Just ordered m15x, few questions

update: ugh, wasnt home the first time they attempted to deliver. I am now very angry


I just ordered an m15x this afternoon and I was just wondering if there are any problems that I need to adddress before anything happens such as the chassis problem and etc. And I was also wondering if it will be able to run most games at high setting and what not with the specifications of parts that I got. Also if you have any tips and pointers I would greatly appreciate all of them.

Area-51® m15x

Design & Display: Silver Skullcap Design
Display: 15.4" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD (720p) with Clearview Technology
AlienFX®: Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting - Lime
Video/Graphics Card: 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GT
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz (6MB Cache 800MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
Memory: 4GB« Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 2048MB
System Drive: 500GB 7,200RPM (16MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection -
Optical Drives : 8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW) w/ LightScribe Technology
Wireless: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Sound Card : Internal High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Keyboard Options: AlienFX® Illuminated Keyboard – Exclusive Design

 

get the ram and hard drive from new egg you will save 300-400 dollars

other then that your good for gaming

 

sweet, thank you very much. I also just reached phase 3

 

react to the phases at your own risk. they are a guide, but frequently are known to give false information....

 

ha so ive heard. im trying to be patient but its pretty hard when im so pumped about it

 

Did you order it with 4 gb ram? That makes it idiotically expensive. They have a support article detailing how to replace the RAM and the RAM is only 40 bucks on newegg!

 

Where is the article? Can you please link it?

 

what do you need an article for? AW charges like 350$ for 4GB RAM, on newegg, it costs about 40$, regardless of the manufacturer:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1309121118 1309221136&name=DDR2 667 (PC2 5300)

 

I was just asking for the article detailing on how to replace the ram, not that I don't believe the price difference

 

no article. it's too easy

1) remove service cover.
2) remove old RAM.
3) insert new RAM.
4) close service cover.
5) enjoy

 

, too bad i didnt realize that before I ordered it. Oh well. Is it possible for me to upgrade to 8gb of ram? of course by buying from new egg

 

course it is. 530$ or 630$, take your pick:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...E&N=2000260381 1309221136 1309139889&name=4GB

 

yes, but it is kinda of expensive still right now, so that will be a down the road upgrade. I ordered pretty much the same config.(less ram and HDD)

But this is the beginning of the third day on phase 2, so I'm about to have an breakdown if this does not change by tomm afternoon

 

thats definitely down the road, 4gig works for me right now

 

also, I've had some concerns about taking this with me to college because of theft and what not. Any suggestions on locks or whatever to reduce the chance of that? other than the obvious out of sight stuff and what not

 

well the m15x has a Kensington notebook lock. however, only a few locks will actually work - the Targus Defcon CL is one that is proven to work with the m15x. the lock that AW offers on their site does not work, apparently.

 

Congrats on the purchase though maybe you could have saved on the ram and gotten the WUXGA screen but the latter is down to personal preference of course.

Hope you enjoy your new alien and definitely post pics/a review of it when the beautiful beast arrives .

 

Congrats on the purchase though maybe you could have saved on the ram and gotten the WUXGA screen but the latter is down to personal preference of course.

Hope you enjoy your new alien and definitely post pics/a review of it when the beautiful beast arrives .

 

Congrats on the purchase though maybe you could have saved on the ram and gotten the WUXGA screen but the latter is down to personal preference of course.

Hope you enjoy your new alien and definitely post pics/a review of it when the beautiful beast arrives .

 

I think if you still want you can cancel any time before it ships and reorder and save 300 on ram and hard drive unless you dun worry about money lol

 

ha well my grandpa ordered it for me and he is kind of losing it a bit so if i cancelled it he would be gravely confused. And Hak i researched about the WUXGA and what not, and since i didnt get blue ray I just went with the normal for better fps and reaction time. I also have an external monitor if i really want a better view

 

yeah I changed both of my machines during the build process I'd try to change and do the ram yourself (hell you might be able to get the 8gigs for what you paid for 4 at aw) enjoy!

 

Are those ram good quality as the one coming with the AW? because when i see "corsair value" even if i know corsair is a really good company (had some in my gaming desktop) "value" make it seem like cheap no? (does latency have any effect on a laptop?)

 

My grandpa ordered it, and he's kind of losing it a bit, so if i cancelled it and made him reorder it agian he would be extremely confused lol. And its my graduation present from him and he pretty much forced me to get the best of everything. I had to convnce him i didnt need 8gb or the 2.8ghz extreme processor lol

 

If you haven't yet, you can call the Roswell group and have one of them send you daily emails as to which phase it's in. When I first Spoke with Rebeca Rodriguez of Roswell, she looked up the original estimated ship date, seemingly forced an update of the Order Status just by inquiring about my notebook herself, and then determined when it would actually ship based on my notebook's status.

Oh, and they're only there weekdays during business hours.

 

sorry for the weird double post, it hadnt updated for me yet.

And mcsticks I will definitely do that tomorrow, thank you! its been in phase 6 since friday

 

ugh, i emailed them and still nothing back. and yes i know im being impatient!

 

I just got an email back saying that they had production line problems and they wont ship for another 5 days =(

 

Thats not that bad. I had to wait for over a month for mine =[

 

that sucks. I just got the codes from fedex today! ETA march 10th!

 

ugh, I wasnt home when they delivered the packages to my house =( Now i have to wait until tomorrow, since I will be home because of no school

 

well at least you'll have time to enjoy your new lappy then

 

yea i didnt get that i waited all day then it got the at 4 pm and i had to leave at 4:15 to go to work just enough time to get unboxed and setup.

good luck with it im sure you will love it

 

I actually travelled 2 hours to a DHL centre just coz I can't wait for the weekends, it was friday! ._.
( I don't have a car)

Its actually better for them to take longer in the production process...
mine was sent out in just 4 days incluing billing...

and guess what happens
I get the inferior screen lid with extremely thin uneven light pipe / _ \ so I don't switch it on.
and places where there suppose to have 4 screws theres only 3 lol My name plate and harddisk case...
This is the only physical problem though, otherthing else is perfect
I ordered from alienware UK

Looks like they can't afford enough screws

blame dell*

 

thats no good yaure! And I'm sure I will enjoy it! I'm so excited, I've already bought some stuff too use with it haha

 

u'll definately enjoy it - the best laptop in the world ^o^
I have the lightest m15x since its a less screw version haha

 

hahaha thats very true, but I think Ill stick with the bit heavier version