i think you can upgrade the warranty thingy without cancelling the order. IIRC, you can do all this even after receiving your machine, just check out Dell's website and place your service tag. All the info will be there.
No?

phew! thats sound tired-ing

i think the same too.

its not like warranty is something physical where it need to be place inside the casing or somethin like that right?

Will definitely do.

LOL What gave you that idea? Different assembly lines with different QC for different orders with different warranty lengths? That is preposterous! If that is even remotely true, and found out by the general public, they are up for a lengthy class action lawsuit for segregating quality control over something as trivial as a warranty length! What if I wanted to extend my warranty past one year after my order is my hands? Does my M11X then magically becomes better made with better components?

If this is true, then what I have said before is true then. Dell's acquisition of Alienware has brought along its own mindset about production quality and its QC.

The reason why they had to reissue your order and make a new order is because their system does not allow tampering or amendment of the already made order to insert a new component. Sure the warranty itself isn't a physical component, but once they've locked down the order and service tag, it is treated like a physical component. Changing it requires a reorder straight away, and your current built, will be passed to the next one with similar order while yours will start from scratch.

Bolded and colored red for better visibility.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Feb 21 2010, 10:23 PM

yes can, you can even extend if after you receive it. problem is, you need to pay nearly 1k if you extend your warranty ONLY after you receive it, used it, abused it

hehe sorry mr doktor ...

but screemo, according to someone, i forgot where i read from liaw.. that person says he canceled his order and make a new one because he wanted to extend his warranty.

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Added on February 21, 2010, 10:23 pmnono, you can still extend your warranty just before the warranty ends also.
but, you need to pay nearly 1k to do it..
okay, i get your point there. maybe its true.

i'l re-consider about it then. thanks for the advice.

This post has been edited by Michaelbyz23: Feb 21 2010, 10:23 PM

Ahh, could be. Cuz I checked on the price if i wanna extend the bundled McAfee, the price is almost double. Well, i guess it works that way!
Its alwiz cheaper to get it done first time

By the way, that part in bold and red , is not from my own mouth, it's from the CS manager herself. Take it as you will. I tried deducting the useless McAfee AV software from my order, but since the order was already locked down, I had to take it. McAfee is a bloated AV, not as robust as BitDefender or Kaspersky.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Feb 21 2010, 10:29 PM

M11x review by chewietobbacca on nbr http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=5917810

i cant wait!!!

okay okay thanks screemo ^^
everything will be clear tmr. either i get my unit 12 days later from my current edd or few days earlier of my current edd.

thanks alot guys.
screemo, hows ur m15x? any hardware problem or wat? just wanna find out whether isit worth it to get the 3 years warranty or just go with the risk like mr string.

Mr string change gadget real soon, soft of latest gadget follower. So i guess he got his reason not to get it. hope you dont mind

what do you mean by bloated by AV?
in otherwords, macafee is not a trusted antivirus brand? but i got the 24 months version.. gonna be wasted again i suppose. or mayb in my next order i just tell my SA to cancel the macafee.

yeap, gonna install kaspersky.

QFT.

i just uninstall 24 month of McAfee on the second day of my purchase.

This post has been edited by Mr.Docter: Feb 21 2010, 10:34 PM

any penalty imposed to those who cancel their order and re-order again?

Welcome mate!
Erm, my M15x is okay, I'm not the type of user that will do all sorts of tweaking so I use it as it is.
No major problems and honestly, you're paying for the warranty so that you will have a peace of mind for 3 years. It's a 'what if' situation we're facing as users. We won't know what will happen, so its up to you really. My previous laptop, the HP pavilion series, is still up and running for the 4th year now. I got the 3 year warranty that came with it, and guess what, it's still in perfect condition till today! Never claimed anything, and i'm not complaining.

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Added on February 21, 2010, 10:37 pmYup, just like string said, you can't take the mcafee out. if you ask the SA, he will tell you its bundled in the package. there's nothing you can do bout it. I did ask for it to be excluded, and it's not possible to do so. you gotta manually remove it.

This post has been edited by FindingScreemo: Feb 21 2010, 10:37 PM

what antivirus did you install mr screemo?

It may have similar virus definition and detection system as the rest, but when it comes system resources, it is hungry. I prefer an AV program that does its job unobtrusively and without eating up much of the CPU/system resource. Kaspersky and BitDefender fits that bill. With a gaming system like this, you'd want it to use as much of the freely available resources channeled towards a better gaming experience, not antivirus.

Kaspersky I use it for my M15X, and BitDefender for my Vaio P. BitDefender has an even smaller footprint and runs only when needed, with little sipping of system resources, perfect for netbooks.

I'm still using the McAfee they gave. i don't really bother much bout AV.
Never really have any problems living without one anyway. HAHA.

Right on. The longest I've held on to a particular brand is Apple. The Alienware comes second.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Feb 21 2010, 10:42 PM

okay thanks mr string. i guess i would go for kaspersky, cuz i have been using it for my old laptops.
and i realised the online price of kis2010 is 59 usd!! omg.. and malaysia price is rm30 you can get already, for the license key.

not recommended if you buy the key only. it always gonna be blocked. i tried already~