*OFFICIAL* M11x Owners Lounge - Part 3

Umm, what thread are you reading, cuz Im in the **Official Alienware M11x Owner's Lounge - Part 3**.

 

do not post an official owners thread until someone else gets there. I am not in the normal catagory.

Thank you for understanding.

 

@Darkhan

When do you think you will be able to post a review if you are planning on writing one?

Thanks. Its going to be a fun day!!!

 

Guys, um hello , this is the official owners thread.

 

I think my EDD is something like 3/23/2010 so I'm gonna be glued to this thread for like a month... At least I will know exactly what to expect by the time I get this thing. Also, gonna be buying a few accessories for it like that little bluetooth dongle and maybe the Kabuto microfiber mat if it's not too big for it. Darkhan, do you have the Kabuto by chance so we can see what it looks like on the laptop?

Oh and I was wondering if we can clean the screen with that microfiber mat as well if anyone knows...

 

How many on here have had theres shipped?

 

DR, I think they just want an Official Official one, since finally one person has it. What they don't realize is that it will also get flooded by all the other ones that don't have one.

Best thing to do is wait for the mods to create a part 4 guys.

 

I have but next week at best i imagine. A few other too, maybe ten in total i would think

 

thin this threadis going to explode soon, as Darkhan has the rig

 

The Dell EPP phone line says my order has shipped. I ordered on 2/3 with a custom name plate. But I don't have a tracking number yet and my online order page has not been updated.

 

Yea, I think so, this thread, and the pre-order/order status threads have become one an the same

 

Ah ha! Found the third owner's lounge. Ordered late, last night. Glad to see people are already getting these... when I looked on day 1, the estimated delivery date was a month off.

Alienware M11x, Lunar Shadow
Intel Core2 Duo SU7300
4GB Dual Channel DDR3
160GB SATAII 5,400RPM
Bluetooth Module, 2.1+ Enhanced Data Rate

I was a day away from buying an ASUS 1201N when these were announced, and did a lot of research leading up to this. Alienware bit me with the GDDR3/GDDR5 mixup on my M17x and shipping delays, so I was quite hesitant... I'm hoping the M11x renews my faith in the brand.

 

We seriously need a unboxing video.

 

@jonjonk

I don't think anyone on here other than Darkhan has their M11x in-hand yet, and I don't think he's going to do one since he's with Dell...

 

I am going to wait for others to get theres, again I don't fall under normal circumstance.
Its good to see people getting theres shipped. Everyone will be very happy when they receive theres.
Thank you for understanding.

 

I bet darkhan got some uber discount, too

 

Its k Darkhan somebody will probably have theres tomorrow I'd say thanks for the info you have given us anyways.

 

I bought mine a few days ago. Been following the forum for a while. I'm just waiting for benchmarks to see whether I keep or cancel the order. I'm torn between getting it now or waiting till the next model. So if anyone gets one and would be so kind as to post benchmarks of the latest games I'm sure many in my position would appreciate it. Thanks!

 

guys, relax, just a couple of days and we will get an official owner

Darkhan was/is and reliable source, so let him be out of the game.

i know, we are all enthusiastic, but the month waiting is almost over

and then we will get a Part 4 of the thread

 

So (I've asked before...) is the sliver gunmetal???? I'm just soooo hoping for that sexy color and not that bright sliver.

 

@Darkhan, I would love to get some dimensions of the power brick if you get the chance. this will tell me weather or not I will be able to cart it around in my current bag. plz?

 

I have seen several threads that people have posted pics of the silver or shadow. The ones I have seen look right on.

It is gunmetal, not to bright not to dark.......just right!

 

Darkhan, the only question I have (and I am sure many other people) is what is the actual CPU clock speed after the Overclock option in the BIOS, can you please confirm.

 

Darkhan.... please.... need pics... numbers.. anything

(sputter)

 

i know im dying here have to wait another week

 

I am EXACTLY where you are on this man. Same situation.

 

You are assuming we understand Post away!

 

1.73 10char

 

guys please, give darkhan a little break

otherwise he changes his mind and posts nothing

 

Thanks for the prompt answer sir!

 

That made my day. Now I just have to wait for mine to get out of the 10+ day build status. Since my previous lappy decided to burst into flames this makes waiting on this much more painful.

 

I agree, but need something to bridge the next two weeks

 

This was already clarified when the M11x manual became available:



I also elaborated on this information only a few pages back, here.

 

D, you plan on leaving it at 1.73ghz? Seems to make sense, since Asus clocks theirs as standard (for VT) at that speed and HH's review stated only one degree temp increase. As you probably already know, the chip has a high ceiling. My guess is about 10% less battery life (worst case).

Main issue will be the 335m, since I would expect such a small form factor to sound like a hovercraft when fully stressed with a 3D game. Be nice to know how loud the fan gets with 3D games. Example, will it wake my wife when we are on our cruise in April (cabins have amplified acoustics)

 

same here

patience is a virtue......but i dont want to be patient anymore

 

It would be nice to have the option to set the bus speed manually, we could certainly have some fun then! Imagine a 333MHz bus speed, that would clock the CPU at 2.13GHz...

Yes, you'd need to get some 1333MHz RAM but it'd be quite the system. Have you seen any cases of a SU7300 reaching 2GHz safely?

 

I have seen posts, but not personally. Seems to make sense it could be done. That speed is probably near the ceiling, so temps and bettery would be more a factor at that speed.

 

Mine just went to shipped today, still waiting on the fedex number.

 

My rep got back to me and explained why orders are shipping seemingly out of order. Basically, when orders came in they were assigned a production line. So order 1 went to line 1, order 2 to line 2, etc until they went all the way around and then order 6 or something was the second order for line 1. The idea was once production started all lines would roll at the same speed. However, production started and some lines had delays, equipment failures, and other mishaps. So now some lines are ahead of others, which means that some orders from 2/2 or 2/3 on the slower lines just now getting going while an order from 2/4 or 2/5 might already be boxing or shipping from the faster production lines.

She said as far as she could tell none of the config options should cause a delay, it is just the price of early production problems that orders are shipping out of date sequence.

 

I'm planning to order a M11x soon, but I'm wondering if I should hold off a month or so... Rumor is Dell may be announcing Core i3/i5 chips for the M11x, and maybe Nebula Red might make an appearance as a color option as well? But Dell's offering some pretty good discounts right now, and I just got an Alienware flyer in the mail for 15% off. I suspect the discounts might be better now before any new hardware changes come.

 

@rambler
Depends on how long the 15%will last and if it will be stackable.

 

The current 15% offer is not stackable, and the flyer only says for a limited time.

 

Feb 18, 2010 7:42 AMOn FedEx vehicle for delivery

Not an alienware rep myself, but still should arrive today according to fedex.

 

@Rambler358
Then go on Dell's epp site and config the M11X to your liking. Then save your cart and give Dell's epp department a call. Tell them to remove the anti-virus that you do not want (that will save you around $90), make the HD smaller (unless you want the 500gb HD, it will be cheaper), and ask them if they can make it any cheaper for you. After you get all the deals possible, tell him to apply your 15% coupon.

 

@big
be sure to make an unboxing video when you get it!

 

Is that 15% off systems?

 

Stunner about the Asus 30JT. Sure, it has the i7, but the 310m is simply a product refresh of the 210m, which is already a 3D game bottleneck to the SU7300.

If you are a 3D gamer, you will be seriously letdown waiting for the 30JT. The M11x seems a no-brainer for mobile gamers with a lot less wait and probably similar price

Feeling even better about Mini-Me11x now

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-310M.22439.0.html

 

Actually it was not, all was speculations since no one had an actual production model in hands, so the confirmation was much appreciated.

 

@rushmore: the Asus 30VT plays TF2 and CSS at great frame rates all high at native res so I mean it's not bad per say. Just isn't juicy enough for the much newer games like batman/crysis[this is just beast]/ nfs shift.
Left for dead, they all play fine on the VT and JT is maybe 5fps better than the VT so ya.

 

Is this 15% off thing a USA only thing or is it UK too?