Thanks man...

I was kinda wondering though... Where didcha get your Aurora? I'm thinking UK or Aussie... Are you there currently or are you here back in the Motherland? If your here, how bout the warranty? Do they cover stuff here too?

About the STALKER stuff, check MODDB... I dunno if they count as cheats though, as it's sure as hell not easier for me even though I can mod my guns and repair my armour (repairing a SEVA suit sure as heck costs a bomb)...

Running without drinking? Well, I do think that there's a mod for that... But I just haven't found it yet...

You're running a legit copy of STALKER I take? Just grab the patches from anywhere, they're all legit... It's currently up to 1.003 International now...

As for me, I'm still going down memory lane... Downloading hi-def patches and stuff for Freespace 2, a space combat sim... I sure hope it's gonna look darn sweet at 1280x800 with hi-res textures (it already looks sweet plain vanilla at 1024x768)... Take into consideration the fact that it's 8 years old people (released in 1999) and downloading a full copy of it is already semi-legit, and you sure understand when I think that they sure don't make games like they used to...

It only needed 32MB of RAM too... The age of sweet games everyone can play on any kinda rig has ended it seems... There's only Starcraft 2, Sins of a Solar Empire and Half-Life 2: Episode 2 to look forward to (as they both seem to be playable on almost anything)...

That's good to hear... Keep us posted, okay?

This post has been edited by Eiraku: May 21 2007, 03:56 PM

Check ur pm about the warranty. Anyone that interested to know how it works (yes im not an AW representative or retailer;in fact theres no official AW HQ/retailers here in Malaysia. The nearest is AW Aussie.)
Here's the link: Alienware order,shipping and handling process from Malaysia (Search for my post)

This is not an official claim. Things could change over time. By this date, i believe it still works this way.

yes legit STALKER. can u gimme the link to the newest patches coz when i update on options it says theres no update available. What difficulty r u running? I used to play stalker but it consumed too much of my time so i changed it. So far doing good. I only complain about the running bar runs out too fast. Other than that i believe its the way it mean to be played. I was thinking there will be like motorcycle or stuff demn. That would be nice. About the armor i think im not up to that yet but somehow i do understand as i play alot of action-RPG. So does it cost ridiculously expensive to repair ? I think i need the mod then. I dont have problem dealing with enemies or weapons so far. Somehow i manage to have the skills to overcome that.

This post has been edited by derred: May 21 2007, 04:17 PM

Stalker diff, I think... The repair armour stuff comes in a mod actually, or else you just have to buy new ones (or carry 2x armour in your inventory = more weight = breathless Stalker)... Try Ausgamers.com for the patches, they have the fastest dl rates around...

I'm up to the Army Warehouse, a few levels away form Chernobyl NPP proper... But, I have a short attention/focus span, so sad to say I'm neglecting Stalker at the moment...

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/458821

Is it just me or does the new benq looks exactly like the XPS M1210?

XPS M1210 looks a lot sexier than that
I'll get my 2nd part of my review up here soon.. too busy with work. So far, my XPS is perfect!

haha....some ppl claimed that Benq copy XPS design

yeah!...go XPS M1210!!!...
looking forward for your second review...

erksss...no comment...

New XPS user here....

BUT...

A little disappointment over...
1. TOO heavy
2. TOO bulky
3. 1 dead pixel
4. Keyboard looks cheap leh

Ordered on 18-May; Received on 22-May. Haven't really tried yet as I returned from work quite late last night.

BTW, my Vista's index only score 2.8....how come???

for dead pixel , u can phone them and request for exchange of unit OR u can reject the whole unit ...

Vista score index ? same spec and unit might be given diff score by Microsoft ... dont bother it

Update the drivers... And as steventan85 said, don't take synthetic benchmarks so seriously...

The dead pixel IS a problem, get the unit replaced (you have 14 days from the day they mail the invoice to you, to replace OR return the unit completely if you're not satisfied with it)... Like I stated frontpage, they generally don't give you lemons twice in a row...

But the keyboard IS cheap, so nothing better to expect there...

Welcome to the club!

This post has been edited by Eiraku: May 23 2007, 10:32 AM

laihuhng... may i know ur specs please??
using nvidia geforce go 7400 or intel GMA 950?
if it's nvidia then i think there's something wrong lor...
there may be slight difference from units to units depending on things like ur hard disk, but you should get at least over 3.0...
i've got a replacement unit and the replacement unit scored 3.3, which is 0.1 lower than the 3.4 scored on the old unit....
and the reason for this difference is because of the hard disk... the old one uses hitachi hard disk that has a slightly faster rate than the toshiba used in the new one.....

i discovered that the keyboard for the replacement unit feels cheap too... it's like when you press it it's not so bouncy or sth... dunno how to describe..... this batch they use keyboard from other manufacturer i guess..... and i requested to swap the keyboard from my old unit...

Hi dingding,

Here is my spec...

- Intel C2D T5500
- MS Vista 32bit
- TrueLife display without webcam
- 2G (2 x 1024MB) 667 Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
- 80GB SATA Hard Drive
- Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Combination Drive with dual layer capabilities
- 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7400 TurboCache <--- misleading, only 64MB
The rest should be common items...

welcome to the club...another proud owner of XPS...
wah!...pity with your...anyway...you still got time...keep on discovering the good and bad parts of XPS...
after all the check-ups(within 14-days as Eiraku mentioned)...call Dell for replacement or return completely...
regarding the disappointment on the weight and size of XPS...depends...only time can tells you...
all the best...do report here with us,your XPS progress...

surprising my xps is not as light as it looks...........so weird

Go to the performance there, click Update my score.
The first time u boot up windows, it will first do a benchmark on your computer and give you the windows experience index. But as what i've experienced, that first benchmark isn't accurate one. Last time at first i also get a lower benchmark. After i click on Update my score, it will do the benchmark again and then the gaming graphics score got up higher to 3.4...
So juz click 'Update my score' and your score should get up to 3.4 or at least 3.3 depending on your hard disk speed or other components.

Oh really....hmmm, I'll give it try then later after work. BTW, have any of you experienced the right portion of keyboard seems like 'sinking' (sorry, don't know how to put it in words) when you type, especially when using the right side of the keyboard?

Ah... The infamous right side keyboard flex... Yeah my M1210 has it too, and it seems that most M1210s has it to a degree... But if it sinks more then a few milimetres, there might be something wrong...

But if it bugs you THAT much... You can find details on how you DIY repair it HERE...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: May 23 2007, 03:59 PM

Hi Eiraku,

Thanks for the tips, a great one actually. Anyway, since it's just a 1.5 days old lappy, I'll call the Technical Assistance see if they would help me fix the problem first. These are flaws that I found from my XPS...

1. Keyboard - Bulge at the right side / portion ; Sink at the top (F6, F7, F8)
2. LCD - 1 dead pixel ; color washout (very white, not bright - contrast problem). Reduce brightness doesn't help at all. I'm putting it together with my desktop LCD (Samsung), it's like comparing a BMW with Kancil.....darn.....

BTW, I'd updated my Vista score as what suggested by dingding. Well, it works. My lowest score now went up to 3.4 from 2.8 previously.

Dell.....

I think I have another tips for boosting OS interface performance.. its like to avoid major slowdown during heavy workloads.. I don't know if u guys already know that. Eiraku let me know if need a tutorial for this one. btw ill be out of town from saturday to monday so.. expect before or later than that.. peace

Of course they do cover the problems are the cost and time-consuming. For U.S and Canada, u dont need to pay a cent for warranty just that for outside of U.S and Canada you will need to pay for the shipping to them and the cost of replacement/repair and shipping back to you will cover by them. I simply believe they do this to avoid customer sending them a minor problem like formatting issue or else and for that, they need to cover everything which is very costly. To be fair, customer just need to pay the shipping towards them. I would say it will not worth it. Even if there are some ppl who are rich enuf, but still u dont want to wait like a month or two without ur system especially when the laptop u own is an Alienware mobile system. If u asked me, try something like XPS m1710 which is still great but not too rare for the spare-part (I think).

This post has been edited by derred: May 24 2007, 10:13 AM

Just got my XP M1210 before lunch. Didn't really get to check for any hardware defects. The only thing I notice is that it wobbles. So I open it up, put it on a table and press on the left side of the laptop, it wobbles. Bah.

It's not major wobbling but it can be quiet annoying now that I notice it. I will have to test out the system later to see if there are any other defects... if the software and everything else is ok, maybe i should keep it. i'm scared if i change it, i might get a lemon.

dunno...