Founder Brian Posted May 16, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted May 16, 2011 hi guys im in australia and just ordered Alienware m18x on 13 may, the status said work in progress and no edd yet, just wanna know how long they will take to assemble. my specs are Quantity 1 U510432AU-Avenger (M18X) 1 2 Stealth Black Anodized Aluminum 1 3 Intel® Core™ i7 2820QM 2.3GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache) 1 4 18.4" (46.74cm) Full HD (1920 x 1080) WLED LCD panel 1 5 Back cover 1 6 5 User-programmable keys 1 7 Intel® Core i7 Label 1 8 Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet NIC 1 16 3.0 Megapixel HD Video and Picture Camera with dual digital microphones 1 17 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM (4x4GB) 1 18 500GB 7200RPM Solid State Hybrid 1 19 RAID 0 (Striped Disk Array) 1 20 500GB 7200RPM 2nd Solid State Hybrid 1 21 Slot Load Fixed Blu-ray BD-ROM / DVD + /-RW Combo Drive 1 22 26 Power Cord (ANZ) 1 27 330W Primary AC Adapter 1 28 12-cell Primary Battery 1 29 Shipment box 1 30 Dual 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 6970M - AMD CrossFireX™ 1 31 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Performance Audio with SoundBlaster X-Fi Audio software 1 32 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Performance Audio with SoundBlaster X-Fi Audio Nice setup! You seem to be one of the first Aussies to order this system. Welcome to T|I! Sweet Brian mine will be here Tues too, got tracking fedex delivery tues Excellent! Looks like me, you and John are going to have some fun unboxing tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T. Overath Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 What is a good (free) site for hosting pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted May 16, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted May 16, 2011 What is a good (free) site for hosting pics?Imageshack is a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Michael Posted May 16, 2011 Founder Share Posted May 16, 2011 What is a good (free) site for hosting pics?I stopped using imageshack a while ago because of their stupid frog with "domain unregistered" writing on some pix. instead I moved to http://imgur.com/ and never looked back. they have awesome automatic uploaders for every platform and I find their interface much more pleasing than imageshack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T. Overath Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Imgur looked easiest to use. Even already setup the album (imgur: the simple image sharer), now just need to wait on the machine to get here. Hopefully FedEx iws accurate and it will arrive tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted May 16, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted May 16, 2011 Imgur looked easiest to use. Even already setup the album (imgur: the simple image sharer), now just need to wait on the machine to get here. Hopefully FedEx iws accurate and it will arrive tomorrow.Fedex hasn't updated my status since the 14th. I'll have to check out imgur, never used it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e46justice Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 as i understand it fedex doesn't ship on mondays, so you will get it tomorrow brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted May 16, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted May 16, 2011 as i understand it fedex doesn't ship on mondays, so you will get it tomorrow brian.Why don't they ship on Mondays? Anyway my scheduled delivery is for tomorrow by the end of the day. And the guy said it's fedex home indirect although Dell labels it as NBD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Michael Posted May 16, 2011 Founder Share Posted May 16, 2011 Yeah, NBD and 5-7 days get closer and closer to each other. I remember when the R2 were being shipped it was NBD for real. Now it seems like Dell is trying to save some money even there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleone562 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I think Dell just gives the shipped notification later now to make it seem like NBD ): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Typical Dell for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted May 16, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted May 16, 2011 I think Dell just gives the shipped notification later now to make it seem like NBD ):Yup that's what I suspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Darling Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I just checked my order status for the 569238th time and it says it will be here tomorrow! EDIT: ATTACHMENT REMOVED BY MOD. YOUR SHIPPING INFO AND OTHER ORDER INFO IS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE PHOTO YOU POSTED. BE SURE TO EDIT OUT THE CUSTOMER NUMBER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted May 16, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted May 16, 2011 I just checked my order status for the 569238th time and it says it will be here tomorrow! [ATTACH=CONFIG]736[/ATTACH] Awesome, congrats Lucas. Be sure to post pics + vids and impressions when ya get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T. Overath Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 FedEx home operates Tues-Sat from what I understand. Surprised they do NBD though, thought only regular FedEx did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbabt007 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 blah just talked to a rep from the original team that I talked to my laptop still in production, when I say "well some of my friends already having their machines shipped" he went into "well you might have a part or option other people didn't had" they make it sound like is rocket science and we all know it ain't. Probably I got the lazy worker that likes to take 1 hour break between putting a part in the lap top. At this rate I will get mine in 3 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted May 16, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted May 16, 2011 FedEx home operates Tues-Sat from what I understand. Surprised they do NBD though, thought only regular FedEx did that.Ah what a scam. Dell claims NBD but uses fedex home as the final shipper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e46justice Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I just called the number and my order said in processing.... what the heck! Does that mean its not being built yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbabt007 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I just called the number and my order said in processing.... what the heck! Does that mean its not being built yet?yup, it also might be building already and they haven't update their web system, if i was you talk to a live rep and confirm is on the building stage, if not I recommend raising a mob with pitchforks and torches and visit the AW Florida HQ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e46justice Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 hmm ill do that tomarrow.although the edd still said it was on the first. so maybe they were just super slammed two days after release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted May 17, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted May 17, 2011 May 17, 2011 7:58 AM On FedEx vehicle for delivery STOCKTON, CA It's on it's way!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhide85 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 (edited) May 17, 2011 7:58 AMOn FedEx vehicle for delivery STOCKTON, CA It's on it's way!! hurray, we all look forward to your unboxing pictures and your first impressions. you know this thread is about to really take off. good luck Edited May 17, 2011 by rawhide85 add text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debo2372 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hey, im new to the Tech|Inferno forums. Heres my order:1 225-0888 Alienware M18x - Nebula Red Anodized Aluminum $3394.00 1 317-6852 Intel Core i7 2920XM Overclocked Turbo Boost to 4.0GHz (8MB Cache) 1 317-6851 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (2DIMMS) 1 331-2428 Alienware M18x 330W A/C Adapter 1 320-2269 18.4-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 WLED 1 320-2271 Dual 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6970M - AMD CrossFireX 1 342-2626 320GB 7,200RPM HDD 1 330-6106 Personalized Nameplate Trigger 1 331-2426 Custom Nameplate 1 313-8797 AlienFX Color, Terra Green 1 421-5099 Alienware Command Center, M18X 1 421-1400 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English 1 420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp 1 420-9956 Vista PC Restore 1 421-0092 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG 1 410-0548 Adobe Acrobat Reader 1 318-0842 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner, DVD+-RW, CD-RW 1 421-1305 Roxio Creator Starter 1 421-5100 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Performance Audio with SoundBlaster MB Software 1 320-2320 Intel Advanced-N 6200 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO Technology 1 469-0549 Bluetooth 3.0 1 330-6350 Automatic Updates: Critical Updates Only 1 953-9080 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year 1 953-9100 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year 1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty 1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3 1 421-1723 Soft Contracts Dell In-Home Hardware Agreement for Alienware 1 994-3730 Warranty Support, Initial Year 1 421-1360 Steam and Portal Factory Installed $0.00 1 421-1359 World of Warcraft Preinstall Edition $0.00 1 421-1587 Alien Red Glyphs $0.00 1 421-1597 Alien Red Glyphs $0.00 1 330-5090 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare $0.00 Im planning to get an SSD and 8 GB 1866 Mhz Kingston HyperX seperately. Anyways, my order is in Delivery Preparation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hi debo2372, welcome to T|I!!This is gonna be a mighty system!!! But I'm still a bit doubtful about whether the 1866MHz RAM really clocks up to these speeds in this system... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debo2372 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hi debo2372, welcome to T|I!!This is gonna be a mighty system!!! But I'm still a bit doubtful about whether the 1866MHz RAM really clocks up to these speeds in this system...Thanks!!!Well it should since its fully compatible with the Sandy Bridge architecture and the Huron River platform.Here: Kingston HyperX 8GB 1866MHz PnP Memory Kit For Notebooks - Sandy Bridge Notebooks Get HyperX Treatment - Legit ReviewsWell, I hope it does go up to 1866 Mhz 'cause that is some INSANE speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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