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m5500 hi-res pictures and 3D benchmarks!

post #1 of 31
2/1/06 at 8:34pm
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Hello!

I was crying for pictures of the latest AW's when I wanted to purchase mine, so here are some of my brand new m5500! And by the way, thanks to the other posters for their pics, impressions and reviews!

I'm preparing quite a detailed review as well, I'm not finished yet but it shouldn't take too long... Overall it should be positive, but I want to spend more time on it first...!

The specs are the following:

Screen: Widescreen 15.4" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050)
CPU: Intel Pentium M 760 - 2 GHz
RAM: 1 Gb DDR2 PC-4200, 533Mhz (2x512Mo)
Video card: Alienware m5500 MXM NVIDIA GeForce 6600 Go 256Mb
Hard disk: 80Gb 7200rpm
CD/DVD: 8x DVD-Burner DL / CD-RW 24x
OS: XP Home Edition SP2
Warranty: 1-year

All the rest is standard (audio, network, wireless etc.).

Ordered on 01/15, shipped on 01/25

I already ran the various 3DMark tests:

3DMark 2006: 1250 (SM2.0: 499, HDR/SM3.0: 432, CPU: 853)
3DMark 2005: 2698
3DMark 2003: 6361
3DMark 2001: 15559

And here are the pics!



















Hope you like them!

Cheerio,
Djool
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post #2 of 31
2/1/06 at 8:39pm
very sw33t!!!, thanks for the pictures indeed
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post #3 of 31
2/1/06 at 9:42pm
Congrats! Very nice pics. Look forward to the review, I know someone looking into one.
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post #4 of 31
2/2/06 at 6:20am
Great job on the pictures. It looks even thinner in your photos than it does on the AW website. Looking forward to your review.

(side note - I currently have the same wallpaper on my notebook)
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post #5 of 31
2/2/06 at 6:19pm
what kind of theme manager are u using? windowblinds?
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post #6 of 31
2/2/06 at 6:54pm
Congrats! Very Nicely Taken Pictures.
I never realy liked the look of the m5500 but your pictures have just changed my mind
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post #7 of 31
2/2/06 at 7:39pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by _j_
what kind of theme manager are u using? windowblinds?
StyleXP with theme Luna Elements 3. I like it a lot, it's very similar to the XP Media Center Edition skin (i.e. 'Royale'), and StyleXP only takes 3Mb of RAM with this theme!
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post #8 of 31
2/2/06 at 7:42pm
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... and thanks to all for the warm comments!
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post #9 of 31
2/3/06 at 12:10am
ITs a beauty man congradulations and i hope you are enjoying it. Got 4 more till i can sleep with it haha.
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post #10 of 31
2/3/06 at 8:06pm
wow it looks awesome, just wondering since i get about 3 hours with my m5700 how much do you get on a 12' alienware? i was guessing about 5 hours lol
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post #11 of 31
3/14/06 at 3:07am

I love it!

Got mine last week. Mine scored 3Mark03: 6248, and 3DMark05: 2783. This machine is pretty incredible.. CS Source is sooo much more fun in 1680x1050!

Also played some Quake 4...



Can't believe how pretty the graphics are!!! Check it out (these are from the demo, so the settings are on high, not even ultra)

http://www2.bc.edu/~hallaba/alienwar...4/quake4-1.JPG
http://www2.bc.edu/~hallaba/alienwar...4/quake4-2.JPG
http://www2.bc.edu/~hallaba/alienwar...4/quake4-3.JPG
http://www2.bc.edu/~hallaba/alienwar...4/quake4-4.JPG
http://www2.bc.edu/~hallaba/alienwar...4/quake4-5.JPG

Enjoy.
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post #12 of 31
3/14/06 at 11:05am
That looks really nice! I really love the high res screens. It is a shame that you cannot get these kind of resolutions on smaller desktop monitors.
Someone should start a company and produce these screens in desktop fashions


--K1tty
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post #13 of 31
3/14/06 at 9:16pm
heres some more warm comments, nice pictures... made me almost check my balance on my credit card! i envy you and your 5500!

very nice pictures, thank you!
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post #14 of 31
3/14/06 at 11:18pm
even i must say those are some quite pimp pictures...
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post #15 of 31
3/15/06 at 7:49pm
what are the 3 buttons near the power button for?
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post #16 of 31
3/16/06 at 11:24am
From left to right:

a) Wireless on/off

b) Media Player Instant On

c) Launch Internet Explorer

EDIT: the above description is the one I copied from my manual. I notice when I look at mine, it's reverse. The wireless on/off is on the right side, and the internet launch button is on the left...
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post #17 of 31
3/22/06 at 3:51pm
I just noticed something, maybe people can explain. Why do some 5500 have a "skinny" return button and some have almost a square. Have a look at the pics on this thread and others (like the AW site). I know it's a small thing, but I prefer the bigger return key to slam when typing.
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post #18 of 31
3/22/06 at 6:03pm
Hmm... that's a good question. I purchased mine fairly recently, and it has the long enter button, and a slightly different looking keyboard in general than the one in this thread. I think they might have changed the design for the newer ones, but I'm not sure. If you really care you can call Alienware and ask, they're always helpful.
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post #19 of 31
3/22/06 at 7:02pm
Never noticed the return button til you mentioned it - mine is the larger enter key. I also note some of the keys on the one in the pics just has the symbol without the description (that part I do like better).

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post #20 of 31
5/21/06 at 7:00pm
i think the keyboard is in a dif. language.. look at the escape key
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