**Official Alienware M11x Owner's Lounge**

Anybody ordering the 8 GB Ram?

Bronsky

 

I don't think the iX processors are gonna make much difference, maybe 20% performance increase, but no way to know if they will make for shorter battery life (even UM iX processors eat 18 watts, the SU processors eat 10), or if they can be OCed like the SU ones (the OCed SU7300 already sees a 20% performance gain, so if you can't OC the iX processor then it would be about even with what you could get today with overclocking).

Plus, as sources in this thread stated a refresh is a minimum 6-8 months out, and perhaps longer.

This laptop will play all those games you mentioned with ease.

 

Huge overkill IMO, for the same $350 you would be better to get an SSD, as over 4 gigs you aren't gonna see much improvement with this processor and GPU.

 

I have seen links for it, but nothing direct on Dell's site. I called the sales rep and I asked for it. No reply back yet.

 

Yeah I got su4100, as long as I can overclock it it is probably best especially because Im probably going to destroy the cpu by overclocking anyway.

Then I may be able to get a replacement su9400 for all I know which would be great!

 

I think the 335m 1gb is a tad overkill for the SU7300, but I bought this because we can apparently safely and simply overclock it in the bios to 1.6ghz. That does not sound like much, but is HUGE for a dual core and better GPU parity as well as better results with MAME

It better overclock. My concern is the M11x reviewed was a prototype and it will be locked down when shipped.....Should I be concerned about this?

 

wow the games i only really intend to play on it ( minus CS:S but plus TF2) and i preordered one today!

judging from the few reviews that are out i think we can play all listed games maybe on high settings.... ok maxed out for CS:S but certainly not for dargon age, that game made my 8800gtx stop and think every now and then.

 

Here is my order

Quantity Item Number Description
1 224-9555 Alienware M11x, Cosmic Black
1 313-9589 Intel Core2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache, 800MHz FSB)
1 317-8954 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
1 421-1591 Alienhead 3D
1 320-9963 11.6-inch WideHD 1366x768 (720p) WLED
1 320-9857 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
1 342-8741 160GB SATAII 5,400RPM
1 330-9552 Personalized Nameplate
1 330-6106 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
1 313-8792 AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
1 421-8558 Alienware Command Center, M11x
1 421-1400 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
1 420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic
1 420-6436 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 421-0092 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
1 421-1584 Alien Cyborg
1 313-9856 Integrated 10/100 Network Interface Card
1 410-1883 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
1 313-9958 Integrated High-Definition Surround Sound Audio (5.1)
1 330-6348 Automatic Updates: On
1 330-8995 1.3 Megapixel Webcam
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 908-3647 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
1 922-7060 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 421-1721 Soft Contracts,Banktec Care,Alienware
1 994-3730 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 430-3773 No Internal WWAN Antenna Installed
1 421-1360 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
1 330-5090 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
1 600-0039 State Environmental Fee for display less than 15 inches
Order Total: 779.10$

I am sending off an email now asking about bluetooth but my order is now in production.

 

I don't think so, the OC option is very end user focused. All it does is raise the FSB to match the ram speed of 1066, and thus the processor gets raised to 1.66 Ghz. It isn't like normal OCing where the end user has to pick frequencies and voltages and everything. The M11X has a one size fits all OC option to increase to 1.66 Ghz, just a yes or no toggle, seems like it was very much designed to be in every laptop for anyone to use.

And honestly I am a bit surprised they wouldn't just turn it on for everyone all the time, which is what other companies like Asus do to get the 1.7 Ghz SU7300 processors.

 

Do you have a dell preferred account? If you do and you use it to pay for the order, it's suppose to be applied automatically. If it doesn't get applied, then you should be able to call a rep and they should be able to add it or something similar for you.

 

Has anyone noticed the pics of the li-ion battery? I was under the impression this was a li-pol battery. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviewimages/alienware_m11x/11.jpg

EDIT: underneath Li-ION it reads Japan Only, so maybe the US will get the Li-POL

 

Should I ask how you get a Dell preferred account?

 

It's basically like a credit card you have to sign up and they do a credit check on your social.

 

Li-Po's suck, I use them in my RC Helicopters, not what you want in a laptop.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_polymer_battery

You over discharge, discharge too quick, recharge too soon, or maybe just get unlucky and it bloats and suddenly your notebook is a freakin bomb, especially with a big Li-po.

 

Good to know! Thanks

 

Cool, thanks.

I think I'll go ahead and jump on one.

Is the Gobi something you can add in later?

 

Does everyone's status say In Production now?

 

I can't seem to find it on the website but does M11x have esata?

 

Got my order in.... M11x with:
SU7300
4GB RAM
Bluetooth
250 GB 7200RPM HD
WWAN (AT&T) <- (might be able to be unlocked if it's the same card in the sony Z vaios)

All in, with tax/shipping, DPA discount, EPP discount, EPP coupon.... $1025. SWEET.
Can't wait to compare this to my Sony Z690.

 

sadly not. see the reviews that are out. mentions it as one of the things it doesnt have.

 

Please continue the discussion in the Part 2 thread. This thread has grown quickly and as noted, now the M11x is available to order we need to start fresh. The last few posts have been moved to the new thread.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=456380