is the throttling issues gave an impact on gameplay or is it just restricted to benchmarking only?.....coz so far i haven't encountered any low fps issues playing heavy 3d games.....

well for me basic package is not enough...the minimum u should get is upgrade to GTX260M and 4G ram....or else it would not be an optimum gaming laptop experience....my 2 cents....

you can order it from dell malaysia but do not go thru the 'normal' way ordering online...chat with the sales advisor...they will give you abit of discounts and some freebies...if you're lucky like me...hohoho

well warranty is the most important in any laptops....even the good ones...if you think that you will be in england for a long time (more than 3 years) you should buy from there....if let say you'll be there less than that...just buy it from malaysia and get a 3 years complete cover....and if your m15x kong in england during that time (touchwood...this case rarely happens for this top of the line lappy) you can just get a cheap laptop for a temporary replacement and claim for free repairs when u get back to malaysia....

well....i think its international warranty but you need to fill up a global transfer form if you plan to stay there for more than 6 months....kinda like transfer of ownership but in this case you transfer your service tag to another country...got it for dell's website...quite a hassle i think....

* The International Notebook Service is for customers who are traveling with their notebooks for a period of less than 6 months. Any period of time longer than 6 months requires a Global Tag Transfer to be completed .

This post has been edited by zad78: Jan 29 2010, 09:55 AM

no..no need the contact number....just click the LIVE CHAT button on your right hand side when you make an order an chat with one of the sales advisor there....and my tactic is.....please be polite when asking for discounts....and surely they will give it to you...not much (about 4-5%) but still it something rite....and if you be a little bit persuasive...in a polite way mind you....you might get extra freebies....i manage to get a 17" targus bag AND a Dell bluetooth mouse for FREE....

This post has been edited by zad78: Jan 29 2010, 12:16 PM

they might reply to you...i'm afraid not since the price is already standard price as in the website....

you can counter back with this..."well, i'm an avid supporter for Dell and all my friends recommended me to get this system since Dell is well known for its high built quality laptops as well as unmatched warranty....my family owns a few of Dell products as well....therefore, i do hope that you could give me some discounts for my first Dell product...."

there are other tactics to get the free gifts....but you can try that one first hohoho

Me too

Guys!!! Seems like a horrible thing happened to my m15x...just now after playing mass effect for about three hours...it suddenly shut down by itself...poof!...check my plug...seems to be ok... But when i tried to on it back....nothing...list of thing that i did before the unfortunate incidents are as follows:
1.played mass effect
2.used zalman cooler nc2000
3.used asus xonar u1 usb sound card
4.connected via logitech 4 point usb hub
FYI the m15x is a virgin set meaning no overclocking watsoeva...haihz have to call dell to claim my complete cover tomorrow...sad night indeed...RIP my beast :-(

This post has been edited by zad78: Feb 1 2010, 12:09 AM

Yup i think there is no issues with temp since i'm using zalman's to cool it off expecting long hours of gaming session. It just went off suddenly...thought maybe it was a blackout but the light outside was on...hmmm if i called them tomorrow morning...will they come in later in the after noon or the day after....haihz thought alienware is the top of the line lappy....

This post has been edited by zad78: Feb 1 2010, 12:23 AM

Nope the first mass effect...thought wanna finish it before i played mass effect 2....but then this happened....haihz....

Yup you'll never know....like me...i've taken care of my lappy quite well...never once putting any jack sparrow disk inside....but suddenly this happens....shut off just like that....not even a BSOD!!! Pray hard that you don't succumb to the same fate as me....

Thinking of extending my warranty next year for this unforeseen circumstances...looking at the bright side though...luckily dell provide this excellent coverage...that is why i'm not feeling that sad coz i know dell would taken care of it quite well...

This post has been edited by zad78: Feb 1 2010, 12:45 AM

See... This is what i like about dell's alienware...not only because of the great warranty by dell...but also excellent support by its community...thanks guys

This post has been edited by zad78: Feb 1 2010, 06:55 AM

Just called DELL's SC. seems like they're on public holiday (federal teritory day). Looks like have to wait till tomorrow morning....haihz

Hoho no wonder...i called the general line 1800881306...never knew they had a dedicayed number...pardon my ignorance...will call them ASAP.

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Added on February 1, 2010, 6:37 pmJust called Dell using julchin's number. They even willing to come to my office and fix it...i'll be receiving a fresh new mobo on wednesday yesss...

This post has been edited by zad78: Feb 1 2010, 06:37 PM

Guys. Just finished servicing my m15x. They came to my office and change few things which are:
1. The mobo
2. The graphic card GTX260M
3. The ac adaptor
after serviced and started the lappy for the first time, the lappy would not start with ac power. Have to wait a moment for the power to discharge itself...on back and voila my beast is ALIVE!!!
now have to monitor it for a few days.

This post has been edited by zad78: Feb 3 2010, 03:22 PM

yup...they will call you straight even if you said you just want a quotation first....like me at the end, end up buying the m15x (supposedly to chat with them for quotation only hohoho).

P.S: yup just change it to GTX260M instantly after realizing the mistake...man...you're quite fast...should have been a moderator....

This post has been edited by zad78: Feb 3 2010, 05:31 PM

yup mod for LYN....especially for alienware thread...

M15X owners....for those who just upgraded to bios version A03 using the 'unofficial' .iso file....do u encountered any problems so far...have browsed thru dell's website looking for it but they only have version a02 .iso only....

guys...its safe to say that i've laready updated the M15x bios to version A03 using the .iso files given in the earlier thread...so far so good...and it boots much faster now...will be monitoring the throttling issues when playing mass effect afterwards...now my alienware is complete....