Recently ordered m17x question...

Have you spoke to Shean, He helped me sort out my delays etc.

It's a bummer that you've got to wait for the extra to clear, maybe a PM to James wiouldn't hurt?

Good luck

OB

 

I'm wondering why you went for the m17x, because the m15x has all of that except the HUGE size...

 

Maybe because so far... the m17x is more reliable...

OB

 

yep, after reading about so many problems that occur with m15x I decided to go with m17x which as OB said and I hope is/will be more reliable

 

All i can say is tht mine has no problems.... so far (",)

For what it's worth i think you've made a good choice...

OB

 

Whoot whaat! Phase 4 you say?
Well hellz yeah!
I'm stunned, they obviously work on Saturdays ^_¨

On topic (!):
I mainly chose the m17x, since I read alot about flimsy build quality and cracking hinges on the m15x, and I have a weakness for matte black ^_¨
I also like to be able to say my laptop has more video cards than someone else his desktop =)


Greetz!
Bedeone

 

buh ='<
AW is playing the phase game with me, moved back to phase 3.
Don't know if it's the phase page bug really =-/
Cba calling 'm either =D

Oh well ^^
Greetings,
Bed.

 

Don't worry, it's perfectly normal for this to happen.

Apparently when you go from phase 4 to phase 5, you go back to phase 3 so that the system can check it has everything, money, parts etc.

You should get an email soon telling you you've moved into production soon... give it a couple of days and if you've not recieved an email ring CS to chase it up...

Apart from that I know how much the waiting is really, really annoying...

Just hang in there and your waiting will be over soon... and then you get your new baby (",)

OB

 

Well Well - I just won the phase game, back into phase 5 atm ^^

Greetings,
Bed.

 

Update :

My order just got shipped ^_^
Anyone got an estimate wen it'll arrive? :S (didn't get express shipping)


Happy Greets,
Happy Bed.

 

how long does it take for DHL to deliver the laptop to UK?
do they deliver on saturday?

 

its a 2 day delivery from ireland and sadly they dont deliver on saturdays.

 

do you know if they are open on saturdays? or where can I find out if they are open?

 

I got it

 

Bet your a happy bunny eh?

Congratulations and enjoy your new baby

OB

 

yep

thanks

 

Grats, cinek2! Enjoy your m17x.

 

Still haven't heard anything from them since I went into Phase 5, no mails, no nothing.
I went to Phase 9 on Friday, didn't get a DHL tracking number either =-/

*sigh* ='<

But hey, add 3 days to Cinek2's sytem, since I'm waiting for it in ye 'ol Belgium, it should be mine this week ^_^

Grats on your beauty Cinek2! Hope you like it =)


Greets,
Bed.

 

@Ennea - thanks

@Bedeone - hopefully your system will arrive soon

 

congratulations cinek2

the m15x came with a document on the desktop called my alienware. in there should be all the scores that aw done before shipping.
mine was 10,108 as far as i can remember and when i ran 3Dmark06 for the first time i got 9698
once you start loading programs on to your syste the scores do drop .

clikety click here and go to download at the top of the page. the second one down is the basic free version. run that and tell us what score you get.

 

found it thanks (9752)

 

nice score congrats.
so what are your first thoughts on your new baby.

 

it's sweeeeeeeeeeeet! no probs with it (atm ) I'll write a review when I get a sec

EDIT:

btw should I get the M$ OS cd with it?

 

Only if you ticked it when ordering, it costs extra I think...

You should have a recovery partition (when booting the option appears F10)

What spec do you have?

Oh, Don;t forget to fill in DJ's m17x survey once you're "settled in"

Oh, the Alienware 176.10 drivers work well, you'll get better performance. They are on the Hive, use your account number from your invoice to register an acount, go to downloads and look for Nvidia... (",)

OB

 

I got the recovery cd (there's no option for m17x - you have to pay £33 i think if you want it with m15x)

copy & paste from the email

[1] Area-51® m17x

Display: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology with Webcam – Black
System Lighting: Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting - Aqua
Operating System: Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium - English
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8300 2.4GHz (3MB Cache 800MHz FSB)
Graphics Processor : Dual 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 8700M GT – SLI Enabled
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 120GB 7200 RPM SATA with Free Fall Protection
CD/DVD/RW: 8x Dual Layer Writer (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Turbo Cache Memory: Intel Turbo Cache Memory 1GB – Accelerate Data Transfer Speed
Sound Hardware: Intel® High-Definition Audio (24-bit, 192Khz) with surround sound
Keypad: Alienware® Exclusively Designed Keypad with Numeric Pad - English
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Additional Power: Additional Battery - Alienware® m17x 12-cell Lithium-Ion Additional Battery
Warranty: AlienCare 2-Year Free Phone 24/7 and Collect & Return

 

A
MA
GAWD

It's here!!! Can't believe it's with me today allready =O
Gonna take pictures when unboxing =)


Well,
Happy greets,
Happy Bed. =D

 

Everything seemed fine except for two things :

-No sound on the right speaker
-keyboard flex under the i-o-p-k-l buttons, and everytime I strike one of those, I get a deep "bomp" sound =<

Anyone else having this issue?


Greets,
Bed!

//EDIT:
Sound on the right works after updates =)
Offcourse updates don't fix keyboard flex/bombing sound :<

 

Eh, how many hard drives do you have in your m17x?

In mine I have 2 x 250GB drives, i'm wondering if the noise your hearing, assuming everything works ok, could be the echo from the empty slot because, that's where they sit normally?

Just my 2p...

OB

 

Yes, I only have 1 HDD =<
Any chance of stuffing it with something?
To atleast take away the "bomp" sound?
Since that annoys me more than the flex arround the right of the keyboard.


Greets,
Bed.

 

You could just aquire another spare HDD (",)

Other that how about carefully removing the keyboard (the guides in the care & maintenance guide in my sig.) and maybe putting some stiff cardboard underneath the keyboard to act as support and soundproofing it?

I'm not sure filling the hole with something might be a fire risk due to heat and block airflow. The Hdd has space around it when it's fittted...

Just an idea?

OB

 

congratulations Bedeone

i got an original disc with mine and didnt pay anything for it. i also paid £25 for the respawn disc. someone else said they didnt receive one a while back and im sure he said he was told by CS that they were out of stock and would send one later. give them a ring just in case.

i wonder if your keyboard is sitting properly so it makes that noise. there is a thread on here that shows you how to remove it to check whats underneath but it could take ages to find it. anyone help out with a link.

now go and enjoy your beast

edit. just seen OBs last post. told you it was there somewhere and its in his sig

 

Just doing my bit for cause (",)

Bedeone, You will need the everything m17x link, how to take the keyboard out is there right at the bottom of the page...

OB

 

OB, thank you for your input

But,
after checking the link concerning HDD's in the m17x, that you kindly provided in your (very nicely put together) Care & Maintenance guide, I noticed that the HDD space is not located underneath the region of the keyboard I'm having trouble with =S

As you might see, the HD's are placed near the edge of the system, while I'm having the flex / "bomp"-sound arround the middle of the keyboard, left to the enter key... (which seems to be above the memory / slightly up of the subwoofer) =S
So basicly, I'm doubting if it's an empty HDD tray causing my bomp =S

If it really bugs me, I'll contact CS about it, but right now, it's getting less irritating by the minute really.



Greets,
Bed!

 

Oh... Sorry mate, I though it might be an echo or something...

So is playing with your m17x, easing your iritations?

I must admit I really like having a full-size keyboard, it's much easier to type on, especially as I use a full size keyboard at work ha ha ha all the keys are in the right place

Glad to hear you're enjoying it anyway

OB

 

thanks will call them today

EDIT: okay, just spoke to CS they said that I won't actually get the original windows cd because that's on the system, and that's why I got the recovery cd.......

EDIT2:

i was told that they don't sell smartbay batteries for m17x... is that true? :O

"Regarding your inquiry, I must inform you that we do not offer smart bay batteries for the Area-51 m17x model."