*OFFICIAL* M11x Owners Lounge - Part 3

There's a fairly good amount of us in the forums.. I think more that aren't part of this community. My guess one of the assembly lines are complete utter fail. :|
we should get free HDD upgrades.

But since technically it's not "late" .. we are screwed.

 

My order was on 2/3 as well and I am stuck in build purgatory! I just thought it was because of the 8gb of RAM or something.

 

@ceo

yes, but youd have to add the 3rd antenna for the 5300 which means disassembling the LCD

@tymon

not the ram as thats what i bought. i would think it would make you LESS likely to be delayed as the 8gb option is definitely in the minority.

 

@shado

Good point... maybe it is the nameplate...?

 

does the SU4100 have the smart cache feature like the SU7300?

 

All intel Core architecture cpus have "Smart Cache"

 

even the proc from my old laptop, the core 2 duo T7500?

 

Here is a couple pics of the belkin messenger bag. Its fits pretty snug along with the a/c cord and my logitech g7.

The bag next to it is a messenger diaper bag for my son.

 

Back of the bag.

 

Cool diaper bag! I need to get one of those. So much cooler than the one my wife makes me carry.

 

nice bag kesso, where'd ya pick it up?

 

so what do you guys think the fps difference will be between the two processor options on the m11x? would it be worth $100?

 

no if you dont need VT then its not worth it.

 

Your T7500 has Advanced Smart Cache

 

Anyone get the Alienware Orion Messenger Bag? I know it's kind of expensive from Dell, but it can be had cheaper. I was thinking that should hold the M11x, power adapter, mouse, external optical drive and a gaming headset.

 

The bag for my m11x amazon(from the recommended bag post). The bag for my son was off diaperbags.com I think. Dadgear makes it and alot of other cool designs too.

 

@basehitter

yeah, i'm asking the same thing... i can't imagine it would be that big a difference, but then again, nor am i the most knowledgeable about it.

obviously we don't know until someone tries it, but what would be the impact on an extremely cpu-dependant game, ie gta iv? gaming aside, the SU4100 has recieved praise as snappy..

 

I already ordered my m11x with the su4100, I'll mostly be using it for WoW, SC2, and school work, so I decided to just save the $100 and put it towards an intel ssd

 

I've had that messenger bag for awhile now and it holds my HP311.
It's great . A little compact when I have my binder +netbook +pens etc. in there.. but I like it. if I get bored I might pick up a crazy alienware bag

 

I like that Belkin bag a lot. Can it fit in a standard spiral notebook + M11x etc? I might have to grab one, and the colors are masculine and AWish.

 

Yes it can but it can look like it's really full even though you can squeeze stuff in there.

Here's what I have that gives off that "fat" look
TI-84 Calculator
Small Binder
HP311.
PSU Charger
Lab Manual about 2 inches.
Lots of Pens
Stapler
Mouse
and there's still room to put a decent size notebook IMO
it can feel cramp if you put more and more

 

I got the 13in Belkin bag from a local Frys for $29. It looks to hold the laptop, charger, and any additional accessories with ease. Black/red color.

 

My trusty ol' targus used to carry a Studio 15, charger, 1 textbook, pencil case, PSP, DS Lite, iPod Touch and a water bottle 1.5L.

EDIT: Ooooh and space for a mouse and my retainer box too

 

thanks darka, that's plenty enough for me. Been debating just a sleeve and sticking it in other larger backpack or use a messenger bag for it.

 

and also if you're one of those people who like lengthy messenger bags.. reconsider.. because this falls right around my buttox and i'm .. maybe 5'8"-5'10"
haha I like that though but just in case you guys don't..
The pictures posted btw doesn't show the extra removeable pocket that is suppose to be where you're going to put the power cords and such.
I usually put that removeable pocket where you see that side slot in the first picture posted!
ahha alright i'm done sharing and talking about my school bag >_+;

 

i use a north face fausto for mine. it fits everything i have in there


a notebook
a binder
pens
pencils
eraser
mouse
flash drive
a bunch of other random devices and stuff

its really comfortable to me and i really like my bag since it has everything i want in it.

 

I don't know if anyone seen this video. but it's in spanish I think

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkW1yJjt9i0

 

Anyone in the US looking for a bag might want to check TJ Max as they have excellent name brand quality bags @ deep discounts.

Got a Kenneth Cole Leather messenger bag for $30 (Amazon $85) but availability/price and selection is always a YMMV with TJ Max. Also zippered Neoprene Netbook sleeves < $10

 

that looks so fancy

 

While we are on the topic of bags I got this one:
http://www.oakley.com/catalog/products/eric-koston-leather-backpack

I saw it on sale for half off at San Francisco Oakley (I go to school there) so I had to have it. And I plan on doing this for a laptop sleeve:
http://www.hellorewind.com/

At $49+ a T-shirt, its a bit steep, but I might as well get a laptop sleeve whose proceeds go to a better cause.

 

What is this option for:

Bluetooth Module 2.1+ Enhanced Data Rate


What advantages does it give you if you chose to put it in your m11x?

 

You'll be able to use Bluetooth devices with the m11x. Be aware that you will NOT have Bluetooth capability at all if you don't check the box, so just fork over the $20 for it.

 

talk to other bluetooth devices, like headphones, other computers, cell phone, PSP, Iphone, PS-3 Game pad

 

Most people want bluetooth in the laptop for bluetooth enabled mice, headphones, and transfering data between laptop and cellphone.

All wireless of course and no dongles. Keep in mind whatever you use has to be a bluetooth enabled item.

 

awesome, thanks guys. It's a good thing I added it in then haha.

But man, it feels like eternity with an EDD of 3/17 (><)*RAGEEEEE

 

Mine was 3/8/2010 and I got mine Friday 2/19. It'll be here sooner than you expect

 

It will prob ship sooner once the huge initial onslaught of orders are processed. I ordered mine on 2/3 and should be arriving on 2/23 or 2/24.

Edit: Bah too many thread lurkers like myself around!1

 

Guys, this may have already been mentioned but does it come with a windows 7 disc or a backup disc? I see a disc in the pics but i'm not sure what it is whether its just drivers or something. Basically will i need to make a back up as soon as it arrives incase anything happens in the future? And what sort of size would the backup generally be? Can i get away with using a usb stick or will i need to get a external dvd drive?

 

I sure hope so. It does look like the current m11x owners received their laptops at least 9 days sooner than their EDD.

I ordered mine on 2/13, so maybe I'll get it by the end of this week (2/26) or early next week (3/1). This is all speculation though -_-

@chewietobacca, RAQemUP - Do you two reside in the US?

 

Texas here. At this moment, I'm guessing around 3 weeks total time from order to ship. I am sure Mon and Tues will see alot of people who ordered early like me see their build status/in production status updated to shipped.

 

It does come with a Windows 7 Home Premium CD. There is some sort of Dell Backup program installed as well but I haven't looked into it. Well I'm pretty sure any basic USB pen these days will have at least DVD capacity but you'd obviously need an external opticl drive to use the included OS CD.

 

question about overclocking: do i have to choose -> unlinked in the bios ??

and would it be dangerous to overclock the memory frequency and the fsb frequency ??

 

Are all the drivers on the disc as well?

 

Ok here's a quick question, just because I've never done the research.

I have a 256GB SSD with TRIM. I'm going to use it in the M11X. Can I just pull the current HDD out and clone it? What drivers am I going to need to change?

 

My EDD is for this thursday, and Monday AM its showing In Production.

i'm counting on this thing arriving in time for me to prep it for a trip on Friday.

Cutting it close, here's praying.

 

You want to clone a blank dell Image that comes with the PC?

IMHO you're better off doing a fresh install so that windows can prep your SSD the way it needs to and you're guaranteed not to have any bugs or issues. There's really no reason to clone a blank image, it will take you longer than reinstalling windows 7 and reinstalling the 3 or 4 Dell drivers on your SSD Manually.

If you're worried about losing the Alienware backgrounds just pull them off onto a USB Stick before switching out your SSD and copying them back. Thats all you'll miss out on.

Reformat for the win IMHO

 

Thanks, the main reason is that I don't have an external optical, so I'm assuming I can just copy the disk to a thumb drive and go from there. I'll give it a whirl. Thanks again. I'm going to keep the HDD that comes with it in a drawer, just in case. Not too concered with the alienware backgrounds as I have plenty of my own, but I'll pull them out anyway. Won't hurt Thanks again.

 

+1 do a fresh install. If you plan to sell the HDD then clone that image incase you want to sell the machine in the future.

I always do a fresh install, its one of the neat things about a new machine

Neil.

 

That is cutting it really close. :S My (revised) ETA is this Friday, and mine changed from In Production to Shipped last Friday I believe. Still waiting for the phone call from Dell though.

Uk as well btw.

 

Yeah this is what I'm doing, expecting to take delivery sometime soon this week so I've got my tools ready

Buy a USB thumb drive 4 or 8 GB, (you'll use it a lot if you're getting this PC anyway) Find a computer with a CDROM drive (desktop, whatever) and copy the CD you'll receive from Dell to the USB drive. The CD contains Bios level windows authentication keys which is why you've gotta wait for it.

You might have to do a low level format on the USB Key prior to this to make it accept boot level files to be written to its boot sector. Using the Win 7 cd, there is a procedure to make the USB stick bottable by copying NT60 bootfiles to it prior to copying the cd contents.

All this info is online and is the best way to set up the M11x but requires somewhat advanced knowledge (well, not really.)

If you need help PM me and i'll see what I can do to help.