Best birthday ever! (Laptop came in today)

Happy Birthday and can't wait to see pictures

It's so awesome that you got it on your birthday!

OK, (finally) the unboxing continues. It's going well so far, though I think there may be a teensy problem (see below). Here's a pic of all my stuff:

However, take a closer look at the second box:


As you can see, it says Javelin/Veloce adapter. I ordered a second adapter for the Lance (it said so on my order) but it seems they sent me the wrong adapter? It's no big deal, as one adapter should be fine for me for now, but I will be contacting DS about resolving this issue.

Well, at least I have one adapter ready. Before I turn on my laptop, though, is there anything I need to know? I notice in the extra goodies box there's a booklet for the installation of my Samsung SSD...will I need to install the drivers or anything before I turn on the Lance, or is it already installed? To recap, here's my order:

Order Contents:
- Digital Storm Laptop 650757 Quantity: 1 $2,271.00
- -- PROMOTIONAL LIMITED TIME BONUS DISCOUNT: $50 Quantity: 1 ($50.00)
- -- FREE NVIDIA Bundle - Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (Digital Download Code) Quantity: 1 $0.00

System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Digital Storm Lance 15.6 Inch Laptop (Model: S:8258)
Display: 15.6 Inch (16:9) (Resolution: 1920 x 1080) (Anti-glare) LED-Backlit Display
Processor: !SPECIAL PRICE: Intel Core i7 4810MQ (Up to 3.80Ghz) (Quad Core) (6MB Cache) (LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Thermal Compound: Premium CPU and GPU Thermal Compound (Reduces Thermal & Laptop Noise)
Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz
Storage Drive 1: 500GB Solid State - Samsung 840 EVO
Storage Drive 2: 750GB 7200RPM (SATA 3Gb/s)
Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Player & Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (Blu-Ray 6x)
Wireless Card: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 + Bluetooth 4.0
Graphics Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 4GB with NVIDIA Battery Boost + NVIDIA Optimus
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)
Office Suite: - No Thanks
Cooling Pad: - No Thanks
Extra Charger: Extra Charger for Lance (Model: S:8250)

Thanks and sorry for the trouble/n00by question, I just don't want to blow up my laptop before even turning it on XD

They both look quite different, and I called a very nice DS technician (Dryden) who said they'd ship me a replacement free of charge so long as I shipped them the Javelin adapter back (which should also be free of charge). They say they'll send me a shipping label for that soon...we'll see how that goes. But so far, I'm pleased with Dryden's helpfulness and DS' general professionalism in solving this issue, so I remain happy for now.

Now, I've turned it on (it boots up VERY fast--nice!) and there are two things I'm wondering about:

1: It gives me a prompt for this "BioExcess" thing I've never seen before. Judging by the description (it asks me for fingerprints) I imagine it's some security thing, right? I don't think I really need it (never lost a laptop before), so I won't bother with it, but I just want to make sure.

2: More importantly, when I turn it on, it also tells me something about an "Intel Hotspot Wi-fi assistant." I use my university's wireless, so I can just decline this, right?

Thanks Roykirk! Yeah, I disabled that assistant prompt and I'm ignoring the Bioexcess thing for now, as I'm not worried about my laptop being accessed by anyone else.

That said, in reference to my adapter: Dryden got back to me after speaking with the technicians and it turns out you *can* use the Javelin adapter with the Lance! I'll try it when my Lance is done installing updates.* After that, I'll try to get in a full review with more pictures sometime within the next few days...I'm feeling a little tired ATM and gotta get some sleep XD


*Windows updates, I also downloaded Adobe reader and MS Office...I had hoped to get it for free through my university, but it turns out Microsoft only lets you download it once even if you're a grad student! I had to pay 13 bucks to reactivate my download key a second time...much better than like 165 bucks, certainly, but still. Microsoft is so cheeeeeap!!!!

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-windows_update/error-80070057-when-installing-windows-updates/3646cb74-3cfc-4bea-b5a0-ba78ff4864d0 see if that helps??

Equinox didn't have a CD drive, which I need. Anyway, thanks Arkansaswoman, I'll give those a look and see how they work.

Im excited for you man!! Happy belated birthday- I too have bought a Lance and it is currently in route- I cant wait to see what it can do!!!