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03-28-2008, 08:14 PM
There's a reason why I purchased and eagerly await the arrival of my XoticPC Sager 9262...I had an Alienware m7700. It died, often...it was painful. When it worked, I loved it, when it didn't...ugh.
I was budgeting around $6500 to max out an m17x, this was back in January. Well, my disenchantment w/ AW's response to my problems with my 7700 led me to look elsewhere. The outstanding feedback and support of XoticPC led me to purchase a maxed out 9262 from XoticPC, giving me the most powerful laptop on the planet for MUCH LESS than I was going to spend on something that would have been 3/4 as powerful.
THANK YOU XOTICPC!
So, why this thread? Well, in the process, AW has finally stepped up to the plate and agreed to refund in full my returned 7700. I kept my Ozma 7s and returned everything else and now I have just ordered this AW desktop:
I'm pretty happy with this...it ended up being about $750 more than I was alloted, but $500 of THAT was tax and shipping, so ultimately, not too bad. Ad $550 for the new 24" Gateway HD2400 monitor and essentially, I'm forking over $1300 for the following system:
[1] Area-51® Quad Core Flagship
Processor: Intel.com" target="_blank">Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz 12MB Cache 1333 FSB
Alienware P2 Chassis: Alienware® P2 Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling - Saucer Silver
System Lighting: Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting - Astral Blue
System Cooling: Alienware® Standard System Cooling
Acoustic Dampening: Alienware® Acoustic Dampening
Power Supply: Alienware® 1000 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
Graphics Processor: Single Graphics Card - 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800 GX2 – Dual GPU Technology
Video Optimizer: AlienAdrenaline v1.0: Video Performance Optimizer - More Info
Memory: 4GB Patriot EP+ Low Latency Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 2 x 2048MB
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA® nForce® 790i Ultra SLI™ Motherboard
Includes PCI-Express 2.0, DDR3 Memory, and Support for Intel.com" target="_blank">Intel 1600 FSB
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Ultimate – DirectX 10 Ready!
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 750GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache
Optical Drives : Single Drive Configuration - 20X Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW) w/ LightScribe
Enthusiast Essentials: Dual High Performance Gigabit Ethernet Ports
Sound Card: High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 200-Watt THX®-Certified Speakers
Keyboard: Gaming Keyboard - Logitech® G15 Keyboard
Mouse: Gaming Mouse - Razer Lachesis™ Mouse
Warranty: 3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
AlienRespawn: AlienRespawn v2.0 Recovery DVD – Windows Vista® Edition
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Desktop Binder
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Alienware Extras: Internal Wire Management
Monitor (Purchased locally at Best Buy): Gateway - 24" Widescreen Flat-Panel TFT-LCD HD Monitor
Model: FHD2400 1920x1200 Resolution -- High Glossy Brite Finish
THE ONLY BAD THING: Alienware does NOT sell 64-bit Vista...why? There is NO good answer and this is ANOTHER REASON I'm sooooo pleased I went with a Sager built by XoticPC! My Sager WILL have 64-bit. What does this mean? While the desktop will have 4 gigs of ram, only 3.28 will show up as available. There are some arguments out there as to whether the rest of the ram is used or not...but i'm thinking it isn't...so that's a downer. now, I can get 64-bit Vista here at the University for a very good price, so if I notice a performance lag, I'll make that jump at a later date when it's affordable.
All in all, Thanks to XoticPC's fabulous offerings, I got the most powerful laptop on the planet and thanks to AWs refund I get a new desktop that features the most recent and future ready Chipset and a great video card and -- considering what I had expected to pay on just an m17x, I only went over that budgeted amount by $800...more than I wanted to pay, but this is for two mega computers, not one and I can live with that....
later,
pat!
I was budgeting around $6500 to max out an m17x, this was back in January. Well, my disenchantment w/ AW's response to my problems with my 7700 led me to look elsewhere. The outstanding feedback and support of XoticPC led me to purchase a maxed out 9262 from XoticPC, giving me the most powerful laptop on the planet for MUCH LESS than I was going to spend on something that would have been 3/4 as powerful.
THANK YOU XOTICPC!
So, why this thread? Well, in the process, AW has finally stepped up to the plate and agreed to refund in full my returned 7700. I kept my Ozma 7s and returned everything else and now I have just ordered this AW desktop:
I'm pretty happy with this...it ended up being about $750 more than I was alloted, but $500 of THAT was tax and shipping, so ultimately, not too bad. Ad $550 for the new 24" Gateway HD2400 monitor and essentially, I'm forking over $1300 for the following system:
[1] Area-51® Quad Core Flagship
Processor: Intel.com" target="_blank">Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz 12MB Cache 1333 FSB
Alienware P2 Chassis: Alienware® P2 Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling - Saucer Silver
System Lighting: Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting - Astral Blue
System Cooling: Alienware® Standard System Cooling
Acoustic Dampening: Alienware® Acoustic Dampening
Power Supply: Alienware® 1000 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
Graphics Processor: Single Graphics Card - 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800 GX2 – Dual GPU Technology
Video Optimizer: AlienAdrenaline v1.0: Video Performance Optimizer - More Info
Memory: 4GB Patriot EP+ Low Latency Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 2 x 2048MB
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA® nForce® 790i Ultra SLI™ Motherboard
Includes PCI-Express 2.0, DDR3 Memory, and Support for Intel.com" target="_blank">Intel 1600 FSB
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Ultimate – DirectX 10 Ready!
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 750GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache
Optical Drives : Single Drive Configuration - 20X Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW) w/ LightScribe
Enthusiast Essentials: Dual High Performance Gigabit Ethernet Ports
Sound Card: High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 200-Watt THX®-Certified Speakers
Keyboard: Gaming Keyboard - Logitech® G15 Keyboard
Mouse: Gaming Mouse - Razer Lachesis™ Mouse
Warranty: 3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
AlienRespawn: AlienRespawn v2.0 Recovery DVD – Windows Vista® Edition
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Desktop Binder
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Alienware Extras: Internal Wire Management
Monitor (Purchased locally at Best Buy): Gateway - 24" Widescreen Flat-Panel TFT-LCD HD Monitor
Model: FHD2400 1920x1200 Resolution -- High Glossy Brite Finish
THE ONLY BAD THING: Alienware does NOT sell 64-bit Vista...why? There is NO good answer and this is ANOTHER REASON I'm sooooo pleased I went with a Sager built by XoticPC! My Sager WILL have 64-bit. What does this mean? While the desktop will have 4 gigs of ram, only 3.28 will show up as available. There are some arguments out there as to whether the rest of the ram is used or not...but i'm thinking it isn't...so that's a downer. now, I can get 64-bit Vista here at the University for a very good price, so if I notice a performance lag, I'll make that jump at a later date when it's affordable.
All in all, Thanks to XoticPC's fabulous offerings, I got the most powerful laptop on the planet and thanks to AWs refund I get a new desktop that features the most recent and future ready Chipset and a great video card and -- considering what I had expected to pay on just an m17x, I only went over that budgeted amount by $800...more than I wanted to pay, but this is for two mega computers, not one and I can live with that....
later,
pat!