*Official* Alienware Launch Discussion Thread

Wow just checked UK alienware site. The new aw laptops are 150 gbp off.

 

I just asked 2 reps and they said their is no back order of any kind for the 18.

 

Mine said I'd get it after the return period is over.

 

I received my AW 17 today, but didnt even open it since I had to catch a flight ... I hope everyone who has ordered will start receiving them soon!

 

i couldnt have waited..would have done my unboxing on the plane if i had to lol

 

Got my Alienware 14 today thought I would post a unboxing for you guys. Enjoy

Alienware 14 - Unboxing - YouTube

 

I think some are being delivered already and more scheduled for next week. At any rate, even if it were going to be 3 months it would be worth waiting that long for close to double the performance of any laptop equipped with the same CPU and one of the same GPU.

Yes, there have been at least a couple, maybe even more. See examples below from the http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...e-18-owners-lounge-thread-42.html#post9271976.

 

Like I said, I talked to two reps and they told me their were no delays or back orders of any kind. So whoever said that to the dazzy123 on here was wrong.

 

So some people have had 18's ship. That's a good sign. I was told last week by a manager that none of them would ship before the 15th. Hopefully mine goes from production to shipped soon. I would really like to have a laptop again!

 

I think wrong information coming from sales people (not just Dell/Alienware sales people) and wrong information being posted in forums is not all that unusual. But, it's cool that we see evidence by the deliveries that the two sales people you spoke with actually knew what they were talking about.

 

Will you be posting benchmarks?

 

w00t my Alienware 17 shipped!!! I should have it on Monday.

 

Thanks Fox. So many threads about the new models that its hard to keep up with all the posts. Since some have recieved theirs, the display issues can`t be widespread and its not screen model specific. That is very good to hear. Maybe some manufacturing errors among them?

Yeah, PLS + SLI is pretty beastly. Can`t go wrong that way

 

Finally just got the e-mail saying my 17 has shipped? I'm so excited now woohoooo probably expecting it either Monday or Tuesday.

 

Why did they do the Battery under the Base Cover?

Its easier to remove or what? If I do not want to use Battery I have to remove Base Cover...end Disconnect the battery cable from the system board, nice solution Dell....

I dont knowe what was the problem previous solution.....

 

I kind of like that better. Its more work, but you don't have a large piece/chunk of your laptop missing once you put the cover back on.

 

Dell have revised their offer of 10% discount after shipping to 9%... Grr

Still though that is amazing... £2174/$3239 after discounts. Saved a lot of money.

My friend also bought a second hand M18xR1 yesterday with GTX580M SLi, 2960XM, 8GB RAM FOR £750/$1118! Bargains everywhere I suppose

One advantage could be keeping the battery in the laptop and connect the pins only when you need to use it.. it means it would be one less piece to carry around.

 

I am also waiting on my Alienware 17 ordered on 6/19 with EDD of 7/22, can anyone recommend a good notebook cooler that is good for gaming laptops such as the Alienware? I am thinking of getting the CM Storm SF-19, is there a better one out there?

 

Notepal U3 is a good one, moveable fans and comes with 3 of them.

 

I can second that, the U3 is a good fit for 17" and 18". Happy with mine

 

Are you going to reorder your laptop dazzy?

 

Hey all,

I'm curious to know if anyone has ordered the "fully loaded" 18 with all the options?

 

Every time someone posts in here about how their order got cancelled, I get super paranoid and triple check mine.

 

I could not agree more. I think that dell owes us for that one. These lappys start at 1k and up....anyone who is dishing out that kind of money should not be afraid of their order being cancelled. I certainly hope that this laptop is well worth the trouble or I would probably never buy from dell again, in light of their customer service.

 

My rep rebooked the system, after a so called corp office employee got involved and ballsed up the old one, they were ready to ship the machine my rep said,as they took the money on the 2nd. if she hadnt of got involved im sure it would of shipped.

 

How long ago do you place an order dazzy? I'm thinking I might place an order now because of all the complications, and I really need it for school.

 

it got rebooked today

 

Im on a mega tight budget so I originally ordered an AW17 with 4700QM, GTX 770M, 16GB, 750GB HDD and FHD 1080p screen for £1654 (which was 'In Production' since the 4th July) but i wasn't happy that I couldn't add the GTX 780M as it was going to cost an extra £150 on top... then I saw this morning that dell were now offering an extra £100 off even before adding any vouchers. I didn't think it was at all fair that I should pay an extra £100 for a machine I have yet to receive over someone who ordered today so I emailed my rep asking him to cancel my order and recreate a new order for the same system but this time including the 780M. He requoted it with the £100 off + 7% + free shipping meaning i got the new system for £1700.98, just £46 more for the 780M upgrade... today has been a good day

 

Some Alienware 14 temps for you guys . Skyrim on high for an hour 1080p

 

How about the EDD??

 

On my original order it was 31st July (after 2 cancels by dell due to the apparent part shortages), the new order however is 25th July... I take this with a pinch of salt though. At the end of the day I got the system I wanted for a price i can live with so waiting a little while longer doesn't bother me too much

 

Nice.. I'm still waiting for a quote to change from 765 to 770.. The max i can pay right now.. But the rep that i'm negotiation is away since wednesday... !!! Kkkk

 

I won't lie, I am mashing the refresh button on my order status waiting for it to go to "shipped"!

 

Hey everyone,

I've been following along through all 190-some pages and want to thank you all for some of the great comments; made it much easier ordering an AW17 to replace my R3. Fortunately I made it all the way through with out any cancellations, and Dell shows it being delivered Tuesday. Which leads me to my question: Has anyone found a good vertical opening sleeve for the 17?

I read through the convo concerning backpacks, but I have that part handled and just want to get a sleeve for inside what I already have. I've got an email in to Tom Bihn to see if they'll do a vertical version of their Brain Cell (they have a horizontal one already), and they do have a plain neoprene type one, just wanted to see if you all had better success with something else.

Thanks for any input.

 

Oh, and one other thing- the Dell rep, when I ordered, wouldn't put in a blu-ray drive. So does anyone who got a BRD in theirs have the part number for it (he wouldn't tell me that either)?

 

Decent enough. My M18x R2 always ran pretty cool, 18 will probably be no different.

 

They should have the order process sorted out by then. Though I guess you never know. I wouldn't rush to get in an order right now. Last Alienware took 9 days from order date to delivery date.

 

Thats good then! I'm still waiting for my 'account manager' to ring me but it might not be till monday now. Although a part of me feels this isn't going to happen. Anyway my system specs have £200 off atm so I'm either going to ask for that or extended warranty.

 

On mine it is part 429-AAFS

 

If they wont knock the £200 off just tell tem to cancel and rebook it with a new quote. Thats all I did, its worth it to save an extra £200

 

Has anyone managed to order the AW 17 in the UK with the I7-4930MX processor i.e. the I7 Extreme Processor?

There is no option to configure it online in the UK but it is available in the US, so was wondering whether doing a phone order they may allow it in the configuration?

I'm thinking of cancelling my order and changing it to that processor and negotiating another price.

 

im not sure if all territories have the part number to insert into each build, you could also go on dell chat and get a quote and see if they can put one in ???

 

Just been on DELL chat and have been told it cant be done, what a joke? Just another RAW deal UK consumers get on top of high prices!!!

 

can always buy one aftermarket maybe ebay or amazon.

 

I really fail to see the reason that we in the UK cannot be offered the opportunity to have an MX cpu in the Alienware 17. There is absolutely no reason NOT to offer it. Actually, the MX's would probably run better in the UK given our lower ambient temeratures! - that's perhaps the one good thing about the crappy British weather!

 

It doesn't make sense why different regions have different hardware combinations? They're all coming from the same factory right?

 

Thank you. :thumbsup:

 

Could it be it hasn't passed some of whatever regulations the UK has in place for mobile tech yet? Or there is just a shortage at Intel and they give US customers the priority?

 

It's available on the AW 18 in the UK so I don't think that's the reason. Just DELL, like all companies short changing the UK consumer, I've noticed with other pc manufacturers it's a similar issue where they give better tech else-where than what they provision in the UK.

 

The weather in the North East US isn't great either. A lot of water and cold fronts come off of the great lakes and shaft us pretty hard.