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

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by sleey0, Sep 22, 2009.

  1. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    Woohoo Sleey0 in the house rockin the M15x and the 240m :D.
     
  2. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    I am telling you guys. If you haven't seen the red up-close, then you can't judge it.

    No matter how many pics I took of mine it never came close to how nice it looked in person.
     
  3. ZenithNoesis

    ZenithNoesis Notebook Evangelist

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    anyone capable of answering this?
     
  4. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    Yep.

    Watch out now! Might be crushing some thinkpads shortly :D
     
  5. Plisken

    Plisken Notebook Consultant

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    it depends on the converter. im pretty sure there are converters that can. They cost a bit more of course.
     
  6. WaR

    WaR Notebook Virtuoso

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    lol .................
     
  7. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    Keep the jokes coming... hahah

    The jokes on you if I see a 4870 tomorrow ;)
     
  8. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    Im just having fun poking at you since your very sensitive right now :D .
     
  9. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    i fyou see one it will be the same one in the M17x ;)

    the joke will be on you when we are rocking 2 of them
     
  10. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    I know quad :D

    I am actually laughing it up right now!
     
  11. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    If theres a 4870 in it i might jump on board because i love LED screens Soo much :). Hopefully they start offering LED in the M17x as an option like i said before then its the best of both worlds . Id really prefer a dual card machine since there just so much faster for the stuff i like to do .
     
  12. WaR

    WaR Notebook Virtuoso

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    I will trade the lack of HDMI in the M15x for skullcap!
     
  13. lilyang

    lilyang Notebook Evangelist

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    wo0ot for skullcap! I think nebula red skull cap would be ftw :)
     
  14. WaR

    WaR Notebook Virtuoso

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    New option available for M15x!

    [​IMG]

    Worship me :D
     
  15. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    Nice ps skills!
     
  16. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    lower the ribs
     
  17. Ty Haegs

    Ty Haegs Notebook Enthusiast

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    lol I have a skullcap on my m5550 but for me I prefer the clean look of the Ripley.
     
  18. Ty Haegs

    Ty Haegs Notebook Enthusiast

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    haha yeah the left ribs definitely look higher
     
  19. lilyang

    lilyang Notebook Evangelist

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    Lol when WaR said new option I flew to the AW site, and then I came back and noticed the ribs :)
     
  20. Scytus

    Scytus Notebook Deity

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    I remember a while back there was a user that shared many photos of his red M17x..one of the few first people who bought it in that color

    From what I remember, the laptop looked really..realllly spiffy
     
  21. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    I tried digging up that thread but can't find it (search doesn't want to find it either).

    It was a guy in the Uk I think and his pics came out great. That was the only pics I ever saw that came close to showing how nice the red was.
     
  22. Mackan

    Mackan Notebook Evangelist

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    DisplayPort implementations so far (all other notebooks I've seen) have not transmitted any audio at all. So it doesn't matter if you use a HDMI converter... The big thing is if Alienware now actually use a DisplayPort that transmits audio. I am guessing not. Most people here doesn't seem interested in HDMI anyways, so I guess Alienware did the right choice...
     
  23. Rengsey R. H. Jr.

    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

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    Hey...I like HDMI. especially if you going to hook up to watch a 1080p movies to the 52" LCD. But of course, my audio would route to the digital receiver to get 5.1 surround.
     
  24. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    Nice PS work WAR, but I cant help but to think of a chinese guy (Chinky eyes) and an open mouth...

    I couldnt find the image so this is what I drew when I saw that image above:

    [​IMG]

    It could be a derivative of a servbot's expression MORE LIKE THE ONE ON THE RIGHT:

    [​IMG]
     
  25. Digital1337

    Digital1337 Notebook Evangelist

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    here is the deal, so i just got off the phone with dell-alienware sales dept ... so i was trying to pull any possible info from the sales rep that was assisting me. I got to the point when i tell him : "I am willing to make a purchase tonight (M17X) , but only if I know that you guys are not coming up with any kind of the technical up-dates tomorrow, what ultimately will make me cancel my order" and the guy was like " ... Jeeee , in that case let me take your number and I will call you tomorrow, as I am not allowed to discuss any forthcoming tech modifications" !!!

    Do you guys follow this .... seems like they are "up-dating" the current M17X line up .... the questions is "with what" ???

    I would assume that it would be LED, i7 (but it requeires the whole MB modification, so does it mean that there will be no SLI configuration ??!)

    wow....one more night before I order my bad boy ... ))
     
  26. Digital1337

    Digital1337 Notebook Evangelist

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    never been so HYPED for a new laptop in my life ... ))
     
  27. Uroboros

    Uroboros Notebook Evangelist

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    nice call... baiting the sales rep, the only prob is if they did it would make my choice even harder either one is going to be my first AW so im stoked either way.
     
  28. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    your kidding me right ?
     
  29. Digital1337

    Digital1337 Notebook Evangelist

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    I am sooooo in the same boat with you !!! :rolleyes: :confused: ;)

    First AW-timer too ... ))
     
  30. Digital1337

    Digital1337 Notebook Evangelist

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    i thought that that MB configuration is not available yet any where with the i7 CPU and SLI configured GPUs ... just asking though ...
     
  31. Scytus

    Scytus Notebook Deity

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    I saved the pics he shared, if you (or anyone else) would like them.
     
  32. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    Please post them. I tried to look after my post that i looked like nail polish in NBJ.de review.
     
  33. Thrawn

    Thrawn Notebook Consultant

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    Currently no companies (that I can find) offer two card slots with the i7 chipset. That said, Alienware would probably get that board first. So the M17X may very well get an update tomorrow to coincide with the m15X. But Im not going to hold my breath. (well, I will actually lol). They may make us wait until Q1 2010.
     
  34. Sparky894

    Sparky894 Notebook Evangelist

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    may i please kindly ask where did you get your abatar from ???

    who is the artist ???

    :)
     
  35. Thrawn

    Thrawn Notebook Consultant

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    There are some friends of mine that are in the game design industry as 3d artists. A couple of them hang out on a forum/gallary and do alot of Star Wars imagery.

    Here are a few others:

    Mara Jade

    [​IMG]

    Slave One

    [​IMG]

    And of course....

    [​IMG]
     
  36. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    off topic much ?
     
  37. Sparky894

    Sparky894 Notebook Evangelist

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    dang that Boba Fett pic is really really good ...

    It looks almost like its done by Dave Dorman ...

    nice pic

    nice pic

    :D
     
  38. WaR

    WaR Notebook Virtuoso

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    Can you post a link to that art/gallery/forum? Thanks dude
     
  39. Thrawn

    Thrawn Notebook Consultant

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    Sorry Moo lol. Anyone thats looking for the link PM me. Ill throw an IM out tomorrow and get it for you guys.

    Now back to the M15X. less then 24 hours until we get the particulars.
     
  40. msparrow88

    msparrow88 Notebook Evangelist

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    i still cant get over the fact it doesnt have an hdmi out.
    i know there are converters, but still...
    $500 laptops have hdmi connections.
    im satisfied with the 260 though to be honest.
    i could go for more, but im satisfied.

    edit: although the asus g51vx is $1000 (minus the i7)
    my bro has it and loves it.
     
  41. Uroboros

    Uroboros Notebook Evangelist

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    I feel the same about the HDMI if they gave you the converter I wouldn't care because if Im using hdmi im home anyway so more parts dont bother me but I hope the Display port does have sound. No one really seems to know if it does or doesn't
     
  42. Koshinn

    Koshinn Notebook Deity

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    I would regret purchasing my M17x except that it's only a couple pounds heavier and not much bigger overall.
     
  43. cha

    cha Notebook Deity

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    Sad to see that it may not have the extra smart bay slot. Wonder if it will have interchangable GPUs like that of the old m15x.
     
  44. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    Why is allpowerful.com different now?
     
  45. MAG

    MAG Notebook Deity

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    At least we finally get to get it in black! :p
     
  46. ZenithNoesis

    ZenithNoesis Notebook Evangelist

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    because dell is preparing its website to push the gallery, specs and configuration of the m15x. along with who knows what else on the desktop side of things (i dont know if dell.com will be selling the desktop computer alienware will likely be revealing tomorrow)
     
  47. lilyang

    lilyang Notebook Evangelist

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    Definitely! black is nice :)
     
  48. cha

    cha Notebook Deity

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  49. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    If the power for the top end card is 65W then it isn't going to be a GTX 280M.

    I reckon that it's a 4850/4870.
     
  50. chong2k

    chong2k Notebook Enthusiast

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    It was the official german Dell spokesman speaking here. So it's trustworthy...

    There has been the 22nd rumored for mor infos about the m15x for weeks in german forums. Well, guess they where right ;)
     
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