**Official Alienware M11x Owner's Lounge**

Have you tried going through the order status page and entering Purchase ID plus one other piece of info? ALthough if you don't know your purchase ID, can't help ya there. Maybe it's in your original email?

 

Whose getting that ship date, I am 3-04

 

What's this epp department? Is this just something existing in the US or also in europe (where I live). I sure would be interested in a rebate if I knew how to get it.

 

Bluetooth is included. It might be shown as optional in other regions, but for the US it should be included. Was there a specific concern regarding bluetooth?

 

yes, yesterday on the early config site for US it was a $20 option. NOw today it is missing. My order didn't have the option and doesn't show in my build config confirmation either although shown in others with "south african" lol I do hope it's included.

 

here is the website link: http://www.dell.com/content/default..._number=17967581&dgc=AF&cid=51959&lid=1338804
have no idea if it is just a us thing but i'm pretty sure you can find out through the site.

 

Okay, I'll check on this.

 

Juz looked @ Dell Malaysia: The Base Configuration RM 3,499 (i.e USD 1022)

Style
Cosmic Black Base
Avatar - Alienhead Glow
Wallpaper - Alienhead Glow
Automatic Updates On
Build My Dell
Intel® Pentium™ Processor SU4100 (1.30 GHz/800 MHz FSB/2M Cache)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit (English)
McAfee® Security Center™ 15 Month OEM
2GB Dual-channel 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 1G)
320GB 7200RPM P11 Hard Drive
Accessorise My Dell
Protect My Dell
1-year Premier Service with 1-year CompleteCover
Review & Add to Basket
Also Includes
CyberLink PowerDVD Software
WinRE software
Nero Software
Alienware Command Center Software
Steam Gaming Portal Software
System Resource Media
System Driver
Alienware Generic Nameplate
Directship Info Mod
Genuine Windows® 7 with Windows XP Mode installed
Mod Specs Info (Malaysia)
ExpressCard Slot, (DOES NOT SUPPORT PC CARDS)
Internal 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Power Cord (UK)
DataSafe Local 2.0 Basic
NB-OS-CTO Handling&Insurance charges(Malaysia)
Time-Zone Updates (GMT+08:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
Intel® Core™2 Duo Label
Adobe Reader 9.0
AlienFX AQUA
Cosmic Black back cover
System Documentations (English)
Laptop Batteries Carry One Year Warranty Only From Invoice Date
Dell's Terms and Conditions apply
Great Technical Tips & Information available 24x7 at http://support.ap.dell.com
11.6" WideHD 720p WLED (1366x768) Display Integrated 1.3 mega pixel web cam
1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 335M
Integrated High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
8-cell Primary Battery
65W Primary AC Adapter
Dell™ Wireless 1520 802.11n Half Mini-Card
Dell™ Wireless 365 Bluetooth 2.1
AlienFX® Illuminated Keyboard(English)
No Carrying Case

So basically it includes Dell 1520 wireless and bluetooth 2.1 and the Win 7 comes with XP mode installed. But the damn price is USD200 higher!! It also has 1066 MHz RAM as well.

 

Guys if your in the UK you can get 6% off here
http://www.dell-sci.co.uk/

You don't have to really be a student as there is no proof or sign up required

I got £46 off my order

 

CW27FX from Best Buy.

14" 1600X900 LED display
i3-530
330M
500gb HD
Blu-ray

$950

 

I wanted to get it for the SIM card feature but I was unsure if I had to buy to Gobi. Now that I know, I want to get it but I'm going to wait for my friend's to get here so I can see how it's installed.

I'm really excited for this laptop

 

Once you get the next email ship date change yo 2/11 or something like that don't remember exact date, it's in the thread.

 

I called them up and they said it was because I didn't fill out the "Personalized Nameplate" section when I know I did. Now I have to make a new order.

 

I tried ordering again and Dell is again telling me the nameplate isn't filled out. ?

 

Nagshead to the rescue again. Thanks! I think the concern about the bluetooth also was it was not listed on the final itemized order page.

 

thats weird, because I left the nameplate blank, and I got a confirmation e-mail and everything...

 

Where do you enter the name for the name plate on the UK site I can't see it??

 

Here is mine , from my sales Rep..

 

I am waiting for some figures of how good or not the display actually is.

 

I also noticed the absence of bluetooth

And why not an external blu ray option? I would probably buy it.....

 

It FINALLY went through. Apparently the Gizmodo link was bad. I went through the Alienware main site and now it's working. Man, now I'm a day late compared to everybody else! 3/8 delivery date!

 

Can't see it on the Canadian site, either.

Also, the hardware heaven review I think has pushed me over the edge on this one. I want it.

For the RAM question though, does anyone know how much better (or perhaps worse?) it will perform with 8gigs than 4? Any ideas? Especially in apps like photoshop and so on... Essentially, is it worth the 350?

 

Well, I caved after reading this review: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews.php?reviewid=924&pageid=1

Being able to overclock it to 1.6GHZ at the expense of only a one degree Celcius temperature increase sealed it for me. The gaming tests also had very favorable results.

With student and EPP discount, I got it with 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 7300 processor, for $924.38 shipped. Not bad at all.

 

I'd imagine not, but I haven't seen any tests results on that. RAM prices always drop, so I'd order it with 4GB, and if it seems as though extra RAM would help once I have it, I'd replace one of the 2GB chips with a 4GB chip to end up with a nice 6GB for a LOT less. 8 seems like overkill IMO.

 

Any discount for us here in CANADA please let us know

 

Hello guys I'm new to this forum and plan on getting the m11x but need ur help. Can someone explain to me in detail how the braodband antenna thing works? I have Att w an iPhone and would like to know if this means that I can put my sim card and start using 3g?!? Is Att gonna charge me extra? I have the 30 dollar iPhone plan. I don't know how this works. Thank u for ur help in advanced.

Ps. Why does everyone choose silver lunar? I'm having a hard time making up my mind.

 

You need to order the Gobi Mobile Broadband card for AT&T in order to use this feature. The M11x has a SIM card slot in it by default but in order to take advantage of this slot, you need to order the Gobi card. If you already have a data plan, AT&T should not charge you extra as long as you don't go over the 5GB soft cap data limit.

Edit: I'm a fan of black so I went with Cosmic. The silver just didn't hit me too hard.

 

From the IGN review ( http://gear.ign.com/articles/106/1065816p1.html):

"We were most surprised by the M11x's ability to run Mass Effect 2 with every visual effect turned on and resolution set to maximum (1366 x 768). Not only did Mass Effect 2 run at maxed out specs, but it consistently ran above the industry standard of 30 frames-per-second. The average framerate for Mass Effect 2 at max specs on our M11x was around 45 frames-per-second, although at times it reached up to 50 or 60 frames per second.

 

Thank u ceowulf but this card is the one that alienware sales right in the config page? I don't have to get anything from Att.?!? Sorry for the noob question. And u think this is really worth it?!?

 

Singapore's ^^

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/pro...enware-m11x?c=sg&l=en&s=dhs&cs=sgdhs1&ref=hbn

 

That makes a lot of sense and was one of my backup plans; there won't be any trouble from running on 4gb chip and one 2gb, will there?

 

Does the M11x actually have a sim card slot built in, so I can remove my Tmo sim from my phone and put it in the M11x?

IGN said it did, but I am not seeing the spec for this.

 

Does the Uk model also have this sim card slot feature?

 

Well F*** a Duck. I caved.



-- Dell EPP Members save 10% off select Alieware systems!
- $102.40

-- Get $50 off any EPP Laptop or Desktop
- $50.00

Subtotal: $871.60
IVA: $44.38
Shipping and Handling: $16.00

Import Fee: --

Total: $931.98

 

Any other World of Warcraft players here? I'm wondering what kind of performance we might expect out of this machine.

 

Yes it is. Make sure you select "for AT&T." From my understanding, you will not need anything from AT&T if you already have a SIM card with a data plan. If you would like to wait to make sure, my friend ordered the M11x with Gobi and we will be fooling around with it as soon as he gets it.

Personally, this feature is amazing. I travel a lot and sometimes I can't find a WiFi spot. If you're weary about Gobi, though, you do not have to order it and you can get it later and install it yourself. I will be ordering the Gobi card after I get my laptop and I will upload a tutorial on how to install it for you guys. I know a good number of people found this feature essential.

 

So... how about us Canadians. Anyone found a way to get a discount?!?

 

I signed up for the EPP program, but I'm not sure if it'll do anything. I also called them, and apparently if you have a discount through a company OR a student discount then it's applicable.

 

I am still confused about the SIM feature and I am a geek.

1. Is it built in so a SIM from a cell phone card can be added straight to it?
2. Will it work with Tmobile US?
3. Verizon does not have SIM cards, they use CDMA, so how would a SIM work for them?

Thanks

 

Placed my order. He wasn't able to give me 3% off with my DPA though but I got 10% off and 50$ coupon.


Estimated Delivery Date: 03/05/2010
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Item Number Quantity Item Description
224-9555 1 Alienware M11x, Cosmic Black
313-9589 1 Intel Core2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache, 800MHz FSB)
317-8954 1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
421-1591 1 Alienhead 3D
320-9963 1 11.6-inch WideHD 1366x768 (720p) WLED
320-9857 1 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
342-8741 1 160GB SATAII 5,400RPM
330-9552 1 Personalized Nameplate
330-6106 1 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
313-8792 1 AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
421-8558 1 Alienware Command Center, M11x
421-1400 1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
420-9691 1 DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic
420-6436 1 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
421-0092 1 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
421-1584 1 Alien Cyborg
313-9856 1 Integrated 10/100 Network Interface Card
410-1883 1 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
313-9958 1 Integrated High-Definition Surround Sound Audio (5.1)
330-6348 1 Automatic Updates: On
330-8995 1 1.3 Megapixel Webcam
950-3337 1 1 Year Limited Warranty
908-3647 1 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
922-7060 1 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
950-9797 1 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
421-1721 1 Soft Contracts,Banktec Care,Alienware
994-3730 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
430-3773 1 No Internal WWAN Antenna Installed
421-1360 1 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
330-5090 1 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
600-0039 1 State Environmental Fee for display less than 15 inches
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Subtotal: $804.10
Shipping and Handling: $0.00
Environmental Disposal Fee: $8.00
Sales Tax: $55.10
Total: $867.20



I might call and complain about the 3% and canceling the order and they would take another 50$ off usually.

 

Thanks Ceolwulf!

 

Ceolwulf,
Thank you so much for all that information... I'm going to go with your idea. One more question if i might add, if i go with the 160gb what should I upgrade to? I think someone mentioned to get a new hard drive from newegg or something like that. Let me know what you think.

 

I can verify that it handles WoW very nice

 

Good, cause it looks like I was the only guy to order it with the WoW preinstalled edition.

 

From the IGN review ( http://gear.ign.com/articles/106/1065816p1.html):

"We were most surprised by the M11x's ability to run Mass Effect 2 with every visual effect turned on and resolution set to maximum (1366 x 768). Not only did Mass Effect 2 run at maxed out specs, but it consistently ran above the industry standard of 30 frames-per-second. The average framerate for Mass Effect 2 at max specs on our M11x was around 45 frames-per-second, although at times it reached up to 50 or 60 frames per second.

"...with settings set high on Borderlands, we found the M11x running the game at an average of 30 to 40 frames-per-second, momentarily dipping just below 30 during intense combat. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the M11x handled the zombie hordes of Left 4 Dead with no framerate drops of any kind at maxed out settings, running at an average of 50 frames-per-second. Finally, we gave the M11x a runthough with the RTS favorite – Company of Heroes. Given the large, detailed maps paired with multiple enemies, on-screen and off, we expected only average results, but to our surprise the M11x ran the game with little or no system strain.

(Posted the Mass Effect part already but these pages are moving so quickly that I decided to include it in this post, too )

 

Where do you sign up for the EPP?

 

http://app.subscription.dell.com/enroll/epp/signup.cfm?m=MEMBERID&/

 

I got the 160GB HDD because I will be buying a HDD from newegg. I could always use an extra 160GB HDD so I will also get an external case to put the old HDD in.

1. The SIM card slot is built in to the chassis/mobo. That will always be there. The functionality of using the SIM card for wireless internet is optional, though. You will need to buy the Gobi for AT&T in order to get the full use of this SIM card slot.
2. I'm not sure if it will. That will be one of the things I will have to test when my friend's lappy comes in.
3. The Gobi cards can be switched to Verizon CDMA but I'm not sure how they will work, either. I think you will have to do something additionally on the software-side. Here is the link to the Gobi card at Dell: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Networking_Enterprise_Class/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=313-7847

 

ceolwulf, which one will you might be getting?

 

I'm afraid that's for US, I was talking about Canada??