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    Landfall is Expected/The Invasion!/AllPowerful.com is back

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by cha, Sep 2, 2009.

  1. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Step in the right direction.
     
    Mandrake, Sep 12, 2009
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  2. Alien_M4v3r1kk

    Alien_M4v3r1kk Notebook Evangelist

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    At this rate you guys will order a laptop, then cancel it because something new is announced the next day.
     
    Alien_M4v3r1kk, Sep 12, 2009
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  3. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    hey some one check out the desktops :D


    they actually have a XPS on AW :eek:
     
    The_Moo™, Sep 12, 2009
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  4. azndragon945

    azndragon945 Notebook Consultant

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    Haha they do. Hmmmmmm interesting.
     
    azndragon945, Sep 12, 2009
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  5. DJ_Pawel

    DJ_Pawel Notebook Consultant

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    DJ_Pawel, Sep 12, 2009
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  6. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    free headset yippee!
     
    Mandrake, Sep 12, 2009
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  7. Howitzer225

    Howitzer225 Death Company Dreadnought

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    I'm beginning to feel there is some development going on at AW. Must be Dell trying to get their product lineups in place there.
     
    Howitzer225, Sep 12, 2009
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  8. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    Well, the signature event ends on Wed.

    Maybe that'll be when they announce the refresh (after the sign event)...
     
    sleey0, Sep 12, 2009
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  9. AirJordan

    AirJordan Notebook Evangelist

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    Ahhhhh I'm not too happy now, thats not even a deal......
     
    AirJordan, Sep 12, 2009
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  10. Tristan

    Tristan Garrosh Did Nothing Wrong

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    Wow. Who was the genius who said "I know! Maybe if we give a free headset they'll buy a laptop!" :mad:
     
    Tristan, Sep 12, 2009
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  11. Mortis

    Mortis Notebook Consultant

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    What is the geforce 280M"1" ? What is the 1 for ?
     
    Mortis, Sep 12, 2009
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  12. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    probably forgot to use the shift key.
     
    Mandrake, Sep 12, 2009
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  13. DJ_Pawel

    DJ_Pawel Notebook Consultant

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    Alot of people will still buy it. (like me :))
    I just order one with:
    dual 260m
    wuxga
    500 hd
    everything else stock but i will replace the CPU to a QX9300.

    i was hoping for a better deal but 7% off and no taxes is still pretty good imo. (and a great headset :rolleyes:)
     
    DJ_Pawel, Sep 12, 2009
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  14. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Is there actually an evalue code associated with it?
     
    Mandrake, Sep 12, 2009
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  15. DJ_Pawel

    DJ_Pawel Notebook Consultant

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    yep

    that was posted 2 days ago on the ?E-Value Codes/Coupons? [M17x] thread
     
    DJ_Pawel, Sep 12, 2009
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  16. AirJordan

    AirJordan Notebook Evangelist

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    DJ do you live in the US? Did they just start shipping for free and removing the tax, because the tax used to be about $150-200 in Ohio.
     
    AirJordan, Sep 12, 2009
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  17. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    i had a dram they released a 18 inch. called Q18x
     
    lemonspeaker, Sep 12, 2009
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  18. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    wow....now we are dreaming about AW laptops? haha
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Sep 12, 2009
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  19. Tristan

    Tristan Garrosh Did Nothing Wrong

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    Wait how are you getting 7% off?
     
    Tristan, Sep 12, 2009
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  20. WaR

    WaR Notebook Virtuoso

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    He is most likely using an EPP discount (for students/employees). And if he uses a DPA card it's an additional 3%.
     
    WaR, Sep 12, 2009
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  21. davis1234

    davis1234 Notebook Geek

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    any one think the new desktops will have core i5 or the new core i7 870
     
    davis1234, Sep 12, 2009
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  22. Archaon

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    I can't see them having core i5,would seem like a bit of a step backwards.
     
    Archaon, Sep 12, 2009
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  23. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    core i5 and the new core i7 (socket 1156 parts) completely non plus me

    With a good P55 board you end up paying the same as I did for my good x58 and i7 920....and I get better performance and didn't have to wait an extra year (and SLI/CF is SO Much better with all the extra PCI-e lanes I got)
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Sep 12, 2009
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  24. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    alienware has canceled all their desktops so i am assuming the new one will be announced with the m15x
     
    The_Moo™, Sep 12, 2009
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  25. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    boutique desktop are just not as alluring as you can make you own, laptops still require some work before people are making their own thus the need for companies like AW and Sager/Clevo
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Sep 12, 2009
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  26. kryptonian

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    Ok, on the dell signature event page it advertises the M17X going for $1799 for 2 days only. Thats what the starting price has been before the event so how is one getting deal of any kind? :confused:
     
    kryptonian, Sep 12, 2009
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  27. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    Its not a deal you just get a free set of headphones and i think free shipping as well .
     
    Quadzilla, Sep 12, 2009
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  28. Tristan

    Tristan Garrosh Did Nothing Wrong

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    Lol thats just their advertising trying to make you think its a deal. Theres free shipping until October 17 on everything. The only deal here is that it's going to arrive at your doorstep faster, which imo is not a big deal.
     
    Tristan, Sep 12, 2009
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  29. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    At this point they dont need to have a sale since they really dont have any competition for the machine . So i guess a free set of headphones and free shipping is better then a slap in the face :).
     
    Quadzilla, Sep 12, 2009
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  30. Bubbamel

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    Sure miss that July e-code value. Now that would be a great deal. *sigh*
     
    Bubbamel, Sep 12, 2009
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  31. Brah

    Brah Notebook Guru

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    What was it? Free upgrade to dual 260m? :mad:
     
    Brah, Sep 12, 2009
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  32. AirJordan

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    A really nice discounted configuration with 280m's and a Q9000 for like $2599
     
    AirJordan, Sep 12, 2009
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    samsclub.com, that config w/ dual 260's for $2100
     
    hurricanern, Sep 12, 2009
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  34. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    actually stock it was 250gb hdd, q9000, 1440x900, gtx 280m SLI, dvd

    I don't remember the base config price, but I got blu ray and 1920x1200 for like 2400 before tax/shipping

    so it was amazing
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Sep 12, 2009
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  35. Phinagle

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    July E-Code saved you $350 USD off the base model which basically made it a free upgrade for a 260M SLI config to 280M SLI.
     
    Phinagle, Sep 12, 2009
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  36. kryptonian

    kryptonian Notebook Evangelist

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    I wish they would offer one of those sweet codes again.
     
    kryptonian, Sep 12, 2009
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  37. Phinagle

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    They will. Just not this month.

    July was their back to school sale so you'll probably see similar deals for the holiday season.
     
    Phinagle, Sep 12, 2009
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  38. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    ya new deals need to come out, but nothing that makes me feel bad for what I paid haha

    I ended up ordering july 31 at like 6 pm, I cut it CLOSE haha (procuring funds was a challenge - had $60 in bank after that order since my HP QX9300 went out same day lol) - that is including all taxes and shipping by the way

    All in all, I had these specs for just over $3k:
    1920x1200
    QX9300 OEM
    Seagate 250GB 7200rpm
    4GB Elpida DDR3-1066 (what dell supplied)
    Blu-Ray Reader
    GTX 280m SLI

    So I was plenty satisfied :)
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Sep 12, 2009
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  39. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    scook

    what driver and what clocks did you use for your gpu score?
     
    sleey0, Sep 12, 2009
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  40. DJ_Pawel

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    No, i live in NY and taxes would have been around $150 but i dont have to pay them because i was in the army.

    Dell Employee & Education Purchase Program.
    http://www.dell.com/content/segmenter.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=eep&cs=_eep
     
    DJ_Pawel, Sep 12, 2009
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  41. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    I believe those were 680/1075/1700 and the dox 182.46 (it is in ORB if you follow the link in my sig)
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Sep 12, 2009
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  42. Mandrake

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    It's in the link. Even tells you what driver he is using.
     
    Mandrake, Sep 12, 2009
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  43. sleey0

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    Thanks!

    I didn't check the link yet. lol
     
    sleey0, Sep 12, 2009
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  44. Mandrake

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    Did you try 690|1065|1725 ?
     
    Mandrake, Sep 12, 2009
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  45. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    the memory isn't what would crash a driver, it would just cause artifacting (at least was the case with ATI cards and my 8800GTS G92 on desktop)

    I was getting some intermittent driver crashing at 690/1725 in vantage (probably about 1 in 3 runs)
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Sep 12, 2009
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  46. Mandrake

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    I get that with the memory over 1065.
     
    Mandrake, Sep 12, 2009
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  47. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    my memory ran without incident at 1080, but the core was never happy at 690 (not 100% happy that is)
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Sep 12, 2009
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  48. shavenrat

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    Searching for notebooks in Europe, I found out that Cizmo is going to release the 29th of September a new 15.6" Notebook based on Intel i7 and GTX 260M.

    Apparently the notebook is configurable only in the Italian website, but here is the link: CIZMO CX15i

    According to this thread " http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=412388&page=1" this notebook is based on the Sager W860CU.

    After this news, I realized that the new Alienware notebook will be something similar, so a 15.6" with i7 and GTX 260M, also because it will be out in the end of september too.

    What do you think??
     
    shavenrat, Sep 13, 2009
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  49. Phinagle

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    I think CIZMO is going to have to write a lot of apology emails explaining why their customers' W860CU orders are being delayed.
     
    Phinagle, Sep 13, 2009
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  50. shavenrat

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    Why do you think so??
     
    shavenrat, Sep 13, 2009
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