**Official Alienware M11x Owner's Lounge**

Does the UK model come with the 3G reader as standard? Can't wait to see some reviews.

 

LOVE ME ALL!

Canadian link:

http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=ca&CS=cadhs1&l=en&OC=NAM11X_R_1E

Edit: Well.. love me Canadians =)

 

I'm on the fence on this one for some reason now that its actually available to pre-order... I guess there's always the 21 day return policy.

 

According to everything I have read the SU4300 is pretty much the exact same core as the SU7300 aside from cache and a few locked instruction set features. All benchmarks return results within a few points for both of those processors, and Intel only charges $10 more the SU7300, it is meant to be a very minor upgrade.

Therefore, it is kind of lame the Alienware is charging $100 for it, but in the end I think I will go with the SU4300 and save $100.

 

Work your magic on the EPP link please.

Kthxbai!

 

lol...there seems to be a mistake on the color options.......repeated and you can get 200 less

 

Theres pricing errors on the Canadian page, I was able to get the price down to $699cdn

 

I've basically figured out the EPP link but it's not available. I've tested it against the M17x code (dkcwbn1) or M15x (DKCWFW1) and plugging in the M11x's (dkccmp3) along with the epp store &s=epp but no luck. &s=dhs I've found is the dell home site. So I guess we wait.

 

for people waiting on a student discount. When I spoke to the rep he said initially it will not be available for use with a student discount. So I went ahead and ordered.

 

wonder if that means no EPP, then I don't know if I'll bite just yet.

 

I am on the phone with EPP right now, and seeing if they can figure out how to add it, I'll keep you guys informed.

 

Ordered mine

Seems like most people are shooting for the silver. I like black to much and dont mind the fingerprints, so maybe ill get mine a lil sooner, rather than later.

O, got it with the SU7300, 500GB hdd and Bt 2.1

My Estimated ship date is 3/4/10 sooo the wait begins.....

cheers

 

hmmmm. shipping in early march. prolly a refresh in april for a may shipping? wishful thinking huh

 

Man all we can hope for is that they ship earlier than the dates they are showing...

Sigh.. god I hate waiting!

 

I will be waiting for your news.

 

Im guessing GTA4 wont run on this?

 

please do good sir!

 

Yeah, probably.

 

According to Alienware it will, at 30 FPS in full HD quality.

 

I'm going to be one unhappy camper if the Canadian version STARTS at $1049.00

 

You must be trolling me.

 

hey guys, i've been on the cusp of pre-ordering one of these bad boys for a couple hours now but have just one worry about the color options. maybe you guys could help me out? I remember seeing a video on the m11x this past week, i think it was the one showcasing l4d2, in which the m11 had a different color on the front lid. It was sort of a dark/slate matte grey. It was quite distinct from the glossy black that was in the rest of the videos about the m11. now, i recall some people in this thread mentioning that it might be the lunar silver color option. i wanted to know if anyone had any information that could somehow prove that the lunar silver option offered on the pre order page is in fact that dark grey seen in the video instead of the regular lunar silver color found on the m17x. any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

resolution, as in settings, could probably be all lows, no one knows.

 

where are these links coming from ?? where was the uk link found ? please advise of the site from which it came.

 

Negative, a ways down the page there is a slide shown at an Alienware presentation with game that will run on the M11X in full HD quality at 720P. GTA4 is among them.

http://tech.sina.com.cn/n/2010-02-02/00451237166.shtml

 

Thanks a lot man, +1 rep!

 

uk site again...

 

For Canadians......

I was talking to a Sales Rep, he was totally confused as to how I got to this link ( http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=ca&CS=cadhs1&l=en&OC=NAM11X_R_1E), he didn't know anything about the m11x but called me back and said if it's up there, then he guesses he can offer it to me. He even told me the -$200 to change colour was correct.

I'm guessing (hoping) the $1049 starting price is an error, and it's really $849, which would make a lot more sense.

 

how does one input what they want on the name plate on the UK site ?

EDIT: something is odd about these links. they stink of the fake banking sites that look like the real sites...

 

Make sure to take off MS office (unless you want it) to get another 170 or so off. When I took everything off (I was just trying it for kicks) it started at 699.

 

The UK one doesn't allow personalisation for the Name Plate iirc.

 

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

Enjoy

 

None for Malaysia yet..

 

I had some serious trouble picking a color, lol.

I knew I was getting the Core 2 Duo (use virtualization, so no vt-x = no go)
I knew I was going to upgrade to 4GB RAM
I knew I was going to get the base hard drive (I just bought a 128gb SSD to put in this thing)
I knew I would get a couple of small options (blutooth, and if there had been a wireless n option or something) as long as I was still under $1000.

But silver or black. . . I just wasn't sure. I went with the silver because the black-on-silver contrast (the inside area is still black) is a very unique look. I dunno, I might grow to hate it, but it certainly is less bland than just plain-ol black. Plus, fingerprints, smudges, and scratches should be less apparent on the silver.

Oh, and for whoever asked, I use squaretrade for three reasons:
1. I had a great experience with them filing a claim on my last laptop.
2. They guarantee to have either your system fixed or a check (or paypal) sent to you within a week of receiving it (no waiting months to get your computer back).
3. If they can't fix it, you get your money back to buy a new system of your choice instead of just getting whatever "comparable" system they may have.

Plus, I'm pretty sure I've got a 20% off coupon code somewhere, so it'll be $160 instead of $199 from dell. Not that dell's is a bad price, it's quite good (usually squaretrade is way cheaper than straight from the manuf. or best buy, so I'm impressed), but I know I can trust squaretrade and that 1-week turnaround is killer,

 

Malaysia have to wait till Thursday/Friday

 

@ All who ordered = I. Is. Jealous. Lots. T_T

@RAY = No pics?

Hey guys, how did you find those sites? Me want find for me region!

 

Ok, So far, I gave her my school name, when waited on hold for 9 minutes, she came back and she couldn't find my school, I told her the right way to spell it, waited for another 4 minutes, she found it, clarified that I wanted the m11x, and now I have been waiting for about 6 minutes so far...

More to come. :/

 

T_T maybe I can ask my boss to help me order one and get a dealer price on it.

 

Thanks man!

 

I cannot order here in CANADA as of now

 

Lord that is sad, it should not take a half hour to get a simple question answered.

 

Use the link from kid?

 

I was just curious,who here will opt for the lower processor?After what a few people have said about the minimal difference,I'm thinking I might stick with that too.

No point in wasting money that could be well spent somewhere else...Work isn't easy. :S

 

For the 100.00 I would rather go ahead and get the upgrade then wish later on I had of. But that's just me.

 

Since the HDD and Memory are upgradable I will probably just keep the specs slim. But 50$ for 2gb more ram isn't to bad though especially with high ram prices now.

 

Unless you NEED the virtualization I can see no reason to spend $100 on a processor upgrade for a sub-5% performance gain. Especially when the actual chip only cost Alienware about $10 more than the 4100, but they are choosing to make some cash and jack it up by giving the impression of it being a much faster Core 2 Duo.

In reality, both chips are the same Penryn C2D cores and the only difference is the 1 meg of cache and the virtualization, which as already states is less than a 5% performance increase (less than a 1% in most benchmarks I can find).

Unless I find some serious evidence for the SU7300 being a lot better before the M11X goes on the EPP I will be saving $100 and getting the 4100.

 

THANKS A LOT

 

i need some help guys ! i live in the channel islands so dont pay tax (hehe) does anybody know what it means when they say a tax certificate is required to be filed ??

"If your order is confirmed as qualifying for tax exemption, Dell will require a tax certificate to be on file"

 

A 34 minute phone call ends with a busy signal...

Isn't that half of what I expected. bah

 

This site is Hysterical at times... For the last week its been nothing but complaining that the M11x doesn't come with an I5 or I7 ULV proc. Now the thing is available for order and everyone is trippin on the SU7300 being more expensive and opting for a Pentium based 4100. LOL!