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M15x Build Questions

post #1 of 11
5/3/08 at 12:21am
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I;m looking to buy a M15x on memorial day.

[1] Area-51® m15x

Display: 15.4" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD (720p) with Clearview Technology
System Lighting: Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting - Red
Video/Graphics Card: 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8700M GT
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz (6MB 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: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: 120GB 7,200RPM (8MB 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
Microsoft Office Suites: Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 – Factory Installed!
 Includes Word, Excel and One Note!

would you guys recommend the alienware recovery dvd? I know it has additional features but it actually the retail or OEM version of windows, or are those included with all alienware purchases? Also, you guys see any problems with this build?
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post #2 of 11
5/3/08 at 12:32am
its a ghost image of your OS and its the easiest way to reformat your drive and put your computer back the way it came from the factory... and no you cant get it after you get your computer you have to purchase it when you order your computer... another way of making a ghost copy of your OS is use Norton Ghost to make a copy but it will cost you 80 buck for norton...
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post #3 of 11
5/3/08 at 1:09pm
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Ok. If its not the actual OS disc i think 'ill skip it. I can always "get" norton ghost . Do you know if they include the Vista OS disc at all, or if i need to buy it separately? And i know there have been problems with the 8800's. Is the 8700 a decent card for the price?
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post #4 of 11
5/3/08 at 5:22pm
*Will broker the sale of Wraith88's Kidney for m15x!!!! haha
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post #5 of 11
5/3/08 at 6:54pm
hey, archalien, just go for it. We all are.

@Wraith - yes, the m15x will come will a Vista OEM disc.
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post #6 of 11
5/3/08 at 10:25pm
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Originally Posted by Spartan-117 View Post
hey, archalien, just go for it. We all are.

@Wraith - yes, the m15x will come will a Vista OEM disc.
I cant, its gotta be black or rock the skullcap....or both.... thats just how I roll
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post #7 of 11
5/3/08 at 11:37pm
Maybe you'll get lucky and they will put Montevina in the black skullcap by the time that rolls around...
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post #8 of 11
5/4/08 at 2:39am
one can only hope
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post #9 of 11
5/4/08 at 2:51pm
I hear Voodoo PC are going to roll out will some montevina lappies in about a month or so...If you have the money, consider those also.
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post #10 of 11
5/4/08 at 11:23pm
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I hear Voodoo PC are going to roll out will some montevina lappies in about a month or so...If you have the money, consider those also.
I considered Voodoo before I purchased my first AW, at the time they had a laptop with a feature set more close to what I wanted(First gen centrino not using intel grfx, eventually I settled to go w/ intel grfx on my gen1 sentia as Im not a pc gamer I rarely if ever regretted that decision). But it came down to this, while extremely georgeous paint jobs, I wasnt about to spend 1k for a pretty paint job especially with my natural proclivity to the alien culture. I went by their site a couple weeks ago just to take a peek, and in my case its just gotten worse. While they still have some lappies with great feature sets, if you look past the paint job, imo their laptops are rather fugly. Not gunna spend an extra 1k on fancy makeup to cover up an ugly face.
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post #11 of 11
5/5/08 at 1:40pm
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Originally Posted by Spartan-117 View Post
hey, archalien, just go for it. We all are.

@Wraith - yes, the m15x will come will a Vista OEM disc.
@ Spartan-117- Thanks for the confirmation man.
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