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    finally closed my eyes and hit the buy button

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by martynpd, Dec 2, 2008.

  1. martynpd

    martynpd Notebook Consultant

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    bought my m17,

    2.8 core2
    4gb ram
    500gb raid
    3870x2
    1200p display
    will put up my own review when i get it, and hope that mine comes with NO Problems, 'touch wood'
     
    martynpd, Dec 2, 2008
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  2. findvikas

    findvikas Notebook Deity

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    Congrats and welcome to NBR.
     
    findvikas, Dec 2, 2008
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  3. goodspeed(TPF)

    goodspeed(TPF) Notebook Deity

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    Good on ya mate. Keep us posted as you go through the journey of the "wait". And post pics/review when you get it. :)
     
    goodspeed(TPF), Dec 2, 2008
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  4. tyronne

    tyronne Notebook Evangelist

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    Woohoo well done mate

    post some pics after you get it thanks mate.
     
    tyronne, Dec 2, 2008
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  5. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    haha, when it comes to buying an AW, thats just about what it takes, you've got to block must sounds reason out, and just press the buy butten, haha :p

    and congrats.
     
    steveninspokane, Dec 2, 2008
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  6. martynpd

    martynpd Notebook Consultant

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    i have noticed something... you guys that have the m17 dont have the 500gb raid option, is this because your saving money? i dont care about that i have nothing else to spend it on, STUDENT FTW

    well, they took payment, but the website is down to check status.
     
    martynpd, Dec 2, 2008
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  7. martynpd

    martynpd Notebook Consultant

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    its a large sum of money to lose in about 2seconds, cost me 2444 pounds, AND THAT DOES NOT F***ing INCLUDE THE NEW VAT :mad: :mad:
     
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  8. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    Marty, take this advice, DO NOT GO TO THE STATUS PAGE...EVER!

    Trust me, it will cause you more grief than it will joy, You will get your rig, best thing to do is forget about it for 2 weeks. seriously.
     
    steveninspokane, Dec 2, 2008
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  9. Mystik

    Mystik Notebook Deity

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    noob :p

    but seriously, good buy. I'm rooting for no problems either. AW systems have had too many problems lately, and it's been taking far too long to resolve the problems. ugh.

    But yeah, happy happy. welcome to NBR!
     
    Mystik, Dec 2, 2008
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  10. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    Congrats and good luck. Hope you like it. :)
     
    ahl395, Dec 2, 2008
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  11. TurbodTalon

    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    RAM and HDD's are cheaper off of Newegg, etc., that was my reasoning.
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 2, 2008
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  12. martynpd

    martynpd Notebook Consultant

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    as for the status page, i cant help it, i just click it its like im on auto pilot :p

    cant wait... hopefully the irish now what they are doing when it comes to building laptops. since the UK branch is in ireland god help us all,

    i can imagine them swigging bottles of beer while putting it together :D
     
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  13. martynpd

    martynpd Notebook Consultant

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    fair enough.. was just asking incase everyone was avoiding it because it under proformed or something, deep down its a toshiba HDD :confused: better be a seagate at least :p
     
    martynpd, Dec 2, 2008
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  14. TurbodTalon

    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    No, RAID0 is awesome. Load and install times are nearly cut in half. It won't do anything for you as far as gaming performance though. I highly recommend it. :)
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 2, 2008
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  15. Mystik

    Mystik Notebook Deity

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    it'll decrease load times :p

    seriously. it will. :|

    i had a Raid 0 configuration in an old system, I wasn't all that impressed... but at that time my mounting configuration was pretty elaborate...

    First HDD - C:
    Raid 0 - C:\Program Files\
    Second HDD - D:

    ... yeah, that was fun to setup.
     
    Mystik, Dec 2, 2008
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  16. fusionsenses

    fusionsenses The Unbannable

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    The price is one of the reason I don't buy hard drive from AW.
    raid 0 would just increase the chance of file access failure by double, which is crucial for me since I do my work in the m17 as well.

    Even though I have 2 hd in m17, I wouldn't run raid in a laptop. Unless the laptop can fit 3 harddrives, then I would put my important files in the non-raid one.
     
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  17. Stone825

    Stone825 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Raid is overrated in my opinion (really doesn't give good performance gains). In addition your data is more susceptible to corruption because if one hard drive fails all of your data is gone. I prefer having either Raid 1 or just having two separate drives (C and D in my case).
     
    Stone825, Dec 2, 2008
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    Flashback Jack Notebook Consultant

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    Note that the option for RAID 0 or 1 still exists in the M17 even if you don't opt for it at the time of ordering. Buy a second hard drive for dirt cheap at Newegg or similar, drop it in (it's said you'll need extra screws) and enable RAID in BIOS and you're set.

    - F
     
    Flashback Jack, Dec 2, 2008
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