My m15x Order - So far...

No of course not... I could never single out one sepcific race, that would make me ignorant. I simply hate everyone...

LOL! I better make sure you know thats a joke as well... how about a "ha ha?"

Anyways... ya, I cant wait man... I have a Dell XPS desktop with the 2.80ghz core 2 duo and a 256mb 8600GT Nividia with 3g of ram... I like it alot, but I simply cant wait to go mobile with the Alienware. Plus Ive really been needing it at work. I work in radio so haviong something mobile is a real benefit.

5 days or so... cant wait...

 

WOOHOO!!!

PAHSE 9!!!!

WOOT WOOT!!! MONDAY OR TUESDAY!!

*cough* I'm just a lil excited, lol

 

hey man.. did you get it today?

 

Yeah I got it lol. I don't know what to say

So far it is nothing less than perfect. I played Team Fortress 2 for 5 hours and Counter Strike Source for 2, that is 7 hours in a row on 1024x768 everything to max and the GPU's temp didn't go above 76 deg C I was getting between 80 to 140 fps in tf2 and 100 to 180fps in counter strike depending on the server. I got 280fps in counter strike stress test.

I have no keyboard delays and it feels just like a mac keyboard. No Cracks. No Dead Pixels. It feels very solid. Touch Controls need to be held for a second or two in order to respond from the first touch. Speakers are loud enough for me. So far it is perfect and I love it!!!!!

Here are some pics

 

You have the 8800?

If so why are you playing at such a low res?

 

Yeah I have an 8800, I don't see any big difference between 1024x768 and 1440x900 in gaming. I just kept it on default

 

Should be a noticeable difference, 1440x900 is wide screen 1024x768 is a standard res.

 

go on mag your 8800 can max out EVERYTHING and still go nuts on the FPS on Source games
I average 142fps on lost coast stress test @ 1920x1200 8xaa and 16xaf plus everything max.
amazing.........truly amazing
just playing UT3 that looks sooooo nice.

will be getting crysis later

 

I will just burst out laughing if it overheats when you get it . Good luck though, I hope everything works out for you and the OP.

 

I will probably burst out laughing as well... but more or less kind of like Mark Hamill voicing the Joker's laugh... then I will begin to get angry... and you wouldn't like me when I'm angry. Skin turns all pastey green, I start drooling and I swell up a bit... not a pretty sight.

Thanks for your optimisim though :/

Thats awesome my friend! Just what I wanted to hear! Great pics too man, I'll be posting all my stuff as well! Can't wait.. keep me posted dude!

 

My unboxing video will be coming soon (I have it on camera lol)

and these are my benchmarks

Doom 3
Doom 3: 137.1 fps
3DMark 2006
Customer Information:
3DMark Score: 10,336.00 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score: 4,725.00
HDR/SM3.0 Score: 4,906.00
CPU Score: 2,295.00
Game Score: 0.00 Points
SM2.0 Graphics Tests
GT1 - Return To Proxycon: 39.05 FPS
GT2 - Firefly Forest: 39.70 FPS
CPU Tests
CPU1 - Red Valley: 0.72 FPS
CPU2 - Red Valley: 1.16 FPS
HDR/SM3.0 Graphics Tests
HDR1 - Canyon Flight: 44.63 FPS
HDR2 - Deep Freeze: 53.49 FPS

 

Don't worry you where very clear. I also agree the people that I had on the phone where certainly hard/ not to understand.
As for people taking offense on this statement,.. try reading the whole post or let your mum explain it to ya .

 

Nice 1 MAG13

 

That's insane. Congratulations on the system.

 

thats prolly running it 1440x900 internal lcd. at default 3dmark06 settings, out of the box the m15x pushes a little over 9000.

 

SWEEEEETT!!!!!

 

LOL Thanks guys. So far the computer has been great with no problems at all. The fan is a little noisy when gaming but you won't notice unless the speakers are off

 

Thats awesome bro, keep me posted.. Im hoping to have a similar experience, lol!

 

Thats really good

 

hey man, we have the same setup... did you get your PC yet? Just curious how you liked it with the 8700

 

Nope, not yet. i'm suppose to get it tommorrow or Tuesday. As soon as i get it ill put my benchmarks. When are you suppose to recieve it?

 

same date... expected delivery from fedex is wednesday, alienware said tuesday... so who knows. But wednesday for sure I guess.

 

Hope you guys get it soon

 

Ya, you and me both! lol

 

Mavericke , enjoy these 2 next days , the last step before your delivery ;-)

...but have a small think to all others ( european ) who have ordered their M15X , sometimes a long time ago ( for me since Feb. 4th !!) and are still waiting to get satisfy as I wish you for Wenes...no , let's be optimistic , for tuesday ^^

Please give to us your feeling when you will receive it

( sorry for the mistakes , I am french ^^)

 

Im actually European too - Polish but since im in the US for a couple of more months i decided to buy it in the US and not in Europe because of the price. I feel really bad for you guys. Hopefully Europe will recieve the backordered monitor and you'll get them as soon as possible.

 

Ya, thats terrible... I was mad because I had to wait a month... I couldn't imagine waiting any longer. I probably would have ordered from somewhere else if I had to wait that long.... so your sayign be thankful... I am my friend. I am.

 

i am stil waiting for my m15x, but i think they are gonna delay it
and i have sent 2 emails to them for information, they even didnt reply
i m so pissed off
i ordred m15x on 26th feb, stil phase 4

 

Your best bet is to call them and ask.

What kind of specifications and accessories did you get?

 

I ordered mine on the 20th... so your not far behind me.

I agree with Chaz though, call them and harass them... thats the only way you will find anything out.

 

I was going to order the M15x too but with all the problems they are having I opted for the XPS M1730 which should arrive on the 28th of March 2008, I don't want a $4000 laptop full of problems.

 

meh, I have owned plenty of Dells though... I'm not a huge fan of their internal components. Not that they ar bad PC's... I just don't prefer them.

Plus, to get the exact PC from dell... excluding some of the feature the m15x has... you end up spending more money.

I dont know man... I'm worried, I won't lie... but if everythnig works out accordingly... then I have an uber pc, lol

 

Hopefully now AW have admitted to problems and are working to correct it, all should be well. I spoke to a rep down here in Oz and he said that they are working on a "software problem directly related to the 8800GTX heating problems..." Doesn't know when it will be ready, but they are working on it. Unfortunately for me, i need a laptop now. Gotta hand back my trusty (if slightly crappy) Dell D610 to work, as i start a new job So i had to accept their proposal of putting in a 8700 GPU until they get the problems fixed with the 8800GTX's. Then send it back, get it fixed and tested, then sent back, hopefully taking 3 days... But its better than nothing at the moment.Might try to get the to throw in Crysis free for the inconvenience....

 

ya, my thoughts exactly. Thats another reason why I went with the 8700.

 

Display: 15.4" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD (720p) with Clearview Technology
System Lighting: Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting - Blue
Operating System: Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium - English
Graphics Processor : 512MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 8800M GTX
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme X9000 2.8GHz (6MB Cache 800MHz FSB)
Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 2048MB
Turbo Cache Memory: Intel Turbo Cache Memory 1GB – Accelerate Data Transfer Speed
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 200GB 7200 RPM SATA
Smart Bay: None
CD/DVD/RW: 8x Dual Layer Writer (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Sound Hardware: External Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card
Keypad: Alienware® Area-51 m15x AlienFX® Keyboard - English
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Additional Power: Additional AC Adapter - Alienware® m15x 120 Watt Auto-switch AC Adapter

 

yeah, i m gonna call tmr after exams
i m too busy these 2 days, having loads of exams, and moving house, also i need 2 pack things for the holiday, my flight is on 20th^^
thanks guys

 

ya it looks like yoru monitor... thats probably what they are waiting on. However.. Im no AW tech, lol I have no idea... maybe Chaz can shine a lil light on the situation.

 

really?
anyway, thanx for ur information
if it is realy about monitor, i think i only can wait

 

Basically I wanted to see your configuration to see whether you had any backordered parts or not. It doesn't say anything on Alienware's site about the screens being out of stock. If you had gotten the smart bay battery, that would do it.

Just hang in there, it's worth the wait.

 

i heard some news about it, so i didnt choose anything for smart bay, even the extra hard drive, i m going 2 order it separate
and i didnt order eu power adapter, i chose uk since i live in uk
thanks guys^^

 

gpzach ordered from Euro Alienware, they have everything on backorder here. Screen, AC adaptor, some of the processors etc. Also the info they usually put up on .co.uk site is not the real situation of the stock, you need to call and convince a customer support guy to give you the info. Their last estimate was somewhere in beginning of April (for the people that ordered on 4th-5th of February) but hopefully they were smart enough to order enough to build all the demand. They already have had many cancelations due to horrible CS and communication with the customer (no emails no status or anything else).

 

exactly, they didnt reply my last 3 emails, i m kind of pissed, but i have exams for the last 1 week, so i dont really have time for calling for these thing, but after tmr, i m off
so i m gonna try

 

Glad to see you guys so excited...as am I. I ordered mine on 2/25, and online it still says that I am in phase 2....garbage. I called today and they said that I am in phase 3 and that it should still ship the 25th of march. (I cancel the smart bay battery and extended my warrenty to 3 years).

I am also stoked that alienware found the overheating problem and are close to finding a solution, that really makes me a bit more confident.

So far the only problems I have with alienware is not notifying me about anything, and not updating their site, it gets really annoying to have to call every other day because the dang order status wont update.

Wierd question....anyone play totalwar yet with maxed out settings on 15x???

 

i got the nearly the same configure, and one day later than urs
if urs wil be shipped on 25th, then mine should not be long, i m gonna cal tmr

 

yeah, let me know what stage you are at as well. I wonder if I fell behind or not.

 

i wil, but i just found out that u r in usa, and i m in uk
i think we order from different website^^
hope their service would be the same

 

Ah ya, UK order will make all the difference...

Has anyone had any issues with FedEx? My info hasn't updated since it left Orlando on the 15th.... like the friggin post office... thats not tracking at all, lol!

 

fedex didn't hit their oringinal delivery estimate, i got it the next day.. i'm sure that depends on your local fedex situation though.

 

Ya, I just wish the site would update damnt

 

it only updates once it gets to where it first need to stop. like if its on its way to pennsyvania it will update once it gets to the pennsyvania station...