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    Did you know that 'Mandrake' is an internal code name?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Mandrake, Mar 25, 2011.

  1. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    For the M18x!

    Google Translate

    This is too funny, it also has Inap's M15x in there.

    One translated section says....
    They actually think the two M15x systems is the new M18x.
     
    Mandrake, Mar 25, 2011
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  2. youven

    youven Notebook Guru

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    According to Eric G from Dell Posterous (pretty much the guy who broke the news abt the M18x), the codename of the M18X is "Avenger"
     
    youven, Mar 25, 2011
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  3. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Yeah, I saw his blog. I actually thought he worked for Dell but now it seems Dell is unhappy with the blog.
     
    Mandrake, Mar 25, 2011
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  4. SAUCE

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    Classic ;)
     
    SAUCE, Mar 25, 2011
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  5. svl7

    svl7 T|I

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    Hehe, absolutely great! :D
     
    svl7, Mar 25, 2011
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  6. agusman

    agusman when the going gets weird

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    I'm not sure I quite understand this thread.

    where are the pictures originally from?
     
    agusman, Mar 25, 2011
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  7. iPhantomhives

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    Lol , that was funny. Anyways I don't need translator , I can read them. What I can say , its copy & paste! , Mandrake claim your copy right lol.
     
    iPhantomhives, Mar 25, 2011
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  8. Speedy Gonzalez

    Speedy Gonzalez Xtreme Notebook Speeder!

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    Hey! Nice paint jobs there :D ;)
     
    Speedy Gonzalez, Mar 25, 2011
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  9. inap

    inap .........................

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    hahahah this is so funny. i had an M18x all along and didn't even know it.
     
    inap, Mar 25, 2011
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  10. iPhantomhives

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    haha lol , m18x without number pad. so sad.

    Mandrake = code name
    Inap = designer?

    Mandrake & inap came from dell and publish m18x? :D

    m18x stand for Mandrake18x?
     
    iPhantomhives, Mar 25, 2011
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  11. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Those pics were posted here multiple times. The FS threads is probably where they hijacked them from.

    Any other notes of interest in there? The translation is a bit rough.
     
    Mandrake, Mar 25, 2011
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  12. iPhantomhives

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    Nope , nothing interested , they mentioned 18x's rumor at the bottom page , it just same as our English version of rumor.

    Well , they mentioned the R3 used same design from m11x-R1 , Dell never used Yellow & White Paint so far in Alienware case design.(maybe is the new m18x with yellow/white color?)

    They also mentioned that's from official Dell made those colors.

    Ps : its funny , they can't tell that's m15x by looking at the keyboard :eek:
     
    iPhantomhives, Mar 25, 2011
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  13. 5150Joker

    5150Joker Tech|Inferno

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    lol that's awesome.
     
    5150Joker, Mar 25, 2011
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  14. ArchNemesis

    ArchNemesis Notebook Evangelist

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    Wow...

    That's just... Really silly. lol

    I guess it's funny that they used your images but the random slapping of M18x and all that codename stuff is just plain silly.
    Doesn't say much for their credibility.
     
    ArchNemesis, Mar 25, 2011
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    iPhantomhives, Mar 26, 2011
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  16. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

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    That's hilarious!


    PS: Some of you may not be getting it because you aren't Chinese > English, since it defaults as French > English.
     
    Voodooi, Mar 26, 2011
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  17. Phinagle

    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    Now you just need to wait for Engadget to pick it up and run with it. :D
     
    Phinagle, Mar 26, 2011
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  18. spradhan01

    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Dell/AW might have Mandrake in their hitlist now for leaking their "codename"
    :p
     
    spradhan01, Mar 26, 2011
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  19. Luminair

    Luminair Notebook Consultant

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    Why isn't this in the speculation thread?
     
    Luminair, Mar 26, 2011
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  20. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

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    Because no one is speculating?

    If you had read the OP's post, you would know that it's concerning pictures of his Alienware laptop that he posted on NBR, which were later "stolen" by a Chinese website.
     
    Voodooi, Mar 26, 2011
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    015734 Notebook Guru

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    Guess I'm typing this on the m18x I bought from Mandrake then :p

    Seriously the white is sweet and gives the laptop a very unique look, however, how the heck could you mistake an m15x for an m18x :p Maybe the new 14x but nothing larger... unless the keyboard is 115% normal size and the techs decided a number pad was a waste of space :)

    Imagine if this got on Engadget :p

    Still... this is a great example of how rumors get started and propagate through society these days. Often it's the language barrier between countries which often complicates matters :)
     
    015734, Mar 26, 2011
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  22. laststop311

    laststop311 Notebook Deity

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    that is seriously freakin hillarious, Mandrake you're famous in China
     
    laststop311, Mar 27, 2011
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  23. Comrade Ynot

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    I knew it, Mandrake IS Mandrake the Magician; ( from Wiki )

    Mandrake is a magician whose work is based on an unusually fast hypnotic technique. As noted in captions, when Mandrake "gestures hypnotically", his subjects see illusions, and Mandrake has used this technique in his battles with a variety of gangsters, mad scientists, extraterrestrials and characters from other dimensions.

    He has cast the illusion of the M18x!
     
    Comrade Ynot, Mar 27, 2011
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  24. SillyHoney

    SillyHoney Headphone Enthusiast

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    LMAO!!! They don't care if it an M18x or not. They don't give a darn about the keyboard layout. They just wanted to find a different looking Alienware laptop to make an "awesome" and very "informative" article. Facepalm!

    P.S. Typing on my M20x ;)
     
    SillyHoney, Mar 27, 2011
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  25. Comrade Ynot

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    Well I am replying on my Alienware M10X Tablet. I can play Angry Birds with Zero Lag and it has glasses free 3d!! Its almost like the Pigs are flying at you!
     
    Comrade Ynot, Mar 27, 2011
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  26. Megacharge

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    lol That's funny stuff.
     
    Megacharge, Mar 28, 2011
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  27. Typecast

    Typecast NBR's Tamed Zombie

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    Hahaha! You're an Alienware God in China Mandrake! :D
     
    Typecast, Mar 30, 2011
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