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Ordered m15x

post #1 of 26
3/17/08 at 11:42pm
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Well I gave up on thinking about getting the xps 1530, and went for the m15x. Hopefully everything comes out fine. This will be my third Alienware Pc, second laptop. Although I dont have a Alienware at the moment. Didn't really have to customize much to my liking. Now for the phase game....cant wait.


[1] Area-51® m15x

Display: 15.4" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD (720p) with Clearview Technology
System Lighting: Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting - Blue
Video/Graphics Card: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz (6MB Cache 800MHz FSB)
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 1024MB
Turbo Cache Memory: Intel® Turbo Memory (1GB) – Accelerate Data Transfer Speed
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Home Premium
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
System Drive: 200GB 7200RPM (16MB Cache)
Optical Drives : 8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Wireless: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Sound Card : Internal High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Keyboard Options: AlienFX® Illuminated Keyboard
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
AlienRespawn: AlienRespawn v2.0 Recovery DVD – Windows Vista® Edition
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mobile Binder
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Personalized Nameplate
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Protective Cloth Sleeve
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Keyboard Diagram Overlay
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Smooth Mylar Touchpad
Avatar: Alien Cyborg
Window Style: Graphite Window Style
Mouse Pointers: Standard Mouse Pointers
Wallpaper: Alien Cyborg (Widescreen)
Power Plan: Standard Power Plan
Automatic Updates: Automatic Updates On for Critical Updates Only
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post #2 of 26
3/17/08 at 11:46pm
sweet setup. The 8600GT is no slouch of a card either for the money.
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post #3 of 26
3/18/08 at 12:07am
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I thought about including the smart bay battery but the extra 28 days on top of the ship date is insane
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post #4 of 26
3/18/08 at 12:12am
the only thing i would increase and is worth the extra money is go with a three year warranty u never know what will happen with a laptop and things are expensive to replace if they die...
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post #5 of 26
3/18/08 at 5:32am
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the only thing i would increase and is worth the extra money is go with a three year warranty u never know what will happen with a laptop and things are expensive to replace if they die...
I can't help but notice that this is the 3rd or 4th person to whom the only advice you gave was to get a 3 year warranty.

I've owned 5 different laptops in my life (6 when the m15x comes in), and the only one to ever have major problems occurred because I left it in the trunk of a car on a 4 hour road trip in about 10 degree (Fahrenheit) weather.

If something goes wrong in the first year, the warranty is still good and free. Most things that go wrong happen in the first year... probably the first 6 months even.
If something goes wrong in year 2 or 3, you have to decide if said problem will cost less than $300 to fix on your own. Unless it's a motherboard or high end GPU or high end CPU, it'll be cheaper in general to buy replacement components yourself.

And IIRC, you still have to pay shipping costs to get your computer to AW if you can't get on-site support (which may cost money too, even with a warranty).

It also doesn't cover a product that has been damaged by actions that are beyond Alienware’s control, including for example, impacts, fluids, fire, flood, wind, earthquake, lightning or similar disaster, war, strike, lockout, epidemic, destruction of production facilities, riot, insurrection or material unavailability.

I'm personally preparing for the zombie apocalypse and if Alienware's warranty doesn't cover that, I won't pay for it.
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post #6 of 26
3/18/08 at 8:51am
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Originally Posted by littlefrankus View Post
the only thing i would increase and is worth the extra money is go with a three year warranty u never know what will happen with a laptop and things are expensive to replace if they die...
my suggestions too. congratulations on your new machine!

enjoy the phase game
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post #7 of 26
3/18/08 at 7:44pm
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Originally Posted by Koshinn View Post
I can't help but notice that this is the 3rd or 4th person to whom the only advice you gave was to get a 3 year warranty.

I've owned 5 different laptops in my life (6 when the m15x comes in), and the only one to ever have major problems occurred because I left it in the trunk of a car on a 4 hour road trip in about 10 degree (Fahrenheit) weather.

If something goes wrong in the first year, the warranty is still good and free. Most things that go wrong happen in the first year... probably the first 6 months even.
If something goes wrong in year 2 or 3, you have to decide if said problem will cost less than $300 to fix on your own. Unless it's a motherboard or high end GPU or high end CPU, it'll be cheaper in general to buy replacement components yourself.

And IIRC, you still have to pay shipping costs to get your computer to AW if you can't get on-site support (which may cost money too, even with a warranty).

It also doesn't cover a product that has been damaged by actions that are beyond Alienware’s control, including for example, impacts, fluids, fire, flood, wind, earthquake, lightning or similar disaster, war, strike, lockout, epidemic, destruction of production facilities, riot, insurrection or material unavailability.

I'm personally preparing for the zombie apocalypse and if Alienware's warranty doesn't cover that, I won't pay for it.
if a motherboard or graphics goes out which can happen with higher end laptops because of heat like the m7700 had issues of with heat... its worth the money...75% of things that go wrong with computers are either a processor or graphics card or motherboard... theres not much else that will go bad also if ur lcd screen goes out that is a big issue too...
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post #8 of 26
3/18/08 at 10:24pm
Looks like everything is on the lowest configurations, but you really should get the 3 year warranty, or atleast 2.
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post #9 of 26
3/18/08 at 11:32pm
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^^^^Im not a big pc gamer so for general usage and light gaming/ Dvd watching, I think the configuration is fine. Yeah im eventually going to extend the warranty half way through the first year. Just one question for all you m15x owners.
Does the m15x come preloaded with all the trial software? Its a pain getting rid of all those programs. I know the m9700 came with just a few programs, which was awesome. No trial software. Dont know if Alienware still does that.
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post #10 of 26
3/18/08 at 11:38pm
One of alienware's biggest selling points was how they didn't have trial programs. I don't think they reimplemented that, it'd be a bad move.
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post #11 of 26
3/19/08 at 1:07am
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One of alienware's biggest selling points was how they didn't have trial programs. I don't think they reimplemented that, it'd be a bad move.
What do yo mean trial programs?
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post #12 of 26
3/19/08 at 11:31am
Bloatware!
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post #13 of 26
3/19/08 at 11:36am
The warranty is definatley worth the extra.

The ONLY thing that would be cheaper than the $300 would be a HD, optical drive or ram. All the other components are well over $300 to fix. The amount of heat put out by all laptops today make the warranty worth every penny. As we all know heat is the #1 killer of electronics and components.
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post #14 of 26
3/20/08 at 11:54pm
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Wonder how much of a big deal it will be to change my order a bit and go with windows xp now that its offered. I mean just remove the turbo memory and change vista. Hopefully I can do this without delaying it, or without having to redo the order.
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post #15 of 26
3/21/08 at 11:39am
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well no luck just called them. I have to cancel the order and start over fresh. So that means I gotta wait for the refund on my credit card and then wait for it to go through again. Lame!!!! Guess it is a big deal so I'll upgrade myself after I get it now that xp drivers should be available.
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post #16 of 26
3/21/08 at 7:41pm
thats dumb you have to cancel ur order when its just a OS that needs to be changed...
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post #17 of 26
3/21/08 at 8:22pm
Why do you want XP with a DX10 GPU?
Kinda defeats the purpose of getting that laptop.

BTW, when did they offer XP for the m15x's?
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post #18 of 26
3/21/08 at 9:32pm
The DX10 thing is not really that important to some people like me.. I would rather have XP over VIsta anyday... OSX is better than vista...
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post #19 of 26
3/31/08 at 12:22pm
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well don't know what happened but over the weekend my order went from phase 4 back down to phase 3. It was on phase 4 for more than a week. The payment got processed 2 days after I placed the order. Is this normal?
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post #20 of 26
3/31/08 at 8:04pm
it will jump on the phases online... just call CS and they will tell you what phase you are really on...
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