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Oh, No! Lookie What Santa Brought...

post #1 of 14
12/11/09 at 5:54pm
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An M17x. Yeah, the FedEx guy in the pictures isn't sporting a Santa beard, but who cares; he's carrying my M17x!

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post #2 of 14
12/11/09 at 9:13pm
Congrats! Specs? More Pics?
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post #3 of 14
12/11/09 at 10:29pm
Same box as mine lol


Congrats
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post #4 of 14
12/11/09 at 10:44pm
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Ty, ty!

Specs:

M17x Black Metallic
Intel Core2 Extreme Quad QX9300 2.53GHz (12MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz 2 x 2048MB
17.0in, WUXGA,LCD,ANW,M17X
CrossFireX - Dual 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870
1 500GB 7,200RPM (xMB Cache)
Genuine Windows 7 Professional, 64bit, English
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW
Internal 300Mbps Dual-Band a/g/n 2x2 MIMO
3 Year Limited Warranty
Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus At-Home Service, Initial Year
Your Tech Team Unlimited - 3 YR valid contract
RESPAWN DVD

$4294.57 - includes $200 instant upgrade savings
+ $69.00 next day shipping
- $868.20 Bing Cashback (20%)
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$3495.57 Total (Tax exempt)

Will be getting 2 OCZ Vertex 256GB SSDs to replace the 500GB HD. That'll add about $1000. Will also replace the stock RAM with 8GB which is another few hundred.

I just uncrated the lappy and powered it up for the first time. Very sweet. I'm sure there'll be some issues, but I hope they'll be kept at a minimum. I honestly don't think the touchpad is as bad as everyone makes it out to be. I dislike the rocker button switch, however. Separate buttons would've been preferable.

BTW, one of the first things I did was hook my iPod up to the M17x and connect a cable from the integrated sound to my stereo. No pops or stutters so far. Fingers crossed.

Also, the M17x has no problem whatsoever fitting into the laptop sleeve of my old Odyssey backpack that used to be home to my m7700a. The sleeve has probably been stretched out a bit over time by the old machine (big enough in its own right), allowing the M17x to slip right in.
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post #5 of 14
12/12/09 at 12:06am
I'm jealous...
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post #6 of 14
12/12/09 at 12:23am
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Don't be. The grass isn't always greener...I've had to put up with my wife's "cooking" for almost 15 years now, so I see the M17x as my reward for toughing it out!
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post #7 of 14
12/12/09 at 1:04am
I would say that if you don't like your wife's cooking then you should cook for yourself....lol
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post #8 of 14
12/12/09 at 1:21am
Congrats And always be nice, remember she might have pics of you are her cellphone, jumping up and down like a 3 year old as the Fedex guy comes to the door
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post #9 of 14
12/12/09 at 2:03am
Santa came early this year. I LOVE THE FED EX Photos.

We should hold a contest, see who can take the best Fed Ex photo.
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post #10 of 14
12/12/09 at 6:45am
We are still holding the contest about who puts up the coolest pics of her/his m17x (and the personal review)

cheers ...
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post #11 of 14
12/12/09 at 7:00am
Congrats on the new M17X. Had mine for a couple of months now and have had very few problems. I love this machine and if it could cook it would be my new wife.
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post #12 of 14
12/12/09 at 6:25pm
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Originally Posted by MidnightVandal View Post
I love this machine and if it could cook it would be my new wife.
LOL
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post #13 of 14
12/12/09 at 7:21pm
I've been married 18 years myself, but my wife is a great cook. We'll just have to see what Dell replaces my damaged M1730 with.
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post #14 of 14
12/12/09 at 10:34pm
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Originally Posted by SagerMeister View Post
Don't be. The grass isn't always greener...I've had to put up with my wife's "cooking" for almost 15 years now, so I see the M17x as my reward for toughing it out!
lol well worth the sacrifice.
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