*OFFICIAL* M14x R2 Owner's Lounge Thread - READ BEFORE POSTING

Just ordered the M14x r2 today! I had a question concerning overclocking the card however. I ordered the 2GB gt650m and I have heard from other sites and in this video regarding the new Samsung Np700 ( Samsung 17.3" i7 3615QM Nvidia 650 Laptop Review by Paul Nelson - YouTube) that the card can overclock to the gt 660m speeds? Does anyone know if this is true? Couldn't that damage the card though if you overclocked that high? Does it void the warranty if the card fries?

Thanks!

 

I've found a stuck/hot pixel! Oh no!

 

Hope that doesnt happen to mine!

 

I feel him it happened to me, a stuck pixel right in the middle of the screen. All the youtube flashing colors in the world didn't fix it. And when I called Dell they had the nerve to tell me it is within their policy of 1 dead/stuck pixel. I ended up returning the machine citing that I wasn't satisfied, the white dot in the middle of the screen was distracting especially when playing fps.

Well, dell finally returned my money. However, Allan is no longer doing any quotes and Dell is not honoring the old quote/discount that I got from Allan. So now I am back to square one.

I am considering either:

Samsung - 17.3" Series 7 Laptop - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Silver - NP700Z7C-S01US

(too big)

Or the Clevo W110ER (too small)

 

AW saved some money with tha packaging...
The box with the notebook used to be inside another transportation box. Now it is all the same.

 

yea , I noticed , it suppose to have a black box

 

That's too bad Chainspell.

 

Sure looks like a bright pixel defect to me which if Alienware follows the same standards on the m14x as the m17x should be covered under warranty. If they fight you on this I'd point them towards this.

What Is the Dead Pixel Policy For Alienware M17 Laptops? | Dell

 

Just tell em you have more then 1 dead pixel. When I was receive my brand new m18x , it comes with dead pixel , 2nd replacement defected speaker , 3rd 6970 to 6990 replacement , 4th cpu/gpu overheat issue , 5th perfectly no problem yet.

What you think? ASUS - Notebooks- ASUS G55VW

http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Special_Edition/ASUSAutomobili_Lamborghini_VX7SX/#specifications

 

I read through Allan's thread and it seems to be a temporary stop to quotes while he "restructures". If you want an Alienware, why not wait a little and see if things clear up? Alternatively, if you send me a PM, I can give you a rep that was helping a great deal of NBR members last year (I'm not sure if his discounts are better, equal or worse, though).

 

Dell technician just left my apartment. They replaced the whole palm rest. Great customer service!

Up and running now, I absolutely love this laptop!

I've installed mass effect 3, battlefield 3 and modern warfare 3 and this laptop has taken everything I've thrown at it and it always puts up constant 60 fps. Was very pleasantly surprised.

Will post pics and some impressions soon guys.

 

That's great to hear. AW/Dell's warranty is unmatched

 

My brothers arrived yesterday, ive been playing with it and im in love with it. I am all but ready to pull the trigger except the screen is holding me back. Im spoiled by the RBGled screen from my Studio XPS and i don't know if i can make the switch =(.

Otherwise great system. 60fps for WoW in Orgimar on Ultra, on Illidan lol. Great system the screen is really the biggest downfall tho.

 

Thanks Voodooi, I emailed him and hopefully he can help me. Doesn't hurt to give it a shot.

 

Just ordered the M14x R2. I've been looking around at the Sager NP6110, Asus G55 and the M14X. I think the M14X hits that sweet spot between performance and portability. That and the cooling seems absolutely great on the R2.

Specs:
I7-3610QM
6 GB ram
1 GB GT 650M
900p screen

Ordered from Amazon:
256 GB Crucial M4
8 GB Corsair Vengeance Ram
Razer Kabuto Mousepad/Screen saver
Logitech G400 mouse

Can't wait to start bringing this with me on my trips. Really looking forward to D3 (luckily I have a desktop and I'm in town the next couple of weeks).

 

oh boy am i having a decision of my life. Either m14x or a macbook. Mostly geared towards uni work but gaming on does sound like a neat addition. Also dell has a sick student exclusive that gives you a 200$ egift card i think. what to choose... how long is the battery life when doing simple homework tasks like microsoft words and net browsing with occasional flash videos?

 

In my experience, the m14x automatically downclocks everything the moment its off the charger. i think itll last you 5 - 6 hours, but dont try to game on it.

hope this helps!

 

How do you know if your power setting is set to high performance when plugged in? Is it the same icon as the battery?

 

I was contemplating between the m14x and macbook as well. I'm also starting graduate school soon and probably won't have time to game that much with the exception of diablo 3 and/or guild wars 2. I also need something that has a long battery life. The m14x fulfills all these needs. It's relatively portable, has a decent battery life, and has a dedicated GPU. I paid $1199 for my configuration which has i7 3610QM, 6gb ram (@ 1600Mhz), 500gb 7200rpm hard drive, 900p screen, and 1GB GT 650M. For that same price, the macbook 13 would come with an i5, 4gb ram (@ 1333Mhz), 500gb 5400rpm hard drive, and an intel integrated graphics card. Clearly, both systems are a ripoff but the macbook seems like an even greater ripoff. So I chose to go with the stealth black m14x.

 

You can customize your profiles to reflect what you desire.

Click on the AC plug icon on the bottom right in the tray.

 

hey guys..
Got my r2 yesterday.. so far no defects.
btw, this is my first high end laptop.. how are you going to know whether it is using the nvidia or the intel card?

 

Just ordered my R2 for $1419! ETA is Saturday for HID. Beats Dell's End of May ETA by far. Going to be a long week. I just can't wait to ditch my Asus G73. I had so many problems with that thing my hair began to turn gray...

System Color
Soft Touch Stealth Black
Processor
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM 2.3GHz (6MB Cache, up to 3.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
Thermal Paste
IC Diamond on CPU + GPU - installed by HIDevolution
Operating System
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Video Card
2 GB DDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M with Optimus™
LCD Panel
14.0" High Def+ (900p/1600x900) with WLED backlight
Memory
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz (2DIMMS) - installed by H ...
Memory
Hard Drive
500GB 7,200 RPM SATA 3Gb/s
Internal Optical/2nd HDD Bay
Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Wireless Cards
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 2x2 MIMO Technology
Bluetooth
Internal Bluetooth 4.0
Sound Options
Creative Sound Blaster Recon3Di with THX TruStudio Pro Software
Battery
63WHr 8-Cell Primary Battery
Power Adapter
150 Watt 3 Prong AC Adapter with 6 ft Power Cord
Warranty and Service
1 Year Basic Service Plan

 

If you look at your task bar, arrow open the hidden task. In there will be the nvidia control panel If the square is gray your using the intel card. If it is a rainbow color your using the nvidia

 

Thanks for the info

BTW, i setup my laptop with 2 external monitor via hdmi and vga but whenever I activate the 2 external monitors it will turn off my internal monitor. Is there a way to make it all 3 turn on?

 

Congrats! That's a fast turnaround time. Although Dell (UK) was superfast for me too, only paid 7 days ago and it turns up sometime today via UPS. My original EDD was early June so it moved forward a ton!

 

Still waiting for mine... Shipping to Afghanistan is slooooooow.

 

Its been a while since Ive had to do this, but if memory serves me correctly you should be able to change it in the Windows display settings. Or even use the display key shortcut on the keyboard when connected

 

Yes. In display setting it does show me 3 screen, tried activate it but it doesn't work. It's like it can only output to 2 screen at a time.

 

Hmm ive never tried more than one before so im not sure. I would think that the GPU should be capable of it though. You may have to go into the NVIDIA settings to change it

 

I had the same problem with my studio xps. If you want more than two displays you cannot use vga. You must use the display port. All signals must be digital.

 

Oh okie.. so i guess.. i need to use the mini display port to VGA then.. hmm

 

Does the m14x r2 have SATA III support or does the bios have to be flashed ? Im thinking about getting a 256gb SSD

 

I'm pretty sure it does have SATA 3 support .

 

I am having no issues with SATA 3. I had so many issues with the R1 and none so far with the R2!

 

did you have to change any of the settings anywhere on the laptop before installing the SSD ?

 

Can any R2 owners out there answer a question for me:

Is the Bluetooth & wifi cards separate, or are they on the same card? I bought my R2 with the Centrino 2230 wifi card, but I want to put a KW 1202 in it down the line, and I do not want to lose BT functionality to do it.

 

There are separate drivers for Bluetooth and for Wi-Fi. My guess is that there is two cards.

 

Yeah that's what it looks like on my R2 also.

 

I want to do this to when the 1202s are available to order online. On the site it says the 1202s come with BT as well though but I was thinking it was seperate so I guess we'll see

 

this sucks if its true because i'd love to update my new R2 with my 1102, but if i lose bluetooth that would suck. i wonder if there would be a way to put the bluetooth card from the r1 into the r2.

 

Should work

 

Just received my R2, and I will be cracking it open to check the cards. I'll report back what I find. Hopefully they are separate, but if not and the 1202 comes with BT onboard that should solve my problem.

 

Hi,

When my lid is partially open the gap between the base and screen to the left of the hinge id practically touching and on the right there is a 8mm gap.

when shut the screen sits square on the base and gap at back is same.

When fully open the gap is nearly equal but still not 100% equal and not really noticeable.

It seems strong enough and when closed and open no problem question is should i be worried.

Cheers.

 

I wanted to provide an update. @DellCares wanted me to send in more pictures of the pixel and said that one pixel is not a reason for replacement. Unhappy with the result, I called Dell Support and the service rep had a tech sent over to replace my screen. Everything is great now.

Off to play D3.

 

Good to hear. When purchasing a product you are expecting something specific, if the company fails to meet those standards you use the return policy. Doesn't matter what company it is, if you get a even half a dead pixel you are not getting your money's worth. I am happy they reached out and helped you though.

 

Status : Shipped!
Method: Second Business day!!

SOOO SOON!
Can't wait!

 

Haha grats! Had mine for three days now. It's awesome (that's why I've not been on the forum so much lol).

 

Is it better than R1? Did you have one to compare it to?

How is the Heat?

 

Can any of you current owners post any information on they keyboard and speakers? I know the R1 had the Klispch speakers that were pretty impressive, is that still the case on the R2? Also interested on impressions of the keyboard

 

My opinion is that the R2 is much improved over the R1. My R1 had so many issues and I am not experiencing any if thise issues with the R2. (No more BSOD issues with SATA 3!) Heat is also much improved. I'm not hitting over 70 C while gaming.