*OFFICIAL* "All Powerful" M17x-R2 Edition Owners Lounge!

I have a m17x and I wish to upgrade it. Hope I have not offended anyone by placing my questions in here.

 

Hi all,

I have on order a new m17x, i720QM with dual ATI Radeon Mobile 4870's, RGB LED etc.

I know the system uses the P55M chipset, are the boards straight Intel-made boards or a third-party vendor with the chipset?

I spent a good deal of time reading on here, thanks for all the info!

PS: Anyone know realistically how long Dellienware is taking to fulfill orders?

 

No one knows anything ... They haven't shipped a single one yet

 

you're kidding, right? this race hasn't an end - we'll always get what we want and always want better than we have. it's a life but why so serious? (c) if you think so, i guess you'll never be satisfied.. what is all for? race for race?..
just imo no offence

 

Dell takes so damn long to deliver!

 

Ummm they build hundreds of thousands a week... Also it's a new release....

 

Not really, I just want to upgrade my laptop enough to be able to play Final Fantasy XIV on max settings

 

it's quite far for release i think. we'll all change our beasts at least one time i think

 

Heh, I understand. I had also ordered an m15x i7 that shipped in 4 days... that I am returning once the m17x i7 appeared with the RGB LED screen

I'll post how long it took once I get it. It is due 02/01... I am hoping it will be *much* earlier.

 

Hey, just wanted to say hello and thanks for this awesome community that i am joining as of today.
I've sold my dear m1730 today for 2250$ and added 1000$ for the following system:

1 224-8107 Space Black - Anodized Aluminum
1 317-3657 Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
1 317-3663 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
1 330-7841 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
1 320-8856 17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 RGB LED (1200p)
1 320-8858 Dual 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 4870 in CrossfireX
1 342-0667 320GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
1 330-3924 Name Plate Engraving
1 330-6106 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
1 313-8797 AlienFX Color, Terra Green
1 421-2261 Alienware Command Center, M17x
1 421-1400 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
1 420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic
1 420-6436 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 421-1573 Alienhead 3D
1 421-1591 Alienhead 3D
1 410-1883 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
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
1 430-3739 Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 6300 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO Technology
1 330-6348 Automatic Updates: On
1 342-0822 320GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
1 410-0203 McAfee VirusScan Plus - 30-Day Subscription
1 950-3339 3 Year Limited Warranty
1 980-5877 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
1 908-2108 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Extended Year(s)
1 908-2207 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
1 908-8702 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, 2 Year Extended
1 922-3410 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 421-1721 Soft Contracts,Banktec Care,Alienware
1 421-1719 Soft Contracts,Consumer Complete Care,Alienware
1 993-8582 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
1 994-3730 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 330-0171 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks
1 430-0628 Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
1 421-1360 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
1 330-5090 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare


Looking forward to enjoying this beast at least as much as i did my m1730!

 

You sold your M1730 for $2250?

 

How? Who?

If this is correct, you have made an incredible deal! Congratulations!

 

hehehe, thing is, i am living in Israel and here, laptops are much more expensive than in US.
So basically, what i did is
1. sold here
2. ordered a new one from US.

 

Note to self, sell outside U.S. next time.

 

by the way, it is REALLY not trivial to order a laptop from dell US from outside us.
The reason to order from dell US is obviously price.
Comparing to other countries it is marginally cheaper to order from US.
Especially when ordering an expensive system.
Do you guys think there are ppl here that are interested to do the same ? if so i can open a separate thread of how i went about it.

 

100% correct.
if you need any help let me know

 

For sure, actually I grew up in a 90% Jewish community so I know a lot of peopel out there too. lol

 

what are you doing in Iraq?

 

Whats the latest you think dell will except old m17x's systems iv had mine for about 6 months now and am getting fed up with the stuttering problems as well as other issues i also live in UAE which is over seas so i wonder if they would ship that far any way soo tell me if any of you have returned your system thats had it for a while

thanks

 

:O :confused2:
let me in!

 

I would say there is definite interest in making that thread mfractal lol

 

Did two tours in the Army (Reserves), took a year into the IRR so that I can take a job as a civilian contractor...$$$ Gotta get a house, pay for a wedding, beef up the resume, pay for the M17X R2, maybe a Yamaha R1... ...expensive habits

 

in australia, i was told if we get the best waranty, this covers internationally.
does this apply to US dell as well?

 

I was told by Dell USA rep that if you buy the advanced care package for three years your warranty becomes international.
Btw that's what I did.

 

sure. Will get to it sometime tomorrow.

 

congrads on the wedding!!
and good luck with your plans

p.s I just now realized I could have answered to all in one response.
Sorry

 

Well i Pulled the trigger


Space Black - Anodized Aluminum

1 Intel® Core™ i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)

1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz

1 240 watt Adapter

1 17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 RGB LED (1200p)

1 Dual 1GB ATI Radeon™ Mobility HD 4870 in CrossfireX™

1 500GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD

1 Personalized Nameplate

1 Quasar Blue

1 Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English

1 Alienhead Glow

1 Alienhead Chrome Blue

1 Adobe Acrobat Reader

1 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

1 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio

1 Wireless 1520 802.11n Half Mini-Card

1 Automatic Updates: On

1 500GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD

1 McAfee® VirusScan Plus – 30-Day Free Trial

1 1 Year Advanced Service Plan

1 Steam and Portal™ Factory Installed

1 Internal Wireless Bluetooth® 2.1 with EDR

1 Thank you for Purchasing Alienware

 

Anyone know if the M17X will appear on the Small and Medium Business page? It used to be and it disappeared when the i7 refresh happened. They still have the m15x. Just wondering if anyone knew if they were adding the m17X back?

Thanks!

 

Don't know, they don't have it on the EPP page either so you might as well grab it off the Dell Home page.

 

Few Questions

Im looking to get the m17x now that it has the Core i7

1) is it better to get it with
Intel® Core™ i7 920XM 2.0GHz (3.2GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
or
Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad QX9300 2.53GHz (12MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)

Which is better for Gaming

2) Will the m17x get the US 3.0 anytime soon
or will we be able to upgrade that in our system even if we get it now ?

3) is it Better to get SSD in Raid 0 for gaming performance


Thank you
God Bless

 

Definitely go for the i7 based M17x. The Qx9300 based system uses an older motherboard, older CCFL display and it has DPC latency issues. The i7 based system with the 920xm is faster than the Qx9300 as well. Dell really should stop selling the old M17x along with the i7 refresh, it's just confusing customers.

 

I would, but the company I work for wont purchase unless through our business account. Sucks.

If anyone hears anything, please let me know.

Thanks!

 

Try calling a Dell business rep and ask them to configure it for you. I had the EPP rep do that for me.

 

I ordered my m17x-r2 5 days ago, but it feels like an eternity! Time has never gone this slow for me :'(

 

See this page http://www.intel.com/performance/mobile/extreme/index.htm

it compares the i7 920 to the qx9300

 

Thanks that was helpfull

 

when i get my refund for the current new m17x, i am going to get my cousin to send me it from the US, our dollar is pretty damn strong atm!
Cant wait!

 

Sheldon from Big Bang Theory got a new red M17x lol =)

 

You could wait for the Australian M17x-R2 to come out. It comes out in under two weeks.

 

yes, but we might get nvidia cards..i guess ill wait and see
hmmm last thursday i rang dell and they agreed to return my laptop.
am i suppose to get the email telling me what to do soon after that?
edit: and it *may* be cheaper depending on our currency.

 

well ill be ordering my M17x-R2 as soon as money transfers from my paypal to my bank account.

224-8107
1 Space Black - Anodized Aluminum
317-3658
1 Intel Core i7 820QM 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
317-3663
1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
330-7841
1 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
320-8856
1 17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 RGB LED (1200p)
320-8858
1 Dual 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 4870 in CrossfireX
342-0677
1 640GB Raid 0 (2x 320GB 7,200RPM HDDs)
330-3924
1 Name Plate Engraving
330-6106
1 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
313-8797
1 AlienFX Color, Terra Green
421-2261
1 Alienware Command Center, M17x
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
421-1585
1 Alien Schematic
421-1593
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)

im already ready for it to get here and i haven't even ordered it yet. i may sell my desktop depending on how it performs compared to it

 

I can't decide what processor I want so I'm going to wait tell someone else gets the arrandale processor and tests them.at least the high end one

 

We most likely WILL get a single Nivida card as the Motherboard _Apparently_ doesn't support SLI But im sure you could buy a 4870 card and place it into the Laptop. Also expect the M17x to be around 3000 + in Aus, due to the fact they wont give you a option to upgrade the Screen it will be Default.

 

All this talk of I7 M17x laptops is making me crazy lol

I want to wait for the DX11 GPU, but it sooo hard lol

 

How long have you had your system for ?

 

My girlfriend may be interested in buying my M17x-R1, if she does and I do decide to get the R2, I'll just be getting the 520M and upgrade to the 920XM later on.

 

what i'm curios about is that overclocking for the cpu mentioned earlier, if it works than an 820 would be fine as we would be able to OC probably enough to notice a negligible diff between it and the 920, which would be nice cuz then i can take that 600 i'm saving and put it towards an ssd and hdd combo plus 6gb of ram 4 just isn't enough, the eight i have in my m15x has spoiled me. i manage to use alot of it.

 

Well if the overclocking is indeed QPI based and we are allowed a maximum overclock of 15% (without turbo mode enabled), that would put the 820 at 920xm stock speeds on all 4 cores. Of course the 920xm would get its own 15% which would be quite nice. Depending on how this OC'ing turns out, I might just sell my 820qm on ebay and buy the 920. If the 15% limit is true, it's a pretty weak one. Up to 30% would be much nicer.

 

So do any of the I7 Core M17x have a working intrigrated GPU ?

If not then they all run on the 4870 GPU when on Battery power ?

Wonder what the battery life will be like???

 

hi
i had the system for 1 week