Alienware m15x General Information - Post m15x questions here!

Any laptop now days will last you max 2 years
& then you WILL need a upgrade

so its like 5k for 2yrs

 

2 years if you are a "full details" kinda gamer. If you can let it down a bit to medium an end of the line computer should last you for 3 years or 4 provided that it doesnt break down. I bought my computer almost 3 years ago (XPS gen 2) and he still plays most games on medium or medium-high.

 

lordvader- Thanks, thats what I figured I think I'm gonna go with the m15x it seems like a pretty good laptop.

 

ioaniro what kind of computers do you have?

 

I have (currently in use not retired)

Dell XPS gen 2 with a 2Ghz Intel and a 6800Ultra and some 2 Gb of memory

macbook 2Ghz Intel core 2 duo 2 gb of ram

Fujitsu Siemens Amilo M dont remember the series but I think is a 1.8 Intel with ati 7600 graphics card, best laptop (for normal tasks) I ever saw.

Now waiting for the Alienware m15x but is mainly for my girlfriend since she's doomed on playing on the fujitsu and complains she cant see the nice graphics. I'll still be using my beautiful Dell for a year or so (I'm so used to that one I can't change really).

PS forgot to mention, I usually play online games Lotro, GuildWars, Lineage 2 and for the normal games strategy games, oblivion etc. Not a shooter fan!

Edit... again. the dell is a 17" 1900x1200 beautiful screen!

 

Illusion17- Nope, but it'll probably be my next laptop. You can see by my sign my laptops I have/had. I had many gaming laptops, none will be compaired to my home computer, but it good for on the go playing.

 

This is worth getting too
High-Tech Vest Lets Gamers Take a Hit

 

So what's the verdict ? Tried Crysis on it yet ?

 

I am waiting for the m17x, but I just saw the delivery in the UK of the m15x is now 26. March............. I wonder what the delivery times for the m17 will be....

 

Im sure u guys wont get it before June
Sorry yall

 

Okay, first if you guys don't know I will be buying an m15x within the month. I have read about 40 pages on this thread alone, googled for hours, but I just can't find good pics of the m15x black skullcap. I have found plain silver, skullcap silver, and plain black, but no good back shots of the skullcap black. If anyone has links to any good black skullcaps, Please post them

thanks in advance

 

has anyone any info at all about a probable release date for the m17x...this is getting boring to wait this much...might go ahead with hp hdx...

 

thanks reziel, where did you find that url?

shin! don't get hp, get alienware. You can easily upgrade anything in an alienware, plus they have the best parts to begin with. It should be available in less than a month

 

I actually googled for that one. The pic is somewhere here on NBR. Not sure if it was in the front page news story or in one of the threads in this forum.

The other problem with the hp is that it doesn't offer the 8800 (unless that's changed since the last time I looked). If I don't wait for the m17x I will either get the m1730 or the m15x.

 

no its not on nbr.... its on notebookforums....
( http://www.notebookforums.com/thread211157.html)

lol

 

When I right click the photo it tells me this:

http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/28548.jpg

 

that means that a copy of it is stored here because someone put it here
my link is the origonal

 

it does offer the 8800GTS....thats why im considering it. 2.5ghz cpu, 8800GTS, 2gb ram, 500gb hard drive, 20.1in 1900x1200 res screen, built in tv tuner, good looks, insanely awesome screen....for under $3k. 8800GTS is equivalent of 8700mGT in SLi, and better in games with no/bad SLi support. thoughts anyone? i mean....imagine Oblivion on max resolution on that screen with max settings!!

looks like HP finally got into the whole gaming notebooks idea, since the 2600xt didn't cut it...but with offering the core2extreme, full 1080p screen, blu ray, 8800, good price...its pretty tempting.

 

I'm gonna be getting a m15x as soon as the black option is available in the UK but there is one question I haven't heard anyone ask yet, Can you actually turn off or disable the AlienFX System Lighting whenever you want? I love the AlienFX System Lighting & think its really cool but if I was using it all day long I would probably turn it off since it would be a bit distracting.

 

Shin, sounds like a good deal then! I must have check the hp before they updated the configuration specs. Not bad with a 20 inch screen on it...

 

yes, you CAN turn the lights off

 

Yeah you can turn them. I turn them off when I go to work then agian everyone in the office loves playing with the lights.

 

cool, thx for the replies on the lights, the m15x is so AWESOME

 

hey guys, i'm so happy i found this site with a lot of alienware users out there. didn't know there were LOADS.

anyway, on to my question.

i just ordered my m15x 3 days ago and i got the confirmation email and everything already. BUT i got called by the branch in US, i assume, since the country code was (+1). the guy was asking for my email cause he couldn't send me an email asking for some info. i didn't answer, the message was on the machine. i called the branch in UK (where i am) and they said that to confirm the order, they needed my bank/credit card statement, my signature, name, address and the last 4 digit of my credit card (i don't get the bold parts cause isn't that already in the info i filled in to make my order?

is this normal? is there a certain thread with the order process?

thanks in advance guys/gals!

 

all the stuff in bold is security questions. they want to make sure they contacted the right person. that kind of stuff is pretty common in the states

 

hmmm guys?... am I blind or the site it's now actually upgraded?... CAN WE NOW SELECT PENRYN PROCESSOR IN THE CUSTOMIZATION PAGE FOR THE M15X?? wow! that is greatttt!!!!!

 

Wish they come out with a 14.1 screen
with the power of the m15x
Soon

 

SINCE we can choose now PENRYN processor for the m15x how much difference could we see between the extreme X9000 and the 9500 processor?..... I've been looking for that and everything points out that there's a lot of difference between this two processor... what u guys think?

 

Just get the m15x and put tape around the borders

 

great, i guess im screwed, I ordered it with the x7900,now they have the cooler version of it. I am really pissed now. Should I send it back??

 

You'll have to eat the 15% fee if you do...

 

hmm, I was actually looking it up, and its not worth it. The processor I have is bad ass

 

Why the HECK is shipping $100 for second day? Even Dells wasnt that high.

 

absinthe, don't worry! I don't think the difference is so much! maybe only in some application that use L2 cache! but the power is maybe the same!! enjoy your config

 

Ok.. I have a quick question.... how exactly can you overlock the processor?.. I understant that you have to change the BIOS options but how can you do that?.... Ok, you enter to the BIOS menu by pressing F 1 or F2 while booting you CPU, right?, then what?... I have to enter anything else?

thanks

 

This may or may not be a "competitor" of sorts to the m15x if other resellers begin making the same offering.

http://www.mythlogiccorp.com/configure.php?id=18.

Looks like a 15.4" notebook with the 8600 GT GPU but desktop CPU's, including Quad Core. New company as far as I know. Only 4 reviews on Resellerratings.com but all positive. Their "SLI Gamer" notebook is the Clevo/Sager D901C/NP9262, which prior to seeing this was the only notebook I was aware of that had a desktop processor.

 

Nevermind... i just read an entire manual to doing this and its so fu**n' complicated!!

 

The 7900 can't be OD'ed. That is why everyone is excited aout the 9000. That and it will run cooler, and will provide better battery life.

Sucks for those who have already gotten their m15x with the old CPU's.

 

I'd skip that just based on the graphics card. I'd say Alienware has nothing to worry about right now.

 

about the m15x smartbay... if i bought the extra HD and put it at the smartbay, that means i cant use the cd-drive right??

constant swapping between the cd-drive n HD wouldnt there be a problem??

i really want to know the opinion of those who own the m15x with the smartbay... really appreciate it!!!

 

Its not a problem as long as you eject the device from vista first.

 

& how do u do that ?

 

im assuming you do it the same way as a usb device, with the safely remove hardware window ..

 

yeah thats right by doing the "Safely Remove Hardware"

 

Hi, does anyone know the battery life of the 9-cell compared to the 6-cell battery? dimensions? How much battery can I expect from a 9-cell doing light browsing and maybe editing a few word documents?

thanks and I do apologize if this information has been covered, I am searching as I type.

 

On top of that, how much bigger is the 9-cell battery compared to the 6-cell?

 

damn.. the lightscribe unit is 35$ more... or 55€ more in europe. what the....

 

not for gaming ..

your GPU will far outdated before your CPU is even a 2.2 is fine beside a 8800m
unless your a supreme commander addict or some thing.

 

U guys should opt for the blu-ray drive, Especially now that Hd dvd is officially dead. It would prob be a good investment. Plus Hi def movies rock!!!