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

Go with the 900p screen, it's gorgeous and it fits perfectly with a 15.6" size.

 

I'm actually going to vouch for the 1920x1080 screen. I had the 1920x1200 screen on the M17 and I thought it was perfect, so I debated whether or not I needed a similar resolution on a smaller screen, but I went ahead and ordered the 1080p LCD with my M15x and I'm loving it. I'm a big fan of high resolutions and the higher resolution is great on the M15x. I feel that it makes the laptop look a little more professional and sophisticated; there's nothing I hate more than low-res. I actually changed my resolution to 1600x900 to see what life is like on the other side, and I did not like it at all. Everything was just so big and it made me feel like I was using just any old laptop that was nothing special.

On another note, I will say that if you are older and/or have poor eyesight, the 1080p screen may not be for you. Things will appear very small.

 

Thanks for all your answers, including on the previous page, I think I will buy this machine sometime early/mid December (I am willing to sacrifice on size, instead of going for Hp Envy/XPS16/DV's etc, I need reliability! I had a laptop fry on me its not fun! Plus the M15x is so sexy). Also, I hear a lot about SSD - making a huge difference in performance. One thing also about the SSD, is there any issues I should be aware of them, such as lifetime etc in comparison to normal HDD's?

Also, 6 cell vs 9cell, should I bother? I hear the 9 cell brings up system hence making it better at cooling, but whats your verdict (I won't be using it without adapter anyway)?

 

I hear having a 1080p resolution can affect gaming, or is this only if you decide to game on native res?

 

I'm pretty sure that solid state drives have a substantially longer lifespan than regular HDDs.

As far as the battery goes, I have the 9-cell, but only because I need as much battery life as I can get because I use my laptop in my college classes. But, if you're never going to go on battery power, I don't see the $100 justification in just having it be elevated for better cooling, seeing as how the laptop has phenomenal cooling as it is anyways.

Both the 1080p and the 900p resolutions are 16:9 aspect ratio lcd's, so the only reason the 1080p lcd will be disadvantaged is when you're playing games at native res.

 

Just noticed UK AW doesn't let you get SSD drives zzz -_-...

 

Yes, and the 256GB SSD cost 500 quind ...

 

Yep, just searched too and I was like

 

Just noticed something really weird. Although all of the upgrades on the US site are substantially cheaper than on the Canadian site, the 9 cell battery is only a $50 upgrade on the Canadian site. I would have went with that if I noticed how cheap it was.

 

I am really excited to hear about those 3dmark06 scores with the new drivers. This thing is going to own my desktop lol

 

Hey guys I am having a problem. I upgraded to Windows 7 (please don't flame me, yes I know a clean install is preferred, but I am busy).
So anyway, my Intel NIC is not working, the driver is incompatible, but when I try to install the correct driver it says:

and then it closes. I try to remove the program from the Add/Remove programs and here is what I get:

I have searched high and low for a solution, anyone have any idea how to fix this?

 

what drivers you talkin about josh g ?

 

i think hes talking about the beta drivers on the nvidia site?

 

Can I please get specs on your SSD?
You get a 7.0 I get a 5.9

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz 7.1 5.9
Determined by lowest subscore

Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB 7.4
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M 6.8
Gaming graphics 2810 MB Total available graphics memory 6.8
Primary hard disk 33GB Free (119GB Total) 5.9

Mine is an OCZ Summit 120GB ( http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/flash_drives/ocz_summit_series_sata_ii_2_5-ssd)


120GB Max Performance**
Read: Up to 220 MB/s
Write: Up to 200MB/s
Sustained Write: Up to 200MB/s

and I get a 5.9? Something is wrong I think.....

Also you got .1 better on Graphics..... with the same GPU...

 

OK well it seems that if I'm going to get a M15x I may have to postpone it for a little while longer. I just made this build under the AAFES website which all purchases are tax free and free shipping.

Alienware M15x, Cosmic Black
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Intel Core i7 920XM 2.0GHz (3.2GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
15.6-inch WideFHD 1920x1080 (1080p) WLED
1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M
250GB SATAII 7,200RPM
Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGN Half Mini Card
Primary - 9-cell (85Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery
Internal Bluetooth 2.1 Mini-Card - 2.1 Enhanced Data Rate
*Everything else is just standard stuff*
For how much you ask? Remember its tax free so dont be sore.....
$2272.50

How many of you would pass that up?

 

i got mine throught aafes also brock...good choice. you made a very good choice as i got mine for 1910 a awesome deal if you ask me.

 

Just installed the beta drivers and ran 3DMark06, got 10,895.

Roxy, how are you getting 500 points more than I?

 

Yeah but this means I have to wait till Dec. 30th to order, was gonna order originally on Nov. 30th and just do upgrades every 2 weeks later but doing it this way will save me a few hundred bones. But I'm not really concerned with the later money issue right now. So I'm kinda torn, get a basic system now or get the top CPU and some extras in another month?

 

Uhhh can you order me one too XD.

 

@brock,....thats exactly why im getting my SSD. saving money is awesome. i should be receiving my SSD on the 3rd. hopefully sooner.

brock it'll be well worth the wait.

 

I'm thinking I'll wait then, because it will save me well over $1000 of doing the upgrades later. Just wish I could get a small loan now though but because I have a student loan I'm paying off I can't get one.

 

I totally have no idea @_@

 

what upgrades are you lookin to do brock ?

 

Do you have to be in the military in order to puchase from there?

 

The fact that the AAF in AAFES stands for Army and Air Force would suggest so.

 

The upgrade to the CPU alone is enough worth waiting for I think. I plan to max out the RAM later, just to costly right now. Gonna stick a SSD in later to and just get a 1.5TB external Esata. Don't really wanna upgrade the GPU till Fermi comes out (yes I can wait for that). Blu-Ray isn't a big deal to me, if I wanna watch Blu-Ray I'll get a PS3 like I'm planning on doing later anyway.
Buuuuut..... Now that I recalculated my finances I can actually order it on Dec. 15th. YAY!

 

dont forget about the marines and the navy

 

Hmm..join the military, get awesome AAFES discounts but then get shipped off to Afghanistan...I think I'll just pay more for the notebook

 

I cancelled my g51j after multiple fail attempts by this UPS delivery guy i had enough of the BS(left as soon as bell rang the 1st time, never even rang the bell on the 2nd attempt, and since tmr is a holiday, I won't be able to get it until monday)so screw it, i called UPS and told them to send the package up their lazy UPS driver instead. Now I'm waiting for gentechpc to reply back to see If i can get my refund back.

So I justwent ahead just ordered the m15x from dell, got about $170 discount total with an added in AW headset/mouse, the headset i could really use, I'll probably give the mouse to my sister since i have an mx518, just wondering butdoes the m15x have a built in webcam?

Hope this is worth it

 

Congrats on the purchase, you made the right choice. The m15x has a built in camera + LED light and it works pretty good too.

 

you have to go into device manager and uninstall the device itself, the Intel 5300, in addition to the drivers and then install the correct drivers from the Dell site (and not the drivers from the Intel site, which are newer but not fully compatible with the Alienware). The device itself re-installs when you re-boot in the install of the driver.
It then runs smoothly and is very stable.

 

I refused shipping of a laptop last year and my CC company told me legally the seller has to refund the money. They said if they would not issue a refund, to contact the them (Visa) again and they would take care of it. So basically, if you refused shipping, and therefore did not receive the product, they have to refund you.

 

Whew, I was somewhat worried that i would get a deduction or something for sending it back, but since I didn't even open the package i should get my full refund back, and since it's the Asus g51j gentech shouldn't have problem selling it(took me 3 weeks to get it sent out to me due to high demand) The dell rep said i well get the m15x sometime next Friday/week after, can't wait to play games of this and taunt my little nephew with it

 

or you can be stateside for 8 years.

 

Hey can anyone tell me if this is the correct 3dmark06 version for window 7 64 bit. Thank!!!


http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1297

 

Hey guys,

Since AW is a platform built for gaming, what better place for all of us to get together than a Steam group? All AW owners are welcomed and encouraged to join: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/allpowerfulaw

 

just a couple pics of the new ssd i have on the way

 

Today ordered a M15x for my son, well we did it together, as he paid for half of it. Here are the specs:
BASE,NBK,ANW,BLK,M15X
1 317-2396 Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
1 317-2404 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz 2 x 2048MB
1 320-0936 15.6-inch Wide FHD 1920x1080 (1080p) WLED
1 468-4638 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
1 468-4647 $50 Dell Promo Gift Card - Arrives in 6-8 wks, carries a 90 Day Exp. Dell.com/giftcard
1 341-9752 250GB SATAII 7,200RPM
1 330-6174 Personalized Nameplate- BKizzle
1 421-1400 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
1 420-6436 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 313-8565 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
1 421-1304 CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 Software
1 421-1305 Nero 9 Media Burning Software
1 313-8944 5.1 Channel Audio
1 430-0686 Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGN Half Mini Card
1 312-0205 Primary - 6-cell (56Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery
1 430-0684 Internal Bluetooth 2.1 Mini-Card - 2.1 Enhanced Data Rate
1 421-1359 World of Warcraft Preinstall Edition
1 421-1360 Steam and Portal Factory Installed

This is his first laptop since the 1990's, he is very exited. He has a 4 year old Dell desktop that is held together by tape and glue, lol. It is in production now, I am very exited for him as this is also his first Alienware!

 

Ahh, that's what I did when I was 14 and I wanted an Alienware Area 51 desktop, I convinced my mom to buy it for me and I also paid for half of it lol!

 

FaShizzzle Bkizzle, your a good dad.... I'll be doing the same thing for my son, but he's not born yet

 

Haha, BKizzle is his shaman's name in World of Warcraft. Oh and he is my first born, which happened way back in 1981

Oh and btw, Vek, how do you like your M15x?

 

Anyone know how long it usually takes them to finish/ship when the laptop is in it's final stage?

 

Mmmm from what I've seen the overall process is taking most people around 2 1/2 -3 weeks to get their laptops!

 

Yep and if you're lucky you might get yours build within 5 days like me... XD

 

In the M17x is the Geforce 9400 graphics card, but it is the M15x?

 

No, the M15x does not have an integrated graphics chip.

 

Edit: Nvm

10 char

 

Mine shipped today ;-). Ordered on 16th but got cancelled(dells fault) and reordered on 18th(prioritised by dell).

 

oneabove you just broke my heart.. grats tho!

 

omg! My comp just shipped aswell, will be here sometime next week I guess. I'm so excited

And I joined the Steam AW grp Joker