*OFFICIAL* Alienware M11x Owners Lounge - Part 2

Yeah. SSD market is about to blow up. Once again... thank the early adopters

 

im holding off right now because the Intel drives have a Limited replacement only return policy. not sure if i want to eat the ~$560 bucks just to get another 40GB ssd that i practically have no use for.

i have dual 500 gb drives in my current laptop, 2 320 gb drives (one of which is going back in this computer when i sell it as im taking the 500's out) and a 160gb intel ssd on the way.

i plan on putting the ssd in the M17x i ordered along with one of my 500gb drives leaving me with a 500, a 320, and a 250gb drive (that one im going to keep as its part of the original equipment of the M17x.)

 

Whoa..what happened to the config options on the epp site..for the hd only the 500 gb and 256 ssd are available..sold out?

 

Probably. There have been reports of people not being able to config base components.

 

Definitely not sold out. I just ordered one with the base hard drive (160gb). On the web I didn't give me any options other then 500 or the SSD so I just called and placed the order. That being said on the phone route initially there was pretty much no discount.

I think Dell is only giving discount on the configurations offered on the EPP specific spec machine not allowing you to downgrade stuff you don't want. I ended up complaining and receiving free next day shipping and receiving a 30 buck discount. Not much but better then nothing I guess.

 

Interesting. This could just be an error on the site, like bluetooth.

 

Also for those of you interested in running Ubuntu, from what I can find there are should be no problems. Someone on the Ubuntu forums is trying to get a program together to control the AlienFX lights. This should be interesting.

 

As well, only the SU7300 and 4GB and 8GB memory are available.

Interesting, base price is $1069 haha.

 

I'm honestly glad they're taking off parts so they don't go into production and bascially telling people their orders will be delayed. Better knowing now either you wait for stock or order what we have than order stuff that isn't available and be pissed when a delay happens =)

 

ordered mine last night. expected delivery 25 feb 2010 UK


210-31211 Base: Alienware M11x Cosmic Black
200-65021 N02W1101 1 S
213-11423 Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300(1.3GHz,800MHz,3MB)
230-11341 Display : 11.6in WideHD 1366x768 (720p) LCD
340-21346 Ship Accessory : English Docs
370-13958 Memory : 4096MB (2x2048) 1067MHz DDR3 Dual Channel
400-20031 Hard Drive : 320GB Serial ATA (7200RPM)
450-13848 Power Cord : UK 220V 1 S
450-14615 Power Supply : Alienware 65W AC Adapter
451-11281 Battery : Primary 8-cell 63W/HR LI-ION
490-12019 Graphics Card : 1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
555-12849 Wireless : Dell Wireless 1520 (802.11n) Half Mini Card
555-12908 Wireless : South Africa Dell Bluetooth 365 Card
583-13553 Keyboard : Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
619-23463 Operating System : English Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)
644-10028 Avatar : Alien Cyborg
645-10009 AutoMatic Updates : AutoMatic updates - On
648-10027 Wallpaper : Alienware 3D Wallpaper
650-12561 AntiVirus : McAfee Security Centre 10(30 day subscription)Software MUI
(UK,FR,DE,ES,IT,DK,NL,SE,NO,RU)
1 S
656-10016 AlienFX Colour : Mars Red
657-10006 Name Plate Engraving : Generic
754-56825 Standard Service - 1 year of coverage included with your PC
754-56826 No Warranty Upgrade
755-10537 No Accidental Damage Support


i was tempted by the SSD upgrade. but its what you can afford that matters.

for info thou my i7 core pc runs with an X25 intel 80GB SSD and a 2.5" WD black7200rpm 320GB HD as back up, the western digi is a flyer but that boots my pc up in around a minute and thats with 6 GB 1800mhz ddr3 and the cpu at 2.66Ghz

but the SSD boots it in 25-30 seconds!! which is awesome, so anyone looking at ssd for the MX11 go for it, but what i will say is 'TRIM' is very important for SSD's, and i was lucky that i bought my ssd with it suppoorted but alot of SSD's didnt, that was in october last year but i had to wait till november for the firmware update to get trim enabled,

so i dont know if the dell ssd included supports trim hence another reason with cost why i held off,

 

I ordered mine an hour ago through EPP. I can't wait!

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
1 421-1593 Alienhead Chrome Blue
1 320-9887 11.6-inch WideHD 1366x768 (720p) WLED
1 320-9857 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
1 342-8745 256GB Solid State Drive
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
1 421-1572 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)
1 430-3796 M11x Wireless INFO MOD
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
1 421-1360 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

 

The manuals are up now.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/Alw_lp_M11x/en/index.html

BTW, overclocking the CPU is listed in the manual on page 49.

 

damn the config i ordered somehow didnt include my customized nameplate..it just says standard nameplate..and if i want to change it i have to reorder (which im not going to do due to limited config options atm and $100 off coupon expired) ...this kinda sucks, wouldve been nice to have MASTERJ0J0 engraved on my laptop oh well guess itll have better resale value

 

It should be in your email. Something like:

 

The folks over at Hardware heaven have reviewed the M11x and concluded that it is:

"Without doubt one of the best laptops we have tested... if not the best. Not only that, it’s right up there as one of the best products we have ever tested, in any category."

You can check out their review at : http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews.php?reviewid=924&pageid=19#ixzz0egUVAr2f

One of the most interesting conclusions they reach is that the machine's performance will greatly benefit from the installation of an SSD.

Bronsky

 

yes thats a cracking review., I was getting a bit bored reading some of the off topic !!posts appearing on here about midnight last night, so read the review,, it got my juices flowing enough to order it, just wish it would arrive already

 

Hoo-rah, the manual lists how to replace the battery. So the battery pack is replaceable and Dell provides instructions on how to do it. That should end at least one gripe people had with this awesome machine.

Edit: a couple of things...

• the system chipset is listed as Intel GS45
• the manual is just as unspecific as everyone else regarding the SIM card feature (page 22: SIM Card slot -- Allows you to install a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) to browse the Internet, check e-mail, and connect to a Virtual Private Network. To access these features, you must be within the network of your cellular service provider.)

 

No he's right actually because the 11x is a very big for an 11" netbook. It is almost as big as 13" notebooks. The dimensions of that 13" are 12.4"x9.29"x.86" inch the dimension of m11x are 11.25"x9.2"x1.29" so the 13" is 1" longer but has 13" screen and has same depth as 11x but 11x is also 1/2" thicker. This was one of the things putting me off the 11x is the size, seems like it would have been better just to make it a 13" with the dimensions it has.

 

Repped. Gives us something to drool over while we wait the 30 days.

 

I'm excited to get mine. If you haven't checked lately go back to the first post for a ton of links that should keep you occupied for a while. The Engadget show video really blew my mind. You don't get a feel for the size of the machine until you see the guys handling it. It's freakin' tiny. Some people are complaining about the weight, but I see it as a plus. Take a look at the Hardwareheaven review and in particular the internal pictures. It looks like the entire bottom half of the chassis is magnesium. Reminds me of my M15x which has the same design. The extra weight is due to all the nice magnesium which dissipates heat and also makes the chassis extremely rigid. The M11x is not a flimsy cheap plastic netbook.

 

What is a "soft touch" version?

 

The M11x is 11.6", not 11". You can't really say it's big for an 11" laptop because it's really not.

 

Need to know ASAP.

 

Soft touch refers to the type of paint used. It feels slightly rubbery or soft to the touch.

The SIM card is used with the GSM WWAN (Gobi) cards. So if you use AT&T WWAN you would insert the SIM card into the slot. Verizon does not use SIM cards.

 

Google Alienware M17 and find all you can about the paint on it, like videos, reviews, etc. That's the material they will be covering it with.

 

man I've lagged to order one now its above 1k through EPP

 

Answered before but it's more rubbery paint less gloss. Only deals with the paint used

 

Damn!!! I love rubbery paint!! Argh. Not even delivered and I'm changing my mine already.

 

Yeah but one thing we've been unable to get a clear answer on is if we need to get a specific plan from AT&T or if we can just pop in our cards and they will work with our data plans. The IGN review mentions that their iPhone SIMs didn't work but said it was because they needed to unlock their devices (which is weird because my iPhone SIM works with other phones). IGN also followed up with saying that it should work with any other data-enabled SIM, but didn't try it out.

 

Yea, this is my biggest problem with the 11x, if I used laptops more often i would go Sony Z in a heartbeat but the 11x is cheap with all the discounts so i'm willing to put up with it's hugeness I think anyway. Will see when I get it LOL

 

I like it too, but it isn't a deal breaker. If you tend to transport your machine around a lot in a sleeve/bag which I would assume would happen with the M11x. The soft touch paint can eventually rub off in the corners, etc. So while the soft touch is matte and doesn't show as many prints it does show wear as well.

 

Read the ordering advice thread linked in my sig

 

I have owned a couple of Sony Z's and I wasn't exactly thrilled. A lightweight notebook has its advantages, but you usually have to sacrifice some things.

Sorry, it requires a specific WWAN data plan. They usually start around $60 a month.

 

Is this 100% positive? Because both the IGN review and multiple reviewers at CES have said you can just put your SIM card in it (one going so far as to say that the M11x is filling the slot that Apple refuses to fill with tethering or something) and as long as you have a data plan, it will work.

No one at Dell seems to know the answer, though.

 

I've read it and its awesome advice but theres no more code for the $100 off $1000, expired yesterday

 

No one can be 100%, but this would be counter to what the carriers have been doing for years. The M11x isn't the first notebook to have a WWAN card and SIM.

 

There was an update on IGN's review that stated they were incorrect in that you could just take the sim card out of your phone. Youd need a new one since the m11x uses some new brand of compact sim cards or something like that. This is all from memory so don't quote me on it..

 

Ah k thanks, no biggie. I'm not going to wait for a soft touch LOL The discounts made the deal good for this lappy. I probably would not have bought it if not for discounts so no soft touch for me

 

The two reviews so far were a bit weak. You guys will do a better job I am sure.

Once I see some real reviews here I'll probably pull the trigger. I grabbed an ASus n10j yesterday to hold me over for a while but I don't think it will do.

 

Sure it is it's 1" bigger than my 12" laptop, Asus 1201n and much fatter too LOL This thing is going to be huge for an 11".

 

The M15x is huge for a 15" machine and the M17x is massive for a 17" machine. Time to put away the skirt Nancy.

 

That's true. It just seems odd that so many editors and reviewers would push this feature when it's just the normal netbook feature.

Just for reference, here are some videos saying you can pop out your SIM card:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBrCWdxVNPQ
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4015282/ces_2010_alienware_m11x/ (this is the one that specifically mentions an iPhone SIM)

I can't seem to find anything about that on IGN's review I really wish this would be clarified. I'm kind of annoyed that everyone at CES was spouting this off like a kid after his dad said he might be able to get a dog for his birthday.

 

I meant that it's not an 11" laptop, it's an 11.6". If you're really concerned about the extra .5" in thickness then I'd figure you would want to make sure you're not saying this laptop is marketed a full .6" smaller than what it really is.

 

Its already on ebay, check it out here.
People already trying to make some money out of it, hehe.

 

are we really making a fuss about people calling it 11" and not 11.6"?!? we all know what size it is, thats called shorthand so we don't have to type everything out... its common knowledge that 9"=8.9",10"=10.1",11"=11.6",12"=12.1"13"=13.3" etc. etc.

 

You caught me!!!

 

Price: US $2,200.00

My GOD.

 

How bloody ridiculous. /rollseyes

I hope no one falls for that,seriously.Harsh,but whoever does buy that deserves to be laughed at. ¬_¬

 

I know, that was my reaction too!

 

LOL my 12.1" is a 12" my 13.3" was a 13" my 11.6" will be an 11", I'd like to think people are smart enough to know the actual screen sizes so you dont have always have to type out 12.1, 13.3 etc...