New M17X Checklist?

Hello my fellow Alien M17X lovers

I am due to take receipt of this laptop (below) next week and I was wondering should I test/check certain components before I begin installing my software, files, games etc?

I ask because there seems to be a few issues with new machines fresh out of the box. From reading through the forum I understand there are some;
- wireless issues
- dell not suppling the latest drivers
- bios issues (drivers?)
- under performance issues
- etc etc

Hopefully I wont end up with a lemon (hexed myself ) and problems are usually component specific but it would be helpful if anyone could advise on a few tests to ensure a new system is working as it should? Thanks in advance

Processor : Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000(2.00GHz,1066MHz,6MB L2 Cache)
Display : 17in Wide UXGA (1920X1200) - Beyond HD (1200p)
Memory : 4096MB (2x2048) 1333MHz DDR3 Dual Channel
Hard Drive : 320GB (2x160GB) Free Fall Sensor Raid 0 "Stripe"(7200RPM) Dual HDD
Optical Drive : DVD+/-RW (DVD, CD read and write) Drive
Power Cord : UK 250V
Power Supply : Alienware 240W AC Adapter
Battery : Primary 9-cell 85W/HR LI-ION GRAPHICS : DUAL CROSSFIRE 1GB ATI GDDR3 MOBILITY RADEON HD 4870
Wireless : European Dell Wireless 1510 (802.11 n) Half Mini Card
Wireless : Europe Dell Bluetooth 370 Card
Keyboard : Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
Operating System : English Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)
Power Plan : Balanced
1 Mice : Alienware TactX Mouse