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Spartan's m5550 & new m15x

post #1 of 72
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I got my m5550 credited yesterday.

Here is the brief description of the lifespan of my m5550.

-10 months of use. (not including 1 month down time.)
-4 times of repairs.
-3 GPU swaps
-1 year warranty ends this May.
-1 processor upgrade from 1.66Ghz from 2.00Ghz (done by AW)
-LCD upgrade (done by AW)
-wifi card upgrade (done by AW)
-Hard Drive upgrade (done by AW)
-quite a few of LAN parties

Problem which wasn't fixed:
"unknown weird video skipping and stuttering in games."

I will post my new m15x specs and AW credits as my cancellation process is finished.

Here are the specs:

[1] Area-51® m15x

Display: 15.4" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD (720p) with Clearview Technology
System Lighting: Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting - Lime
Video/Graphics Card: 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800M GTX
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8300 2.4GHz (3MB Cache 800MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Home Premium
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 512MB
System Drive: 200GB 7200RPM (16MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
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 – Exclusive Design
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
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: Alienhead 3D
Window Style: Default Window Style
Mouse Pointers: Standard Mouse Pointers
Power Plan: Standard Power Plan
Automatic Updates: Automatic Updates On
Time Zones: (GMT - 5.00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)


SubTotal: $2,374.00
Shipping: $50.00
Discount: $0.00
Tax: $179.09
Order Total: $2,603.09
post #2 of 72
Wow!

Your m5550 has had its share of issues. I hope that it gets worked out for your m15x...
post #3 of 72
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Yeah, hopefully no downclocking issues. I'm a little worried about that. Might just go with the 8700GT for now, just to be safe. Until AW gets it worked out.

I'm might just take the chance and go for the m8800. No point in waiting.
post #4 of 72
So they gave you credit to buy the m15x?
post #5 of 72
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They gave me credit to buy whatever I wanted on the AW. And, of course, I chose the m15x.
post #6 of 72
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Phase 2 Baby!!! yeah..finally lol.

Updated with m15x specs up top.
post #7 of 72
Enjoy the new m15x. I'm loving mine so far...
post #8 of 72
I'd go with more RAM!!! But awesome!
post #9 of 72
Congrats on the new notebook!
*drool*
post #10 of 72
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Thanks guys. I already bought some Gskill ram in an effort to save some money. lol AW ram is too expensive.
post #11 of 72
Where did you get it?
post #12 of 72
awesome spartan!

Are we gonna see a slick review and benchies?
post #13 of 72
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by blazehenryson View Post
Where did you get it?
I ordered the ram from Newegg.

@Steve - yea, I'll get a review up once I get the first week of May. (when hopefully, I'll have it)

I'll be out of school by then.
post #14 of 72
still phase 2?
post #15 of 72
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Yea, they are still proccessing my last package which I sent to them last week...wondering why it takes so long. Is there that many people canceling ?? Either that or AW site is not up to date.

I'm gonna email Roswell and see what's going on...getting worried here...
post #16 of 72
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Cool everything is going well.. Got the email from Roswell.

The last package was processed yesterday, so I'm on my way to the next phases.
post #17 of 72
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Originally Posted by Spartan-117 View Post
Cool everything is going well.. Got the email from Roswell.

The last package was processed yesterday, so I'm on my way to the next phases.
post #18 of 72
Thread Starter 
I must have checked my order status 100+ times today already. lol
post #19 of 72
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spartan-117 View Post
I must have checked my order status 100+ times today already. lol
I know exactly how you feel(my m15x just moved to phase 3 after 2 days on phase 2)


btw what memory did ya get from newegg? was thinking about this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145193). I think I should be good with that but this being my first time upgrading the memory in a laptop I figure I should run it by you guys first.
post #20 of 72
you need to get dual channel RAM Geil looks really sweet in the m15x...and the lowest CL rating that you can get...
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