Alienware m15x FAQ!

its a hidden cam alienware is spying on you! jk, i think it is IR or possibly a mic...

 

oh ok thats what i was thinking.. i just didn't know it had an infared port

 

Infrared for the media center remote. The mic is at the top of the monitor next to the camera on the left and right.

 

Sorry but I can't agree, or not completly :

after bying another HDD, Samsung, 320GO 5400rpm, I've done some benchs :

HD Tune :

Seagate Momentus 160GO 7200trs :



Samsung 320GO 5400trs :



HD Tach :

Seagate Momentus 160GO 7200trs :



Samsung 320GO 5400trs :




So ! Ok for the burst rate for 7200rpm HDD, but average (when you load game or big texture) is for 320GB 5400rpm...

 

Hi guys,

did somebody recieved a m15x with 1920*1200?
can you tell me what type of display it have?
Is it clear or nonclear?

 

It's not glossy if that's what you mean.

 

afaik it's matte in contrast to the smaller display which is reflecting

 

ok thank you

 

can the 1920 1200 display run the same resolution as the other screen at 900?

 

get the 1920 1200 for gaming... play crysis at 960x600 on very high ..... play RTS at 1920x1200...

gloss = fail for a portable laptop... and even for stationary monitors its annoying.

 

What's the point in selecting 'Very High' if you're running at 960x600, AND on an LCD where none native resolutions look dire. It seems the only reason is so you can comfort yourself in the idea you're playing it on 'Very High'. The game would look much better on a balance on Medium and High at the LCD's native resolution I think.

 

with motion blur on i would rather a lower rez and very high ... I take detail/effect over crisp strait line sharpness... any day also 960x600 is exactly 1pixel = 4.... so the image has 0 distortion and appears more soft almost AA ish.

its like saying u run a DVD movie on medium ^_^ motion blur is pretty new and in single player games i find it allot more visually rewarding to lower the res and pump the blurr..put your 2nd core to use

con fig is very personal but thats how i would do it. at the end of the day its a 15inch

 

That is your personal oppinion. My desktop LCD has a glossy surface and I would not change it for a matte one even if you gave me one for free and payed me to use that one instead.

 

oh how gloriously true.

 

How about, it's a subjective choice therefore you have no authority over other opinions.

"also 960x600 is exactly 1pixel = 4" Yes but when scaling on an analogue display, and one that can't dither to boot, it doesn't work like that.

My point is, the detail and effect is lost at only 960x600. A lot of the settings like shadows, and shader effects will be indistinguishable from High and in cases Medium for any surfaces and objects that are more than a few feet away as there simply isn't enough resolution on the display buffer to write the extra information offered by Very High settings.

 

the 1440x900 option has clearview the 1920x1200 does not.

 

I have Questions for m15x

Packaging
1. What packaging does it come with?
2. Does it have the black box with a white alien head?

Start-up
1. When you start it for the first time, does it act differently than with starting later? I mean, talking microsoft agents like my old hp.

Someone with gta:sa and an alienware m15x without the 8800gtx, please do a test with all high details, and max res and aa. Anyone with a 512mb 7800+ gpu, please run gtasa and test fps

 

1. One black box follow by another black box
2. Yes. the 2nd inner one.

No diff - U can start on wednesday or on april's fool day - Microsoft agent will still talk.

 

nonono I ment when you start it up for the first time, does it do anything besides "start" I mean, like a visual thing to set it up like clicking boxes... idk

 

Yeah, you have to set up Windows profile to log on.

 

now someone with a 512mb (not 8800) gpu needs to run gtasa on full res + detail + aa

 

Everyone has already said that since it is an old game it's not going to have any trouble. Just saying... you won't have any problems running maxed out with any of the 8 series cards.

 

okay if I get the m9750, I will get 2 7950's in SLi,
percentage wise, how much better is the " Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5500 1.66GHz 2MB Cache 667MHz FSB " than my Mobile AMD Turion 64 ML-36, 2000 MHz

 

infact he spoke about a notebook. you can put your screen wherever you want, and then keep it there. when you are on the go with a notebook, it is often unusable with a glossy screen. with a matte one, less reflective, you would be able to use it in many different places

 

I just got my m15x with the 1920 x 1200 screen and it is safe to say this is the best laptop screen I have EVER seen! It is very very bright for a matte screen. It is so clear and crisp. I love this screen. I love this computer. I hate Vista!

 

no, don't say that
vista is not so bad, believe me.. I used it a lot! I give you an advise: read this very useful thread:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=166532

follow the guide and your vista will fly trust me. I return to xp for a few days, and I really hate it more and more than vista

 

I started my defrag 11 hours ago and it is still running...grrr

But thanks for the suggestions WLF46!

I will do some reading.

 

Hello.

Any m15x owners out there able to tell me if the HDMI port on it can be used as an input port instead of output? I'm curious about whether or not I can use the m17x screen - assuming that civilisation still exists when it does - for playing games with an XBox 360.

 

i can already tell you 100% that you can't use an hdmi output port as an input. (not a stupid question though at all- its the kind of thing that you just hope would work and doesn't)

 

okay again here is my question

okay if I get the m9750, I will get 2 7950's in SLi,
percentage wise, how much better is the " Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5500 1.66GHz 2MB Cache 667MHz FSB " than my Mobile AMD Turion 64 ML-36, 2000 MHz

This is not releated to my m15x question, but since my thread was here, all the things I was going to post in that will be posted here.

The reason I did that is because in my other thread, it wouldn't take 15+ hours for a responce. No one reads this thread as much as a new thread. Now I probably won't get answers.

The last response BEFORE my thread was moved here was 2-25-08. That was 5 days ago. Now, because of careless movement It might take another 5 days to get answers.

 

Windows Vista ~~~ The WOW Starts NOW


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(+) - that's the logo
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ehi RanT, can you please check with everest the model & ID of your screen? I asked already to many people, but noone answered me

btw, if you defrag takes so long, you have to check your file system maybe..

another question: I saw you had an acer ferrari 4005, can you explain your opinion in the quality of both notebook? (m15x, acer)
thanks

 

or you could post in the correct topic/section?


btw people do read this thread... look how speedy my response was.

 

I have no idea how to check who makes my screen. I am not as computer savy as many of you. If you give me a step by step, I will follow and report back.

But I can tell you, I love this screen!

Acer Ferrari 4005 is a great notebook. It's build quality is great and it never let me down. I love the way it looks as well.
The screen on the Acer is no wher CLOSE to the AW. The AW is FAR brighter, and much more crisp.
The AW is a little heavier, but he power bricks are the same size, within CM's.
You need to remember, the Acer is 3 years old, so it is not fair to compare proformance, but nedless to say, the AW kicks it in the pants as far as gamming is concerned.






The reason why the AW looks so much bigger is because it is on a lap pad and on a laptop cooler.

 

BTW, defrag ended about 10 mins ago...THANK G-D!

 

if you want, you can download everest (you don't have to install it) and run it. it gives you many information about your system. to check your screen, you must go to "video area" or "display area" and select "screen"; it reports the brand, the model and the id of your screen, that's what I'd like to know.

can you please make another picture of your m15x near acer ferrari, but with a better perspective? in your last pics, it seems that m15x is pretty much bigger, but I think it's only the position (obviously is bigger btw).

thank you very much

 

I dont care!! woot woot im ordering it as soon as it comes out and my dad is home woot

 

has anybody a picture of a Desktop in 1900*1200? I heard that the Icons are very small etc.

 

If you can wait another 30 minutes I'll have a picture up of my laptop and how this page looks on it and how other things look. I'm on my desktop right now so I'll do it after I shower.

@The OP - Thanks for calling it 1920x1200 and not 1200p

 

Here ya go:

 

My picts include the 1920 x 1200 resolution.

 

if I could ask another favor

if you have time, you can take a pic with the two notebooks close by the length

thanks again

 

What is the length? from where to where?

 

from side to the other side (from left to right )

 

The AW is, at MOST, a quarter of an inch wider.

 

Hey .RanT., I posted a question for you over in the m17x general information thread. Could you please go to the thread and answer it?

 

He answered it

 

I must say that I am impressed. I am greatly looking forward to this series really maturing and offering more options. For PC notebookers, in my opinion, this is one of the first laptops that rivals the design prowess that Macs have capitalized on.

 

with better style too >.<

 

macs stink though..