*OFFICIAL* "All Powerful" M15x Owner's Lounge, *Part 2*

From what I remember reading, in balanced mode in W7, you can expect about 2.5 hours out of the 9cell battery. Current owners please correct me if Im wrong!

 

Lol I owned an Alienware M5550 in the past and damn, that laptop gets way too hot so I needed a laptop cooler. I hope that's not the case with M15x ^_^;

 

the dell rep told me to call back on monday to see if i can get a PO#

 

canada, so same build as US

as to temperatures, The M15 runs a lot cooler than my previous xps1530 did: after continuous use all day today temps are running 61 to 64 C so no need for a cooler

 

Hey everyone! I'm thinking about dropping for an Alienware M15X. Does anyone know if there are any good deals or coupons right now? So far the only thing I can find is 5% off for being a university student but I think someone mentioned finding a 10% off coupon??

Also I know there's quite a price premium for Alienware products and this would be the first time I'd be owning but how is the quality of the case and such? Hopefully not prone to scratches like my old POS HP

 

i'm thinking they are different actually. why would mine be the only one without BT?

i agree on the temps. i passed out last nite and left mine running. it was still cool to the toch all over when i woke up. my wife even made a comment about how it was unreal as her dv9000 gets warm in the palm rest areas and mine doesn't.

 

I'm not sure this is even a problem. Trying to force the 920xm to run in turbo/single core mode with a game that is known to run better and wants a quad core setting is a no no.

 

actually, i called dell the other day...the student discount is 7%

 

I was getting about 2:30 on power saver mode. I remembered getting about 2:00-2:15 on balanced. These of course were just estimates based on the following criteria:

Bluetooth off
powersaver on
reduced LCD brightness
Alien FX off

Hope that helps.

 

Oh nice! Ack, I'm really tempted to hop on it now, but part of me is wanting to wait till the end of the month for any possible Black Friday shenanigans.

 

and remember anyone that uses the dell preferred account gets an extra 3% off.

 

After seeing your other post I checked my order and I don't see BT listed as part of mine either. I will let you know once it comes in this week.

 

Using the Dell Preferred Account is what sealed the deal for me. No interest for 18 months and 3% off.

 

Ok so your getting 2 to 2 half hours on the 9 cell does that mean you can on get 2 hours out of the 6 cell battery?

 

i would get the 9 cell battery.
Reasons:
-The notebook needs it if you want to be able to take it with u somewhere
-It lifts up the notebook so that air can ventilate a lot better
- it lifts up the notebook so that the keyboard and screen is at a better position (my oppinion)

 

I am sorry to be the harbinger of bad news for those who just ordered, but is it me, or is the Dell EPP now 10%? I noticed that first thing this morning.

 

OMFG.... this just keeps dropping...i officially hate dell.... i guess i really should have waited until the holidays

 

what is epp 10%

 

I am not sure I like how the 9 cell battery hang out of the bottom

 

EPP stands for Employee purchase program.


Edit: Clay, it is really not that bad, it does not extend from the back of the laptop in the sense that it is giving it extra length, its just, for a lack of a better term, hangs down to give the laptop an angle when on a desk. It does not take away from the look of the machine.

Double Edit: Hey ultimate, when did you order yours? If it has not been 21 days yet, wouldn't you be able to request the difference or tell them you will return it? Just throwing it out there.

 

actually the EPP is 10% and the price of every upgrade is 10% less than before as well.

 

well i'm pissed off phone dell customer support get through to indian call centre where they read from a script i explain i have a question about the displayport and then get transfered to technical support another indian speaking person with no clue to what i was asking then transfered to another technical support english speaking guy but cannot answer question so puts me on hold comes back with an answer to a question i did not ask then i explained again now waiting for an e-mail reply from him when he can actually find someone who can answer my question.
now my question is did they include audio support for the displayport on their laptops i have contacted displayport .org and displayport does support audio and video but it is upto the manufacturers to include audio support when they install it

why on earth would they not incude it as they must realise that most people who buy this laptop with blueray would most likely want to connect it to an hdtv with one cable i.e hdmi but displayport to hdmi is the same one cable yet it looks like we will have to use more than 1
this is my first buy from dell and maybe my last

 

There have been posts stating successful connection between Displayport and HDMI using an adapter (this includes audio and video)

 

I have NOT tried it yet, but;

The Nvidia Driver installs Sound Drivers for the Video Card by default.

So, the conclusion would lead me to believe sound comes true the same port as video. = 1 cable should do.

 

cheers guys much quicker reply than dell support....lol

 

EPP is 10% and if you call and order over the phone, they take off an additional 4%.

I just ordered my M15x, basically maxed out, and it came to just over $4k before tax.

 

An additional 4%? I tried ordering on the phone last week and they quoted me 7% off through EPP and wouldn't give me any additional discount. How can I get them to honor this 4%?

 

Lucky Americans.. Us Canucks get ripped off.

 

The EPP came up as 10% when I logged in today. I clicked the chat link, asked them to call, and asked about the Buy Back Program, since there weren't any details on the site. She asked if I was ready to place the order and I told her that I wasn't going to order until I took some time to look for coupons... unless she wanted to volunteer any, in which case I would order now. She told me they would take 4% off for ordering on the phone.

Give that a try. If they don't offer it, it might depend on your configuration. Mine was at about $4700 before discounts, so that might have made them more generous.

 

Thanks, that information is extremely helpful, I will try my best to get them to give me that 4%!

Oh, one more question, do you know if that was 4% off the already 10% off price, or just stacked to make it 14% off?

 

For those wondering about BT - can't remember who asked

I chatted with Sales today and here is what I got

11:06:06 AM Customer ApoNono
I was wondering if it comes with built in Bluetooth. I didn't see it listed in the Tech Specs at all

11:06:34 AM Agent RR_XPS_Scott
Let me check but you might have to upgrade that in the "Personalize" options

11:06:45 AM Customer ApoNono
I have already ordered one and made the assumption it was included.

11:07:49 AM Agent RR_XPS_Scott
It is already included standard

11:09:04 AM Agent RR_XPS_Scott
If you want to confirm what I said you have to click the Tech Specs Tab

11:09:19 AM Agent RR_XPS_Scott
It is not listed in your specs because it is standard in that system

 

So basically if your missing BT... they forgot to install it

(So you might want to give them a call)

 

can anyone that had theirs in the us confirm that you have bluetooth?

also even if its standard the 370 card would be listed in the specs just like the intel 5300.

 

i cant believe i did it, but i just did. i am now the proud owner of an all powerful M15x! i was on the phone trying to get them to give me that 4%, and they did...so i handed over the plastic and now its mine!

core i7 720qm, windows 7 home premium, gtx260m, 4gb ddr3 1066, 500gb hd, 9 cell battery, 1920x1080 lcd, next day shipping. $1898 shipped

 

well just checked and mine is on the 7th day in production

(being assembled) what it should say is waiting to be assembled....

i'm 48 years old and feel like a 10 year old waiting for a new toy at christmas

 

I am in the US - I checked the dell website after the chat and it is in the tech specs. So they must have forgotten to install it. I would give them all call or hit them up on live chat.

 

I know the feeling ... I am not 48 but I still feel like a 10 year old waiting for a new toy at christmas. Use the 800 number to check the status. It was more up to date than the website.

Mine has shipped and I can't stop checking the Fed Ex Tracking.

Page 33 has a post from me with the information. follow the same prompts listed and you will get to where you need to be.

The website showed mine as "In Production" when the 800 said "Boxing".

 

Um I would check if my lappy has BT later today when they deliver it but... how do I exactly check for that? XD

* Noob *

 

i'm in the uk and already phoned customer services today and got the same reply in production edd 20/11/09 oh or maybe before hoping thats true

 

You can check under the device manager to see if you have a BT daughter card installed.

I'll check later today too. My bud had a 820qm config arrive Friday to replace the craptastic Studio 17 with its woefully underpowered 3650 for WoW and Aion (which he said ran like gar-bahge on the 3650), so I'll take a gander while I give it the uber once over. I'm sure he'll plead his case, again, why I should play Aion, since we both play serious amounts of WoW.

 

thats odd because i just looked again and its not listed. mind giving me a link? you can go to the M17x and it has the 2.1 bluetooth in the specs but not the M15x.

actually i jsut found it. it shows in the one spec page but not in the config.

 

Yup - that's what confused me as well. If anyone got a laptop minus a BT card I would contact Dell and get it sorted out.

 

I have BT in mine but would not know what to use it for TBH.

A BT mouse perhaps?

Are they any good?

Still wondering why my GT240M reports 1 Gig of Memory when it should have only 512 meg.

 

PS - why has no one posted a review of the M15X on here yet!?

 

+1, driver heaven has a pretty good one though

 

I love my BT mouse!

It looks great, to not have anything plug in..

 

Hi there

Mick 21, i just did the same, plastic makes it happen ordered the M15x in NebulaRed and know exactly how you feel, sorry ApoNono, i´m also a 40+ gamer

Thanks to all of you guys(Moo,Whizzo,SleeyO,Mandrake,Bubbamel) just to name a few, for advising me in the past waiting until the 15" is refreshed.

by the way, anyone knows, how big is the delivery box ? more than 29x29x29"

need to get it shipped abroad....

 

I didn't see package size on my fed ex tracking but it is weighing in around 19 pounds according to the tracking page.

 

It says 20lbs for mine ^_^
* Is still waiting for fedex to deliver her new lappy! *
Im so excited!

 

mine was roughly

19.5" wide
17.5 tall
9.5 deep

20lbs shipped