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    Alienware m15x General Information - Post m15x questions here!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by mjl2142, Dec 1, 2007.

  1. Aria

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    Wouldn't work for me, my arms are growing at a ridiculous rate...
     
    Aria, Jan 8, 2008
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  2. Alienwarez

    Alienwarez Notebook Evangelist

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    and my wallet is losing weight at the same rate
     
    Alienwarez, Jan 8, 2008
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  3. Laxislife1265

    Laxislife1265 Notebook Evangelist

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    My moms bank account is gonna be drained faster than your wallet is losing weight and arias arms are growing.
     
    Laxislife1265, Jan 8, 2008
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  4. lordvader

    lordvader Notebook Evangelist

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    Wont they have a No Intrest for 1 year
    when we buy these Highend laptops
     
    lordvader, Jan 9, 2008
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  5. Raziel66

    Raziel66 The Reaver

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    The fine print says that promotion only applies to well qualified customers :/ I got my money from Capital One. Lower interest rates...
     
    Raziel66, Jan 9, 2008
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  6. Audiose

    Audiose Notebook Consultant

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    My concern with the 15.4 inch m15x is going to be the thermal constraints.... how on earth are they going to cool that monster? We all know that the Core2Duo runs slightly warm, and those graphics cards are (as a guess) not cool when it comes to heat.... how are these laptops going to be cooled?
     
    Audiose, Jan 9, 2008
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  7. derred

    derred Notebook Consultant

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    Maybe because they are using the new technology (I forgot what it was) for the graphic card, and as you can see the differences of the chassis (which means differences/enhanced heat management compared to m9750 (previous nappa platform).

    If you asked me, what u need to be concerned with is just your deep pocket, rather than worrying about the laptop. Coz they don't simply built it, they tested it run it thoroughly to assure it made all the way to us, customers.
     
    derred, Jan 9, 2008
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  8. CajunCARTFan

    CajunCARTFan Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't think that Alienware is going to get in the predicament they got into when using the Clevo chassis for the m5550 and m7700. These were heat machines and I don't believe Alienware is even using anything based on the Clevo chassis anymore. They've learned their lesson.
     
    CajunCARTFan, Jan 9, 2008
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  9. roor

    roor Notebook Deity

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    smaller chips= cooler
     
    roor, Jan 9, 2008
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  10. lordvader

    lordvader Notebook Evangelist

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    lordvader, Jan 9, 2008
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  11. Coolarj10

    Coolarj10 Notebook Geek

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    yeah i would hope derred is right on this one....Alienware could have easily launched this thing earlier, but I'm hoping the extra wait is just for that fine tuning and making sure that it's going to blow our minds away....without my lap. lol!


    and i saw that optimus maximus keyboard yesterday - it was AWESOME.....although the $460 price tag is what makes me question how much I really want it...
     
    Coolarj10, Jan 9, 2008
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  12. Laxislife1265

    Laxislife1265 Notebook Evangelist

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    in few years those will definitely be available in notebooks.
     
    Laxislife1265, Jan 9, 2008
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  13. Raziel66

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    That's the cheap budget version. The real one with all of the OLED keys is over $1000.
     
    Raziel66, Jan 9, 2008
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  14. lordvader

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    Trust me when we paying $5000 & up for laptop with lights
    people will pay the Extra $500 for it :p
    I belive :)
     
    lordvader, Jan 9, 2008
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  15. Laxislife1265

    Laxislife1265 Notebook Evangelist

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    Who says im paying 5000$ :p With the base price @ 1400$ im not paying **** over 2.6k :p
     
    Laxislife1265, Jan 9, 2008
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  16. Coolarj10

    Coolarj10 Notebook Geek

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    haha lordvader if you have the budget for a $5,000 laptop, then I envy you!

    But I just saw the link the user "Alienwarez" posted in the forum about the m15x being open only to subscribers...I saw the CNET video and the only thing the Alienware Rep said was that they will be launching the m15x "this friday through their subscriber database." I think that is almost exactly what he said.

    He said nothing about it launching with a single pre-configured system or having limited availability...

    Don't they always send out messages to all their subscribers when they have new product launches? I assume it would be the same thing this time around as well - the newsletter is their way of publicizing, and the launch htis friday will be a full launch to everybody.

    I would be very shocked if their home page doesn't display the m15x this Friday.
     
    Coolarj10, Jan 10, 2008
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  17. Laxislife1265

    Laxislife1265 Notebook Evangelist

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    we can only hope and wait.
     
    Laxislife1265, Jan 10, 2008
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  18. nbaumann

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    Sweet loving god, please provide us with the satisfaction that we all want: the Alienware m15x. O allmighty, bless us with your creation this friday.

    Amen.
     
    nbaumann, Jan 10, 2008
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  19. Coolarj10

    Coolarj10 Notebook Geek

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    Amen!


    14 more hours until Friday!
     
    Coolarj10, Jan 10, 2008
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  20. Raziel66

    Raziel66 The Reaver

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    I hope they put up the config page at midnight... I won't be able to order tomorrow but I'm dying to to see the prices and find out how much this thing will cost me!
     
    Raziel66, Jan 10, 2008
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  21. Laxislife1265

    Laxislife1265 Notebook Evangelist

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    This is worse than christmas eve...
     
    Laxislife1265, Jan 10, 2008
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  22. Raziel66

    Raziel66 The Reaver

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    I agree.. I keep the forum up in case someone posts something new. This wait sucks :(
     
    Raziel66, Jan 10, 2008
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  23. MasterMind

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    MasterMind, Jan 10, 2008
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  24. Laxislife1265

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    Im just gonna go to bed and hope i wake up to a nice ol configuration page
     
    Laxislife1265, Jan 10, 2008
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  25. Laxislife1265

    Laxislife1265 Notebook Evangelist

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    Woohooo!!!!
     
    Laxislife1265, Jan 10, 2008
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  26. Raziel66

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    Thanks!!!!
     
    Raziel66, Jan 10, 2008
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  27. Laxislife1265

    Laxislife1265 Notebook Evangelist

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    oh wait... crap configs... OMG the configs ( or lack thereof ) suck... I wanted a black freaking skullcap M15X with 8800 and 1 gb of ram... WTH is this preconfigured bull****...
     
    Laxislife1265, Jan 10, 2008
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  28. Raziel66

    Raziel66 The Reaver

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    Expensive too. Definitely more than I expected...
     
    Raziel66, Jan 10, 2008
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  29. Laxislife1265

    Laxislife1265 Notebook Evangelist

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    well the 1400$ model is coming soon...
     
    Laxislife1265, Jan 10, 2008
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  30. Atomicdeluxe

    Atomicdeluxe Notebook Consultant

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    Looks nice but quite expensive...Also no Penryns
     
    Atomicdeluxe, Jan 10, 2008
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  31. Raziel66

    Raziel66 The Reaver

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    Do you really want to wait though? :p
     
    Raziel66, Jan 10, 2008
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  32. Laxislife1265

    Laxislife1265 Notebook Evangelist

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    No i dont but id rather not have a computer i dont like
     
    Laxislife1265, Jan 10, 2008
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  33. Raziel66

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    True, I didn't even realize until I got to the end that there weren't any color choices. I want mine in black.
     
    Raziel66, Jan 10, 2008
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  34. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    Holy ****! I just asked a customer rep the dimensions of the m15x and they are:
    Height: 1.30”
    Width: 14.55”
    Depth: 10.73”
    Weight: 7 lbs

    Wow, that's much better than most people thought they'd be!
     
    MICHAELSD01, Jan 10, 2008
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  35. lordvader

    lordvader Notebook Evangelist

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    I dont know why alienware likes this Grey colour
    all these yrs it has & looks Bad

    All mostly like there laptops in Black & Diff colours if possible

    White would be nice :)
     
    lordvader, Jan 10, 2008
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  36. Raziel66

    Raziel66 The Reaver

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    That'd be cool. You don't see too many white laptops.
     
    Raziel66, Jan 10, 2008
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  37. Atomicdeluxe

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    Let's keep this in one thread shall we? Otherwise I'll have to jump between 4 threads lol
     
    Atomicdeluxe, Jan 10, 2008
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  38. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    Alright, man. A lot of people said the m15x would be too bulky and thick so I made this thread just so they know how incredibly thin it is (same thickness, less than some) other 15" notebooks.
     
    MICHAELSD01, Jan 10, 2008
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  39. Atomicdeluxe

    Atomicdeluxe Notebook Consultant

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    No offense michael :) It just got really hectic, lol
     
    Atomicdeluxe, Jan 10, 2008
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  40. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    None taken ;).
     
    MICHAELSD01, Jan 10, 2008
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  41. Laxislife1265

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    OMG YES!!! this is amazing... Its thinner than the m9750!!! best news ive heard so far.
     
    Laxislife1265, Jan 10, 2008
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  42. Laxislife1265

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    apples macbook lol :p Its like the signature teenager-from-a-wealthy-family-who knows-nothing-about-computers laptop... haha not to say that some mb users arent intelligent its just most are completely computer illiterate in anything other than ilife :p
     
    Laxislife1265, Jan 10, 2008
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  43. zadillo

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    Not bad at all. I was just viewing the m15x site and I was especially suspicious because nowhere do they mention the physical dimensions or weight; it made me think that they weren't mentioning them because they wouldn't be flattering.

    I really do wonder then why they aren't touting this; the thickness and weight are excellent (pretty remarkable for a machine that can have an 8800M GT and Core 2 Extreme. You'd think they would be at least including it somewhere on the site (unless I'm missing it).

    But this seems very good....... although with Asus showing off the Penryn G1Sn update with a GeForce 9500M, I'm curious when Alienware will offer the 9xxx series mobile GPUs in this.
     
    zadillo, Jan 10, 2008
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  44. alienware_fanatic

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    i just noticed theyre providing a covering cloth too for their m15x. probably to keep cleaning all the fingerprints it'll get
     
    alienware_fanatic, Jan 10, 2008
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  45. MICHAELSD01

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    I'm sure they will in the future. There won't be a faster card than the 8800M GTX for atleast a year when the 9800 cards come out. The 9500M won't be faster than the 8800M GTX for sure.
     
    MICHAELSD01, Jan 10, 2008
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  46. Atomicdeluxe

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    ^^I agree but, gee, no penryns?
     
    Atomicdeluxe, Jan 10, 2008
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  47. Raziel66

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    Is that something that we could upgrade to later? Or does that require a different mobo?
     
    Raziel66, Jan 10, 2008
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  48. Laxislife1265

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    wait what? there is a functional 9500m? and no penryns are supposed drop in compatible with the m15x
     
    Laxislife1265, Jan 10, 2008
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  49. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    No, the m15x uses MXM so you can replace the video card in it to something faster.
     
    MICHAELSD01, Jan 10, 2008
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  50. alienware_fanatic

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    but i just saw at the acer forum that the 9500m GS is almost equivalent to the 8600m GS. It just runs a bit cooler. so still the 8800m GT should out perform the 9500, althout the 9800m GT should be worth a look whenever it comes out for lappies
     
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