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post #21 of 100
6/23/09 at 9:22pm
and pay for it
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post #22 of 100
6/24/09 at 8:26pm
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And ship it to me?
Of course.

Shoot me a PM if you're serious.
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post #23 of 100
6/25/09 at 10:18am
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It's already ordered.

Shazza, did you try that SSD install yet?
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post #24 of 100
6/25/09 at 11:27am
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Phase 2!
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post #25 of 100
6/25/09 at 12:08pm
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It's already ordered.

Shazza, did you try that SSD install yet?
Not yet ... still waiting for a piece or two for the build it's going into.

Congrats on the order.
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post #26 of 100
6/25/09 at 1:44pm
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Do you think 128 GB is enough for Vista and junk? I've never installed Vista before so this is new to me. I've been XP for a long time now.

Also which model did you order? There's a few with a verity of different read/write times.
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post #27 of 100
6/25/09 at 2:20pm
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Do you think 128 GB is enough for Vista and junk? ...
Plenty!
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post #28 of 100
6/25/09 at 4:09pm
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Bah. The 295 is out of stock.
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post #29 of 100
6/25/09 at 6:03pm
newegg has them.
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post #30 of 100
6/26/09 at 12:55pm
Random thought - Building your own is overrated. You can definitely save a few bucks, but, if you know how to shop, you can put a prebuilt together for a good price.

That said, once you build a few, you can do it in about 30 minutes, so there's something to be said for that as well. Then you have to load the OS, which is always fun.
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post #31 of 100
6/26/09 at 3:59pm
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And you don't have to load the OS when you have a respawn DVD.
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post #32 of 100
6/27/09 at 7:49pm
Can you call and get upgraded free to Windows 7 Ultimate when it launches? Looks like the start date for this upgrade option is for purchases after 26 Jun 09.

http://www.alienware.com/microsite/w...7-upgrade.aspx
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post #33 of 100
6/27/09 at 10:16pm
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And you don't have to load the OS when you have a respawn DVD.
I didn't see that $49 option included in your OP. Even if it was, Win7 AlienSpawn?
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post #34 of 100
6/28/09 at 2:08am
Loading Vista is MUCH easier than it was with XP. Vista is only a couple clicks and then you wait a while. Also, Vista's PE environment has support for USB devices as well as CD drives for loading SCSI/RAID drivers.

As for loading OSes goes, nlite makes XP quite easy for me. Boot system from disc and sit back and wait about 45 minutes for setup to finish and HUZZAH no driver installation required. I still have to play a bit with vlite though.

Vista Ultimate's included backup utility also has a complete PC restore image creator. It saves an image of your system to any external drive or spans it across DVDs or CDs. Wish it worked over network.
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post #35 of 100
6/29/09 at 11:10am
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Can you call and get upgraded free to Windows 7 Ultimate when it launches? Looks like the start date for this upgrade option is for purchases after 26 Jun 09.

http://www.alienware.com/microsite/w...7-upgrade.aspx
This is a great question. I'm def. checking on this now.

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I didn't see that $49 option included in your OP. Even if it was, Win7 AlienSpawn?
Sorry, I forgot to update my first post with some last min adjustments I made. New options in Bold.

Area-51® X58

Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-920 2.66 GHz 8MB Cache
Alienware P2 Chassis: Alienware® P2 Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling - Space Black
AlienFX®: Alienware® Standard System Lighting - Astral Blue
Alienware P2 Chassis Upgrades: Alienware® Standard System Cooling
Power Supply: Alienware® 750 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
Graphics Processor: Single 1,792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295
Memory: 6GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 3 x 2048MB
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved Intel® X-58 Motherboard- Socket 1366 Core i7 Ready, Dual Triple Channel DDR3 Memory
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 500GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache
Optical Drives : Single Drive Configuration - 6x Dual Layer Blu-ray Burner (BD-RE, DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Enthusiast Essentials: Dual High Performance Gigabit Ethernet Ports
Sound Card: High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
Keyboard: Standard Keyboard - Standard Keyboard
Mouse: Standard Mouse - Standard Optical 3-Button Mouse with Scroll Wheel
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Onsite Service and 24/7 Toll-Free Phone Support
AlienRespawn: AlienRespawn v2.0 Recovery DVD – Windows Vista® Edition

Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Desktop Binder
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Alienware Extras: Internal Wire Management
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)
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post #36 of 100
6/29/09 at 11:15am
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oh yeh, Phase 3 today:

Payment has been received and the order is now in queue for production.

My video card finally came in over the weekend.
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post #37 of 100
6/29/09 at 2:49pm
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Phase 5!! Your system is being hand-built by an Alienware Assembly Technician. Alienware takes great pride in building our systems, as our motto reflects, "build it as if it were your own." The assembly stage can take some time, as all the components and cabling in the system is carefully installed for greater upgrade flexibility and thermal airflows. Every Assembly Technician has been trained and qualified to Alienware standards. We pride ourselves on giving you a high performance computer system!
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post #38 of 100
6/29/09 at 4:18pm
Congrats on your phase chase. Glad your video card came in.
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post #39 of 100
6/29/09 at 4:41pm
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That should mean it will be shipped out by Weds. Which means I prob won't get it until early next week? Hopefully sooner. Holiday weekends suck. :-\
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post #40 of 100
6/29/09 at 10:04pm
how many phases are their?
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