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    Need help with when/what to buy regarding the M17x

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Jeffa19, Aug 14, 2009.

  1. Alekx

    Alekx Notebook Guru

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    WE can't get it engraved in canada? what is this? we don't live in poverty!
     
    Alekx, Aug 15, 2009
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  2. Jeffa19

    Jeffa19 Notebook Consultant

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    I wanted to put my phone number on the back because of the 1 in a trillion chance that I misplace it ; )
     
    Jeffa19, Aug 15, 2009
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  3. airplaneman

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    I'm not complaining, just stating the facts. I don't really care what it says, I just wanted it to say my name in case it got stolen, I could identify it.
     
    airplaneman, Aug 15, 2009
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  4. airplaneman

    airplaneman Notebook Deity

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    Because if you found a $4000 laptop, you would try and return it...
     
    airplaneman, Aug 15, 2009
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  5. Alekx

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    I wanted my gaming tag on it, I guess there is OFFICIALLY no reason to buy it from alienware then...seeing as that is the only thing they don't try and rip you off with prices.

    I'm gonna call them tomorrow, if they can't engrave what I want they can atleast leave it blank so I can bring it in to Things Engraved and get them to do it.
     
    Alekx, Aug 15, 2009
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  6. Jeffa19

    Jeffa19 Notebook Consultant

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    Of course!

    "try" being the operative word ^^
     
    Jeffa19, Aug 15, 2009
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  7. AirJordan

    AirJordan Notebook Evangelist

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    If they won't do a custom engraving, then I doubt they would leave it blank. They more then likely just order all their M17x's with "M17x" pre-engraved into it.
     
    AirJordan, Aug 16, 2009
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  8. Jeffa19

    Jeffa19 Notebook Consultant

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    Why would they only do that for Canada though?
     
    Jeffa19, Aug 16, 2009
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  9. averagejo3

    averagejo3 Notebook Consultant

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    I can't believe how many pages this thread is.

    About 280s vs 260s, 1333 vs 1066 ram, CPUs, headsets, Canada, warranty information, engravings.....

    All I can say at this point is that no matter what M17x you buy, it will be upgradable and is going to impress you, I think anyone can agree with that. If you've ever seen Moo's CPU changing guide, checking out that CPU cooler is pretty cool, a big copper heatsink.

    I look forward to upgrading in the future, it's part of the excitement that goes to owning one of these.
     
    averagejo3, Aug 16, 2009
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  10. AirJordan

    AirJordan Notebook Evangelist

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    Has anyone called and asked if they do custom engravings for the US yet?

    Yea I agree averagejo, the M17x is an amazing machine as is and you shouldn't sweat the small things
     
    AirJordan, Aug 16, 2009
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  11. airplaneman

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    The do the engraving for the US...on dell's website there is an option somewhere when you are configuring the system. You can type in ~25 characters and they will engrave it I believe.
     
    airplaneman, Aug 16, 2009
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  12. AirJordan

    AirJordan Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh yea I knew they let you do it on Dell's site. For some reason I thought this was about the M17x at microcenter lol :/
     
    AirJordan, Aug 16, 2009
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  13. airplaneman

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    Lol...

    I wonder if you can order a specialized nameplate from Dell directly..for those of you who care about it. I wouldn't be surprised if you can.r\
     
    airplaneman, Aug 16, 2009
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  14. almusabi

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    My advise to you is to buy Quad Q9000 2.00GHz,1066MHz FSB,6MB and then upgrade to Qx9300 and for VGA buy Single 1GB GDDR3 then buy the other one from the internet and install it for your self, for the Ram same thing buy 4GB then buy the other 4 from newegg, and if can't install them take it to any computer shop they will do it for you. this way you will save more than 30% of the price.
     
    almusabi, Aug 16, 2009
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  15. CooLMinE

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    Buy 4gb from dell and another 4gb from newegg ? Slot wise i dont think that will be possible :p
     
    CooLMinE, Aug 16, 2009
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  16. Alekx

    Alekx Notebook Guru

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    Also you wont save much money, and IMO a waste to do the GPU upgrade yourself.
     
    Alekx, Aug 16, 2009
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  17. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    where would you get the new gpu to do the upgrade yourself....only dell carries them haha (and clevo but that isnt worth the trouble)

    and yes, the ram idea will not work, only 2 dimms and htey come with 2x2 from dell not 1x4 - and the newegg price is about same as dells

    the cpu idea works though, is what I did
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Aug 16, 2009
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