*OFFICIAL* Alienware M11x Owners Lounge - Part 2

Well she told me she didn't give it for free to anyone... So I dunno who to believe but it was only 17 bucks to add it so to heck with it no sense arguing.

 

ohhhhhhh nice thank you!

 

That SAME rep also told him that bluetooth was standard on all m11x's

LOL

 

Let me see if I have this right.

I have an iPhone that I jailbroke and enabled tethering with a 3.1.2 OS hack. Using Bluetooth I can hook up the iPhone to the M11x and tether internet correct?

 

One of the rep told me that the silver option meant that it's silver for the entire laptop...I don't think they know what they are talking about.

 

That depends on the software you have. I'm not sure of the software available for Windows (if you jailbreak and get PDAnet, you don't even need bluetooth I don't think).

 

Either bluetooth or wifi I forgot which. But you need to be careful because if you use to much of your bandwidth and AT&T notices then they will cancel your service. So only use it to surf the internet and not download / watch alot of stuff.

 

Well, that's why I said take it as you like. You know either believe the rep or take it with a grain a salt and wait until someone actually gets the laptop and can tell you for sure. I think it would be smarter (on the part of Dell/Alienware) to make both color options matte.

 

You can fairly safely browse the web, use youtube, even play games using the tethering and ATT really can't tell, because the Iphone can do all of those things, and for all they know you are just using your Iphone a lot. However, any download over about 50 megs or any torrenting or anything and it is almost an instant ban.

 

Not sure how reliable this is because I did it last year (as in 2008), but I downloaded a 90MB torrent while tethered to my iPhone's 3G service and they didn't even call me. They might be cracking down on it now, though, so your mileage may vary.

 

thanks for digging that up astrawoid, but yeah if it's matte super, if not all good. Either way don't think I want to cancel another order =) and place a 3rd =)

 

Sounds good, thanks guys. This will save me the 100 some dollars of getting Gobi and the 60 dollars a month for the AT&T service. Much appreciated.

 

Ha I have canceled 3 and placed 4!

All of the pictures on alienware.com seem to show it like it has non-glossy lid.

 

True that, I don't have bluetoooth headset , no bluetooth mouse, no bluetooth keyboard, none of my items are bluetooth, not even my cell phone headset lol.....

 

What phone number did you call to request cancellation?

 

lol I've only cancelled 2 at this point. I'm waiting for my third one to go through as my credit card company is kind of upset that I've had three 800+ orders in 24 hours.

 

Damn I got three different numbers of Dell in my recently called list. I think it was this one: the Customer Care 18773355 if it doesn't say it's customer care it's wrong sorry lol for US. They canceled it rather quickly and easily though gave them my Dell Purchase ID.

 

I don't get my order, I requested alien fx color Mars Red which I see at the top, but below it says Astral Aqua, I don't want anything with that color, lol....

1 AlienFX Color, Mars Red $0.00
1 Alienhead Chrome Red $0.00
1 Alienhead Chrome Red $0.00
1 Astral Aqua $0.00

weird........

 

Well hopefully it's true about Canada having bluetooth as standard, although if it isn't then i'm not too bothered. So glad I got the silver tho, it looks awesome. I ordered mine with Dell financing cos I won't have the cash til the end of the month. Will this affect my order at all? Slow it down?
I'm going to watch the IGN review again now.

 

Reason I ask about order cancellation is because usually after the status goes IN PRODUCTION, they makes it very difficult for you to cancel, because the policy stated no cancellation once it reaches that state, so just wondering how you guys hacked it..

 

I don't think that really matters. You can change it yourself once you get it.

 

Yeah mine was in production status but she canceled quicker than she was able to deny me regarding bluetooth haha

 

My third order has now changed to In Production, just placed it about an hour ago.

 

I'm placing mine right now, talking with a rep. Can't wait, this will be my first Alienware.

 

well I'm in Canada and was told I had to request it manually by phone, it now shows as bluetooth on my order

 

I used 1-800-247-2076

 

oh well

 

Haha, I know, this thing comes out, we all order, cancel, order, cancel, order... Must be driving the Dell Reps crazy.

 

Thanks for the update. Mine was placed about 3 hours ago I think but no status change. Still at Order processing. meh

Maybe it's because it's the 2nd order on the DPA card haha. Hoping the first order clears tomorrow. I might have to make a 3rd order if I find myself thinking in my sleep I'd rather have silver or the SSD again. Damn I cannot make up my damn mind.

 

Mine has went into production as well. about 2 hours after I ordered

 

well here in Canada this is my order before tax of course

Order Details
Quantity Description Unit Price

1 Cosmic Black, Direct $1,113.66
1 AlienFX Color, Mars Red $0.00
1 Intel Core2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz $0.00
1 Integrated 10/100NIC $0.00
1 Internal High-Definition Surro $0.00
1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz $0.00
1 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M $0.00
1 11.6-inch WideHD, No WWAN, BLK $0.00
1 AUTO-UPDATES,ON, AW $0.00
1 Web Cam $0.00
1 Standard Nameplate $0.00
1 500GB 7,200RPM $0.00
1 ADOBE READER 9.0,MLANG,I/S/X NB $0.00
1 PC-RESTORE, DIM/INSP $0.00
1 DATASAFE LOCAL BACKUP 2.0 BASIC $0.00
1 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG $0.00
1 WIN 7 HOME PREM, 64, ENG,AW NB $0.00
1 Alienhead Chrome Red $0.00
1 Alienhead Chrome Red $0.00
1 Astral Aqua $0.00
1 Optional Bluetooth Module, 2.1 $0.00
1 HW WRTY+SVC,ANW M11x,UNY,INIT,REL $0.00
1 NBD OS,ANW M11x,UNY,INIT YR,REL $0.00
1 WARRANTY SPRT,ANW NB,INIT YR $0.00
1 SHIPPING FEE $0.00
1 NO WARRANTY,YRS 2/3(DIM,INSP,NBD) $0.00

 

Just picked up a 3 year Square trade with accidental damage covered for 140$. Pretty awesome.


Care Plan Price* $139.99
Care Plan Term 3 Years
Level of Coverage ADH
Covered Item Laptops - Alienware

 

Just did come checking around, that OC to 1.6 makes the SU7300 as good as a stock SU9600

better if you consider the higher memory bandwidth

 

How about a link filipp, I will post it on OP.

 

Hey Jeff,

What kind of discounts did you get? 7% EPP? DPA? $50 coupon?

 

The code BIGGAME gives you 30% off the warranty with a max of 40$. But I called them and he gave me a unlimited 30% off code so it took 60$ off my warranty. Website is http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/

If they can't fix your laptop in 5days they will refund your purchase price which is 780$ for me.

 

I just looked at my latest order status... "Work in Progress".

Whatever that means, haha.

And Thanks filipp, I will Add that to OP.

 

Yeah mine was work in progress before it hit In Production.

 

I got the 7% EPP

oh yeah plus I got the gaming logitech mouse for like $23 tax in, thanks to red flag deals

 

Need to call em tomorrow for the Bluetooth, think they will allow me to add it on even though mine says "in production"?

 

My Epp was 10%....

 

For Dell, "production" can be long and is also translated as "You can not cancel your order now, until it is delivered".

In Production
Upon approval of payment for your order, the order will be In Production. Production time includes obtaining the parts, assembly or build time, and shipping preparations/transit to the carrier. Shipping preparations will vary based on type of order and size.

 

Mine was in production for like 10 hours and I was able to cancel.. :shrugs:

*edit* mine changed to In production.

 

To be fair, the four laptops I have ordered from Dell have all come within 2-3 days of placing the order. For me it has been WAY faster than listed.

 

Is the black really matte?

 

Have u ordered?? lol
Im trying to get the SA to give me best deal for:
SU7300
4GB DDR3
GT335M
320GB 7200rpm HDD
3 years Premier Service & 3 Years Complete Cover

I got it to RM4407... lol..

 

Were they Alienware's? The rep I spoke to said that most Alienware's have a time of close to 20-30 days since they need to be engraved and etc.

 

So how did you do it? You ordered through the phone and told them the RFD thing plus you asked for 7% EPP?

 

I got my M17x 12 days after ordering it...

 

from youtube videos you can see that it is semi-gloss. At first I wanted to get the silver color, but the one on hardwareheaven looks more gray than silver. Maybe it is because of improper lighting. Also, from the pictures, you can tell that the silver version is semi-gloss, too.