Is Alienware M17x any good?

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11/7/12 at 9:37pm

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Is the Alienware M17x any good? Anything i should know about?

Planning on buying that instead of a 13" Mac.

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11/8/12 at 1:05am

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Build the machine you want online, but call them and buy it over the phone. If you can kinda sweet-talk them, you can generally lower the price a good margin. I'd go for the 7970M and be sure to upgrade the screen to 1080p too.

If you say something like, "I've got my eyes on the M17x here but the Sager NP9170 is a fair amount cheaper with the same specs, but I'd really rather get the M17x if I can..." or something to that nature. Ask about discounts or see if they can price-match the Sager machine, which is the best way to haggle down the price.

The M17x is a fantastic machine. I love my R2 model and the R4 out now is pretty sick.

Best cooling, bar-none, for any 17" laptop. ^_^

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OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit]	[17.1" RGB WUXGA Screen @ 1920x1200]	[Alienware - Backlit Keys]	[Flextronics 240w Power Adapter]
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
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11/8/12 at 9:02am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Imglidinhere

Build the machine you want online, but call them and buy it over the phone. If you can kinda sweet-talk them, you can generally lower the price a good margin. I'd go for the 7970M and be sure to upgrade the screen to 1080p too.

If you say something like, "I've got my eyes on the M17x here but the Sager NP9170 is a fair amount cheaper with the same specs, but I'd really rather get the M17x if I can..." or something to that nature. Ask about discounts or see if they can price-match the Sager machine, which is the best way to haggle down the price.

The M17x is a fantastic machine. I love my R2 model and the R4 out now is pretty sick.

Best cooling, bar-none, for any 17" laptop. ^_^

Best cooling eh? Around how hot does it get when running at load?

I can't really test any Alienware products here since they DON'T sell it here... :| But i asked the Dell store, and guy i talked said that they do service Alienware.

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11/8/12 at 10:36am

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Why such a radical difference from a 13" mac to a 17" alienware?

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11/8/12 at 12:47pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Shiftstealth

Why such a radical difference from a 13" mac to a 17" alienware?

Eh...?

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11/8/12 at 1:37pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedster159

Eh...?

Do you not know what kind of laptop you want comparing a Macbook to an Alienware?

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11/8/12 at 1:56pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedster159

Best cooling eh? Around how hot does it get when running at load?
I can't really test any Alienware products here since they DON'T sell it here... :| But i asked the Dell store, and guy i talked said that they do service Alienware.

Well the R4 runs at around 70*C on the CPU and GPU. If the graphics chip is overclocked, the temps generally stay right there. My R2 isn't the greatest thing since sliced bread but it's handling a 100w GPU when the slot is only designed for a 75w GPU.

If that doesn't say something, I don't know what does.

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Why such a radical difference from a 13" mac to a 17" alienware?

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Originally Posted by Bitech

Do you not know what kind of laptop you want comparing a Macbook to an Alienware?

Yeah, I've gotta ask, why are you comparing these two? One weighs as much as 10x the other and is around 2.5x the size. If you're ONLY going on cost here, then you really need to do more research. >_>

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[Intel Core i7-920XM @ 3.79GHz]	[Alienware M17x R2]	[AMD Radeon 2GB 6970M @ 650/900]	[16GB(2x8GB) DDR3 1333]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
[128GB Kingston V+100 Series SSD]	[500GB Seagate Momentus XT]	[Slot-Loading x6 BluRay Reader/x8 CD/DVD Burner]	[Notepal U3 Laptop Cooler - 3 Fans]
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit]	[17.1" RGB WUXGA Screen @ 1920x1200]	[Alienware - Backlit Keys]	[Flextronics 240w Power Adapter]
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
[Alienware M17x R2 Chassis]	[Logitech G9x]	[X-TRAC Ripper]	[Klipsch 2.1 Setup]
Other
[Logitech G35 Headset]
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[Intel Core i7-920XM @ 3.79GHz]	[Alienware M17x R2]	[AMD Radeon 2GB 6970M @ 650/900]	[16GB(2x8GB) DDR3 1333]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
[128GB Kingston V+100 Series SSD]	[500GB Seagate Momentus XT]	[Slot-Loading x6 BluRay Reader/x8 CD/DVD Burner]	[Notepal U3 Laptop Cooler - 3 Fans]
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit]	[17.1" RGB WUXGA Screen @ 1920x1200]	[Alienware - Backlit Keys]	[Flextronics 240w Power Adapter]
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
[Alienware M17x R2 Chassis]	[Logitech G9x]	[X-TRAC Ripper]	[Klipsch 2.1 Setup]
Other
[Logitech G35 Headset]
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Intel Core i5-460 @ 2.53GHz	Intel Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge ---- PM55...	1.5GB GTX 460M @ 750/1500/3200	8GB G.Skill DDR3 1066 (2x4GB)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
120GB OCZ Vertex 2 (OS)	500GB Samsung HDD (DATA)	CD/DVD Super Multi-Drive	Cooler Master U3
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	18.4" Glossy LCD @ 1680x945	Chiclet keyboard - No backlight	12-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery + 180w Power Brick
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Qosmio X505	Logitech G9x	ASUS Leather Pad	harmon/kardon Built-in Speakers
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11/8/12 at 9:24pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Imglidinhere

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Originally Posted by Speedster159

Best cooling eh? Around how hot does it get when running at load?
I can't really test any Alienware products here since they DON'T sell it here... :| But i asked the Dell store, and guy i talked said that they do service Alienware.

Well the R4 runs at around 70*C on the CPU and GPU. If the graphics chip is overclocked, the temps generally stay right there. My R2 isn't the greatest thing since sliced bread but it's handling a 100w GPU when the slot is only designed for a 75w GPU.

If that doesn't say something, I don't know what does.

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Originally Posted by Shiftstealth

Why such a radical difference from a 13" mac to a 17" alienware?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bitech

Do you not know what kind of laptop you want comparing a Macbook to an Alienware?

Yeah, I've gotta ask, why are you comparing these two? One weighs as much as 10x the other and is around 2.5x the size. If you're ONLY going on cost here, then you really need to do more research. >_>

Practicality? More sensible purchase?

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11/9/12 at 5:18am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedster159

Practicality? More sensible purchase?

Practicality would depend on what you would be using it for and how often you move. That would help us help you with your decision.

If you are moving a lot and playing world of tanks the mbp 13 would be ok.

If you aren't moving at all and you play bf3 the m17x would be good.

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11/11/12 at 11:59am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedster159

Practicality? More sensible purchase?

You just don't get it. You're basically comparing a Ferrarri to a Buick. Do you know what's wrong with comparing a Ferrari to a Buick?

Edit: Speedster is completely clueless. This is the same person who is thinking about getting a Macbook with Retina and install Windows on it instead.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1320921/what-laptop-to-buy
Edited by Bitech - 11/11/12 at 12:03pm

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