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post #1 of 6
11/29/03 at 4:37pm
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New to this forum and just decided to post my Area-51m™ I order yesterday. I know it has only been one day, but the wait is already killing me. I guess good things come to those who wait.

Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Depot Service
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
Case: Area-51m Case with 15.4" WideSXGA+ 1680x1050 LCD Display - Saucer Silver
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 3.0GHz 800MHz FSB w/ 512KB Cache
Motherboard: SiS648FX + SiS963L AGP8X Chipset
Memory: 512MB DDR PC-3200 - 2x256 SO-DIMMs
Video Card: AREA-51M ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 Module with 128MB DDR
Sound Card: Sound-Blaster Pro Compatible 3D Audio
Hard Drive: 20GB 5400 RPM ATA100
Smart Bay One: 24x10x24 CD-RW / 8X DVD Combo w/Software
Ethernet NIC: Integrated 10/100Mb Ethernet NIC
Modem: 56K Modem with V.92 Technology
Wireless network: Built-In Wireless 802.11a/b/g miniPCI Card
Bonus Subscription: Bonus 12-Month Subscription to Computer Games Magazine!
Free Alienware T-Shirt: Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black

CharlieBox
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post #2 of 6
11/29/03 at 4:52pm
Quickly get the 3yr or even the 2yr warranty before its shipped. You definately want that. Think of it as a free LCD replacement should a pixel go bad in a few years or anything else for that matter.

If you couldnt afford the 3yr at the time of purchase you should have taken less memory or something and then upgraded that down the road. You cant upgrade your warranty after your laptop ships. You cant upgrade your warranty after your laptop ships.
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post #3 of 6
11/29/03 at 6:36pm
And also get the Alien Adrenaline...having it gives you a Warranty on your GPU that the usual warranty does NOT cover when overclocking hardware. Its worth $30 bux man.

-Craig
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post #4 of 6
11/29/03 at 7:01pm
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Originally Posted by IThanos
You cant upgrade your warranty after your laptop ships. You cant upgrade your warranty after your laptop ships.
i think he heard you the first time j/k

congrats on the purchase charliebox but your gonna have to start getting patients lol your laptop isnt going to come in the next few weeks
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post #5 of 6
11/29/03 at 7:56pm
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I am against the warranty because most of the time I upgrade every year with a new laptop, so if it doesn't break within a year then I am satisfied. Also, I have a limited budget every year for new stuff and if I went over that budget, the wife would not talk to me for awhile. I cannot afford the warranty, and cannot afford my wife getting upset at me, so i take the lessor of the two evils.

As far as the waiting time. I can wait.

Anybody benchmark the Nvidia and ATI on compariable systems yet? I looked around and saw no side by side AW system spec comparison of these to vid cards. But from what I have read, is that the ATI would blow the Nvidia away. Correct me if I am wrong. I do however own a Radeon 9700 Pro for my desktop and love it.

CharlieBox
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post #6 of 6
11/29/03 at 10:11pm
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I am against the warranty because most of the time I upgrade every year with a new laptop
Well, guess what! Alienware's policy is that you can upgrade the laptop's components WITHOUT voiding the warranty as long as you give their tech support a call prior to the upgrade. So far I've installed my wireless a/b/g card all fine and without voiding the warranty.
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