Sager would be a good choice for getting overseas.

But even with GTX 480M, the increase in performance is slight compared to the ATI 5870.

For those who think wanna change from alienware to sager, may need to read this..i take from NBR user that experience with sager notebook...

Anyone facing this issue before?
After my bios update seems like i totally cannot go through the "Alien Touch" section.
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M15x is huge enough already lol..M17x.. dont dare to imagine.
Still if I were to regret and get a m17x it's too late, I'm leaving on 25th lol.

Yea. It looks almost the same size, but only in real life can you see the big difference. And the M15x's screen has a wider border compared to the M17x giving the illusion that its supposed to be big when its not.... There's more space in there for other stuff if it was more efficiently placed and utilized.... But that could be reserved for cooling purposes....

funny my alientouch page is all blank lol

Cranked my 5850m all the way to 900/1100 just for benchmarking.. (13707)
Funny the result (3DMark06) is similar to what I get from 780/1050 (134xx)
120mhz of difference gives only 300+- of score? I don't understand lol.

Unlike desktop cards where you can control the voltage but doesn't make significant changes..

Wah. Thats pretty far that you managed to OC that baby. The furthest I managed to OC my 5870 was to 950/1150. I know some going as high as 990/1190 but those guys from the notebookreview forum kinda crazy. The last time I played with those clocks I got a BSOD so I never tried it no more. Plus PC Mark Vantage didn't complete well for the 5870 running on clocks higher than the 950/1150 I set. Maybe its due to heat issues or due to the fact it was installed by myself and not factory installed which could have been more efficient (Thermal paste,pads and all)...
I heard good reviews of the 5850. I think those thinking of getting the M15x should go for this instead of the GTX 260M
Small boost got. Big one no. Personally tried and tested around 4-6fps using the GTX 260M OC. On the ATI 5870, Managed to get around the same 5Fps or higher but not to double digits in fps increase yet. But definetly made demanding games like METRO2033, CRYSIS Warhead and Battlefield BC2 on higher settings smoother for me.
BRO! I wish I could have YOUR SYSTEM!!! SWEET!!!!    

FYI...ati 5850 currently no stock from what customer service tell me when i want to upgrade my 260m to 5850..

Which game bro? Lemme compare....

i ccc..that's why when i ask CS why still put ati 5850 on the web if you dont have stock for it..then he start giving excuse..i am being played..damm..will call again tomorrow requesting for upgrading..

aiiyooo..like that r...seem like you had many experience with dell CS..hu3..will ask them again to change my gpu fan and replace palmrest because my rubber had felt off..

I tried METRO 2033.

Details = Very High
Resolution = 1920x1080
Antialiasing = MSAA 4X
Texture Filtering = AF 4X
DirectX 11 Settings= Tesselation ON, Advanced DOF OFF.

Still managed to get very smooth gameplay...

I am running on GT335m on Warcraft 3 as shown by the Nvidia at the taskbar. Is there a way to totally disable Intel Integrated GPU?

Bro putochip123...i still waiting for your PM..can your friends help me..

how much for purchasing?? I want keep the gtx260m..in case dell release the fix..i will revert back..

Alienware m15x could actually used m17x as m17x are mostly dual gpu configuration.

:/
You think it's gonna be messy?

sure anot? I haven't upgrade my BIOS since A04... scared kena brick~ 

The only issue now is Power Supply and Heating. Anyone here has tried using a M17x Power Brick with their M15x ? How to order one? Puto, Doc?