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With the total redesign of the exciting new beast, we will need a new Owner's Lounge. This thread will be the place to discuss your new Alienware 14, share information with fellow owners and answer questions for prospective new owners. As you begin to receive your machines, please feel free to add your own personal product review, photos, etc.

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Tech Specs

Processor Help Me Choose

• 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ (6MB Cache, up to 3.4GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
• 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4800MQ (6MB Cache, up to 3.7GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
• 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4900MQ (8MB Cache, up to 3.8GHz w/ Turbo Boost)

Operating System Help Me Choose

• Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit, English
• Windows® 7 Ultimate 64-bit, English
• Windows 8, 64-bit, English
• Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit, English

Memory Help Me Choose

• 8GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz
• 16GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz

Chipset

• Intel HM87 Express Chipset

Video Card Help Me Choose

• NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750M with 1GB GDDR5
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 765M with 2GB GDDR5

Display Help Me Choose

• 14" WLED HD (1366 x 768) Anti-Glare Display
• 14" WLED FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare Display

Audio and Speakers

• Internal High-Definition 5.1 Performance Audio with Dolby Home Theater v4 Software (Standard)
  2.1 Speaker configuration with Subwoofer
  Audio Powered by Klipsch®
  7.1 Digtial Audio out using HDMI out connection or S/PDIF Optical port

Hard Drive Help Me Choose

• Up to 750GB2 SATA hard drive (7200RPM)
• Up to 512GB2 Solid State Drive SATA hard drive

Optical Drive

• Slot-Loading 8x SuperMulti Drive (DVD±R/RW) (Standard)
  Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BD-ROM, DVD±RW, CD-RW)

Power

• 6-cell Lithium Ion (69 wHr)
  150W A/C Adapter

Camera

• FullHD 2MP Camera with dual digital microphones

Wireless

• Killer Networks Gigabit Ethernet NIC (Standard)
  Killer NIC 1202 802.11n WiFi (Standard)
  5G WiFi Broadcom 4352 802.11n/ac and Bluetooth 4.0

Ports, Slots & Chassis

• AlienFX Lighting Zones
  10 unique programmable zones with up to 20 distinct colors providing over 10 trillion lighting combinations
  
  Customized Features
  Laser-Engraved Nameplate
  
  Dimensions & Starting weight
  Height: Front: 40.12 mm. (1.579 in.) Rear: 41.70 mm. (1.642 in.)
  Depth: 258.35 mm. (10.171 in.)
  Width: 334.98 mm. (13.314 in.)
  Starting at weight with optional SSD: - 2.774 Kg. (6.116 Lbs.)
  
  External Chassis Connections
  (1x) Power/DC-in Jack
  (1x) RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet IPv6 (2x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Ports
  (1x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port with PowerShare Technology
  (1x) Mini-Display Port
  (1x) HDMI 1.4 Output
  (1x) 9-in-1 Media Card Reader
  (2x) Audio Out 1/8" Ports (One compatible with inline mic headset)
  (1x) Line In Microphone 1/8" Port (retaskable for 5.1 analog audio output)
  (1x) Kensington Security Lock port (cable and lock sold separately)
  
  Exterior Chassis Materials
  Anodized Aluminum
  Magnesium Alloy
  
  Keyboard
  4-Zone, multi-color RGB, keyboard with AlienFX lighting controls
  
  Memory Slots
  2x 204-Pin DDR3L SO-DIMM SDRAM Slots
  
  Software
  Alienware Command Center
  AlienFX™
  AlienTouch™
  AlienFusion
  AlienAdrenaline w/ Accelerator
  
  Touchpad
  Backlit button image sensor trackpad with all-points addressable (APA)

 

Huge thanks to Brother Stevie Jones for this excellent Alienware 14 teardown video!

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Thanks to our good friend, DELLChrisM from Dell Community Forums, here is a parts list for the new Alienware 14.

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Bottom Plastic Assembly
45VT2 Bottom Case for Non ODD
YKJNT Bottom Case for ODD
8P6KC Service Kit, Door, nameplate with blank COA label

Cables and Cords
5D8TK DC IN cable
K2490 Power Cord

DVD-ROMs, ODD = Optical Disk Drive
1JT3J DVDRW/BD-ROM BD COMBO Panasonic, 5X
VW485 DVD+/-RW Panasonic, 8X
3XPP1 DVD+/-RW, HLDS, 8X
VP510 Bracket
X4TJG Front panel cable


Graphic Card (GPU)
Onboard Intel HD4600
NA Discrete Nvidia GeForce GT750m N14P-GT
NA Discrete Nvidia GeForce GTX765m N14E-GE


Hard Drives
D4PDM HDD BRACKET (9.5MM)
FYH19 HDD cable
12YRG 2ND HDD FPC for ODD bay
XY745, 673WT 2ND HDD Bracket for ODD bay
H9R7V SSDR,32,S3,MCARD,LITEON,L6M
92K2X SSDR,32,S3,MCARD,HYNIX,SH920
7C4P7 SSDR,32,S3,FULL,MCARD,PM830
8DWMT SSDR,64,S3,MCARD,LTN,L3M-M
0PM10 SSDR,64,S3,FULL,MCARD,PM830
5FCRV SSDR,64,S3,MCARD,HYNIX,SH920
XVN2P SSDR,80,S3,MCARD,INTEL,530
XXM30 SSDR,256,S3,MCARD,LITEON,M6M
WKJR2 SSDR,256,S3,7MM,LTN,M3S-M
XFJWX SSDR,256,S3,7MM,LITEON,M6S
M5PCC SSDR,256,S3,MCARD,HYNIX,SH920
FFKNK SSDR,256,S3,7MM,SMSNG,PM841
64T7G SSDR,256,S3,MCARD,LTN,M3M-M
2XFM1 SSDR,512,S3,7MM,LITEON,M6S
HHCWG SSDR,512,S3,7MM,LTN,M3S-M
W6F0N HD,750GB,S2,7.2,2.5,512E,MX375
WJH3D HD,750GB,S2,7.2,2.5,512E,JET-C
1KT1K HD,1TB,S3,5.4K,2.5,512E,AQU-B
5K1VD HD,1TB,S3,512E,KAHV-SSH
K8Y8C HD,1TB,S3,5.4,2.5,512E,500M-6GB


Heatsinks, Fans and Accessories
V64G0 Fan, 80X78X16,5V,2.5W
F1RJC CPU Thermal pad
1DR29 VGA Thermal pad
3M48N Thermal Module Nvidia GeForce GT750m N14P-GT
X1X4C Thermal Module Nvidia GeForce GTX765m N14E-GE

Keyboard
9KF83 Keyboard USA
FFGJW Keyboard International
NCDNW Touchpad, Light guide, FFC
7TDH1 Touchpad button with bracket
XJH8R keyboard support bracket

LCD
07KMY 14.0 FHD, IPS, AG, EDP
47H9K 14.0 HDF, WLED, EDP, CMI
3RG1D LCD Cover, WLAN
5XYH5 Hinge Left
6F9FJ Hinge Right
6FVWM LCD Bezel
NH28D LCD eDP cable
W58PR Camera, 2.1M

Mechanical/Chassis
YP4V7 DC-IN Bracket

Memory
N2M64 8GB,1600,2RX8,4G,DDR3L,S
NWMX1 4GB,1600,2RX8,4G,DDR3L,S

Motherboards
RKXK1 Motherboard, Windows 8 Pro, N14E-GE2G with CPU and VGA Thermal pad (2KVD5,1DR29,F1RJC)
NVDHW Motherboard, Windows 8 Home, N14E-GE2G with CPU and VGA Thermal pad (2KVD5,1DR29,F1RJC)
NN83G Motherboard, Windows 7, N14E-GE2G with CPU and VGA Thermal pad (2KVD5,1DR29,F1RJC)
6M3P0 Motherboard, Windows 8 Pro, N14P-GE1G with CPU and VGA Thermal pad (TY1XH,1DR29,F1RJC)
188MJ Motherboard, Windows 8 Home, N14P-GE1G with CPU and VGA Thermal pad (TY1XH,1DR29,F1RJC)
MFMGR Motherboard, Windows 7, N14P-GE1G with CPU and VGA Thermal pad (TY1XH,1DR29,F1RJC)
V61DC Non-VPT board
YYJNM AlienHead board
28PY4 Power board
4C9RY Indicator board with FFC
8T5WN Logo board with cable and light guide
982VF LED board
R94MR LED board
JTCK5 Tron Light board with holder- Left
JV9MM Tron Light board with holder- Right
M2JDM Tron Light board with holder- YF


Palmrests
YVPYP Palmrest assembly

Plastics
WG6XX SD dummy card
6CK9Y Nameplate

Power Source
NTM35 Reserve Coincell battery 3V
Y3PN0 Primary battery, Simplo, 69WHR
8X70T Primary battery, Sanyo, 69WHR
H1NV4 AC adapter, Liteon, 150w
KFY89 AC adapter, Delta, 150w

Processor Modules Haswell
HDX3D i7-4900MQ 2.80GHz with CPU thermal pad (77RHX,F1RJC)
036M4 i7-4800MQ 2.70GHz with CPU thermal pad (NXFRR,F1RJC)
86XWW i7-4700MQ 2.40GHz with CPU thermal pad (0DMPC,F1RJC)

Speakers
8WR5R Speaker
R5XP5 Subwoofer


Wireless
CTJ7G Killer N1202 WLAN, WiFi+BT
XW7V6 BCM4352

 

I you have placed an order for an Alienware 14, please feel free to post and tell us about it. We can all be excited together while you are waiting for its arrival.

 

Does anyone know when ACTUAL custom configs will be coming?

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

 

Better grag a tent & sleeping bags lol

 

Ordered a 14 last night. upgraded the GPU and the screen. I'm feeling worried about the fan noise though I hope its not as bad as the r1 and r2. I had both and they were really loud when gaming.

 

So since I already saw reviews about the fan issue not being fixed I just went ahead and cancelled my order and ordered the 17

 

I'm interested in seeing reviews regarding the cooling system. I realize it's tough to fit separate cooling fans for the GPU & CPU in a 14" chassis, but single fan solutions just don't seem to cut it these days. I'm so sick of overheating with my current Dell that I need to be sure it's not going to be a problem with the replacement.

 

I ordered one on June 11th, and the estimated ship date is July 19th. I guess it is more of a "pre-order" than a real order. Kind of disappointed with the delay in the shipping. I wish that when you are purchasing it they would let you know it would be 6 weeks before it would actually be shipped... And by the way, there is a $150 off coupon you can use... at least on dell.ca

I ordered it with the following specs:

Alienware 14 : Standard Base 1 $1,901.19
Documentation, English 1
16GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz 1
256GB mSATA Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s 1
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader 1
US 110V Power Cord 1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M with 2GB GDDR5 1
Broadcom 4352 802.11 ac 2x2 and Bluetoo 1
English Keyboard 1
Windows 8, 64-bit, English 1
Broadcom 4352 Driver 1
WARRANTY SPRT,ANW NB,INIT YR 1
HW WRTY+SVC,ANWNB1NBDL2,UNY,INIT,REL 1
NBD OS,ANWNB1NBDL2,UNY,INIT YR,REL 1
Anodized Aluminum 1
Shipping Material 1
Non-retail Order 1
Non-retail Order 1
4th Gen Intel Core i7-4700MQ 1
MOD,PLCMT,LTR,ANW,ENG,WW 1
14 inch WLED FHD (1920 x 1080) Display 1
Cyberlink Media Suite BD 1
Power Supply : Alienware 150W AC Adapter 1
Primary 6-cell 69W/HR 1
Microsoft Office 2013 Trial 1
Software Alienware Command Center 3.0 1
Resource DVD 1
Additional Software 1
Thank You for Choosing Dell 1
Thank you for Choosing Dell 1
None Required 1
NO WARRANTY,YRS 2/3(DIM,INSP,NBD) 1
ALBERTA $1.20 EHF,NOTEBOOK PCS 1

 

Here's the coupon I used to buy my new Alienware 14 laptop. Hopefully it is still valid.

Save $150 on ALL Home and Home Office Laptops and Desktops when you spend over $1799.99 with coupon code 2TL?33R?B$K61L – Limited Quantity.

 

Just placed an order for mine. Can't wait.
1
210-AAOY
Alienware 14 : Standard Base
1
370-AANF
8GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz
1
580-ABDP
English Keyboard
1
490-BBFM
Graphics : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M with 2GB GDDR5
1
658-BBMF
WLAN Killer 1202 Driver
1
400-AARL
750GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
1
619-ACMQ
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, English
1
429-AACW
Optical Drive : Slot-Loading 8x SuperMulti Drive (DVD/R/RW)
1
555-BBET
Killer NIC 1202 802.11n WiFi
1
470-AAKE
US 110V Power Cord
1
340-ABEU
Documentation, English
1
421-1723
Soft Contracts Dell In-Home Hardware Agreement for Alienware
1
950-3337
1 Year Limited Warranty
1
950-9797
No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1
994-3730
Warranty Support, Initial Year
1
995-5423
Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
1
995-5443
In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis, Parts and Labor On-Site Response, Initial Year
1
338-BCDP
4th Gen Intel Core i7-4700MQ (6MB Cache, up to 3.4GHz w/ Turbo Boost) (Standard)
1
391-BBDL
Display : 14.0 inch (355.6 mm) WLED FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare Display
1
451-BBBZ
Battery : Primary 6-cell 69W/HR
1
450-AAGT
Power Supply : Alienware 150W AC Adapter
1
320-BBCS
Anodized Aluminum
1
640-BBLF
Software Alienware Command Center 3.0
1
658-BBMG
Resource DVD
1
328-BBDH
Shipping Material
1
340-ACQQ
Not Included
1
389-BCCZ
Windows 7 Label, OptiPlex, Fixed Precision, Vostro Desktop
1
340-ACXY
Placemat (English)
1
332-1530
Dell.com Order
1
332-1530
Dell.com Order
1
658-BBNX
Additional Software
1
630-AAAU
Software: Microsoft Office 2013 Trial
1
817-BBBP
None Required
1
730-5387
Thank You for Choosing Dell
1
461-3259
$200 Dell Promo Gift Card - Arrives in 10-20 days, carries a 90 Day Exp. Terms at Dell.com/giftcard

 

Hey,
I just ordered a M14x with just a upgraded display, how much difference is there between the two graphics card? Worth the upgrade?

 

Hi everyone! This is my first post. I created this account just to make this post! I’m really excited to get my new Alienware 14! Expected July 22, 2013!

4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4900MQ processor (8MB Cache, up to 3.8 GHz) edit
Windows 8, 64-bit, English
2 Year Alienware Enhanced Support
2 Year Accidental Damage Service
750GB SATA 3Gb/s (7,200 RPM)
16GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 765M with 2GB GDDR5
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BD-ROM, DVD/RW, CD-RW)
Broadcom 4352 802.11 ac 2x2 and Bluetooth 4.0
LCD 14" WLED FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare Display
Alienware Vindicator 14" Slim Carrying Case

 

i would definitely go for the better graphics card, its got more shader cores and an extra gb of memory.

 

NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M - NotebookCheck.net Tech

no bench marks yet but it only has 384 shader cores compared 768 in the gtx 765. So you can imagine the performance difference. 750 SLI? hahah. maybe not.

but for example a single 780 is about the same as 765 SLI in some games. so it makes no sense to get the 765 sli in the m18

 

haha thanks... lets see if i can find the extra money..

 

IGN has done up a "mini" review of the New Alienware 14. Overall pretty positive.

Alienware 14 Gaming Laptop Review - IGN

 

I have a nice treat for all the guys waiting for the new AW14... You can thank me later

Alienware 14 Gaming Laptop Unboxing Video - IGN Video

Im waiting on the AW18 and can't wait so I figured you might want to see that video.

 

Thanks for the video - I think it looks great!!!

 

My order changed to "In Production" today. Hopefully that means it will be shipped soon.

 

My order did too!!!

 

Here is a comparison of the 14" display of the new Alienware 14 vs M14x R2. Taken from Alienware facebook page and used snipping tool for the side by side. Enjoy

The new 1080p display of the new AW 14 is definitely more vivid and colorful and has no glare w/ better viewing angle.





If pic didn't work, try this direct link

http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz166/alcalite/NewAW14vsM14xR2display_zpsddbe8a0f.jpg

 

Mine also in production!

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

 

Alienware 14 : Standard Base
Status: In Production
Estimated Delivery Date: 7/19/2013

Hopefully we all get ours wayyy before the EDD. I cant wait haha. Anyone received theirs already?

 

The only thing I have a problem with with this laptop, is the weak GPU. I want a 780M so badly. But an AW 17 with 780M is €900 more expensive, and I realy like the small size of the AW 14.

 

@1nstance,

I agree with you but, the cooling requirements for the 780m is a lot more compared to the 765m. The 765m from what I've been seeing (Reviews/Internet) is like a ~30% increase from the 660m.

BTW I'm jealous bro that you live in Amsterdam, I went there with a few buddies of mine for the weekend. OMG place was like heaven man...

 

I'm getting the upgraded display and upgraded GPU, and I'm thinking about adding 16 GB ram later this year since I will be using alot of photoshop and after effects.
Does anyone know if you will need an external cooling when you're not overclocking? I'm thinking of getting one just for at home.
I was looking at het notepal x2, does anyone have experiences with it or does anyone know an better external cooler?
thanks for taking your time to answer!

 

Yeah that cooling is great, personally if your using a laptop as a desktop you should probably connect that to a laptop cooler. But if a laptop depends on a cooler, then to be honest that's bad engineering design. It should be within thresholds during stress test and provide adequate cooling. Your 16GB option would be a great idea, though I'd probably just get the 8GB for now and just install and buy your own RAM. I'm assuming the back-plate is easily removable and your able to do RAM upgrades without any problem.

 

It sure is a good card, don't get me wrong, but it isn't powerfull enough for the games I want to play (Sleeping Dogs, Skyrim with graphics mods, New Vegas with graphics mods, Crysis (1&2, 3 sucks :<) with graphics mods etc).

It sure is man, it sure is .

 

If you can find a 14" laptop with a MXM socket color me impressed.

 

Not sure what you are trying to say here (allthough I know pretty much nothing about computers. So honestly, I don't even know what you are talking about. Although I do know what MXM is).

 

You will be able to run all those games really well just not at max. I reckon you will be able to run Crysis 2 at 1080p at high/medium settings. Crysis 3 probably at 1600*900 at Medium (still looks great). Also Skyrim at 1080p with high/medium.

 

I won't be playing Crysis 3 though . But medium/high is not good enough for me. I realy want to play ultra graphics with some modifications and ENB's. I gues I will go for the AW 17.

 

Yeah you will need the AW 17 if you want to max out FPS games.

Though even a fully loaded AW17 might not fully max out Crysis 3 at 1080p. Its a mega demanding game at ultra settings.

 

Dude, I won't play Crysis 3. Read carefully . Only 1&2. Allthough looking at GPUBoss.com and comparing the 675M, 680M, 770M, and 780M, the 765M looks pretty good. Atleast, it's pretty much better than a 675M.

 

I know! It's just that you have to remember FPS games are very demanding. Even the 780m (best current mobile graphics) is still a mobile graphics. Its a powerful GPU but to really max out FPS games at 1080p that run butter smooth you need a desktop.

For example you said you want to play Sleeping Dogs. On ultra on the 780m runs at 30FPS which is borderline smooth or not.

 

Keep in mind, the different levels of AA don't matter that much in that game and will almost half your FPS. So it should a bit higher, since I won't max out AA.

I just don't get why they can't put a 770M in the AW 14. That would allready be good enough for me. I mean, I might aswell get an MSI for the same amount of money, but I realy like the new Alienware desings,

 

Yeah a 770 would be great in the AW 14. Guess its all dowm to power & heat issues.

 

Thanks for your response! Well I'm getting the notepal x2 then, and if I figure out how, I will try to make some temperature benchmarks with and without the notepal to make it's performance clear with the alienware 14!

 

I ordered my Alienware 14. Base model, but I upgraded the screen to IPS and video card to the 765. I was VERY disappointed that I had no option to upgrade to the Blu-ray player, without being forced to bundle it with an extra 8GB of RAM and a more expensive wireless option. Why should I have to spend a few hundred extra dollars just for Blu-ray?

I called a rep and he couldn't add it in. Likewise, there are absolutely no discounts offered so I couldn't talk them down slightly on the higher model, despite already owning 3 other Alienware computers. bummer. I was hoping he would shave off $125 and meet me half way. not a chance.

 

Don't forget that a 14" 1080p Screen with 150 PPI won't really need AA at all.

 

Ordered my AW14 on June 11th.

I upgraded the GPU, the screen and the hard drive to 750gb+64gb caching ssd

still in production, EDD is July 26 (it moved back from 16th, and before that from the 2nd)

 

Yeah you ordered the same AW 14 with screen upgrade & 765m as me. Put order in on 11th June. Current estimated delivery date is 17th July.

 

If they keep changing the EDD I'd call up and complain. They may knock some more $$$ off for you. Some people getting delayed past the initial EDD are getting $100 Dell gift cards.

If you have your original invoice with 7-2-13 on it you might get a $100 gift card.

 

I don't know about you guys, but my alienware was just send. I live in Holland, so I should get it around 2-3 days from now, I'm really excited

 

Me too!! Just gone to shipped status!! Hopefully should get by Tuesday/Wednesday!

 

Are you guys talking about the new AW14 that just shipped out today or the older R2 model? If it is the new one then that is great news since it is shipping 2 weeks earlier for you guys!!! Is this Europe or U.S?

 

New AW 14!! I'm in UK.

 

That's great news for you guys in the European region. Hopefully the U.S will get theirs ship sometime today or early next week