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Any Review on Alienware 51m

post #1 of 12
3/26/05 at 8:42am
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I have been reading some forums regarding Alienware 51m and the quality of it. I read so many bad reviews on http://www.notebookreview.com/forums...28&whichpage=1 and I wonder what do you guys think of the laptop? I heard it takes forever to get the computer. I heard it has 14 pahses before the laptop will be ship. Also sometimes keys not working, wrong drivers etc... I am looking to buy a AW laptop too but I need to thinking carefully because it is not cheap.
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post #2 of 12
3/26/05 at 12:32pm
Everyone at Notebook Review hates AW, and the majority of them probably have never owned one. I believe I'm the only person to ever say anything nice about them over there. AW is a great company. I've had no problems with my rig or the company since I ordered. The phase game isn't so bad-mine shipped hella early. If you want an AW, buy one. You won't be dissapointed.
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post #3 of 12
3/26/05 at 1:26pm
Hey Skyline, which 51m are you lookin at? You've come to the right place for advice

Tell us what you need the system for and what specs you're interested in. Otherwise there are a many happy Alienware customers here to chat to

PS: Most review sites bash Alienware for the high prices of the systems...but hey! You get Great Backup Service and Support.......
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post #4 of 12
3/26/05 at 5:30pm
Wow negative little bastards aren't they
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post #5 of 12
3/26/05 at 6:39pm
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Quote:
[1] Area-51m 7700

Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Case: Area-51m 7700 Case with 17" WideXGA+ 1400 x 900 LCD Display - Xeno Grey
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 530J w/ HT Technology 3.0GHz 1MB Cache
Motherboard: Intel® 915P Chipset Supporting PCI-Express
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 533MHz - 2 x 512MB
Video Card: Area-51m 7700 ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON X800 with 256MB of DDR 3 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
Modem: 56K Modem with V.92 Technology
Optional Display: No Monitor
Free Alienware T-Shirt: Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black
Desktop Enhancements: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager
Free Alienware Mousepad: Free Alienware® Mousepad
This is what I might get. Total C$3,950.85 after Tax..Also PC Torque has also the same system but for $3339 after Tax..
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post #6 of 12
3/26/05 at 6:44pm
Skyline, your system will rock. I've owned AW laptops and 1 desktop and never had a problem with any
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post #7 of 12
3/26/05 at 6:53pm
Both companies are VERY good as far as I know. I went with Alienware because of these forums mainly and secondly because of their reputation and lastly because of the "COOL" modded casing. I'll admit the worst part of my order was WAITING and playing the PHASE game.....but hey, it was well worth it..........

If you want it in a couple of days, go through Sager or PC Torq, if you're prepared to wait, get ALIENWARE!! Just an honest opinion.....

I've had my Lappy for over 2 months now and its GREAT!!!!
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post #8 of 12
3/26/05 at 8:10pm
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I wonder how long will the battery will last?
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post #9 of 12
3/26/05 at 10:51pm
If you want to know how I feel about my machine, go check out my review in the review sub forum. I'm damn pleased with it, and that review will cover it all in depth. If you need anything else, send me a pm and I'll get back to asap. And for any of the old guys that remember, yeah, I still browse the place every once in a while ^_~
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post #10 of 12
3/26/05 at 11:08pm
There are many variations to the battery life. It depends if you use the power saving features on the lappy........or not

Generally, Max settings will get me 1 Hour and 20 mins.

Actually, I havent tried the power saving thingy yet.....I should!

I'll do that tomorrow and see how much I can squeeze out of it.......and then I'll post a 7700 battery review...
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post #11 of 12
3/26/05 at 11:45pm
Battery lasts about 2 1/2 hours (with the power saving thingy). Skyline, my experience has been very positive. My lappy worked perfectly out of the box and not a dead pixel in sight. AW doesn't load a bunch of useless junk on the system either. It's fast and it's mean.
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post #12 of 12
3/27/05 at 5:02am
Hey you might want to switch out the Internal to the external for the wireless...and if you don't want to do that you will need to change ati to Nvidia, Partially because there is a some glitch with ati and internal wireless...and you will get an e-mail about that one...
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