New too the Forums and just got my M5750

Posted a thread back too find out any good info about getting a laptop and didnt get good help. I kept away from Dells since the whole battery thing(Yes I know Dell owns Alien), just hate Sony's computers now, Theres way too many HP owners, Compaq is just HP but didnt really look into, Gateway was pretty nice but stayed away, Voodoo is just too expensive, Sager only had desktop processors and some of the others just didnt catch my eye as much.

So I ended up with this laptop and i'm really happy with this thing


Funniest tape ever. It needed a sig but FedEx just left it out on my door :

Box inside a box



17inch widescreen with a full keyboard

I feel kind of bummed since I got one with a Core Duo and just catched it on there website that now reads Core 2 Duo. Thank god we can upgrade too the Core 2 Duo on these things so that makes me feel a bit better about it.

Anyways the spec of the slow thing:

Processor: Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2500 2.0GHz 2MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Display: Alienware® m5750 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD - Saucer Silver
Motherboard: Alienware® Intel® 945PM + ICH7 Chipset
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 1024MB
Hard Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 100GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 7,200 RPM w/ NCQ & 8MB Cache
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24X CD-RW Combo w/Software
Video/Graphics Card: 256MB ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X1800
Sound Card: Intel® 7.1 High-Definition Audio
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Exclusive Back to School Deals!: Mobility Bundle - USB 2GB Thumbdrive, Alienware Backpack, Sennheiser PC150 Headset
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Alienware Exclusive Offers: GameFly - Unlimited Game Rentals for 15 days - FREE TRIAL
Productivity Software: Microsoft® Student 2006
Productivity Software: Microsoft® Works 8 Productivity Suite
Productivity Software: Alien Respawn Kit
Desktop Enhancements: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager

Thank you all.

The Build:
+ The screen is nice and glossy and very bright
+ The paint is very nice glossy and smooth. Doesnt feel cheap at all.
+ The keyboard is nice and large in size
+ Very quite. Even with the fans turned on the thing runs very silent.

- The chassis of it feels a bit Flimsy when you are holding it. I can feel a slight bend but I guess that has too do with how big the thing is.
- Some of the keys are a bit smaller then normal but what do you expect?
- Very heavy IMO. However it feels just as about heavy or just a bit more then my friends HP 15inch.

I'm going too use it for a good month too make sure there is NO dead pixels. What I hate more then anything else is getting a ****ing screen with a dead pixel. And i'm sure Alienware is same just like all the other ****ing companies that likes too tell you that its a normal thing. Well **** YOU but thats not normal IMHFO

Other then that I couldnt connect too my D-Link N router wireless so removed the intel program.........need it back agian tho so I'll reinstall it again. We'll see how this thing holds up in a month and hopefully I wont have a dead pixel (and yes I'm one of the freaks that goes threw the screen every square inch looking for that crap).

Ummmmmm My system randomly shuts down for no reason when i'm viewing videos, change the resolution of the screen, installing an application etc etc. WTF is going on here?

Sean

I'm sure the wireless router is the problem.

Also the laptop will randomly shut down out of nowhere and for no reason

I'll try out memtest 1st then reinstall windows with the OS CD that I've gotten. Sucks that it has too be like this

Did a full reinstall of Windows with the disc that was included with the kit, also installed all the drivers, seems to work pretty good now

I dont know about you guys but my M5750 had doom 3 on there.

So i'm guessing after they got done benching it they didnt even reinstall windows and/or did but the version they did was corrupt. I still have too play with it more but so far so good.

Shit. If you listen too high audio all day and have a decent setup on your desktop/home then you'll think of this as shit. Sorry but it just isnt good. Turning the volume all the way up isnt recomanded IMHO. Another thing is that the 17inch is way too friggen big IMO. I thought my friends 15inch was 17 and that is the only reason why I got it. If I had too do it all over again I would've probablly gotten the 12.1inch screen or something since that would be more friendly when it comes too mobility.

Oh yeah I used there windows cd that they give you, I didnt use the respwan CD/DVD.