QUOTE(stringfellow @ Dec 8 2008, 09:20 PM)
I literally get all my info before I proceed with my purchase there.
The "horror" stories are associated with the Ripley design, not the Skullcap design. And come August, the issues about the hinge have been addressed and rectified, so those wanting to get the Ripley chassis instead of Skullcap can continue to purchase their Alienware laptops without worry.
I am not going to overclock my system. Eeking out a few more frames per second at the expense of destroying your laptop is not a smart move to me.
The 9800M GT is a rebranded 8800M GTX, so no point upgrading to it.
Also, I've just placed an order for the M15X Smart Bay Battery and M15X Hard Drive Kit. The Smart Bay on the M15X is hot-swappable, meaning I can simply disengage the BD-Writer Smart Bay drive , and slot in the Smart Battery or a 500GB Smart Bay HDD, and watch the system expands its battery endurance(or hard drive capacity). In the case of the Smart Bay battery, reports on NotebookReview.com have indicated up to 7(yes,
SEVEN!) hours of battery life!
Should arrive in a week.
oh so you didnt order with the smartbay to begin with? yeah the report from notebookreview are 100% reliable as they did one heck of a report... i did tried to order an m15x but it was before the skullcap release, however after reading the horror story and the statement by tyronne and also because the phase game is making me crazy
i decide to cancel my order and instead get a 17" notebook lolz.
WOW, getting a 500GB HD of smartbay is a good choice
sadly it cant be raid though lolz, but its even better than getting an external that hanging outside your laptop and possibility to get stolen are likely to happen
Smart move on not OC'ing your laptop, is just that since you have an Xtreme processor i thought you would be one of those crazy OC people, that wants the ultimate performance in gaming but after seeing your benchmark its already even better as it is.
is it even possible to upgrade (sending back to Alienware) to 9800m GT after purchasing the notebook which already have an 8800m GTX? Im just curious if Alienware provide that kind of service.
Its nice though that you have a blu-ray drive, i really want one and i wasnt able to purchase for my notebook due to backorder.... kinda regret it now..
This post has been edited by Bankster: Dec 8 2008, 09:37 PM 
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