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

I know it's a pretty small issue compared to the throttling or failing hard drives, etc, but do you think it's worth having a tech come out to fix the keyboard flex in the lower corners? Is this something they can fix pretty easily? I'd hate to have a tech screw up something else on the computer trying to fix such a minor issue (but definitely still a nuisance).

Thanks to everyone for making this thread so useful!

 

You paid a million for it, get it fixed.

 

An interesting turn of events has taken place....

I just went online and noticed that the 180 dollar charge for restocking has been cancelled. Dell/Alienware looks to have stepped up to the plate.

Because of this single fact alone, I think I may hold on to the M15x and wait for a fix.

If this cancel of the restock remains in place, I may even call back my buddy and tell him that Dell/Alienware owned up and he should order....

Time will tell.

-D

 

i have two sitting in the floor that both have the flex. dunno if thats something they can do or maybe you can engineer something on your own.

 

Some laptop just have flex, which isnt a fault per se, but rather a consequence of the hardware design. It might very well be that all M15x's have slight flex in that region, in that case its only something you can do yourself. It might very well be, that in 3 months or so, somebody uploads a tutorial on how to mod it so that there is no flex.

BUT, there is not harm in calling them and asking if its a flaw or not. Personally, I wouldnt change it if its not too annoying, just cause of the hassle.

 

YEAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just got my first ever Alienware! something I have really wanted for 10 years!!! but too many priority had taken place before this like school, buy house.... dream finally came true!

My Asus G60 is very nice, but side by side with Alienware, it's like Corolla vs Lexus GS....

 

Congrats howard! I thought it was coming on Tuesday? I knew you'd like the way it looks, especially compared to the G60. Now if Dell irons out this throttling business, the M15X will be the ultimate laptop.

 

Interesting that both of yours have flex. Maybe it's more common than I thought.

 

I paid for the 39.99 shipping 2 days, and by the book it supposed to be delivered Wednesday so coming today's a shock to me, albeit a welcome one. Over the years purchasing stuff online, I have realized one thing tho.. UPS and FEDEX seem to move their stuff like xxx on fire during holiday seasons. I hve over the years purchased many things online and opt 2 days or 3 days (more expensive) shipping and on many occasions, I received my stuff next day or at least 1 business days early!

PS: This sucker is heavy..... just got home from work, gotta study for final..will turn it on after final tonight...

 

Well im sending mine back, I spent to much time now as it is trying to get the sound card to work and I still randomly hear a pop or like a glitch sound on external speakers. I kind of just have given up.

Best of luck to all of you

Vampyree

 

Did you try disabling Powermizer like I suggested?

 

On a side note...bestbuy coupon good till 14th for anyone needing a mouse or bag or whatever. It's legitimate and emailed to me by bestbuy...

http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_U...091206/coupons20091206_ht.html?ref=90&loc=107

 

Installing MW2 now... even without playing game I"m already WOWd by this machine.... I thought Asus G60 was nice... yea it was but not even close to the class of fit finish as Alienware. LED screen on Alienware blows Asus G60's to water. Keyboard exhibit absolutely NO flex and system is SILENT.

Whats good most of all is my Asus G60's GTX 260M at best case from factory, idles at 57 to 59C normally, and my M15x's GTX 260M idles at 43C!!!! under the same condition. I guess you truly get what you pay for.

 

It's a great machine, not perfect (no laptop ever is) but close enough. In a way I wish I'd never discovered the throttling problem because prior to that, I couldn't find any major flaws with the machine. Even with the throttling problem, I still wouldn't pick any other 15-17" laptop over it. The revised M17x with the i7 chip will definitely have me drooling but until then, this thing is top notch.

 

Hey guys new here just found out yesterday that my M15x was shiped out on saturday and i should have it on Wensday or Thursday of this week the worst thing is im going to be leaving town for NYC tomorrow for 7 days so i wont even get the system untill i am back and it will alreayd be here lol wich sucks

here is my system configuration i hope i did the right choise for a non gamer i might get into gaming but not sure

what do you all thing did i do good for 1,583 after taxes and all

224-6812 1 BASE,NBK,ANW,BLK,M15X
317-2396 1 Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
317-2404 1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz 2 x 2048MB
320-0934 1 15.6-inch WideHD+ 1600x900 (900p) WLED
320-0937 1 512MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
341-9753 1 320GB SATAII 7,200RPM
330-6174 1 Personalized Nameplate
330-6106 1 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
313-8792 1 AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
421-1590 1 Alienware Command Center Software
421-1400 1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
420-9691 1 DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic
420-6436 1 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
421-1574 1 Alienhead Chrome Blue
410-1883 1 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
313-8565 1 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
421-1304 1 CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 Software
421-1305 1 Nero 9 Media Burning Software
313-8944 1 5.1 Channel Audio
430-0686 1 Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGN Half Mini Card
330-6348 1 AUTO-UPDATES,ON
312-0205 1 Primary - 6-cell (56Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery
988-7347 1 No Warranty beyond 1 year
905-3017 1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus At-Home Service, Initial Year
990-8029 1 1 Year Limited Warranty and Next Business Day,Desktop
906-0700 1 Next Business Day In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis , Initial Year
421-1721 1 Soft Contracts,Banktec Care,Alienware
994-3730 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
994-3700 1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron Desktop, 1 Year
421-1719 1 Soft Contracts,Consumer Complete Care,Alienware
330-0171 1 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks
430-0684 1 Internal Bluetooth 2.1 Mini-Card - 2.1 Enhanced Data Rate
421-1594 1 Alien Cyborg
421-1359 1 World of Warcraft Preinstall Edition
421-1360 1 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
330-5090 1 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
* AW:Thumper



also i was wondering if i where to ever wwant to upgrad the vid to a 1 gig do i have to replace the entire system board or can i just have the chip popped out and replaced

also how do i get the cpu to turbo into 2.8 will it do it automaticly or do i have to manualy overclock it

 

^ Upgrading the GPU is simple.

Turbo is automatic.

 

how simple what im confused about is why the guy from dell said that its built onto the board i have to upgrade it at purchase or i have to replace the entire board so im confsued is the gpu somehting that just pops out or do i have to hav eit pulled and sodered

 

so im really surprised at the performance of my M15x. just finished playing a little MW2 and i ran it maxed out at 1920x1200 (24" samsung monitor) and the gameplay was perfect

 

Ditto..maxed out at 1600 x 900 game is perfect, detail and FPS is on par with my desktop i7 system with ATI 5870.


PS: At max load my Asus G60's GTX 260 reach 80 degrees... and my M15x's GTX 260m under same condition and scenario, 61C max!!!!!!!!!!! this is insane!

PS: Thanks Joker, I'm glad I chose 1600 x 900.. I'm too old to look at 1920 x 1080 on 15.6 inches..

KEV and JOKER, how do I get one of those M15x banner signature like yours?

 

make it with photoshop

or paint if you don't have ps

 

Dunno how to

 

http://www.siglaunch.com

 

Some people have already replaced their GPU, no soldering is necessary. And from what I've read previously there is a pretty good chance your 240 will come with 1GB despite the advertised 512mb.

 

Can you monitor the GPU clocks as well? A hunch tells me that the temp is lower due to the throttling issue.

 

I've started part 3 of the owners lounge here
Owners Lounge 3
because for the second time this thread has bround 3K worth of posts from the great owners of the M15x.

Keep the questions coming and the help flowing and we'll see you all again in another 3K posts for part 4


Also if you've posted a question in the last page or 2 that hasnt been resolved yet, feel free to re-ask it in the new lounge