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

Thanx a lot! What about if I wanted to buy a video card from another manufacturer or like nvidia or ati themselfs or ebay's site etc, or that wouldnt work?

Before I was thinking on buying the new envy 15 it also has i7 but better graphics ati 4830 1gb ddr3, and supports upto 16gb ddr3, huge standard resolution and audio by dr.dre's beats co, night vision camera to record in pitch black my paris hilton, but no optical drive. it weighs only 5.4 and extended battery which slaps right on the bottom panel looks like the part of the laptop and in total all together gives u 18hours of battery on same i7 processor lol, no thats not a typo 18 hours!!! and battery is still very slim

I know this isnt what laptop should i buy thread. these are two biggest competitions now because i7 and hp envy is very slim, yet m15x with all the pretty lights, blah blah blah.

Its such a hard decision my hair is turning grey and im 21 lol.

Which should I buy?

 

Nvidia and ATi use resellers to distribute their products. If you contact them they'll tell you to contact your OEM. You'll be able to buy upgrades through eBay assuming the GPU works with the M15x. The best place will continue to be through Dell. If you by it from them they will warranty it with the system.

The envy is a nice system. The 4830 is also a nice GPU but for gaming you should get more out of the 260M. Plus there is a lot better chance to upgrade the GPU in the M15x than the envy. If portability and battery life are more important to you then the envy might be a better choice. The 4830 will still play games. I only worry about heat with the thinner systems.

 

Thanx on the heads up for m15x. I curious why do you say that 260m gtx is better at gaming? the benchmarks are higher in 3dmark05 and 3dmark06.
gtx 260m has average of 9,500+ points the 4830 has 11,700+ average and thats for the 512mb card i couldnt find 1gb benchmarks so it should be even more. on 3dmark05 it just rappes it. One thing that got me pushing toward m15x is it has the optical drive!

 

The 4830 isn't going to come close the 260.

 

but for vantage the GTX 260m will crush the 4830, and this is MUCH more telling of game performance in modern games (not games from say, 06 or 05 )

 

Your 3dmark scores are going to be more dependent on the processor. I got my 3Dmark score to 16.8K before touching my GPUs. That is with straight CPU OC'ing.

As Scook said you need to see the Vantage GPU score results for a more accurate comparison.

 

The 4850 1GB mobility is about the same level as the GTX260 (a little better overall), generally being either identical or upto 10% faster game dependant. Given this I'd imagine the 4830 to be somewhere around 25% slower than the GTX260.

 

I do love my vantage

 

If the 4830 was on the same playing field with the 260s and they stayed cool the envy 15 would be a very popular system. I just HATE the macbook look.

 

But I thought 4830 was a bigger number than 260?

 

I just read the flyer posted on engadget and the RAM it is using is DDR3. Not even GDDR3 would get it near 260 levels.

If it uses plain-jane DDR3, it will be very slow.

 

If it was a 4860, sure why not. But the chassis is nowhere near robust enough to cool that kind of GPU effectively. The 4830 is 128 bit and only uses GDDR3. It has a lot of shaders and possibly a decent clockspeed, but it's starved of memory bandwith. I wouldn't expect more than a 25% boost over a 4670, which is at the higher end of middle tiered GPU's. The 260M is at the high end of high-tiered GPU's.

 

I don't know. I don't have that many fingers and toes.

 

well nvidia has more letters then ati so nvidia wins.

 

LOL... I guess I was wrong guys. I just confirmed in another video card thread
that 260 gtx is faster and 4830 has slow bits.

Thanx, so its all good because m15x has optical envy lost there, 260 gtx wins,
should i go for lower resolution or 1080p? because ive read in this forum that 260 is still not the best out thre and hd resolution might stress the card more while playing games giving it lesser fps, is 900p good? because i know the aspect ratio is 16;9 and the smallest resolution for that is 700(something)p.... so im guessing 900p isnt bad at all right?

Thanx again

 

What...are we counting in Hex now?....or base 26 I guess

 

1080p if you plan to go blue-ray ever. Even if you don't the 260 won't have issue with the higher res. We have members with single 260s in their M17x with no issues.

 

then 1080p it is... ooo this will burn a hole in my pocket but i guess its worth it

thanx again

 

What's the order status of the M15x? Are you guys in pre-production like the M17x ATI orders?

 

No, mine is in build.

My Adamo order, however, is stuck in pre-production.

 

I head someone a few pages back say the EU systems didn't come with a win 7 upgrade. Allthough it doesn;t mention that on the site I ahve confirmed with my rep that I will be getting an upgrade coupon for it. Just though I would let anyone else who was wondering know.

Im in pre-pro but my estimated delivery is 12th November

Anyone else in the UK ordered this thing? When is your esp delivery date?

 

in build too

 

I'm in France and my estimated max delivery date is 16th November...

In production..

 

In an effort to keep the Owner's Lounge clear of order status updates, would one of you kind gentlemen (one from Europe, one from US perhaps) care to generate the *OFFICIAL* M15x Europe Order Status Thread, and *OFFICIAL M15x US Order Status Thread, or am I just way off base here.....

 

done

 

BOXING STAGE HERE!!!

w00t

Can't wait, guess I am looking at a Monday or Tuesday delivery!

 

Holy Moo Cow that was fast!

Anyone else this far yet?

 

**in scooby doo voice**... Huuuh? I need to call and see where I am. Guess the windows 7 idea was wrong.. ok ok. Yes Sleey0 you were right.

 

Bubba

I had my order expedited and it obviously went thru. Not sure why your rep told you different.

 

You ordered on the 22nd Sleey?

 

I did too and guess what I am in boxing as of today as well!! Woohoo! I really thought they were holding back because of Windows 7... but you were right Sleey0.

 

Very good news. Thanks, dude.

K.

 

Sweet!

Although I doubt we will get it before Monday

 

Dam Sleey0, that is maybe as fast as my M17x was. 12 days from ordering to my doorstep haha. I think that is a record so far

 

That's what I'm looking at - 12 or 13 days total

 

Hope we are not the guinea pigs.

 

Now that's what I call willing to "bench" anything.

 

hehe

10char

 

Sleey0 I'm jealous! I see the email they send you that allows you to view your order status doesn't have an option for "In Boxing" do I have to call to get that kind of info? Also can you ask a rep to expidite your order or do you have to do that when you place the order... This is why I originally tried to place my order on the phone but the dell rep I got had no clue about the M15x and tried to tell me it wasn't available for order until october. Looks like your gonna be the first here to get yours, if my oct 26th date is true that really sucks.

 

Credit goes to Sleey0 for this method..but do this....

To get detailed info on the progress of your order (Kitting, Build, Testing, Boxing, etc). follow these steps:

BACKDOOR to the old order status!

1)Call 800-283-2210 = this is the DPA phone number so don't get worried

2)Follow prompt #3

3)Now, select business/epp selection #2

4)Track order option #1

5)Then do it again - track order option #1

Hope this helps you determine what status you are in.

 

Wow you guys are sneaky! I expect a complete review first day of arrival.

 

Yeah mine is also in boxing. After that another computer told me that my estimated delivery date was 10/22. So the computer is boxed up but they arent shipping it out for another 2 weeks? If they wait that long to send it I hope its because my 7 disc is in there.

 

No, boxing includes the time they send it from Xiamen to the US (Reno for WC, and Nashville for EC).

Once it arrives in the US, it is boxed and then shipped. Approx 4 days total.

Shipping status will update when it physically ships via fedex.

 

Wow.

NBR is messed up today? lol

 

Hey do you have a display port adapter yet? Hopefully someone here has one and can see if it transmits audio. I wonder if theres a way to just call dell and actually get someone who knows the facts to say yes or no.

 

None of Alienware folks frequent here anymore do they? I am sure they could answer those questions. I wonder what happened to them?

 

I just ordered mine!!! I thank everyone for helping me make my decision.

I ordered through AAFES and for some reason the option for ram was the 2GB @ 1333MHz. I think the 720QM will be plenty for me, here's what I got:

Base System Color;Alienware M15x, Cosmic Black
Processor: Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
LCD Display: 15.6-inch WideFHD 1920x1080 (1080p) WLED
Video Card: 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M
Hard Drive: 250GB SATAII 7,200RPM
Nameplate: Personalized Nameplate (MUMM RA)
AlienFX: AlienFX Mars Red
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium (64 bit) + Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Coupon - English
Avatar: Alienhead Chrome Red
Adobe Reader Acrobat SW: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Optical Drives: Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Sound: Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
Wireless: Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGN Half Mini Card
Automatic Updates: Automatic Updates: On
Primary Battery: Primary - 6-cell (56Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery
Service: 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
Wallpapers: Alienhead Chrome Blue
Wallpapers: Alien Schematic
Wallpapers: Alienhead Chrome Red
Standard Nameplate Trigger: Thank you for Purchasing Alienware

$1704.05

If any one is going to order through AFFES use this coupon by 5 October for $100 off!!!! adcotm

 

Nice. I wish I had ordered with only 2gb to so I could just upgrade myself for cheaper... Hopefully AW gave you one 2gb dimm instead of 2 1gb sticks.

 

I went with the standard 3GB. $50 seemed steep to go from 3GB to 4GB (one of the modules will be 2GB anyways so all you need is another 2GB).

 

What is AAFES? I am assuming it is another thing that I cannot take advantage of