*OFFICIAL* Alienware M11x Owners Lounge - Part 2

Thanks for the info. I appreciate it. Do you have to get anything else to make it work or do you just talk to your cell provider?

 

How soon after your order did Order Processing go to next stage? Anyone? I ordered mine last night after work!

 

Welp, just submitted my order with the su7300, 250gb hd, and 4gb of ram. Base cost after discounts and such was 767, but washington state tax destroyed me by adding 82$ on top of that. Oh wells, not that bad.

 

Thanks to everyone for the information on the discounts. I just popped 1,278.10 for my first Alienware system with the settings listed below.

 

On my three orders, they took about 3-5 hours. I ordered one last night (canceled) but it was around 6PM EST and it went about 9 or 10PM EST. Make sure you've clicked into the order status though, b/c one screen out it will say order processing, but a more in-depth status will show order processing to in production. Story I can't really describe what I mean.

basically on this link:

http://support.dell.com/support/ord...gen&order_number=xxxxxxxxx&validate=aaaaaaaaa

where it is x enter in your order number
a = customer number

that's the page I"m talkin about. If that's what you're on, then ignore me =) have you been charged?

 

@Tymonator: Wow nice...8gigs of RAM. XD May I ask why you opted for that?

 

I decided to resubmit my order to get the $100 off.

Subtotal: $1,094.00
Dell EPP 10%: -$109.40
Dell EPP $50: -$50
Dell EPP $100 for over $1,000: -$100

Subtotal: $834.60
Shipping: $16.00
Tax: $51.04

Total: $901.64

I'm going to get the DPA 3% off tonight. Does anyone know if you can pay off the DPA with a credit card?

 

Man, my order hasn't even been in for 24 hours and I'm dying to get my hands on this thing. If I have to wait until March 5th it's going to be brutal!!

 

I know it is overkill but, I looked around on the net a lot and couldn't find an 8gig kit of ram for a better price than 350. Plus when i factored in the 10% off for being a student and the 50$ and 100$ coupons it just felt right!

 

Droid is wow. Pretty much sums it up.

As for tethering, Verizon is going to be offering a tethering service sometime this year, but it will cost money.

 

It is harder to get caught then you think, Especially on ATT, because some apps made for the iPhone are 60+MB's, therefore iPhones generally use alot more traffic, however as I said in my other post, if your torrenting you will get caught, if your just surfing the web and checking email, a game now and then, you should be fine.

 

Mrusse01,

Yeah I haven't even gotten confirmation yet through email. DPA still has me at the full balance with 0.00 used. Is that your case too?

 

tymonator - Why 8 gigs and not a SSD

 

i got upgraded cpu, 4gb of ram and 500hdd all for the bargain price of £760

hehehehe

p.s and no discount..... !

 

UK orders seem to be getting dates for next week so maybe you'll be in luck and it'll come sooner.

 

Whaaaat...How.

 

it will get updated to march

you wont be getting them next week, sorry to burst your bubble

the same thing was happening to M17x R2 owners

 

Did you order before dellalienware hiked the prices or someting?

 

nope .. keep guessing

 

Noooooo! No no no don't say that...Waiting until March will be horrific... @_@

 

One of my friend's has the Droid and she LOVES it!! She had wanted the iphone but now she doesn't. I don't really play games online but I do watch shows online (like from nbc and abc and sometimes from dailymotion) and of course websurfing and emailing. I'm not sure what torrenting is. Is watching shows online like torrenting?

 

Think I'm going to cancel my order to get in on more of these discounts. That will put my system at under 800 dollars with upgrades.

Crazy.

 

You're gonna do the upgrades yourself?

 

i paid the same price as you all, i just didnt pay the UK govt there cut ! wmhahahaha

EDIT: evil laughing was directed at UK govt not u nice guys

 

I am going to call later today and complain then try to get an internal push so my order moves to the front lol. I can't imagine waiting a month either.

 

I wanted SSD but I will try to add that later!

 

Oh, I plan to do that as well as my dad owns a business so im gonna buy it through him and claim back the VAT when I have saved enough.

EDIT: + the 6% student discount.

 

my way is easier, i just moved to the channel islands and we dont pay any VAT.

Thank you and Good Night to Mr Brown.

i was thinking i could start up my own little import/export business. i could save all the uk buyers in here a load of dosh ! the more u upgrade the more vat u get taken off ! woop woop for all

EDIT: id love to see the face of the guy at inland revenue when he comes across a VAT claim for an "alienware gaming laptop" .... priceless !

 

Yeah that is infinatley easier as I still have to pay the VAT in the first place before I can claim it back. Better than nothing tho I supose.

 

I thought we went over this. You can still use vmware and likely other virtualization options, not only that but I've found vmware can be faster than xp mode: http://www.vmware.com/support/ws5/doc/intro_hostreq_ws.html

You only lose SOME virtualization programs like sun's virtualbox, which relies on processor VT-x and not only that, upgrading to windows 7 business for windows xp mode costs another $130 or something.

So basically, choosing only the core 2 duo option on an otherwise stock build of an m11x takes away virtualbox and 1mb of cache.

 

I really can't decide between the black and silver. Those hardwareheaven pictures make the silver look pretty damn good, and the black looks like it's always covered in fingerprints.

 

Shipping predictions for the M11x:

1. I predict a soft start to shipping (slow out of the gate by design)
2. The units that "leak" out to customers will be for feedback in case of unforseen problems that only larger statistical samples ever seem to pick-up (the power of multiple perspectives).
3. Some could ship as early as next week.
4. The flood will start once Alienware and Dell are comfortable the feedback is within the norm.
5. The sales are going to be HUGE and surprise even Alienware / Dell.

By summer, we will see several "clones" of the M11x device /segment by other companies (competition is good).

 

Your prediction is wrong. They will send many out regardless of feedback and fix issues as they arise

lol

 

I do agree tho, this computer is gonna be a MASSIVE hit!

 

I am sure Asus has already placed an order for there own m11x to open up and copy lol =).

 

this man sounds like a banker with his statistial samples talk ! beat him quick we want our money back !

on a seriously note yeah that sounds about right. same as MS with the 360 although when microsoft released the xbox it wasnt really a sample, they just released it and messed everybody about. less hope there is no RROD in the m11x..

 

I jumped on this deal 767.00 plus tax. I thought it was a great deal and I love the size. This little guy has great power and mobility.

Module Description Description Product Code & SKU Product Code & SKU
System Color Alienware M11x, Cosmic Black PHBLKHN [224-9555]
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English AW7HP6E [420-6436][420-9691][421-0092][421-1400]
Processor Intel® Core™2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache) SU7300 [313-9589]
Memory 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 800MHz 4GB [317-8954]
Wallpapers Alienhead 3D WAL1 [421-1591]
LCD 11.6-inch WideHD 1366x768 (720p) WLED NWANBLK [320-9963]
Video Card 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 335M 1GBNIV [320-9857]
Hard Drive 250GB SATAII 7,200RPM 250GB72 [342-8743]
AlienFX Quasar Blue BLUE [313-8792][421-8558]
Avatar Alienhead 3D AVITR1 [421-1573]
Integrated NIC Integrated 10/100 Network Interface Card NIC [313-9856]
Adobe Reader Adobe Acrobat Reader ADOBER [410-1883]
Sound Internal High-Definition Surround Sound Audio (5.1) IS [313-9958]
Automatic Updates Automatic Updates: On AUTOON [330-6348]
Webcam 1.3MP Web Cam CAM [330-8995]
Service 1 Year Basic Plan S1OS [421-1721][908-3647][922-7060][950-3337][950-9797][994-3730]
Pre-Installed Games Steam and Portal™ Factory Installed STEAM [421-1360]
WWAN No Internal WWAN Antenna Installed NOWAN [430-3773]
Bluetooth Bluetooth Module, 2.1+ Enhanced Data Rate TM370I [430-8555]
Standard Nameplate Trigger Standard Nameplate

 

Guys, I just ordered mine and wanted to share my promo code in case someone wants to use it as well - XJ??PKBPJ5LVVH

 

I just hope Chinese New years won't impede prodution too much, As of right now today, All Chinse factorys for computers, fabrics, whatever anything everything are shut down for 2 weeks for Chinese new year celebration (2/14 this year) Perhaps that's why the long (1 month) estimated delivery date.....

 

Oh come on now, you need to be more clear and realize more what you are saying.

Yes it is still speculation whether the su4100 will overclock, the only HARD EVIDENCE we have of overclocking is in the bios of a review that of course had the su7300.

That said, if you cant overclock the su4100, it comes down to dell being DEVIOUS by punishing those who dont buy the upgrade. Not only is this ineffective and a waste of Dell's time, but they never tried to entice you during the purchase process to get the higher processor in order to overclock, and if they had done that THEN AND ONLY THEN would it make logical sense dell would remove the feature for the pentium.

Now this is mainly why I chose to post, IF THE SU4100 can overclock, it will certainly see the same levels of improvement as the su7300. the only difference between these processors is the 1mb of cache! That will make the same 2-3% difference at 1.6ghz as it does at 1.3ghz.

 

are promo codes one time use?

 

Noooooooo, they better put them back to work!

 

I hate to beat a dead horse and seem like i'm living in denial about it, but it still cant be confirmed with anything a rep says because absolutely of course they will tell you that in answer to that specific question when it nets them an extra $100, they are trained to do such things.

It will never be certain that the 4100 cant overclock until someone gets their hands on one, although I fully understand you not wanting to take the risk.

 

I posted earlier saying that I spoke to a Senior Rep(aka the manager of the other rep's) and she told me that they brought an m11x to the office and they got to hold them / play with them. Now maybe those rep's who are saying it can't OC played with the m11x's? Or they could be BSing. Who knows.

 

TBH id rather shell out the 40 quid and get the one which deffo overclocks. If there is no inbuilt oc with the pentinum perhaps we could still oc tho?

 

Both processors can be overclocked in the BIOS.

 

that is going to make alot of people happy NagsHead

 

Sooooo you recommend we all call and downgrade then? lolol

 

Resale will be better with the 7300.

 

I love a 5% increase