Alienware Area-51 m15x

I just bought this laptop off of ebay. It is brand new and is still in its box and original packaging. I put a bid of $2600 on it even though the Buy It Now price was $3600. Surprisingly, I actually won the auction!
I paid $2650 (including shipping) for this $4747 laptop. I just built it on Alienwares website and that's the price it came to. I here some people say that alienware is overpriced a lot. But, do you think at the price I paid I got a GREAT deal or do you think I still paid too much for what I got?

Specs:

Area-51® m15x

Design & Display: Silver Ripley Design
Display: 15.4" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD (720p) with Clearview Technology
System Lighting: Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting - Blue
Video/Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® Series - 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800M GTX
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme X9000 2.8GHz (6MB Cache 800MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Ultimate with Service Pack 1
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
Memory: 4GB† Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 2048MB
Turbo Cache Memory: Intel® Turbo Memory (1GB) – Accelerate Data Transfer Speed
Available on Windows Vista Only!
System Drive: 250GB 7,200RPM (8MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
Optical Drives : 2x Dual Layer Blu-ray Disc Burner (BD-R, DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Wireless: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Sound Card : Internal High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Keyboard Options: AlienFX® Illuminated Keyboard – Exclusive Design
Mobile Essentials: Belkin® AC Anywhere 300W Vehicle Outlet Adapter
Warranty: 3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
AlienRespawn: AlienRespawn v2.0 Recovery DVD – Windows Vista® Edition
Security Software: McAfee® VirusScan Plus – 36-Month Subscription Factory Installed!
Port Adapters: HDMI to DVI-D Adapter
Port Adapters: FireWire Adapter: 9-pin (1394b) to 6-pin (1394a)
Port Adapters: HDMI Cable: Connect to any HDMI display
Power: Additional Battery – 6-cell Smart Bay Battery
Power: Additional AC Adapter – 120 Watt Auto-switch AC Adapter
Alienware Apparel: Alienware® T-Shirt (Size XL Black)
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mobile Binder
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Personalized Nameplate
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Protective Cloth Sleeve
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Keyboard Diagram Overlay
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Smooth Mylar Touchpad


Link: http://www.alienware.com/customize/a...LT&CartId=1000


Area 51 m15x Home Page: http://www.alienware.com/products/ar...de=SKU-DEFAULT

Three comments

1.A 15 inch screen is too small for a gaming laptop
2.It's going to run really hot
3.I'm jealous:yup:




It's engraved with someone else's name though:ohmy:

The name plate is VERY easy to remove. Only 4 screws holding it on. :)

I am trying to decide if I should keep it or resell it and make at least a $500 profit and most likely more and maybe look for another laptop just as powerful at around $2500.

Sell it to me pls pls ...

YOU GOT A FREE T Shirt!???

fcking lot of goodies u got free ..

Nice stuff

Very Nice, I been looking for one of there desktop cases so I can make a fake one...lol

No I actually just really like the case

Turbo Cache Memory: Intel® Turbo Memory (1GB) – Accelerate Data Transfer Speed
Available on Windows Vista Only!


Tsk Tsk oh well you should still be able to find drivers if you go to XP Pro . Nice system tho , already has 4 gb memory ,Blueray burner and nice vid too .

I love they way they named the recovery disk AlienRespawn . :lol:

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Originally Posted by peat moss

Turbo Cache Memory: Intel® Turbo Memory (1GB) – Accelerate Data Transfer Speed
Available on Windows Vista Only!


Tsk Tsk oh well you should still be able to find drivers if you go to XP Pro . Nice system tho , already has 4 gb memory ,Blueray burner and nice vid too .

I love they way they named the recovery disk AlienRespawn . :lol:

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aren't those turbo memory things just built-in devices for windows ready boost? (windows vista):unsure:
If that's the case then I don't think it will work in xp unless someone releases a readyboost equivalent for xp.

Yes it's like an internal USB drive just for this. I never saw the point of ready boost really.

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Originally Posted by Detale

Yes it's like an internal USB drive just for this. I never saw the point of ready boost really.

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It does do something.

If nothing else, it makes those folder thumbnails load instantly.:lol:

I bought a usb thumbdrive thingy a few weeks ago just to try readyboost. :P

I did too a while back before I built the HTPC to use with my DVD player so I didn't have to burn any DVD's and I could watch movies from it. I tried the readyboost and couldn't for the life of me see what it did.

I hope for you that the notebook came at least with 2 year waranty. The heating problems of alienware are very bad, the graphics card in my m5550 just fried a month ago after only 18 months of usage.
If you want to prevent that you should use a notebook cooler!

But hey... its an awsome system. Only the 1920x1200 screen is missing ;)

EDIT: Just saw that it has 3 years. Thats perfect ;)