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My new toy, courtesy of Santa

post #1 of 61
1/1/05 at 4:25pm
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I can't believe the amount of bread I just dropped on this thing, but I'm totally stoked for it. Thanks to this forum (been lurking here a bit) for the great info on Alienware.

My future specs:

[1] Area-51m 7700

Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Case: Area-51m 7700 Case with 17" WideXGA+ 1400 x 900 LCD Display - Xeno Grey
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 560 w/ HT Technology 3.6GHz 1MB Cache
Motherboard: Intel® 915P Chipset Supporting PCI-Express
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 533MHz (PC-4200) - 4 x 512MB
Video Card: Area-51m 7700 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Go with 256MB of DDR2 memory
Sound Card: Intel® High-Definition Audio (24-bit, 192Khz) with 7.1 surround sound
Hard Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 60GB 7200 RPM ATA100 - Hitachi
Optical Drive One: 24x10x24 CD-RW / 8X DVD Combo w/Software MPEG2 Decoder
Floppy Drive: USB Floppy Drive
Ethernet NIC: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Wireless Network: External Wireless 802.11a/b/g PCMCIA Card
Bluetooth: Belkin® Bluetooth™ USB Adapter
Modem: 56K Modem with V.92 Technology
Free Alienware T-Shirt: Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black
Desktop Enhancements: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager
Free Alienware Mousepad: Free Alienware® Mousepad
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post #2 of 61
1/1/05 at 4:28pm
WOW...great buy...post pics please
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post #3 of 61
1/1/05 at 4:30pm
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Thanks, man. I'm real excited.

My "ship date" is supposed to be Jan 17th, according to my order. I'm stil in "Phase 1".

I've some folks orders take a lot longer though -- will my ship on the 17th? Hard to say?
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post #4 of 61
1/1/05 at 4:32pm
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Originally Posted by Garbs
Thanks, man. I'm real excited.

My "ship date" is supposed to be Jan 17th, according to my order. I'm stil in "Phase 1".

I've some folks orders take a lot longer though -- will my ship on the 17th? Hard to say?
mine was ordered Nov 18 and shipped one day after the estimate: Dec28
FedEx did not deliver yesterday because newyears.

It stayed on phase 1 for a couple of weeks, so don't be alarmed
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post #5 of 61
1/1/05 at 4:51pm
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Originally Posted by Technomancer
mine was ordered Nov 18 and shipped one day after the estimate: Dec28
FedEx did not deliver yesterday because newyears.

It stayed on phase 1 for a couple of weeks, so don't be alarmed
I ordered mine on Nov. 22? I believe, (I have it posted elsewhere) It was supposed to ship on Dec. 27th, I am stuck at phase 8 right now (pre production) I was told it would probably be next week before I get an updated ship date. They changed my RAM without telling me but refuded the money I was assured that they are working as fast as they can to get these 7700's out the door, they had a lot of orders. But was assured that they would not cut corners. Thats good too. I can't wait, even though I have too, but good things come to those who wait. I'm just worried I will be the only one to recieve an AW with a bad pixel LOL everyone else has had good luck so far... and I've never been one to have it so we will see I guess Great buy by the way. I've heard nothing but good things about it. The AW version that is, but hten again not many have posted yet so we could get some bad apples (so to speak) but nothing major I hope. Good luck all who are waiting.
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post #6 of 61
1/1/05 at 4:54pm
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Originally Posted by Dizzo777
I ordered mine on Nov. 22? I believe, (I have it posted elsewhere) It was supposed to ship on Dec. 27th, I am stuck at phase 8 right now (pre production) I was told it would probably be next week before I get an updated ship date. They changed my RAM without telling me but refuded the money I was assured that they are working as fast as they can to get these 7700's out the door, they had a lot of orders. But was assured that they would not cut corners. Thats good too. I can't wait, even though I have too, but good things come to those who wait. I'm just worried I will be the only one to recieve an AW with a bad pixel LOL everyone else has had good luck so far... and I've never been one to have it so we will see I guess Great buy by the way. I've heard nothing but good things about it. The AW version that is, but hten again not many have posted yet so we could get some bad apples (so to speak) but nothing major I hope. Good luck all who are waiting.
They may have been backordered on the screens and/or memory chips...thats probably why the delay


thats pretty bad, though. I hope yours gets there soon.
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post #7 of 61
1/1/05 at 4:56pm
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I was kind of surprised at the fast estimated ship date, myself. I thought it would be closer to the end of Jan rather than the middle of the month, but hey, I'll take it.

You'd think for a shade over 3 grand they'd get it to ya lightning fast. But they seem so focused on quality control, etc., and that's a good thing. So I'll be patient and remain eagerly excited.
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post #8 of 61
1/1/05 at 6:47pm
Welcome aboard Garbs...and Grats on the laptop

Be sure to keep up with the current 7700 owners to see what you're in store for...it seems, by most accounts, that the 7700 is a solid performer...and a helluva looker!

Again, welcome to the boards
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post #9 of 61
1/1/05 at 8:08pm
chump change
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post #10 of 61
1/1/05 at 11:10pm
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Thanks man, I'm pretty excited. I'll take plenty-o-pics when she comes in.
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post #11 of 61
1/1/05 at 11:19pm
dont get 2 gigs. you dont need it.
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post #12 of 61
1/1/05 at 11:41pm
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Bah. Already done. {evil laugh}
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post #13 of 61
1/1/05 at 11:43pm
call them to change it, thats a waste of money
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post #14 of 61
1/1/05 at 11:44pm
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Thanks man, I appreciate your opinion. But you have no idea what you're talking about.
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post #15 of 61
1/2/05 at 12:36am
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post #16 of 61
1/2/05 at 12:37am
get the 1680x1000 screen instead of the 1400x900 screen.
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post #17 of 61
1/2/05 at 1:07am
jesus, who gave me a bad rep? i'm the resident asshole? i'm only trying to help, dont bitch about it or i wont help you at all.
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post #18 of 61
1/2/05 at 1:10am
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Originally Posted by Astu222
get the 1680x1000 screen instead of the 1400x900 screen.
Definitely. And if price is a problem go with 1 gig of ram for now(which will be easily upgradeable in the future to 2 gig) and use the saved money for the better screen which won't be easy so easy to upgrade. And that would actually save you over $140. It costs $284 more to get the 2 gig ram as opposed to 1 gig, but the better screen is only $140 more than the lesser screen. If your wanting to use the 'puter for gaming, you should really go with the screen with the higher resolution.
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post #19 of 61
1/2/05 at 1:15am
i agree with the screen(im running at 1920x1200 and love it), but do whatever you want with the ram
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post #20 of 61
1/2/05 at 1:18am
thats what i'm saying and this noob gave me a bad rep point. i'm sick of this shit.
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