Alienware m15x General Information - Post m15x questions here!

question of the day is the ripley design available with black casing?

 

Yeah.

 

i don't think it's important! HDMI is universal! and more professional than DVI: smaller, video+AUDIO! let's wait for mrwater. maybe he tried the solution I mentioned: HDMI-DVI aapter to DVI.

I will try soon with my notebook with an HDTV HDMI-HDMI male-male

 

black ripley design is very cool!

 

yea if they wll release it on 2009 then im willing ot wait. ehe

 

the 1490 version has an 8600M GT, not GS as it was before

 

So MICHAELSD01 would you happen to have a larger size of that pic or a site where you found that, i have been searching and searching for a good pic of the ripley black case design. Thx in advance bud if you can help an overly obsessive guy out lol

 

I think engadget had all those pics Rebelijah. I cant wait for a black version too!

Anyways, Do you guys know if Alienware has a student discount program? I found a little thing on their site about it, but no details. Anyone know what % off, if any? What about government workers?

Another question, is there any place I can go to actually see alienware products in person? I know i wont be able to see the m15x yet, but im not in the market to buy for another month or two, and I'd love to see the thing in person before i drop 3k online for it =P

 

Yeah, they do have a student discount program; from a few other threads here it is 5%, and it can be applied but I think you'll need to order by phone.

 

I found something: I did not try yet, but if you use an HDMI male-male

right click on volume control in the task bar-->open volume mixer-->click on device and choose realtek HDMI output.

mrwater, try if that way works

 

the illuminated keyboard now delays the m15x by 11 days?

what's up with that..

 

Well... they ran low on stock, that's whats up.

 

how about a title change to reflect the topic of conversation..........

 

Yeah, and also, why not integrate this into one of the other m15x threads? Doesn't need it's own...

 

bsheehan,

Your thread title has been changed to reflect the topic better. The previous one makes no indication of what you're talking about, nor is it inviting.

 

Heh thanks Jeff. You may as well close this thread though. IMO its just another pointless thread about people complaining about a popular new laptop being delayed because they didn't buy it immidiatly.

Sorry guys, I don't mean to be mean, but we have had so many of these threads. Next someone will probably post about how alien ware sucks or something because they under produced, which imo was a smart move b/c they didn't know how many they would sell. This lets them produce more, and not have to worry about having extras laying around.

 

I'll merge the thread with the m15x general information thread since it will probably turn into an argument if I leave it alone, based on what I have seen anyway.

 

You know it still does not make sense to me that the black ripley case is not available. That is uber gay.

 

Someone knows how the BinaryGFX is turned on and off ? do you have to change this in bios and reboot.

 

Yeh I agree, but well if Black ripley is going to look all plastic like in the pictures ive seen so far I could care less for it. I like the look of the gray one with the material not being all plastic like. Also man make sure u get student discount ><! cuz even though it was not offered on line if u phone it in u can get the 5%

 

WHAT!!! My mom already put it on her credit card!!!

 

Yeah man, theres 5% cash back which for me was like 250 bux :X if u placed the order and u call them now though they will prob delay it by like a week (they suk like that :S) or wait untill it ships and call them and be like hey im a student where my 5% heres my .edu e-mail and if you dont credit me back that 5% im sending my lappy back and taking my business elsewhere ! haha anyways thats what I would do but i prob wouldnt send it back and have to suck it up

 

it is in Stealth mode no restart thats the good part

 

FINALLY IT'S AVAILABLE IN UK YAY YAY YAY :yes: :laugh:

 

Please help a newbie
It is the first time i buy a laptop from alienware, i have two questions
- Where can i find my order status?
- what should i do if i want to change my order in OS option from window vista home to vista ultimate?
Thks

 

Kaak, if you go to alienware.com and look to the right top corner there is a link that says "order status". As for your OS if you have already placed your order you would have to call them and speak to their horrible Customer Service to get it changed.

 

Ok all you owners out there.. still no benchmarks... no FPS on any games? I saw one 3dmark but it was not run at native res or at various res's for comparision. Anyone got any data on this yet? I started a thread for m15x benchmarks, but so far no posts there yet. I dont get mine until Friday so wont have anything to share until then.

 

I don't have anything scientific, but COD4 runs at around 30-70fps at max settings and res (1440x900). Crysis anywhere from 15fps to 40fps at High settings and native res (again, 1440x900), though see the "m15x Owner's Thread" for more information on Crysis.

 

I love that you say this after your tirade about the light issue.

Maybe mommy will wipe your tears away due to no pretty lights.

Classic.

 

Ok, I am looking at getting a 15.4" gaming laptop, and both the Sager NP2092 and the Alienware M15x have caught my attention.

I can upgrade the Sager to have better components than the Alienware except for the screen and the video card for much cheaper.

If I got the Alienware, could I upgrade components as they became outdated? Or would I have to buy a new computer.

 

The AW comes with 1 year warrantee in which time you can update your system through AW. If you increase the warrantee length, 2 or 3 years the replacement of parts carries on for that time.

You will have to pay for the upgraded parts, but AW is known as a good upgrade company. At least it is one thing they are known for.

This was all explained to me by a sales rep., so I hope the information is correct. If I am mistake, please correct me.

 

she is only putting it on her card so I do not have to pay the god awful intrest that alienware charges, I am paying for the rig.
Oh, and how long were people in pahse 4 for?
It seems like I have been in pase 4 an eternity (7 days)

 

I was in Phase 4 for about 4 days, then went right away to phase 6 where I sat for 8 days then it went all the way to phase 9 in two days.

 

hmm interesting, i think the delay is due to the supervisor he said he is going to see what he ca do about the lighting on the side, Tomorrow is d day, so I can only hope that he pulls through.

 

Huh???? That does not make a lot of sense. Alienware does have the 12 months "no interest" promotion if you qualify. But, even if you don't, presumably, if you could qualify for Alienware's credit program as you imply, you could get your own credit card as well with lower interest rates.

 

I just got my money from Capital One. Although it isn't doing me much good since the m17x hasn't been released yet... The Alienware interest rate definitely too high.

 

Absinthe42, hopefully everything goes well and that he/she can accomodate you. I'm eager to find out if they can solve your problem.

 

If you dont pay off the alinware system within the 12 months you have to Pay all of the intrest, which came out to a nice extra 2k. So, I think it made a lot of sense, about two thousand dollars worth.

 

Abs u sure you did the Math right ? lol I did the same thing with my alienware Desktop PC a year ago and finished paying it off... but I would have only suffered a 270 dll accumulated interest rate charge... not 2k

 

Btw Desktop PC was 4500 dlls

 

Ouch! hehe Yeah then def made sense haha

 

Absinthe42 are you a joke no ? what's all ****ing post come on man !

 

Hey someone told me that you cant watch blu ray movies with the system I got a blu ray reader for that!!! He said you needed certain drivers, Can you download them??

 

If you couldn't watch movies on it they wouldn't advertise the blu ray drive.

"Watch It In High-Def
The Area-51 m15x’s 15.4-inch LCD achieves Extreme High-Definition 1200p so you can view video and Blu-ray Discs® at the highest possible resolutions."



Just another rumor from people that forget to check with Alienware first.

 

Thats What I was saying, but this guy was just a dell owner who was, "observing the alienware posts" i think he was just hatin.

 

I received an email from Alien:
"Unfortunately, the transaction with your credit card did not go through. I would suggest you to get in contact with your Bank or with our Customer Service Department at 0800-279-9751. We will gladly assist you.

Regarding your second inquiry, please note that if you want to change the Operating System, you will need to cancel the order and place a new one."

Does anyone know how to cancel the order? (My order status in phase1 so do i need to inform them that i want to cancel the order or just left it behind and order another one.)

 

You want do change the Operating system??? TRansaction did not go through but you should still call em up and tell them to zero it out so u can place a new one without worries

 

is it possible to order without operating system ? i have Vista Ultimate at home so i dont need...

 

Theorically you can upgrade your system later in future but by doing that you will face two dilemas: If you change the processor your warranty will get void, and unless you are good handling with laptops you will be able to open it and put the new processor in without any problem, therefore, there is some chance that you will broke or disturb your system. You can let someone to do that, but then you will have to trust that the referred guy will not still your 8800 gtx and replace it with 8600 gtm, lol.

The only thing easy to upgrade, based on what i've heard/read on this forum, its the RAM memory.

In addition, I speak with some sales rep and I'm pretty sure that if you want to upgrade your processor you will have to do a lot more things (like downlodaing a patch or something) to make you laptop compatible with the new processor.

 

I'd rather doubt your order is being held up due to obsession on side lighting, from what I gather you ordered a system very similar to what I had ordered back on Jan. 24th. I have been in Phase 4 since the day I ordered and payment cleared. From what I can gather from the postings here, and infer from the various changes that have occured on the ordering website, delay now is due to a couple of factors: some software / hardware issues (perhaps even your side lighting issue); low availability of the 8800GTX parts; and even even lower availability of the 1920x1200 screen. I have yet to see a post here or anywhere on the web from someone who has a 8800GTX, 1920x1200 screen. My gut tells me that we need to be patient, and expect at least 2-3 weeks before the flood gates open. This is the price one pays for being on the bleeding edge of laptop tech. If you need instant gratification, I sense you will be out of luck for finding another 15" notebook out there with the 8800 and the hi res screen.


.. patience grasshopper....