**Official Alienware M11x Owner's Lounge**

silly question.. but 2/5/10 is the us date format right? not the european one? because that wouldmean may 2nd

 

Is it only me, or the white one looks sick?

 

And that's another weird thing about it. At CES (I think) it said that the u30jc was suppose to have a backlit keyboard but not the ul30jt.

And on another note... I hope the order page still comes up tonight here in the states. I really want to see the final specs and all NOW!!!

 

US date format is Month/Day/Year



We can't do anything like the rest of the world...lol

 

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And disappointing news with 2/5, but as long as it's friday and not may. . .

 

awesome. i will be in the us in march so i`m going to order it there. thanks for clearing that up! haha

 

Wouldn't it make the most sense for Dell to open up the order page and let people start customizing one before the actual launch? If it's set to launch on the 5th, wouldn't it make sense to give them an idea of how big demand will be?

(trying to rationalize this because I want the damn configurator up so I can play lol)

 

"Japan, often in the form yyyy年mm月dd日;[160] sometimes Japanese era year is used, e.g. 平成18年12月30日."

ref - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_date

lets hope its not formatted in Japanese era year.

 

Nope,not just you - I'm leaning towards the white one too tbh. XD

 

I thought it was funny how the translate page says the white model will attract a female friend. LOL

"Alienware M11x is not only cool black color, I believe that the beautiful part of the white model will attract a female friend"

 

HAHA. XD Well,that explains my taste then as a chick. I guess we gotta wait for official piccus,I'm gonna be disappointed if the white M11x is a Japan-only release. : /

 

I doubt it will be Japanese only. Laptop Mag confirmed in their hands-on review that the M11X will also be in white.

 

I'm kinda hoping ppl won't mistake the white one for a plain macbook..

 

I seriously doubt that since you got the alienhead on there and all the led lights...

And the fact that is kind of blocky...

 

Is the white glossy like the black though? I like the white too. It's prettier! Well, as pretty as an alienware laptop can get.

 

Looks amazing. Wonder what other processor choices it will have if any

 

Already stated... Su4100 and Su7300 for now.

 

Looks like SU4100 or Su7300.

 

Laptop mag had a hands on review? I'll look for it now then.

Oh wait just a brief review thing right? Don't remember reading about white

 

I don't either. I just looked at the review too and it only mentioned the black and smoky gray.

http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-...worlds-smallest-gaming-rig-verdict-compelling

Am I just looking at the wrong review?

 

I've got a feeling that the white might be a 'special edition' color, kind of like the Nebula Red. Which means we'll have to pay more for it Too bad, really, because I actually like it quite a bit, so hopefully it's not too expensive an upgrade. Otherwise, I'll have to go with the gray.

I'm sure that both Alienware realize just how HUGE of an opportunity this is for them, so they'd be smart to stick to their word when it comes to pricing and options.

 

Here's a link to the Laptop Mag "Hands On"

http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-...worlds-smallest-gaming-rig-verdict-compelling

 

Oh, and on another note, the presentation on the Japanese site has a slide with a rather satisfying list of games that the M11x will supposedly run at 30 fps. If that's actually true, then I'm definitely getting one; if it has enough power to run all of those then it'll be more than enough for what I need.

 

Actually thanks for reminding me about that. I saw WoW is on the list but I'm wondering - if that's a 'constant' 30 fps (e.g. Dalaran?),what about if you're doing say... a 25man raid?

 

Precisely.

Once I spotted GTAIV on that list, I knew this would be an easy decision to make.

Although, I'll be very curious as to what settings must be used to achieve 30fps.

 

Yeah, there's a few surprises on that list, like GTA IV and Dirt (hopefully Dirt 2 and Mass Effect 2 will work), but if all it takes is turning some of the settings down will do the trick then I'm officially impressed. Can't wait to get one of these and finally be able to bring my laptop to school without having to book an appointment with my chiropractor afterwards.

 

I want this laptop in red !.

 

I am a heavy MAME user. The 4100 is too slow, but the 7300 is OK for most games. Still, games like DOA, Soul Calibur, NFL Blitz and Cruisn USA are slow on the 7300 compared to other options. Shame they could not put an i3 330 in these. Surprisingly, all four of those games play smooth with sound on the i3. Would also help the FPS with COD4 and other games.

At least the 7300 works pretty good with the DC emulator.

BTW, is the performance being stated based on the $800 option or the higher $ ones, since even with a good GPU, a 4100 seems to be pushing it for games like Crysis? Not seeing 50fps unless a lot of things turned off / dialed down and not in native res of the M11's display. GPU can be great, but the CPU still needs to do the physics, AI, sound placement, collisions, etc.

4100 seems too good to be true for such performance. My guess is $1,000 level for the performance they are touting and a 7300 cpu. The 2gb even seems too low.

 

I noticed one slide on specs but Bluetooth was cut off pic. Hope it was saying it's available as stated before in official specs from Gary I think. Only place I've seen it mentioned

 

Not that I put much stock in Windows scoring system but my 1201n scores a 3.2 and is less than 500 bucks. So... does anyone here think that the 3.2 score from the pic is with the integrated graphics vs. discrete?

 

From what I understand, there is no ulv model for the i3 and thus would probably run too hot for the m11x with the 335m gpu. I think the su7300 can be overclocked though. At least if not officially, people here will try and probably post how they did it. That might help.

 

Possible... since I can't read anything else on that screen.

Could it also be due to the cpu?

 

a china intel page shows M11x with i5 ??

http://prcappzone.intel.com/cn/consumer/shop/product.htm?sid=notebook&productId=399897

 

That's just showing the loest score. Which that is I'm unsure. What on the 1201n has 3.2? If we got to see the others I'm sure memory and graphics are upper 5 prob 6.x and hdd 5.9 7200 rpm so can't really compare one score with 1201n

 

I just noticed that above the score it reads Alienware PHTM... i.e. Intel Phantom graphics?

EDIT: THE CPU on the 1201n is the weak link at 3.2 but it is an ATOM 330 Dual Core... I would hope AW would put something better than that in there!

 

Should I be disappointed that we haven't heard anything from Raydiddi today?

 

I bet it's the CPU that gets that score, as it's the lowest number that WIE uses... I'm sure the GPU scores would be quite a bit higher.

 

Actually I think the original name the m11x was the phantom or something like that based on a blog post at dell that goes over the history of the m11x. It should be the model name. If you look at your system properties the order of system properties are manufacturer, model, rating, processor, memory, system type.

So it should be the model. I think.

 

I agree with this but my concern is that the SU7300 isn't really going to out perform the ATOM 330. Any thoughts on this?

 

it will absolutely outperform the atom

 

Agree! 10char

 

OMG!!!

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...s&kc=&oc=dkccmp3&dgc=AF&cid=51991&lid=1346583

IT"S UP FOR PREORDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Yeah better get ordering!!

not out in the uk noooooo

 

Here's a comparison from the intel site. I don't know if it helps. I'm not sure what it all means but su7300 has more cache (3mb) and a faster system bus (800 mhz).

http://ark.intel.com/Compare.aspx?ids=42791,35641,

 

Where's the UK preorder???? And it takes a MONTH to ship??? Ackkk!!

 

Does everyone see the preliminary ship date of 3/1/10? That sucks, but I guess I will live.

 

I got a brand new MBP coming in for about 1k(retails for 1199) since I had a connection sell it to me at cost. Thinking of using that for month and then once I see the gaming / battery life reviews and if they are positive sell the MBP for a small profit and pick this up.

 

Yeah, it should absolutely murder the Atom....

 

I'm going to refresh the UK site until i throw up!

 

Same here!My F5 button is dead...