*OFFICIAL* Alienware M11x Owners Lounge - Part 2

Perfect, just what I need to know. I had no idea it was just a different paint. In that case...Ordering now!

 

Okay darky. Thanks for the heads up. going to have to get from Dell online since the dealer doesn't do discounts for alienwares... Sigh

 

Hey wonderful Alienware man.

Any hints on when we can expect the M11X to start shipping? Are they all being produced in Asia and thus subject to the lunar new year delay?

I think the question on everyones mind is "Are those March dates for real?" or perhaps just a preemptive measure by Dell and Alienware to insure they have enough time.

 

Darkhan, perhaps you could shed some light on the disparity of quoted delivery dates for UK and US customers? Word on the street is you're a great AW sage

*edit* lol @ Yodagonemad's post and mine, great minds/fools etc..

 

The word of the week:
"Speculation"

 

Word mate, word. LOL

 

Not what I was referring to. The 7300 overclocked, is basically the 9400, but costs less- that is what I am referring to. An "i" processor would knock the price up even more. I expect the fall refresh to have the option at least, but non ULV cpu options would change the form factor.

BTW, "YES" on the R&D cost. Leading edge buyers always contribute to costs, since the cost curve is brutal until economies of scale kick in to accelerate the cost curve downward. The ULV chips like the 4100 and 7300 were the smart choice due to this. Lower cost, but still good performance with overclocking.

 

They will start shipping first of March. CNY will not have any affect on the delivery dates.

 

It's not a leap year is it?

 

That's a bummer, I was hoping they would start shipping sooner.

 

More RAM does not translate to better gaming, that's just overkill and a big waste of $$$ if you just got it to get more FPS in games.
4GB's is enough.

 

Same goes to retail? Thanks for the heads up mate.

 

From what I was told do not plan seeing them any sooner than March 2nd.

The ETA on the website for now is correct.

 

Darkhan, seems you have this information for the USA market - the UK market seems ready to ship by mid/end of Feb - My EDD is 2/24.

Can you just clarify, the new SOFT CASE - are early adopters going to get screwed with this - is this the Case that the laptop will be delivered in much like the m17x (the cloth) or is this actual hard material that is the laptop.

I really do want a soft case!

 

Does it apply to Asia? Cause we get our PCs from different assembly plants if I'm not mistaken

 

I have no idea on the UK delivery times. The soft case is just a thick rubber like paint. It was nice on the M17 but for me it is not worth waiting for, I asked about a release date for it, and so far it is still being tested on the 11X (peeling or any other defects) So I can tell you that yes it is coming but I have no idea on when?

 

I wish I had the answer to all your questions? I only know of the US ship dates for now.

 

ahhhh Gotcha. I thought it was the actual cloth "case" that the computer is delivered in.

I definitely don't want that anyway, I'm more interested in a hard case.

 

Ah, the new debate. The soft case.

 

...maybe its the low price of entry, but I am surprised that so many people are pulling the trigger on the M11x with all the outstanding issues on the M15x, M17x and M17x R2.

 

Thanks for your input Darkhan, i'm afraid everything you say in this thread is likely to be blood in the water for the ravenous waiting customers like myself :]

 

Example?.........

 

Why are you so surprised? this is a single GPU low voltage machine.. not advertised as a game dominator but adequate.. They're going to have to try real hard to botch this one up. It's not high performance in the same way as the m17x and m15x so I'm fairly confident it won't have any of the similar issues (knock on wood.)

Besides, that's nothing compared to Mandrake and 5150Joker who have pulled the trigger on top spec M17x.. The risk with buying the M11x is just not as high. Low price of entry is HUGE. And whatever you say about Dell, risk is always low because they stand behind their product and offer good support, generally speaking.

 

Heads up - If you originally ordered your M11x on Monday before it was officially on the site, and had to reorder, the order may actually have gone through last night.

I originally received an email from Dell with a purchase ID but no order ID, and just last night received the order ID - which I had to cancel since I already ordered another one.

 

I think they are missing the point with this device and its creation of a new market segment. I also think they are as wrong as you can get about how well it will sell.

http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/notebooks/0,39050488,45200633p,00.htm#mainreview

 

Anyways, thanks darky. You're a great pleasure to have on the thread!.

 

I remember reading somewhere that the WASD keys are written in some kind of alien glyphs writing...is this still true (or was it ever)?

 

Thanks for the link. And considering the review, they call it "wallet busting" because they quote a starting price of $1195.55. This is obviously completely wrong too. At that price it would have had a niche market, but with a $799 starting price, with opportunities typically for probably about $100 in discounts, it'll be a decent seller. Not to mention that they may reduce the price in several months by $50-$100.

 

Quoted price is in SGD not USD.

 

Hey anyone know what kind of RAM the m11x uses?

 

nuke im 18 too ^^ the 92's

 

If anyone is looking for an SSD, newegg is giving the Intel 40GB for free when you buy the 160GB one.

 

Just had this happen to me. My first order had my money come out through Dell directly but my second one (the one I wanted) is through Paypal so it isn't out of my bank account yet. Surprise surprise when I woke up this morning to find DELL ITSELF withdrew $1100 from my bank account. I called them up and they returned it, so it's sitting in there for whenever Paypal decides to withdraw it.

 

It's DDR3 1066. Or do you mean what brand? I'm sure they use several brands.

 

Im curious how were you able to order by Paypal with your attached bank account. I tried to and it told me that the transaction requires an immediate payment such as funds in the Paypal account or an attached CC (neither of which I have, I only have a bank account attached).

 

I think it's because I have both my bank account and the card that accompanies it linked to Paypal. Either way, my Paypal money to Dell is still showing as "Pending" after three days, but Dell says my M11x is in Pre-Production, so who knows? The money is still sitting my bank account for whenever Paypal decides to send it to Dell.

 

Awesome! Thank you for being such a good sport and answering all these questions

 

Signed up for EPP with my student account and jumped on one the night before last:

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
1 342-8741 160GB SATAII 5,400RPM (to be replaced with 320GB 7200rpm)
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
1 421-1398 Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate, 64bit, English
1 420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic
1 420-6436 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 421-0092 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
1 421-1572 Alienhead Glow
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
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 421-1721 Soft Contracts,Banktec Care,Alienware
1 994-3730 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 421-1360 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
1 421-1359 World of Warcraft Preinstall Edition
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

Thanks for the EPP info and coupon codes. With them I was able to get the configuration I wanted and stay under $1k after tax!

Looking forward replacing my XPS m1330 with something that can play games.

 

I'm reading this thread too much. I'm getting uncertain again about my harddisk choice. Is there a camp of ppl here who prefer configuring it for the SSD rather than buying one and install it later? (will it actually become significantly cheaper?)

And those who changed their order, do you have to go through the whole process again? What happen to the $100 coupon then?

 

go figure. 3 days after i order a 160GB oem intel drive they have a killer deal on the retail version of it.

 

How do you choose an SSD?
I never deal with HD

 

I've been researching this and there seem to be a couple of problems that people still have. The Ubuntu forums are saying that Ubuntu runs better in VirtualBox than it does natively but that's because of a bug with the Core i5s. I wonder how well it will run on the SU7300...

Does anyone know if you can tell it which GPU to use in the BIOS instead of using the fn+F6 command?

Yes it's true. You can see them here (in an awesome blue light).

 

I chose to buy a HDD after and install it rather than upgrade it in the config. I just didn't like Dell's HDD upgrade prices and I have a few drives floating around that I could use. The SSD drives are supposedly going to drop in price sometime this year, though.

In regards to your second set of questions: Yes you do have to go through the process again and you will most likely lose your $100 off coupon.

 

if you are talking about with the m11x, no clue as i havent looked into it. on newegg, its one of the subcategories when you select hard drive from the main drop down.

 

Seriously, Give them a call, and

a) RMA the first one, you can wait a few extra days to get that extra 404 GB, and you can always sale it on ebay if you don't need it.

b) See if they can add it to your existing order.

 

order has already shipped. so i doubt that they can add it to my existing order. ill try the RMA when i get the drive in.

edit: ah hell. screw it. im ordering the retail version of the drive and will RMA the OEM drive.

 

Intel & Micron have announced production of 25nm flash cells. Currently flash cells are at 34nm. Smaller flash cells equals bigger SSD capacities for lower prices.

In addition Indilinx and Intel next generation SSD controllers are coming out later this year. For those who don't know, Indilinx's current product, the "Barefoot" controller was the first viable competitor to Intel.

Companies have already started clearing out old inventories on current generation, so there will be a lot of great deals to be had in the coming months!

 

Huzzah! I think I'll just use my 320GB HDD until I can get a cheap SSD.

Edit: I think what sheltem should be added to the first post. This is extremely helpful information.

 

There ya go, Glad I could help persuade you.

 

now now, you know better than that... it should be "Smaller flash cells equals bigger SSD capacities for higher profit margins"