The Official m15x Owners Lounge

Is it easy to Configure the lighting to flash with music and all that other junk or is the UI clunky??

 

i havent tried to do that, i should try it out if its possible, that seems cool

 

yeah its possible, At the C.E.S. they had it hooked up to guitar hero III and it was all crazy disco ****

 

YAY! Mine has shipped according to the website.... Lets see how fast they can get this baby up to Canada. I wonder how they have the whole customs things worked out as it was ordered via the Canadian website, I guess it will ship in bond somehow ... hmmmm.

MR waters glad you got the optical thing figured out. Thats the same setup as my current gateway. Can't wait to attach this puppy to my SOny HDMI Rear Projector and Sound system.. .hehe

 

i had no idea there was an advanced editor. there are cool morphing and pulsing effects, but they're a little annoying as far as getting stuff done.

ill have to fiddle around with it to see how to do it to the beat of music

 

LMAO I got there tooo and Im getting my M15X by next week

 

lol, Still pretty f'n awesome though huh??

 

Wait, You go to my school here in SD??? or somewhere else?

 

Damn You Phase 4, Be Done!!!!!!!

 

I got to your exact school (Ai San Diego) lol Vid game Art 2nd quarter

 

LOL!!! thats awesome, im in my 7th quarter, YAY midterms!!!
Small world man. I have character modeling tomorrow morning haha

 

Niice, yeah man I need to finish up some damn character sheet for character n object design for tommorow morning havent even started it. Ill def see you round with the M15X! specially if u spend some time @ the library haha.

 

Lol I don have it yet im in phase 4 and have been there for a while. BAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

Don't worry about it, the GPU's in the m9750 regurlarly hit 90C (7950GTX) (in a tropical environment) when playing really intense games (i.e. Bioshock and Neverwinter Nights 2 in my case) hehe, to us m9750 peeps 77C is nothing lol

 

So whats the deal with the 64 bit vista, is it just a setting or do you need ultimate to get it??. The reason I am asking this is because I am recieving 4gb of ram with my notebook and I believe that the lower version caps your ram out at 3.5. Anyone know about this>?>

 

Yoo Abs, yeah Windows Vista 32 Bit only recognizes around 3.5 Ram. And windows vista itself needs like a gig or so just to run well! haha. But anyways any windows vista version has the 64 Bit version except for i think the cheapest one. But windows vista ultimate & windows Vista premium home carry it. Thing is you need to keep in mind upgrading to 64 bit while it will recognize that extra ram has a lot of compatibility issues with current programs and drivers. I would rather not have to go through that hazzle and settle for the Recognizable 3.5 Ram

 

Ahh ok, So I guess it would be better to wait until things clear up a bit with vista, cuz I know it's kinda well, choppy right now. But I heard that is due to the fact that most people don't have more than 2 gig on thier system anyway. Hopefully, vista will be nice to me, it came with premium. Can't wait to try crysis on it either.

 

Lol, same ere . yeah my current PC is desktop Alienware with 8800 GTX with 2 Gb Ram when I run 3DS MAX 9 & 2008 it lags while in the viewports when in hardware mode so I need to use Software render mode :S. Crysis will be a great game but... im all about Starcraft 2 and Wrath of the lich King ohhh!!

 

LOve starcraft@@
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But is there anyone else who has been in phase 4 for a long time. It should not take that long to get the damn parts together.

 

Oh... look at the m9750 Owners lounge thread to see peoples phase games haha, but you guys gotta keep this on topic lol

 

sorry lol I just hate waiting, I am very very impatient

 

Well guys, i finally received my m15x with 8800 gtx, the design is nice...

only one thing though, IT DOESNT EVEN POWER ON!!!??!!

200 points quality control!!???

im talking with technical service now will give you updates soon...



okay okay talk with a support guy and finally it was just the battery
that needed ressetting. wooaa i was worried there for a moment
more updates to come

 

that would have sucked if yoiu had to send it back, whats it like, what are games on it like, hows the screen size 15inch seems a bit small

i hope you enjoy your new machine, cant wait til the m17x gets released in UK.

 

i am at work , i will install games today and give pictures and benchmarks soon...probably tonight, so sit tight...i must say that it does look better in person...

 

thats cool.

the only other thing i dont like about is the look it just doesnt look as mean as the m9750^^, maybe when they release the ribbed effect back and also allow it to be black then it will look at lot cooler.

 

check out theses pics

if you were wondering, there is no side lights...

 

Wow, so some people get side lights, others don't. Alienware is about to piss off a LOT of people.

 

yeah i know...however i wasnt to keen on the side lights so i dont mine that much...

man..i received this thing 1 week from when i ordered it, and i am in
montreal, it ships from miami!!?? my shipping date was the 10th and it shipped
the 2nd!

 

That's crazy fast! Hopefully that will be the norm once their supply issues are worked out.

 

Nice pictures man, thanks alot.

 

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WOW! I just got mine too! I'm so suprised!

Too bad I have to write a history essay today, so I'll have no time to use it

 

Are you actually taking those pictures like right now??

And GOD, you're making me soo jealous, I need one already!

 

Hi, I got a question

Is the DVD driver a "Slot in" or is it the standard DVD driver?

And how's the case surface, does it resist scratches?

 

Yes i am taking them now..the dvd is a tray that ejects, not a slot, you have to eject it via windows. The finish is really nice, very reflective... and yes
it seems to be kinda scratch prone...looks like i am going to have to buy a neoprene sleeve (the sleeve that comes with it is pretty useless). All in all it is a very minimal look, which was what i was going for!! The lights on the keyboard are super nice. BTW, i didnt like the ribs where the speakers are on the photos i saw...but in person they are actually dont bother me.

 

cant wait to ty on games tonight on the 8800 gtx!!!

 

Man....having trouble working right now...too excited

 

Wow nice pics Dan, thanks a lot for taking them!

 

Congrats. it looks great cant wait for mine to get here.
Guess I shouldn't complain that much my work pc is a m9750.

 

Hey thanks dan for the photos...

Time to part ways with my M1330 and order the m15x wuahaha..

 

man, mrwater was right though, the touchpad is really bad! (and the unibutton idea isn't too great, but at least you can substitute that with tapping the touchpad)

 

Can't wait to get mine, on aw site it says its shipped but I still dont have my shipping number. I guess its going to be emailed at some point.

 

is it just me, or does the computer never shut down? If I remember correctly, mrwater said that it would never fully shut down, but I don't know for sure.

anyone else having this problem? or is it just insanely slow?

 

i just shut down mine and it shut down pretty quickly..
[1] Area-51® m15x

Display: 15.4" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD (720p) with Clearview Technology
System Lighting: Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting - White
Video/Graphics Card: 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800M GTX
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz (4MB Cache 800MHz FSB)
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 1024MB
Turbo Cache Memory: Intel® Turbo Memory (1GB) – Accelerate Data Transfer Speed
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Home Premium
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: With Express Card Media Center Remote Control
System Drive: 200GB 7200RPM (16MB Cache)
Optical Drives : 8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Wireless: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Sound Card : Internal High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Keyboard Options: AlienFX® Illuminated Keyboard
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Port Adapters: HDMI to DVI-D Adapter
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mobile Binder
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Personalized Nameplate
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Protective Cloth Sleeve
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Keyboard Diagram Overlay
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Smooth Mylar Touchpad
Avatar: Alienhead 3D
Window Style: Default Window Style
Mouse Pointers: Standard Mouse Pointers
Power Plan: Standard Power Plan
Automatic Updates: Automatic Updates On
Time Zones: (GMT - 5.00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

 

hmm, I'll try being more patient this time

 

they didnt email me any tracking number since my order was international
(canada) and they didnt have tracking numbers for intl.

 

yeah I'm also in canada (toronah) and I didn't get a shipping number/confirmation email

 

Wow I got the computer before the shipping number talk about fast shipping and i had 3-5 day shipping.. Time to test the thing

 

yeah, same with me. I think they may have given us free upgraded shipping because of the delays