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

..ever noticed:

It says in the Bios Performance Options;

Memory channel mode: Single

I thought it supposed to be double ?

 

That is interesting. Did you change it to double? What happened?

 

its not an adjustable option.

 

Hey everyone, Im new to this forum. Im thinking about getting the new AW m15x, but have read both good things and bad things about it (mostly from the old m15x version though). I was just wondering what you all think of your laptops, because this is going to be a pretty big investment and I want to be sure it's a good buy. This laptop is going to be mainly used for school but I would also like to play games such as COD MW2 and such (would I need an external fan?) Thanks for the input!

 

http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews.php?reviewid=843&pageid=1

http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/alienware-m15x.aspx?page=2

I am playing L4D2(demo), Red Faction: Guerrilla, COD:MW2, they all run perfectly, on high settings. I use a Targus Dual-fan laptop stand, when the turbo kicks in you will need it. It is heavy so you won't be lugging it around much.
It is the best laptop I have ever owned. My Dell XPS 1530M is the other.....

 

Hard drives very clicky...

 

it is because of the criticisms of the old Area51 m15 that the new All Powerful M15 was introduced in September -- completely new machine, better build quality, i7 core etc. -- read the posts here from people who have the M15 and they love it, all we are doing is getting to grips with its foibles, maxing its performance and playing with our new toy.
When the first one who owns one actually uses stealth mode on a plane we may even come to appreciate why it exists! But in the meantime, if that's our biggest gripe, you have one great laptop!

 

ok, so we have some saying stealth mode is on when the light is bright (same as the wifi) and some when it is dim. Two questions:
1. how do you test/measure if stealth is active or not?
2. has anyone worked out a fix to either deactivate stealth capability for those of us not flying with our M15 and/or worked out a re-mapping of the that media button to some other function?

 

has the power saver mode been fixed? Last I heard when on battery and power saver, there was intense stuttering. Wondering if the issues has been resolved

 

yes with the bios fix

 

yes... I have a new one on the way should be receiving it next week.

 

Damnit! all these people that ordered on 11/5 are shipping while mine is still in production!! Get on it Alienware!!

I just sold my asus G50 so I will be without a laptop for a good week(s)!! rarrg!.

 

yeah my order was placed on the 5th, still in production.

 

The 720 is still backordered? o_o;

 

Just returned a spec'd up dv6t from HP as they don't seem to support Linux whatsoever. Bought the m15x for significantly more...

Anyone installed Ubuntu or some other distro on these machines yet? I've always had great Linux support for the Precisions, but I might need to RMA/cancel if there are issues with linux support for this machine.

 

Weird, my drive is not at all clicky...

 

Why would anyone want to install Linux on a rig designed for gaming.... Linux is not a gaming OS.

 

Because gaming rigs are useful for scientific computing, especially GPU computing? Sorry if you're offended that machines might actually be used for something productive.

 

He probably doesn't know about CUDA.

 

wouldn't it be less hassle to FIND OUT if the machine 'supports' linux BEFORE buying it?

 

less hassle yes, but not scientific nor academic!

 

Someone has to do it. Besides, I have time constraints and bought a few machines now to make sure at least one works.

 

Not offended, just quizzical. Thus the question.

 

Aren't you sick of paying restock fees? I know that Dell charges 15%. I was going to return my M15X, but they offered me a $200 refund to keep it. So I did. I ended up paying $1495 for mine after the "refund"

 

Nope, I bought my 15X to load Windows 7 on and play games, do trip reports, expenses, read email and surf the web. I am not an Academic, nor a Linux programmer, I am an Army Contractor. I travel all over the world, and I needed a laptop that acts like a desktop. I am sorry that I am not cool enough ((currently sipping tea with pinky in the air)) to spend my time and money buying laptops to load with linux and do "GPU loading" tests....

 

HAAHAHAHAAAHHA
well said.. ROFL

 

Its good to finally see some reviews coming up on Youtube. Still a suprising lack of them though for some reason. I am very interested to read any comparo reviews out there between the M15x and the Sager 8960.

 

((bows)) ((turns)) ((bows))

 

I don't know why this reply was directed at me but I did get a laugh out of the tea and pinky part.

 

Because you said "He probably doesn't know about CUDA." (when I read the post your voice sounded like Thurston Howell the 3rd from Gilligan's Island) as if to say "Look lovey, he doesn't even know about CUDA, he must be working class..." That is all.

 

Well I just returned the 8690 and should have the M15x coming in the next few weeks. What do you want to know about the 8690?

 

Interested to know why you just did not order another np8690? Were there issues other than the fan? I decided, living in Canada, it was just too risky to go with as I would need to ship it to the US and back for any repairs or pixel issues. I didn't care too much for the look of it either, but I was impressed with the benchmarks and that monster 280.

 

ditto, i was looking at sager for a while too, but living in Canada just kills for shipping and repairs.

 

1 thing to ask, in bios(overclocking option, Voltage and RAM frequency), is only available for Intel corei7 XM920 only? i purchase a Core i7 720, is it available in this proc?

 

I made a silly video about M15x's video quality. Don't make fun of me plox.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_X3Z9J3lVE

Um... and another one? XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaXMigdDlBg

I suck at making videos :3
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Academics, GPUs, and Linux are useful if you want to do something like engineer vehicles capable of withstanding IEDs or figure out how to reliably supply an army spread over the entire world in the event of supply shocks or targeted attacks. But I'll just get back to sipping my tea or whatever the hell you think people do and you can live without better technology.

 

I just might order another 8690, I haven't decided yet. I'm waiting to see if Clevo releases a bios update to take care of the fan noise. Even though mine had defective fans which manifested during load, the idle noise was still far too loud. The G51 in comparison was much quieter during idle and load. The 8690 sounded like a hair dryer at load and not much quieter during idle. The M15x is for my gf but if I end up liking it, I'll order one for myself as well.

 

Cool vids, thanks for making that one about the display. Feel free to continue making more.

 

Told you that screen was amazing ... Even from that video you can tell and wait till you see it in person...


Great videos Roxy + Rep

 

Yup, it looks great. Viewing angles are very good, colors look rich and the brightness seems pretty good as well. The 900p should be perfect for the 15.6" size.

 

Moar video! me playin' aion o_o... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAnsidAFGx0

 

Ummm...wow? The laptop and screen look amazing. I honestly dont know if I can hold onto my wallet anymore after those videos, must..remain...strong! Great contributions as always Rox

 

That looks great, the M15x is definitely growing on me. *contemplates ordering one for himself now* haha....

 

cool video Roxy, is there any other characters you can play as or do you have to be the girl ?

 

The KGB will reign havoc upon you if you fall to the dark side.

 

Joker changes notebooks more often than I change underwear.

Wait what.

 

Hahahaha...

Dude it's a spy mission for the KGB!

 

Hey guys, I was wondering would this work in the slot that the bluetooth normally would take up??


http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...CODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE

 

Some people just flip their underwear inside out and reuse them.

That's what Roxy is for.

The KGB has enough intel on the subject "M15x."