ill let you know in about an hour if you don't have the answer...i have to load it on one of my other laptops.
getting my ultimate gaming on with the nw8430.. wooohooo!...lmao!

 

lol thanks i am wondeing if i could get both my vista and win 7 on there

 

they should both fit, but with limited space for adding big programs.

 

yea im just wondering if i take 3dmark 06 off ill have like 16.5 gigs and i can delete this crappy program off here i might make it to 18 so lemme know how big it is. I will do full comparision of os's on SSD and performance

 

ordered ocz vertex 120 gb, grrr i dont like this forum

 

After reading that AnandTech article, I am really debating between the 80 Intel and the 128 Vertex. It will depend on what the costs are when I get back. I can't believe how the Intel price dropped. It's almost comparable to the Vertex.

Side note, is the CyberPower Gamer Xtreme M1 the same chassis the M17 and OCZ? I saw its review here: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2342961,00.asp. They still prefer the M17 in the article.

 

yeah, that looks very much like the arima w840.

 

Just got word my system shipped yesterday, with an estimated arrival of Saturday - so I am 2 days from being a real part of this thread as a M17 owner....

The good: This is great news, as I thought it was held up for back-order parts, and I wasn't expecting it for another 2 to 3 weeks.

The bad: I sorta already told the wife I'd take her to a craft show this weekend... "Uh, honey? About the craft show thing... How about I just drop you off, and leave you there all weekend??"

 

lol told ya you'd have yours before me Mail here stopped on the first, and probably the earliest I could get it is the 12th.

 

Wow,
Glad to hear you're finally getting it delivered!

 

Ok, just got my m17 in the mail, what is the recommended order of installing new drivers?

I'm really lazy and wanted to know if someone would explain how I can make it dual boot with ubuntu...??? Will AlienRespawn 1.0 allow me to make partitions on the hdd, and complete the normal vista x64bit install w/ alienware features installed, and then I can just install ubuntu on the other partition? Or, will I need to do something else?

 

Since you didn't say that you have a second hard drive for your Linux distro, let me suggest you use Wubi. It is an official installer of Ubuntu. It will do everything for you. All you have to do is enter a password, a name, and pick the size of the installation. When you want to uninstall just go to Windows Add and Remove and remove it from there. Easy.

Wubi will set up everything for you, including the dual boot part without messing with your Windows Master Boor Loader.

Just a little advice: DO NOT use Ubuntu 8.10. It will not work. Download Ubuntu 8.04LTS from the official website and (I suggest) burn it on a CD, then have Wubi use that file instead, otherwise it will automatically download Ubuntu 8.10 for you, and you don't want that.

 

neither ubuntu worked for me

8.04 hung up and
8.10 wouldnt let me do any thing i got stuck in busy box and i dont know linux script ....i was blind

 

Once you burn a Live CD with Ubuntu 8.04LTS, you have to be sure to check the CD for errors before attempting an install. I had 2 CDs with errors and both gave me a problem, the third one checked out without errors and it worked flawlessly.

I wouldn't be as happy as I am without my dual boot

 

Ah, cruel fate!

FedEx has two boxes for me - one most likely contains the Orion bag for my M17 (or maybe the cooler I ordered) and the other has the computer. Both were set to arrive on the 4th (tomorrow), but now fedex site shows one package got on the truck today, and will arrive today!

I can't wait - I might get my computer tonight! That would be sweet!

Then I notice that the package set for delivery today weights 8 lbs. Seeing that the weight of the M17 (without packaging, etc) is more than that...

Looks like I'll get to enjoy a great laptop bag tonight, or maybe a cooelr, but have to wait to enjoy the laptop tomorrow night.

In the words of Inigo, from the Princess Bride,

I hate waiting!

 

lol i got the orion bag its nice but kinda small.....i ordered from new egg and save 20 bucks

 

lol... wish I'd have done that - so many things I end up noticing cheaper on Newegg only AFTER i order them somewhere else...

...I'd say that someday I'll learn, but my track record seems to indicate I won't!

 

I've already got my bag picked out once my M17 arrives: http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/products/laptop/laptop-messenger-style/

Choose one made from ballistic nylon, and it will last forever. I've already got one, but it's too small for a 17" notebook.

 

nice one i wanted the AW odssey but they stopped selling .... i woulda paid good money for one as well

 

I am still waiting on word for mine to move into assembly. I am assuming it will be at least one more week before they even start. A long wait for such a nice toy. Until then I am relying on my desktop and Xbox 360 to keep me occupied.

 

Thought i'd take alook around the lounge as i have had my M17 for a week now.

Very happy with it so far, no issues I havent been able to solve... other than the laggy sound after waking from sleep. I guess all thats left to do is pay for the sucker.... Hmmmmm

 

Just ordered mine last night. Base model and crossfire. They also said they don't have a part for it so it wouldn't begin assembly for for a few days. Cant tell ya what they don't have they wouldn't tell me. Strange

Hoping its the video cards. Might be a sign that AW might be going 4870 soon. Fingers crossed

 

Got mine, love it!! Quad is sweet...when I was sent my computer it also had a print out of how they tested it and it shows 3dmar06 as
3Dmark06
Customer Information-
3DMark Score- 8,737.00 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score- 3,575.00
HDR/SM3.0 Score- 3,644.00
CPU Score- 2,962.00
Game Score- 0.00 Points
SM2.0 Graphics Tests
GT1 - Return To Proxycon- 33.18 FPS
GT2 - Firefly Forest- 26.40 FPS
CPU Tests
CPU1 - Red Valley- 0.96 FPS
CPU2 - Red Valley- 1.46 FPS
HDR/SM3.0 Graphics Tests
HDR1 - Canyon Flight- 27.19 FPS
HDR2 - Deep Freeze- 45.68 FPS
Unreal Tournament 3 Demo
Customer Information-
Average FPS- 60.58 FPS
Time Spent Over 30 FPS- 99.61 percent of total benchmark time was spent above 30 FPS


Seems low but I have not done any new drivers or such yet so lets hope I can raise it a little...Crysis plays very well on High at 1920x1200 and Legendary plays well on Very High at 1920x1080 not 1200 for some reason but again no new drivers YET!!

 

Mine has been in queue for a week now, I was told everything was standing by waiting for the video cards to arrive to begin assembly. They are hoping some arrive this week but I know they are expecting a shipment on the 13th of April. If they do move to the 4870's it's a sure thing I will try to upgrade. I hear great things about that card.

 

So on average, are most people currently waiting about two weeks to receive the M17 or just to get it shipped?

 

I ordered on the 9th of March, and it shipped on the 31st, so ~3 weeks. That said, this is from Ireland, not the US.

 

how has everyone's expierence been with the M17 so far? is it loud (fans) and are there any excessive heating issues?

 

No its not loud
& no heating issues at all

& I use my laptop almost 10hrs a day

just to put Icing on the Cake
am waiting to get upgrade to 4870 & that will be wonderfull

made some Videos on youtube

 

If you turn the sound off and are in a silent room with no noise then yes, you can hear the fans a little. Not noisy though.

I have an M9750 I got about a year ago w/7950GTx's in SLI. My new M17 is much more powerful especially w/ the X9100 extreme dual core @ 3,06.