Hi Crimsom, Thanks for that info about this being only a user to user forum. As for the warranty; I meant that if I turn out to be right, and the heat damages the screen or affects data transfer through cords of the peripherals, etc., I would exercise the warranty. It will most likely be a year before I know if this will cause damage. In the meantime the system seems to be working fine but I am still tweaking it and have yet to use it in my full environment/setup, as my office is being remodeled so I am currently working from the dinning room table:-). Also I did read the 30 day return policy before I bought the laptop and noted it's NOT a 100% refund. You lose shipping and possible restocking fee. But this is my 3rd (4th if you count warranty replacement) Alienware laptop over about 9 years and so far I've never wanted to return one.
Hello,I was wondering if anyone else is having concerns about the cooling design of the Alienware x17 R1? The way the heat is designed to flow from the laptop causes it to vent out the back, the sides, and the top. At first glance on paper this sounds great. However in practice this means that your accessory cords for optical drives, etc, are being bombarded with hot air (all ports located in the back). This also means that when operating the laptop with the screen down and using an external monitor the laptop screen is being heated. Very hot to the touch by the way. I use the laptop for video processing so it runs hot most of the time WITHOUT any overclocking set. So anything in the way of those vents is getting cooked.Any suggestions or feedback?Thanks 
x17 R1, possible cooling design flaw?