M18x Owner Thread

[XtantX]

Just wanted to know who else has the Alienware M18x monster... It is the best laptop I have ever owner next to my old M15x. I think I am going to upgrade to an SSD for the boot drive and use my 750GB drive for storage. Any suggestions or recommendations? Thanks!

 

[ThatOldGuy]

Get a Samsung 830 series SSD (SATA 3). Out of the five SSD I've owned it is by far the best. Its also not as expensive as Intel's SATA 3.

 

[XtantX]

What were the other 4? Thanks

 

[ThatOldGuy]

1st was a Crucial 64GB boot drive, failed within a week and got a full reimbursement from seller. Second was one that came in a laptop I bought (Hp envy 1st edition) never opened it up to see what was there, I assume it was an intel or samsung early SATA II drive. It was ok, but it didn't seem as fast as the 11000 RPM drive in my desktop. I ended up selling the HP for a profit. Third was a OCZ Vertex plus that came DOA (another full refund). And the fouth before the Samsung 830 was whatever is inside my macbook air. Its fast and reliable, but it doesn't have the great read and write speeds I get with the Samsung 830

 

[xI WeLLs Ix]

I have an Intel 320 SSD 120GB in my netbook and it scores 7.4 on WEI. When it is in my much more powerful laptop (core i7 1.60Ghz) i get a WEI score of 7.7 and it boots in like under 10 seconds!! However, I only have that one SSD so I don't really have a recommendation as I haven't tried any other SSD's out there.

 

[Yeti]

Another happy M18x owner here. This thing is sweet and draws plenty attention when I'm out at clients. Not only does Excel computations fly but so does any game. I just posted in another thread about my coming upgrades but I plan on ditching the stock RAM and going with 2x4Gb Kingston Hyperx 1866mhz Plug'n'Play. After that an SSD for the OS, Office and my other work related tools (programs).

 

[Belon]

Just wanted to know who else has the Alienware M18x monster... It is the best laptop I have ever owner next to my old M15x. I think I am going to upgrade to an SSD for the boot drive and use my 750GB drive for storage. Any suggestions or recommendations? Thanks!

im with you my man..hahahaha..cant get this at malaysia..so i bought it from agent..a bit expensive...

i wanna ask something,if we use the standard spec without dual graphic card :

Alienware M18x - Details : - System Color: Nebula Red with Soft Touch Finish
Personalized Plate: Fhazal Aznan
Avatar and Wallpaper: Alien Red Glyphs
Display: 18.4-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 WLED
Dead Pixel Insurance: Standard Dead Pixel Insurance
Core Logic: 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Chipset HM67
CPU Processor: 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM Processor
Video & Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M GPU with 1.5GB GDDR5 Video Memory
Thermal Compound: Stock Standard Thermal Compound
Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 2 X 2GB
Hard Disk Drive: 750GB 7200rpm SATA2 Hard Drive
Optical Drive Bay: 8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive
Wireless Network Card: Intel Centrino Ultimate Wireless card 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth V3.0 Module
WirelessHD: None
Sound Option: Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
Digital Video Camera: Built-in 3M Digital Video Camera
Physical Security: Kensington® Lock
Primary Battery: Smart Li-ION Battery Pack
Primary Power Adapter: Auto-Switching AC Adapter
Operating System: Genuine MS Windows® 7 Home Premium 32/64-Bit Edition
Pre-installed Software: Steam and Portal™ Factory Installed, World of Warcraft Preinstall Edition, Eve Online, Factory Installed, DELL™ Stage and SyncUP by Nero


can it still give the best ultra setting??

 

[christiancobra66]

hey everyone another amazed M18x owner here.

Just thought I would share my specs with you guys:

Alienware M18x R2
Space Black - Anodized Aluminum
Intel Core 3rd Generation i7-3920XM Processor Ivy Bridge and Hyper-threading Enabled.
(8MB Cache | 3.80GHz Turbo Mode / 2.0GHz non turbo mode)
24GB DUAL RAM 1600MHZ
512GB SSD Solid State Drive Raid Samsung PM830
18.4" Wide FULL High Definition (1920 x 1080) WLED Display
Dual 2GB GDDR5 Nvidia GeForce GTX 675M - SLI Enabled
BLU-RAY/ DVD RW Dual Layer Slot Load Drive
Bluetooth | Webcam | AlienFX Illuminated Keyboard
Intel 2230 Wireless-N
Laptop 12 Cell
Windows 7 ULTIMATE 64-bit

this laptop is definetely a beast and is my main computer now )))

 

[MattyB]

Congrats!! A 'beast' is one way to describe it!

 

[DDuB420]

hey everyone another amazed M18x owner here.

Just thought I would share my specs with you guys:

Alienware M18x R2
Space Black - Anodized Aluminum
Intel Core 3rd Generation i7-3920XM Processor Ivy Bridge and Hyper-threading Enabled.
(8MB Cache | 3.80GHz Turbo Mode / 2.0GHz non turbo mode)
24GB DUAL RAM 1600MHZ
512GB SSD Solid State Drive Raid Samsung PM830
18.4" Wide FULL High Definition (1920 x 1080) WLED Display
Dual 2GB GDDR5 Nvidia GeForce GTX 675M - SLI Enabled
BLU-RAY/ DVD RW Dual Layer Slot Load Drive
Bluetooth | Webcam | AlienFX Illuminated Keyboard
Intel 2230 Wireless-N
Laptop 12 Cell
Windows 7 ULTIMATE 64-bit

this laptop is definetely a beast and is my main computer now )))

Nice setup Welcome to Alienowners.com

 

[yikes81]

Welcome christiancobra66 to the alien web. Thats a very nice machine you got there.

 

[AeonSoul]

Welcome mate!

 

[christiancobra66]

Thanks guys.

By any chance is there any threads regarding how to tweek the m18x's...??

Like the best settings on the Nvidia control panel for the sli config that brings.

I always liked optimizing the performance of my desktop which I built myself.

Is my first time owning an alienware laptop.

 

[MattyB]

Thanks guys.

By any chance is there any threads regarding how to tweek the m18x's...??

Like the best settings on the Nvidia control panel for the sli config that brings.

I always liked optimizing the performance of my desktop which I built myself.

Is my first time owning an alienware laptop.

I'm brand new on the M18x too so I can't help you too much. If you find out anything, let us know.

 

[christiancobra66]

Hey guys, unfortunate for me I got a pay cut from my job and I need to sell my laptop. Whoever is interested send me a message and we will talk.

If you missed the specs here are again:

Alienware M18x R2
Space Black - Anodized Aluminum
Intel Core 3rd Generation i7-3920XM Processor Ivy Bridge and Hyper-threading Enabled.
(8MB Cache | 3.80GHz Turbo Mode / 2.0GHz non turbo mode)
24GB DUAL RAM 1600MHZ
512GB SSD Solid State Drive Raid Samsung PM830
18.4" Wide FULL High Definition (1920 x 1080) WLED Display
Dual 2GB GDDR5 Nvidia GeForce GTX 675M - SLI Enabled
BLU-RAY/ DVD RW Dual Layer Slot Load Drive
Bluetooth | Webcam | AlienFX Illuminated Keyboard
USB 3.0 - 9 in 1 card reader
Intel 2230 Wireless-N (powerful wi-fi)
Laptop 12 Cell
Windows 7 ULTIMATE 64-bit

Ill be happy to answer any questions.

 

[yikes81]

What is your asking price?

 

[MattyB]

Sorry to hear that you have to sell. That's never fun. Good luck with the sale!

 

[christiancobra66]

What is your asking price?

I mean the Laptop is worth over $3200, but im open for reasonable offers.

 

[yikes81]

I mean the Laptop is worth over $3200, but im open for reasonable offers.

Thats cool ... it just gives people an idea of the bidding range. Otherwise I would have offered you $1000 ....

 

[Sleepy]

And im another very happy m18x beast owner ,

thought i would also share my specs :

1 Alienware M18x Base
1 Processor : 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3940XM (8MB Cache, up to 3.9GHz w/ Turbo Boost
2.0)
1 Display : 18.4" WideFHD (1920 x 1080) WLED LCD
1 Camera : Integrated Skype HD Certified FullHD Camera with dual digital microphones
1 LCD Back Cover : Cosmic Black - Anodized Aluminum
1 Memory : 16384MB (2x8GB) 1600MHz DDR3 Dual Channel
1 Hard Drive : 500GB 7,200rpm SATA 3Gb/s HDD
1 Optical Drive : DVD+/-RW (Read/Write)
1 Power Cord : UK 250V
1 Power Supply : Alienware 330W AC Adapter
1 Battery : Primary 12-cell 97W/HR LI-ION
1 Graphics : Dual 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI
1 Audio : Creative Sound Blaster Recon3Di with THX TruStudio Pro Software
1 Wireless : Killer Wireless-N 1103
1 Keyboard : Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
1 Avatar : Alienhead 3D
1 TimeZone : (GMT + 00.00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London
1 AlienFX Colour : Plasma Purple