hey guys, its a been a while since i last visited. my m11x is still going strong, just that the battery died about 2 months ago, so i had to change it. its already 1 year and about 7 months old. its the very first batch of m11x.

thinking of getting the m14x since its not that expensive in the US. the base price is about 1000USD. sounds great

just ordered the alienware x51 today. will be here in a few days
i7 3770
1gb gtx555 gddr5
8gb ram
1tb hard disk
dvd
also owner of m11x first generation

i mainly use my alienware m11x for editing photos and etc. but it gets super slow and lag i cant stand no more
so i upgraded to x51. the only game i will be playing for the moment would be dota 2. i play dota 1 with my m11x now, but wanna upgrade to dota 2 on x51
anyways im a big fan of alienware

alienware m11x hinge really badly built. my is spoiling soon. everytime i open it feels like cracking. lol

My alineware x51 and m11x side by side

how much did you paid to get it renewed?
btw i just uninstalled alien respawn, as usual like what i did to my m11x once i got it. just makes the computer so much faster to bootup.

yep and dont forget to update your graphic card driver. two first things i always do, other than installing softwares and antivirus
then installed c-cleaner to disable some programs from starting up when i startup my windows. really make the whole system startup so much faster.

looks like a sweet deal
btw, has anyone already upgraded their x51 graphics? im planning to upgrade to GTX660 on my own. have been reading numerous websites, forums, dell community and also youtube channels, saying that its safe. just wanna know if anyone here did
and whats the price of gtx660TI and non TI in malaysia? preferably EVGA.
thanks!

anyways a little bit about my experience with dell on site service. they came to my apartment today to fix the x51 famous wireless problem, it wasnt fix at all. problem still persist. so they sending another technician to fix again tomorrow. the previous technician was not knowledgeable, he didnt even know how to open up the x51 tilll he nearly broke the notch. i was really disappointed though. after putting the system back, it wouldnt start. he called dell center to ask. then he took out the 2 ram cards and put back again. thank god the computer start up after that.




and about 2 and a half years ago, that time my m11x had hinge problem. that time they didnt have the on site service for my area at shah alam. so they send someone to pick up my m11x and bring back to their center to fix. guess what, they did a good job fixing, replaced the lcd panel etc. but, they watched freaking PORN with my laptop. I found out cuz i checked the history, and etc. very shocked. but also, thank god they didnt do anything bad to my privacy, like email and stuffs. the hinge problem was solved for about 1 and a half year. just two days ago, i sent my m11x to alienware center here in US (cuz im in US now) to be fixed. second time, but no complains cuz its free. only downside is, i just didnt like it when customers paid full price for a premium product, but the design was defected
it will be back tomorrow and i will update you guys again. and also the technician will come to fix my x51 tomorrow too. had many issues (hardware) with my alienware products throughout these years. nevertheless, i am still a strong supporter and big fan. love alienware, and never will i ever buy another laptop or computer brand. i can live with the defects, as long as they provide exceptional customer service.

This post has been edited by Michaelbyz23: Dec 7 2012, 03:28 PM

he working in Dell isit? hehe, Doctor! need hlep, how much do you quote me for a warrranty renewal

Unboxing of GTX 660 Ti and upgrading to my Alienware X51. (with my 3 year old M11x at the side )
Sorry for the noobness, first timer!
hope this video helps to those who want to upgrade their X51 GPU. works perfectly fine, and the performance doubles-triples the GTX555 OEM.


This post has been edited by Michaelbyz23: Dec 13 2012, 10:23 AM

Today, I have all my Alienware systems fixed!

Here is my blog link to show my satisfaction with Dell's on-site service. They basically replaced the whole M11x bottom panel for me because the rubber feet fell off, causing heat issue. Thanks alot Dell!

michaelboon wordpress

same here, bought my R1 when it first came out, the first batch. had the LCD panel replaced twice already. The second time was just recently. and also the whole chassis were replaced last week too. aesthetically looks brand new, but performance wise may not be able to catch up with the latest softwares and games. nevertheless i love my m11x. I only use it for college works, and light photo editing. it has been my main work horse for photoshop and lightroom usage for all these while!

anyways, just upgraded to the x51 loving both my alienware!
pictures of replacement

i have a question, if i already uninstall my alien respawn long time ago, and i wanna restore back to factory settings, can i reinstall back the alienrespawn and use it like normal? or is there any settings or partition etc i need to do in order to restore back factory settings?

and I am also thinking of the current 1tb hdd in my x51 and replacing it with 2 SSD drive (1 128GB SSD + 1 750GB SSD/HDD hybrid) what are the steps? install the converter (with 2 ssd drives) first? I am so lack of knowledge in this! what are sata 1 2 3, etc. help!

converter if i put two ssd inside this casing, will i see 2 hard drives in my windows system? or i will only see one since its both combined into one?

This post has been edited by Michaelbyz23: Dec 19 2012, 03:09 AM

guys, my m11x this morning died .. i will call dell after my exam. dang. i am so worried now
i turned it on, within split second there was smoke coming out from the bottom, the left side of m11x. near the fan there. and beeping non stop. i quickly unplugged the power supply, and it still beeps and smokes. i quickly opened the back panel, and then halfway through it stopped. i unplugged the batt, and plug back the power supply, not opening anymore.

LOL what are you talking about at least it lasted for 2 years? if you alienware died after 2 years will you be saying "At least it lasted for 2 years", for the price you paid?
my brother's Acer lasted for more than 6 years and its still working now. My other old HP lasted for 4 years before I had the MOBO replaced. this is a premium product, things like this shouldnt happen, but if it does, dell better have it replaced for free.
but anyways, I am thankful that it is still covered under warranty. sending it to Dell to have it fixed.

anyways, any x51 users here, what are your idle temps and max temps for CPU? mine seems to go around 84 for max temps and 55-60 during idle. my room temperature is always 14-18Celcius range.

my cpu is i7 3770 ivy bridge. yea ppl in forums also say the stock thermal paste is the main overheating issue, but still it is under intel's spec if its around 88celcius. yesterday ran cinebench for only about 3 min, this is what i get.

hmm im not really good at these. how do you apply thermal paste for this aliewnare x51? Do you take off the cpu and clean first, then apply new aftermarket thermal paste?

hmm, isit recommended for newbie like me to change the thermal paste myself? lol, scared will damage the processor or the thermal paste will leak around the proc and cause damange. no experience at all. hehe. so take out the cpu from the socket first, clean, put back, and put thermal paste?