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    Just got my Dell M17X awesome

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by BigFatUglyOldGuy, Aug 25, 2009.

  1. BigFatUglyOldGuy

    BigFatUglyOldGuy Notebook Guru

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    hey Dellians how are you all? I just got my Dell M17X today it's awesome.

    The software installation from the chinese was lame and stutters like hell but i fixed it reinstalled Windows 7 Ultimate now everything is so smooth.

    I highly recommend the Dell M17X great laptop but warning it is not Alluminium like they advertisted. It's mostly plastic but the outer part of the casing are Alluminium.
     
    BigFatUglyOldGuy, Aug 25, 2009
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    I keep hearing about Windows 7, I thought it was coming out until October or are you talking about the beta?
     
    JasonHB, Aug 25, 2009
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  3. BigFatUglyOldGuy

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    I got the RTM version of Windows 7 Ultimate
     
    BigFatUglyOldGuy, Aug 25, 2009
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    What's the battery life on an M17x, a guy once told me that Alienware's die in like 50 Mins.
     
    JasonHB, Aug 25, 2009
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    The M17X has an optional Stealth mode that supposedly gives 3 hours of battery life, according to a friend of mine who owns one. Not bad, considering the power that thing is capable of putting out.
     
    Mastershroom, Aug 25, 2009
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    The new M17x has a mGPU (9400) that will help get about 3 hours.
     
    sleey0, Aug 25, 2009
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    just got mine never used battery yet :) full power all the way but my older m15x not dell but alienware version died in 30 minutes under stealth mode.
     
    BigFatUglyOldGuy, Aug 25, 2009
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    do you mean RTC for windows 7?
     
    ljnram82606, Aug 26, 2009
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    3 hours, that's pretty insane for the stats on it, my m1530 dies in like 1.5 hours on normal uses, lol.
     
    JasonHB, Aug 27, 2009
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    RTM can be downloaded from technet.
     
    Mandrake, Aug 27, 2009
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  11. ljnram82606

    ljnram82606 Notebook Evangelist

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    gotcha....
     
    ljnram82606, Aug 27, 2009
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