*OFFICIAL* Alienware M11x Owners Lounge - Part 2

Dude, you talked with Allen too?!? LOL My dude was also named Allen. That guy is being overworked!

edit: aren't you that guy from slickdeals.net? lol

 

You might want to talk to Daniel at (800) 456-3355 ext 2160092. I'm pretty sure he just gave me bluetooth for free.

 

Hey, on the order page, if you select su7300 and look at the picture on the left, you can see i5!! What does taht mean?!? Are they going to have i5 later?

 

It is just an advertisement

 

lol nuts, I was told by two reps order needed to be canceled and replaced. That would've saved me some hassle.. and time. Now I'm back in "order processing" land.

 

It's just an advertisement. If you look at that side before selecting the su7300, it talks about i3. But I think you find that on all of the different order pages.

 

The one in the Hot Hardware review is the silver one.

 

Hops indignantly. I am getting my engraved nameplate, even if its the last thing i do. Hrmf. Lol Some dell rep is going to be having a very long chat today.

 

Man, the SU7300 clocked at 1.6ghz with the 335m 1gb will be one serious little rig

Ordered the M11x once I found the clocking option out and will now cancel my CW27FX order. I already have a loaded Q8200 system for gaming. The M11x will be its Mini-Me

 

whats the difference between the pentium and core 2 duo? the tech specs on intel site only show the l2 cache difference of 1 mb and the core 2 duo supports virtualizaton vt technology.

any real life performance difference? also, is the cpu overclockable in the bios for both cpu options?

man.. its supposed to be below 1000 and here in singapore its 1700 for the stupid pentium cpu, 4gb 1066 ram and 320gb hdd -.-

 

Less than a 5% performance difference between CPU's, both should be OCable, but no way to know for sure.

 

Lol I called Daniel, he said he is getting a flood of calls now so he transferred me to his manager who is adding the blue tooth for free she says since it was supposed to be there in the morning.

 

both are dual core - I would get the cheaper one and use the saved money for games!

 

Stupid reps that say they can not add stuff, are people correcting their online orders?


Nice to know someone at Dell/AW is giving good customer support

 

Aw man I might need to apologize to him. XD I'm sorry, Daniel.

 

any idea when the i5s or i7s will be coming for the system? cos when selecting the processors they have an ad saying upgrade to i7 now!

and any speculation how much performance increase the ulvi7s will give? will they be quad core?

 

Just an ad, new chips a minimum 6-8 months away, you could see decreased battery life, and no performance increase over an OCed Su7300.

 

yeah i7, imagine the price then, lol

 

There is no reliable timeframe for the i5/i7 processors. Some people say summer, others October. That i5/i7 picture on the side is just an ad for every system.

All I can say is that when I get this, the first thing I'm doing is overclocking. I can't wait to see this bad boy with 1.6 or 1.8ghz under the hood.

 

I just talked to Shauna and she said that it was supposed to be included in the morning but since it wasn't she added bluetooth for me for free. Daniel transferred me to her. Here is her info:

Shauna Cassity 1-800-695-8133 Ext. 2166814

 

Mutters venomously. Dell rep o' dell rep, where art thou... "Prowls Dell Chat"

 

First post ever FTW! Here's to many more posts in the future...>_<

OK, so does anyone know if you can push past the 1366x768 res if you have this baby hooked up to an external screen? For 1080p/HD viewing.

Ohhhhhh man, iunno if I want this M11x or the Asus G73jh-a1. Or both??? Mmmmmm...

 

Yes it should be able to output to whatever resolution your monitor/tv is.

If you need a powerful laptop as a desktop replacement then don't get this. But if you already have something powerful like a desktop or laptop then this is great for those who want portability with power mixed in.

 

so ur certain the cpu is ocable?

if so then will the pentium or c2d have better oc abilities? its just 80 dollars difference and i would go for the c2d if i can reach about 1.7ghz but if its the same i guess ill go for the pentium

 

Yes as someone posted earlier a reviewer OCed his to 1.6 and it only gained 1C in temperature. No one knows if the Pentium can OC as well or not because no review models have that equipped.

 

cool.. wonder if the build quality is anything like the m17x

 

So here is my order with Bluetooth added

Item Number Quantity Item Description
224-9555 1 Alienware M11x, Cosmic Black
313-9589 1 Intel Core2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache, 800MHz FSB)
317-8954 1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
421-1591 1 Alienhead 3D
320-9963 1 11.6-inch WideHD 1366x768 (720p) WLED
320-9857 1 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
342-8741 1 160GB SATAII 5,400RPM
330-9552 1 Personalized Nameplate
330-6106 1 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
313-8792 1 AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
421-8558 1 Alienware Command Center, M11x
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
421-0092 1 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
421-1584 1 Alien Cyborg
313-9856 1 Integrated 10/100 Network Interface Card
410-1883 1 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
313-9958 1 Integrated High-Definition Surround Sound Audio (5.1)
330-6348 1 Automatic Updates: On
330-8995 1 1.3 Megapixel Webcam
950-3337 1 1 Year Limited Warranty
908-3647 1 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
922-7060 1 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
950-9797 1 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
421-1721 1 Soft Contracts,Banktec Care,Alienware
994-3730 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
430-8555 1 Optional Bluetooth Module, 2.1+ Enhanced Data Rate
430-3773 1 No Internal WWAN Antenna Installed
421-1360 1 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
330-5090 1 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
461-2675 1 Special Offer - $50 off (included in price)
600-0039 1 State Environmental Fee for display less than 15 inches
* AW:FILIPP
Subtotal: $779.10

 

I'm thinking of signing up for their DPA.... 12 months at 0% for a $700 computer doesn't seem bad at all. Has anyone had a hard time getting the 3% off? What do I do? Just call them?

I think I may just order the base model, which after EPP/$50coupon/3%/tax/shipping, will come out to just a hair above $700. I could go ahead and just throw $400 on the account after I buy it, and then I only have a $25/month payment. I could afford it now, but it'd be nice to throw the extra $$$ in my savings.

But, then, I have a 15" MBP. Do I really *need* this? Probably not.... but do I want it? Hell yes I do!! Decisions, decisions....

How hard is it to be approved? Anyone know? I only have a few years of credit history, but it's flawless. Score is around 700. I have a credit limit much, much higher than the price of this laptop from Citi, so I'd imagine Dell would have no problems approving me. But I don't want a hard pull and then get denied.

Sorry for thinking out loud ;p

 

sucks bad they B.S. me told me I HAD to cancel. Only reason I'm bothered was b/c I placed it earlier this morning and was out of processing status. anyway.. now back to buyer's remorse on getting black instead of silver =D

 

Eagerly waiting for more numbers. I have a real twitchy finger hovering around the order button for this thing T_T.

 

What country did you order from?

 

I am in California. That price is with the 10% EPP, 50$ discount, 3% DPA Account, free bluetooth. Oh I didn't include tax since it's different for everyone.

 

Interesting. My subtotal with free bluetooth and without the WWAN card was ~$804. I guess that 3% was pretty good.

 

Yeah I think it's about 30$ off so that's why I signed up for a DPA account.

 

All I need it for is if I'm ever on a second screen is to program so I can have my console on one side and my code and specs on the large screen. Haha, I'm REAAAAAAALLY tempted to get both this and that G73 that's on preorder @ Asus so I'll have one at home and one to take to school. I have enough money, but I think the inner college student in me will feel this later on.

 

Why not just buy a Quad Core i5 desktop with a GTX 275 for around 700$ and then pick this up as your portable?

 

I heard somewhere on the other thread (part 1) that the cosmic black was also suppose to be matte when one the guys talked to a sales rep. I don't know if that matters...

 

that does matter a lot haha. I hope it's true, b/c the black in the videos are fingerprint crazy. Only reason I opted for it was b/c I didn't like the bright silver look in the configuration photo, I was thinking it'd be more gray, and in the hardware heaven review, that color looks awesome, like my car (Storm Silver Metallic) hehe

 

LOL they keep on updating the supposed battery life. Earlier this evening, it was 10hrs, now it's 8 and a half.

 

Yeah my rep told me they got the specs in the morning and have had to keep updating it throughout the day since no one is 100% certain what they really are. That is why anyone who ordered early in the morning has no bluetooth.

 

Haha, because I have the habit of lugging my box around even with a laptop. I think for the money I'm (hopefully will be) paying and specs I'm getting on the G73 plus the luxury of transporting both quickly. It saves me a lot of time and effort. Plus, it's an extra body on an extra machine at my girlfriend's house (probably the girlfriend) if we ever LAN and play something.

I do get where you're coming from though. I had a Dell XPS 420 and that was a b---- to carry around though. Along with that monitor. No way, Jose, not anymore. 'Twas a good workout though.

...looking if my college deals with Dell.

 

Talked to Shauna she says no free bluetooth! Don't think we are supposed to be calling her either LOL but she did add it for me for the original price.

 

Need opinion...

I ordered mine without bluetooth, I have 2 laptops 1 has and 1 does not have bluetooth and I have never used them.. You guys think there's any advantage for me to cancel and re order with bluetooth? I have the logitech notebook mouse with the micro usb transmitter...

 

Lol I think to many people called her so she may have had to stop giving it away for free.

 

Ok, I spoke to daniel and He hooked me up, also let me add the $50 coupon I got, but forgot to add earlier when I made my order.

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I Formatted the Original Post with some more helpful info, It will get the all the stuff MAG had in the beginning owners page as well.

 

guys... everyone talks about how much better is going from OC 1.3 to 1.6...but in reality how much better is it and why? Im new to all this so pardon the noob question but why so much better?

 

Back on the other thread post 1800 (pg 180). "cosmic black finish is not glossy but in fact matte" but also the rep said the bluetooth came with the lappy. So take it as you will. Here's the link to the post.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=5820842#post5820842

 

Really up to you, for me Bluetooth is a must, all my accessories are BT, and nothing beats pulling out a mouse, keyboard, headphones, and just turning it all on and getting to work, without having to plug in multiple USB adapters or worry with cables or anything.

However, if you don't have the BT stuff, and don't intend to get any, then BT may not even be worth the $20 for you.

 

You are looking at a 20% performance increase, as in the same kinda boost you would get from upgrading to a UM i5 processor, and all you do is turn one options to yes.

It is better because its faster, for free.

 

Agreed, I would of easily dropped 50 bucks if that is what I had to do.