*OFFICIAL* Alienware M11x Owners Lounge - Part 2

Edited as a favor

 

thank u guys, now im familiar with limewire is that the same thing as torrent? sorry for the noob questions

 

bleh nevermind.

 

Wow, seriously? Just a matter of time till this thread dissolved into a "where can I pirate games" thread. Have a nice vacation idiots .

 

Ban hammer.

 

Removed because I don't want trouble.

 

ok forget it it wasn't my intention to start piracy crap..thank you guys for the info ill see if the microsoft site has it for sale

 

Buy an external CD-ROM drive. If you have 700+ to spend on this laptop, you ought to have another $50 to get one if you will need it, otherwise you need to save more.

 

I have 380++ ish hours on the 1st L4D. Hehehehe.

Duuudeee, CNY starts on the 14th but celebrations start on the night of the 13th so... Factories restarting on the first day of CNY? Na-uh. There is still hope everyone!!!

Ummm. The chinese? The aussies take two weeks for Xmas and new year. LOL

EDIT: The M'sia Dell site just took down the silver option... And added the SSD. Turns out nobody, including Dell, is sure about what this thing is supposed to have.

 

Re-ordered mine today... they put the $ from my first order to my updated one and charged the extra to the same card...convenient.

1 224-9555 Alienware M11x, Cosmic Black
1 313-9589 Intel Core2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache, 800MHz FSB)
1 317-8954 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
1 421-1597 Alien Red Glyphs
1 320-9963 11.6-inch WideHD 1366x768 (720p) WLED
1 320-9857 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
1 342-8743 250GB SATAII 7,200RPM
1 330-9552 Personalized Nameplate
1 330-6106 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
1 313-8791 AlienFX Color, Mars Red
1 421-8558 Alienware Command Center, M11x
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
1 421-0092 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
1 421-1587 Alien Red Glyphs
1 313-9856 Integrated 10/100 Network Interface Card
1 410-1883 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
1 313-9958 Integrated High-Definition Surround Sound Audio (5.1)
1 330-6348 Automatic Updates: On
1 330-8995 1.3 Megapixel Webcam
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 908-3647 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
1 922-7060 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 421-1721 Soft Contracts,Banktec Care,Alienware
1 994-3730 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 430-8555 Optional Bluetooth Module, 2.1+ Enhanced Data Rate
1 430-3773 No Internal WWAN Antenna Installed
1 421-1360 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
1 330-5090 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
1 600-0039 State Environmental Fee for display less than 15 inches

What confuses me is the RAM configuration...It didnt occur to me there was no option for DDR2 so i guess DDR3 was the only option?
also, here it says its clocked at 1066mhz...but on the config site, there is no option for that...only 800mhz...
anyone else get the same thing?

Seems like the most popular configuration though..
$1019 -10% -100$... they wouldnt let me add the extra 50$ newsletter coupon.
came out to 875.67 after taxes and all.

 

The 800mhz is a typo.

 

You can get DVD dual layer drives that are (two CD cases stacked) in size that runs off of the USB power for under $70 delivered. I am getting one when the M11x starts shipping. Next day delivery for me on the M11x.

Sone netbooks have volatge issues, powering them, but my guess is Alienware did not go wimpy on the power bus.

 

The RAM is clocked at 1066 MHz, but it runs at 800 MHz due to the other system limitations.

 

So its just 1066 RAM running at 800... Scratches head. Owh well. I just hope this doesn't inspire some people to come asking at the store for 800mhz DDR3 ram... That would be awkward...

 

Okay I have to say something here. I'm Vietnamese and celebrate the lunar new year the same as the Chinese. This holiday for my family is the biggest thing of the year. Equivalent to christmas but more in my opinion. It is the time of year where you try to visit any family, actually like all family. It is a big freaking deal. If people here in the states can take off a week for Christmas to new years along with tons of other holidays then give the chinese their holiday. I can bet they work harder than many of us in terms of hours and physical labor. I'm waiting for this unit too but no need to be selfish about it. This post angered me at first but whatever. Chill out.

Sorry for typos I'm on iPod touch haha

 

So I just got off the phone with a customer service rep and she upgraded me to free 1day shipping and said she submitted an internal request to push my order to the front. Then she sent me my order confirmation that I couldn't get since Dell's system was being weird yesterday.

Product Sub Total : $744.09

**Associated Order Number:

For shipments of certain products to California, a State Environmental Fee has been added to your order.





Order Detail

Qty Part # Description
--- -------- ---------------------------------------------
1 224-9555 Alienware M11x, Cosmic Black
1 313-9589 Intel Core2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache, 800MHz FSB)
1 317-8954 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
1 421-1591 Alienhead 3D
1 320-9963 11.6-inch WideHD 1366x768 (720p) WLED
1 320-9857 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
1 342-8743 250GB SATAII 7,200RPM
1 330-9552 Personalized Nameplate
1 330-6106 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
1 313-8792 AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
1 421-8558 Alienware Command Center, M11x
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
1 421-0092 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
1 421-1573 Alienhead 3D
1 313-9856 Integrated 10/100 Network Interface Card
1 410-1883 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
1 313-9958 Integrated High-Definition Surround Sound Audio (5.1)
1 330-6348 Automatic Updates: On
1 330-8995 1.3 Megapixel Webcam
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 908-3647 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
1 922-7060 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 421-1721 Soft Contracts,Banktec Care,Alienware
1 994-3730 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 430-8555 Optional Bluetooth Module, 2.1+ Enhanced Data Rate
1 430-3773 No Internal WWAN Antenna Installed
1 421-1360 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
1 330-5090 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
1 600-0039 State Environmental Fee for display less than 15 inches

 

200-65021 1 N02W1101 567.05 567.05 S
210-31211 Base: Alienware M11x Cosmic Black 1 S
213-11423 Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300(1.3GHz,800MHz,3MB) 1 S
230-11341 Display : 11.6in WideHD 1366x768 (720p) LCD 1 S
340-21346 Ship Accessory : English Docs 1 S
370-16540 Memory : 2048MB (2x1024) 1067MHz DDR3 Dual Channel 1 S
400-20029 Hard Drive : 160GB Serial ATA (5400RPM) 1 S
450-14615 Power Supply : Alienware 65W AC Adapter 1 S
450-13848 Power Cord : UK 220V 1 S
451-11281 Battery : Primary 8-cell 63W/HR LI-ION 1 S
490-12019 Graphics Card : 1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M 1 S
555-12849 Wireless : Dell Wireless 1520 (802.11n) Half Mini Card 1 S
555-12907 Wireless : Europe Dell Bluetooth 365 Card 1 S
583-13553 Keyboard : Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard 1 S
619-23464 Operating System : English Genuine Windows 7 Professional (64 BIT) 1 S
644-10025 Avatar : Alienhead 3D 1 S
645-10009 AutoMatic Updates : AutoMatic updates - On 1 S
650-12454 No Software Anti-Virus 1 S
657-10006 Name Plate Engraving : Generic 1 S
754-56825 Standard Service - 1 year of coverage included with your PC 1 S
754-56827 Advanced Serivce - 2 years Next Business Day service + 2 years Accidental Damage
Support
1 S
755-10527 2 years Accidental Damage Support 1 EX
799-14978 Alienware M11x Order - UK



Now... WHY does my screen show up as 230-11341 Display : 11.6in WideHD 1366x768 (720p) LCD 1 S

and not

1 320-9963 11.6-inch WideHD 1366x768 (720p) WLED

Are UK users getting screwed (again) on LED?

 

I feel you. Although I've never heard of having a week off for Christmas/New Years.

 

Suppliers I worked with in China sure love it. I must admit though it is a pain in the butt getting product delivered or expedited during this time of year. We used to have to ramp up inventory on critical parts to cover for the party time

I say used to, since I got out of production control and forecasting. Both are thankless positions

 

Yay! Finally bought it and my M17X has a new fwiend!
After the rep called me back (finally) in the middle of my grpahics class. "heeey i gotta leave the room to buy this Alienware...." lol.
Basics:
Alienware M11x, Lunar Silver
Intel Core2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache, 800MHz FSB)
4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
11.6-inch WideHD 1366x768 (720p) WLED
1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
320GB SATAII 7,200RPM

But yeah $821.60 for the unit and $887.33 total with New York sales tax. not too bad. Got free first day shipping too cause i complained so much about loosing that $50. BTW my rep told me Dell doesn't do "freebies" (t-shirts etc) anymore
Anyway, hope that silver is as good as it looks

 

In most countries there is a lot of downtime associated with New Years celebration... except in the US... people love to work here

 

The processor runs at 800 MHz FSB. 200 MHz x 6.5 multiplier = 1300 MHz
Therefore the memory runs at 800 MHz. 200MHz x 4 = 800 MHz

Also this is where the overclocking comes into play.

CPU 266 MHz x 6.0 multiplier = 1600 MHz
Memory 266 MHz x 4 = 1066 MHz

So when overclocked, the memory is actually running at its rated speed. This should have no affect on system stability either because that is a mild overclock for Intel processors.

And people saying they are going to burn out their processors running it overclocked, you are wrong. Overclocking a processor doesn't shorten its life, overvolting it does (running the processor at a higher voltage than what the CPU is rated for. Heat wise these are designed to run at 100 - 105 C and from what I have seen in the reviews under load it was at 69 C. Ambient temperatures can play a part in CPU temps but I honestly don't see people reaching 100 C under normal conditions and proper ventilation.

 

Looks like the SU4100 and lesser hard drives are now unavailable, the starting configuration is now $1,188. I wonder how long until they are back.

 

To those looking for cheap downloadable games, check out gog.com. Do yourself a favor and pick up Heroes of Might and Magic 3 for $10!

 

yee vietnamese, early chuc mung nam moi!

 

Probably ran out of the limited stock they had since alot of people ordered the base config since it has the video card which is what most people want.

 

Didn't know that one. Kewl, cause I have a cousin-in-law who's vietnamese and is a gadget nut. Lives in Anaheim.

 

How'd you get that sub total price with that config?

 

10% off EPP, 100$ off 999$ or more coupon, 50$ newsletter EPP coupon, 3% DPA. That price total doesn't include tax.

 

Go to New Zealand or Australia. They probably have the longest Xmas and New Year holidays. My uni application got stonewalled until the 4th of January. LOL

 

Ah didn't catch the 3% DPA. Had the same config but didn't do DPA so that makes sense!

Unfortunately CA tax rapes..

 

Yup if you want more of a discount call and talk to customer service and start complaining. She upgraded me to free 1day shipping and did an internal request to push my order to the front.

 

Meh, decided on black because it seems cooler
Anyway, now I feel like having a m17x too to accompany the M11x.. Carrying an XPS Gen 2 right now old stuff~ [and no, no suggestions for desktop please, I move around A LOT both in terms of travel and residence]

 

hahaha dont worry, im with you on that one. Im a nomadic college bum who bounces from arch. studio, campus dorm, to my house, to my girlfriends place. I need my stuff with me at all times, desktop just wouldnt work.

Oh and my rep told me I couldnt even stack my 3% off for DPA, whatever....
lying bums......

 

You have to keep telling them. They told me that too and I told them that 10 other people did it, and they checked it. I had to wait 10 minutes on the phone just for that part even, but I got all the discounts (i.e. the EPP/100$/50$/DPA) I could milk [no additional disc from rep tho =\]

My rep initially said 'The discount is not applicable because there are already too many discounts applied'. Bleh, too bad Can get my money but not all

 

Whats with the new $1069 price tag?

 

I've reconfirmed today with my rep that the $50, $100, EPP, and 3% DPA discounts all will be put on my order... Tried to run the order through today but they're having troubles with my DPA so the order is basicly on hold.

 

They ran out of the base components.

 

Additional note. I applied for DPA 2 days ago. Didn't even have my account number yet. They just approved me and I'm already able to order yesterday.

 

What new price tag?

 

Yeah I see all these killer prices, but mine was 1200 after shipping and taxs. Decent all around config, but only got the 10% off and the $50 off, the over 1k coupon wasn't working anymore. Here's my config:

1 224-9556 Alienware M11x, Lunar Silver
1 313-9589 Intel Core2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache, 800MHz FSB)
1 317-8954 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
1 421-1594 Alien Cyborg
1 320-9887 11.6-inch WideHD 1366x768 (720p) WLED
1 320-9857 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
1 342-8743 250GB SATAII 7,200RPM
1 330-9552 Personalized Nameplate
1 330-6106 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
1 421-8558 Alienware Command Center, M11x
1 313-8790 AlienFX Color Astral Aqua
1 421-1399 Genuine Windows 7 Professional, 64bit, English
1 420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic
1 420-6436 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 421-0092 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
1 421-1584 Alien Cyborg
1 313-9856 Integrated 10/100 Network Interface Card
1 410-1883 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
1 313-9958 Integrated High-Definition Surround Sound Audio (5.1)
1 330-6348 Automatic Updates: On
1 330-8995 1.3 Megapixel Webcam
1 950-3339 3 Year Limited Warranty
1 908-3638 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Extended Year(s)
1 908-3647 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
1 909-2232 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, 2 Year Extended
1 922-7060 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 421-1721 Soft Contracts,Banktec Care,Alienware
1 993-8582 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
1 994-3730 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 421-1360 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
1 430-3773 No Internal WWAN Antenna Installed
1 430-8555 Optional Bluetooth Module, 2.1+ Enhanced Data Rate
1 330-5090 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
1 600-0039 State Environmental Fee for display less than 15 inches

CA state tax sucks, but I figured snagging a 3 yr warranty with it wasn't a terrible idea, but I wish I could of shaved a few hundred more off the price.

 

the over 1k was off last night =\
Btw, noone ordered the external DVD/CD drive?
I just realized that I didn't order any DVD/CD drive or monitor.
Is it the case that most here has those two already?

EDIT: If I should get the external DVD/CD drive, should I get the Dell one or anyone can recommend me something else?

 

No just planning to try to copy stuff on the DVD's/CD's to external and use that. If I need it then I will order an external DVD off amazon since they don't charge tax. For the monitor I am assuming most people here already have a high end desktop or laptop so they have a monitor.

 

Or that they'd rather pick the model they want for less off Newegg or Amazon.

 

Or an LCD HDTV.

 

Here's Hardware heaven's response when I asked about the shade of silver.

So sounds kind of like pre-production model.

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Never heard of people taking the week of the Dec 24th until January 2nd off? That's at least a week. I've seen that with my dad's company and other places my family work for.

*edit* thanks for the New Years support guys lol. Chuc mung nam moi too =D

 

In China, and other Asian countries that also celebrate lunar new years, the holiday is an extremely important event. It has about the same popularity, if not more, as christmas over here. It's soo important that who ever is able to get on the annual new year tv program, the most watched program all year, becomes instant celebrities.

 

I don't actually have a TV yet. Am considering this.
[Just moved~]