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

[PrinceDevil]

Just wondering if anyone ever had this occur. My sounds stopped working all of a sudden, no matter what checked, nothing seemed wrong. But, when I plugged in a headset, I could hear sounds fine. Then it fixed itself when I restarted my laptop. Hopefully it never happens again.

[s2kdriver]

Don't stress, it apparently is inconsistent. If you run the assessment multiple times, it should eventually reach 7.1. Same thing happened with my r2.

Prior to running the WEI, change your NVIDIA Settings in the task bar to use the 650M. Then change it back to auto afterwards.

My WEI (no overclocking)
Proc 7.7
RAM 7.7
Graphics 7.1
Gaming 7.1
Disk 7.9

The Beast:
Alienware M14X-R2 (Stealth Black) 14" 1600x900 (900p) | i7-3820QM | GT 650M (2GB) | 12GB RAM| 512GB SSD | Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW) | Windows® 7 Ultimate 64bit |

[Colpolite]

Wait you lost me, what program do i need to set to use the 650m so that it will show the nvidia gpu score on the graphics WEI score.

Prior to running the WEI, change your NVIDIA Settings in the task bar to use the 650M. Then change it back to auto afterwards.

My WEI (no overclocking)
Proc 7.7
RAM 7.7
Graphics 7.1
Gaming 7.1
Disk 7.9

The Beast:
Alienware M14X-R2 (Stealth Black) 14" 1600x900 (900p) | i7-3820QM | GT 650M (2GB) | 12GB RAM| 512GB SSD | Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW) | Windows® 7 Ultimate 64bit |

[cptdrake2]

Hey just ordered the m14x r2 for $1468 (with tax)! It has 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0), Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, 14.0" High Def (720p/1366x768) with WLED backlight, 12GB3 DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz, 750GB 7,200 RPM SATA 3Gb/s, and 2 GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M with Optimus™. Pretty great deal. Thank you dell canada!

[faiz23]

Hey just ordered the m14x r2 for $1468 (with tax)! It has 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0), Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, 14.0" High Def (720p/1366x768) with WLED backlight, 12GB3 DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz, 750GB 7,200 RPM SATA 3Gb/s, and 2 GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M with Optimus™. Pretty great deal. Thank you dell canada!

pretty crappy setup if you ask me. Stop wasting money on 12gb of ram and 2gb video card. Spend the money on ram upgrade for lcd upgrade and keep the video card upgrade if you plan to run multiple LCD. You will surely regret the 720p screen with the lackluster brightness and contrast. The low resolution makes it a pain to make it a productivity device with multiple windows. Even if you plan to use an external monitor when you are on the go you will realize how saving $100 was the worst decision of your life when ordering this laptop.

[cptdrake2]

Ok. I didn't get the highest quality screen. I'm not what you would call a screen snob. I am used to SD resolution. I know exactly what I'm buying. You don't have to make me look like a retard.

[faiz23]

Just because you are use to SD resolution does not mean you are use to crap brightness, colors and contrast but enjoy and have fun with the laptop.

[cptdrake2]

I will enjoy my laptop. Also let me specify with the previous screen; my last desktop was free, so i shouldn't complain, but the monitor was fairly bad quality, when it works correctly. The rest of the time it has a dark pink tint. Needless to say I needed a new computer. Sorry if that was off topic just wanted to say.

[gcates]

First time poster, obviously.

Just ordered my first Alienware laptop. It's been delivered to my house in the states but I won't get hands on with it until my courier delivers it to me here in Afghanistan.

Here are the specs (and no need mentioning how I went overboard with the RAM capacity...I have money to burn and felt like it):

Alienware M14X R2 Nebula Red with Soft Touch Finish

3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3720QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.6GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)

16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz

14.0" High Def (720p/1366x768) with WLED backlight (perhaps not upgrading the screen was an oversight, but I think I'll be able to live with it...this was kind of an Alienware test run in any case. If I like the overall performance and build, I'll be customizing a larger model prior to my return to the U.S.)

1 GB DDR5 NVIDIA GeForceGT 650M using NVIDIA Optimus technology

500GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s

32G mSATA caching SSD

Killer Wireless-N 1202 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO for Gaming and Video and Bluetooth 4.0


That's the meat and potatoes of the build. I would have preferred a SSD, but it's just not a good value at this point in the game. The 650M is kind of the bottleneck in this whole setup from what I can see, although it is a capable GPU for sure. It would seem to have a limited lifespan, however.

Like I said before, assuming I find the M14X-R2 capable and enjoyable, I will be going for an MX17 or at the very least a newer version of the M14X before I return home in the next year or two. The 14X will cover me for any gaming in the short term, and I've always wanted to try out the alienware machines in any case.

The whole package above ran me $1602 after taxes (1483 before). Not a bad deal, but we all know we pay extra for going the Alienware route (and anyone who goes with Sager pays just about the same, sometimes more).

Looking forward to getting it hand delivered off a Blackhawk sometime in the next 3 weeks.

I'll update later.

[faiz23]

First time poster, obviously.

Just ordered my first Alienware laptop. It's been delivered to my house in the states but I won't get hands on with it until my courier delivers it to me here in Afghanistan.

Here are the specs (and no need mentioning how I went overboard with the RAM capacity...I have money to burn and felt like it):

Alienware M14X R2 Nebula Red with Soft Touch Finish

3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3720QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.6GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)

16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz

14.0" High Def (720p/1366x768) with WLED backlight (perhaps not upgrading the screen was an oversight, but I think I'll be able to live with it...this was kind of an Alienware test run in any case. If I like the overall performance and build, I'll be customizing a larger model prior to my return to the U.S.)

1 GB DDR5 NVIDIA GeForceGT 650M using NVIDIA Optimus technology

500GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s

32G mSATA caching SSD

Killer Wireless-N 1202 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO for Gaming and Video and Bluetooth 4.0


That's the meat and potatoes of the build. I would have preferred a SSD, but it's just not a good value at this point in the game. The 650M is kind of the bottleneck in this whole setup from what I can see, although it is a capable GPU for sure. It would seem to have a limited lifespan, however.

Like I said before, assuming I find the M14X-R2 capable and enjoyable, I will be going for an MX17 or at the very least a newer version of the M14X before I return home in the next year or two. The 14X will cover me for any gaming in the short term, and I've always wanted to try out the alienware machines in any case.

The whole package above ran me $1602 after taxes (1483 before). Not a bad deal, but we all know we pay extra for going the Alienware route (and anyone who goes with Sager pays just about the same, sometimes more).

Looking forward to getting it hand delivered off a Blackhawk sometime in the next 3 weeks.

I'll update later.

Why are you in afghanistan currently and are you serving the country. If you are in the armed forces than you qualify for AAFES which has good prices and no tax. Also you have money to blow...lolz what does that mean. I have money to blow as well but only on things that makes sense. Like hmmmmm...how bout I blow your 16gb of ram out of the water with 16gb of ram for half the price. If you have money to burn then why not upgrade the LCD which will benefit from the $100 greatly or even the 2gb video card that is soldered on and can never be upgraded. You overpaid on the one upgrade that you can do extremely easy and for a fraction of the price.