*OFFICIAL* "All Powerful" M15x Owner's Lounge

Wow, this thread is changing into the M15x owner's lounge.. into the omg the M17x has the 4870, I am getting that now lounge.

 

Again, Moo?

I thought you wrecked you car the last time stuff was released.

Dang. Hope your allright......

 

could that be a habit to wreck things up when something "Jawesome" comes out ?! lol

jk

sorry for ya Moo !!

 

wow moo that sucks pal. =/ hope your okay man.

 

totalled it banged up my knee i had surgery on .....

last time i needed a new parts but its good now

now its totalled and i have to spend al theo money i have on a new one

 

get well, get your car fixed, and get a new laptop..... good luck man,

 

Hm, maybe the M15x's GPU isn't a deal breaker afterall. On http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html the ATI 4870 and the GTX 260m are virtually identically in scores. And if the manual insinuates that it can hold a larger a GPU, that means it can handle cards made in the future right? Like possibly the 5000 series?

I may get one of these afterall.

And Moo sorry to hear that Hopefully its not going to be tooexpensive

 

good luck Moo..

 

What >??? happened ?. ...

 

Hey Moo.. I hope you are feeling ok!

Ok, I finally ordered. $2809 is the total with free next day shipping, expedited and my discount. My specs one more time.


Intel Core i7 820QM 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz 2 x 2048MB
15.6-inch Wide FHD 1920x1080 (1080p) WLED
1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
500GB SATAII 7,200RPM
AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
Alienware Command Center Software
Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit Edition) with SP 1 - English
Windows 7 Home Premium UpgradeCoupon, W0, ENG,SPN,FRE,GER JPN
313-8569 1 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
421-1304 1 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
421-1305 1 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
5.1 Channel Audio
Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGN Half Mini Card
Primary - 9-cell (85Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery
2 Year Limited Warranty


Strange they had the blu-ray drive listed twice...hmmmm...

 

Mine has the standard drive listed twice with the blu-ray around it:

1 313-8565 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW) $0.00
1 421-1304 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW) $0.00
1 421-1305 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW) $0.00

 

congrats! now comes the waiting game.

 

i order mine as soon as Dell updates the god damn french version of its website !!

 

totalled as in (new car)

and i was plannign on getting 4870's day they came out if i could but now ....


Any way thanks guys




i am quite excited as well

 

Ok, I guess that is normal then. You did say you got the drive stock right? Hey, Sleey.. can you access your order status page? It says it cannot find info. Not sure if it takes some time to show up on the site. Just curious

Thanks! yeah, now the other part that I do not look forward to.



I am glad you are ok Moo!

 

I am still not convinced that upgrading the GTX280 SLI to the 4870 is worth the money. I mean if you have the PC already. I don't think the 4870 are worth a $800 upgrade...

Again, I don't mean for a new buyer... I mean for someone with an M17X already equipped with GTX280M.

Plus on top of that and like mentioned by Gabe recently Nvidia's drivers for games are much better. ATI still has not fixed the stuttering issue in WOW and other games.


Since this is the M15X thread... I love the LED screen... When are we getting this on the M17X??????????

 

It takes about an hour for your order to go from processing to in production.

 

the 4870 are not worth it from the 260's

unless Gddr5

 

I think maybe you get TOO excited and that's why you keep wrecking your car every time new tech comes out. ;þ

 

i didnt know about it

...... now i am laying down because i smashed my bad knee


( 1st wreck ( other time was me backing up and the dorr wasn't fully shut and it swung open and got ripped off))

 

Hey I was just curious, how would the 240m compare to other video cards, such as the 4670 from ati? I havent really seen one in action.

 

lol

sorry for laughing at your misfortune but that is kinda funny.

 

its very capable


like it can play crysis ....

 

What I meant was, is it on par or better than the 4670 ati?

 

The 4670 should be a bit better, but it's close.

 

hmmm guys.
with my current money situation.
i think im going to buy a much cheaper 5850/5870 crossfire configuration
desktop from ibuypower.com.
and in a few months also get the M15x.
i like it, but its alot right now in respects to my cash flow...

 

Off topic, but I would recommend building your desktop.

 

Why did AW do this with the 4870 in the M17x? Just makes choosing that much harder. Now I dont know which I want. with sli 260s and a single 4870 costing the same they are just making it confusing

*sorry if this is a repost, I'm in class I got no time to catch up on this but seriously if the new card was in the M15x it would be a no brainer for alot of people.

 

Don't worry -- moo said the 4870 is GDDR3 so you're not missing too much.

 

Well, Moo got word from R&D that the ATI's are GDDR3. That should help you decide.

 

http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/23/quad-core-core-i7-720qm-slips-into-dell-studio-15-17-and-studi/

I wonder if that move will take away from the M15x.

The 4670 isn't too bad a card.

 

Until the M17x tech spec page changes on Dell.com to show the 4870 cards, or when I start seeing GPUz screen shots I'm not believing any of you. ;þ

 

In Sweden the starting price for the M15x is 16,690 SEK(2,443 USD)

i hate you dell...

 

lol.. you guys must be making a ton of money.

 

Ok I'm gonna pull the trigger after class. I may need some help with the config though, still a few things I'm not sure about

 

Someone please close all other "M15x" related threads! Let's just use this one.

 

I don't know is someone mentionned it already (haven't read everything you guys talk too much xD), but I think Alienware got whipped by Clevo once again loll

** W860CU ** (with epic music playing in the back)

i7 + GTX 280M is going to be brutal for a 15incher

 

Does anyone know how Stealth mode will work in the new M15X? Did they include a secondary GPU so as to offer a long battery life solution?

I ask because while the unit may weigh 10lbs and be almost the size of the m17x, I really enjoy having the long battery life.

 

how much do you think that the 820QM @ 1,73 GHz will be overclockable to?(all 4 cores, not turboboost)

Would the difference between the 920XM and 820QM be worth 1236 USD?

 

Not really.

It was the same price as mine after discounts plus only 2GB ram on the 860.

 

ARe you slow in the head?

just wondering ....

omg the clevo i7 > AW i7?

omg the 260 sucks ! nvm the 280 is @ best 10% faster only in benchmarks ( same in games)

OMG the clevo doesnt have 4870's

 

I don't tink anything higher than 720 is worth it.. Maybe if you have money in plus go with the 820 so you get 2mb cache more and a little faster cpu.

But it isn't 1236 extra for the 920 But like 900 something I think.

 

820 is the sweet spot, IMO.

I mean, Dell charges the same for a T9900 upgrade so it's worth it.

 

Would it be better to get the 240 and wait for them to release a upgrade or just go with the 260 for now anyway?

 

the Clevo does weigh almost 2lbs less and does have an hdmi port,
us AWers can at least give them that.
but the M15x is a much much prettier machine overall.

 

The weight diff is 90% due to the Aluminum chassis.....

 

Except for the point I brought up yesterday in another thread the Sagers have great performance but they look like flea market laptops, for $2500 I demand style. I think the free 3yr warr. is the only thing thats really better.

 

The 280 is faster and you know it. Just accept it already And it's standard but.. is the 4870 true or is that a lie to trick me into the m15x.. cuz if it is then yeah m15x will kick some butt.

Switchable graphics is what the m15x needs.

Now I'm curious to see if any of these two will have overheating issues.. cough cough AW will downclock cough cough

 

I will give them that

But the design trumps it

 

3 year on labor only

1 year on parts - that is the most expensive and worthwhile part of the warranty.

They trick consumer just like they tricked you!