Short Version: The witchdoctor perscribes this laptop!
Long Version:
Ordering Process: Easy. Alienware makes it very easy to order your computer. I did mine over the phone to facilitate the 2% military discount.
Phase Game: Painful! But this was a pre-order, I expected to wait. In my experience, the CS reps were as forthcoming as they could be. I have seen posters insinuate that CS reps are lying to them. I don't think so. It is a big company, I just doubt that they have all the information there at their fingertips.
Construction: Went fast. Nothing backordered. The only thing that held me up was the 4 July holidays.
Delivery: Speedy. 2-day shipping from FedEx. Was shipped on Friday and arrived at my house on Saturday.
Packaging: I see what folks mean by AW packaging. Very nicely done. Box was secure and in good shape when delivered. No tape cut, no dents or bruising to the bland outer cardboard box.
First Impressions: ZOMG, teh sexy! This laptop was thinner than I expected. It is my first AW and I kind of expected the AW lid to be rather thick -- it is not. It is also fairly light. Anyone who complains about this laptop's weight needs to put the mouse down and go to a gym. The screen is downright gorgeous. No dead pixels, extremely bright and crisp. I have no problems with reflections into the glossy screen, either. The only other thing that sruck me was the size of the power brick. It is big! About three times bigger than my Motorola "flip" cell phone.
Performance so far: All I asked for. Seriously. This is my new mistress. I have only played WoW briefly. But from what I have seen, it is an absolute charm. Wireless range and performance has been great. I really won't get to play much with the wireless until I start traveling again and hit some hotels. I have not noticed any great heat. In fact, I have been busy typing and surfing the internet for two hours and both palm rests and the back of the laptop are pretty cool to the touch. The palm rests are very cool to the touch, in fact.
Pictures:
Here she is right out of the box.
I set her up on the foam pads she shipped with to give an idea of how thin this laptop is.
Here is the power brick. That's my wife's little "flip" cell phone beside it. That phone sits easily in the palm of my hand -- the brick is larger than I expected.
This was a pretty difficult shot to pull off. I just wanted to show it sitting on my small gaming table.
A look at the desktop.
Other Stuff:
I'll grab a screen shot or two of WoW over the next two nights. I know a few posters have expressed interest in that.
Long Version:
Ordering Process: Easy. Alienware makes it very easy to order your computer. I did mine over the phone to facilitate the 2% military discount.
Phase Game: Painful! But this was a pre-order, I expected to wait. In my experience, the CS reps were as forthcoming as they could be. I have seen posters insinuate that CS reps are lying to them. I don't think so. It is a big company, I just doubt that they have all the information there at their fingertips.
Construction: Went fast. Nothing backordered. The only thing that held me up was the 4 July holidays.
Delivery: Speedy. 2-day shipping from FedEx. Was shipped on Friday and arrived at my house on Saturday.
Packaging: I see what folks mean by AW packaging. Very nicely done. Box was secure and in good shape when delivered. No tape cut, no dents or bruising to the bland outer cardboard box.
First Impressions: ZOMG, teh sexy! This laptop was thinner than I expected. It is my first AW and I kind of expected the AW lid to be rather thick -- it is not. It is also fairly light. Anyone who complains about this laptop's weight needs to put the mouse down and go to a gym. The screen is downright gorgeous. No dead pixels, extremely bright and crisp. I have no problems with reflections into the glossy screen, either. The only other thing that sruck me was the size of the power brick. It is big! About three times bigger than my Motorola "flip" cell phone.
Performance so far: All I asked for. Seriously. This is my new mistress. I have only played WoW briefly. But from what I have seen, it is an absolute charm. Wireless range and performance has been great. I really won't get to play much with the wireless until I start traveling again and hit some hotels. I have not noticed any great heat. In fact, I have been busy typing and surfing the internet for two hours and both palm rests and the back of the laptop are pretty cool to the touch. The palm rests are very cool to the touch, in fact.
Pictures:
Here she is right out of the box.
I set her up on the foam pads she shipped with to give an idea of how thin this laptop is.
Here is the power brick. That's my wife's little "flip" cell phone beside it. That phone sits easily in the palm of my hand -- the brick is larger than I expected.
This was a pretty difficult shot to pull off. I just wanted to show it sitting on my small gaming table.
A look at the desktop.
Other Stuff:
I'll grab a screen shot or two of WoW over the next two nights. I know a few posters have expressed interest in that.
