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I placed the order for my Dell XPS WoW edition this morning. I've been eyeing Alienware vs. Dell vs. the new Toshiba SLI lappy, and Dell's release of this guy put the nail in the coffin.

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It was customizable, so I upped the base specs a bit to this monster:
T7800 2.6 Ghz, 4GB Ram, Dual 160GB HD's, 8700 SLI

Here is my itemized build sheet:
223-4727 1 Dell XPS M1730, Mobile Intel 2.6GHz,EX, 4MB, 800 FSB Merom
320-6194 1 PERSONALIZATION SHIELD, LCD COLOR WING OPTION, ALLIANCE
311-7447 1 4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm for XPS M1730
320-6195 1 17 Inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WUXGA for XPS M1730
320-5790 1 NVIDIA G84 in SLI, for XPS M17
341-5908 1 Serial ATA RAID 0 with Dual 160GB Hard Drives (320GB Total)
420-6815 1 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit Edition English,Inspiron
420-7719 1 Dell Exclusive MediaDirect#153; Instant Play Software Application
420-6995 1 DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP
420-5769 1 Internet Search and Portal
420-5924 1 Icon Consolidation Application
420-6436 1 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
463-2282 1 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
412-0946 1 Dell Travel ExpressCard Remote Control, IR
420-7468 1 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP
313-5591 1 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
420-7936 1 Roxio Creator Deluxe for Insp NB /XPS
313-4217 1 Integrated High Definition Audio, Inspiron
430-2580 1 Intel 3945 WLAN (802.11a/g) Mini Card
320-5789 1 Logitech Gaming LCD
420-7937 1 Trend Micro PC-cillin InternetSecurity, English, 2-Year Subscription
312-0603 1 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for XPS M1730
412-0148 1 No Internet Service Provider Requested
412-1397 1 No Productivity Software requested
950-7447 1 4 Year Limited Warranty
412-0359 1 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve
902-2483 1 Warranty Support,3 Year Extended
960-8710 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
988-0318 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
980-7853 1 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, 3 Year Extended
988-0317 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
983-8460 1 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
464-5099 1 $70 Promo Dell Gift Card Card Card to arrive 6-8 weeks afterpurchase Redeem before 1 year expiration. dell.com/giftcard
412-0358 1 Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care
960-9189 1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 4 Year
988-0689 1 Bundle LoJack Theft Recovery Service - 4Year
311-8033 1 NO MOBILE BROADBAND CRD, TIED
467-2661 1 TSHirt and backpack bundle
320-6196 1 AGEIA#153; PhysX#153; Physics Accelerator
464-9572 1 No Preinstalled Software
310-9348 1 Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
310-9516 1 You have chosen a Vista Premium System
420-7091 1 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS
420-7285 1 Datasafe Online 10GB,1 Year Free
987-7449 1 XPS,Datasafe 10GB,1YR(Incl w/price)

System build completion is due on 12/31/2007.

I ended up getting about 270 back in rebates, gift cards, and on top of that shipping was free.

Included with it all is the WoW package that includes:
# Pre-loaded with World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade and all major game patches
# Golden Ticket for a FigurePrintsTM custom statue of your actual in-game World of Warcraft character with your actual armor and weapons
# World of Warcraft Beta Club Key Card with a key to future World of Warcraft beta tests
# World of Warcraft and The Burning Crusade Collector's Edition Account Upgrade Certificates
# Exclusive desktop background artwork and screensavers
# Additional loot like a behind the scenes DVD, soundtrack, Warcraft novels, strategy guides, trading cards, etc.

There's a bunch of videos on YouTube of a guy from GeekGear opening up the backpack and what all it includes, and it's fullllllll of stuff.

Needless to say, I'm excited.
 
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Damn what a machine...let us know how satisfied you are a week or two after you fire it up!
 
Nice machine!!

Personally I would've gone with an Alien, (I already have one!) I like Dells machines, always have. But, for pure performance, the Aliens are hard to beat!

My only complaint about my Alien is that I couldn't upgrade the video. Other than that, it has been a very good machine!


I am sure though, that you will be very happy with the performance of that Dell, it should really scream!

Do you have a large monitor that you are hooking it up to? Makes a huge difference!:rock:

I love that it comes with Lo-Jack!! I never knew they did that for anything other than a car!!:rock:


Enjoy! It's a very nice machine!!!!
 
OCBob said:
Nice. Myself, I've gone over to the dark side with Mac. Gotta say, I love it too.
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That's not the dark side, Bob. That's the GOOD side.
I've been running an Apple machine at my house since '84. :)

Brite- the new Dell looks sweet! I'm not a gamer myself, but I love the skin on that thing.

My server guy has been looking at the Alienware machines. I may have to send him a link. :)
(BTW- Doesn't Dell own Alienware now?)
 
Yeah, Kevan I really like it. Even bought my boy his first computer, a used G4 laptop. It's older and has a line down the screen, but I paid $150 for it, perfect for a 7 year old!

You don't have a working key for Photoshop do you? heheheheh I had one, but can't get it to work now.
 
Yeah, Dell has owned Alienware for about 20 months or so.

They've done good to keep them seperate business ventures though. Alienware gets the big buying power of Dell, Dell gets ownership in the Alienware name, everyone wins.
 
Sorry Bob. No keys for PS (plus, I'd never post them on a public forum. LOL).
 
OCBob said:
Nice. Myself, I've gone over to the dark side with Mac. Gotta say, I love it too.
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I switched to a mac about 2 years ago.. best thing I ever did.
 
yeap dells are usually nice machine but i have always showed favoritism towards the alienwares for myself
 
BriteCrawler said:
Puke!

Mac Gaming:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hk8hxjpnUiw
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That was pretty funny actually.

I dont play many games on my mac, PS3 is used for gaming.

Why cant you run windows on a mac to play windows games? :dontknow: I understand there really arent any macs out there for the sole purpose of playing games but if you upgraded one enough youd think you would be able to..
 
SchuettS said:
Why cant you run windows on a mac to play windows games? :dontknow: I understand there really arent any macs out there for the sole purpose of playing games but if you upgraded one enough youd think you would be able to..
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You have the right idea, but you're going the wrong way.

The software is called VirtualPC. It dumbs-down your Mac so you can run ALL Windoze apps......and games.

That's a big point that PC zealots usually forget: Mac's can run both.
 
Just heard something about Macs running vista faster than pc's too. The new Macs are way cool. And I would love to find Apple TV under the tree if you're listening Santa heheheheh.
 
OCBob said:
Just heard something about Macs running vista faster than pc's too. The new Macs are way cool. And I would love to find Apple TV under the tree if you're listening Santa heheheheh.
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I got an apple (pipin type) I could put in an old TV cabinet for ya ,if that will help Mr. Scum:D :D :D :p ;) :elefant:
 
I'm curious:
Do any members here run an Alienware machine? I'd love to hear you compare it to a 'regular' PC.
 
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