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    M14x r2 expected release date?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Ryuuzaki16, Sep 17, 2011.

  1. Ryuuzaki16

    Ryuuzaki16 Notebook Guru

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    M14x r2 expected release date? anyone know?
     
    Ryuuzaki16, Sep 17, 2011
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  2. Nardon

    Nardon Notebook Consultant

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    prolly not sooner than ivy bridge/new series gpus come out, there would be just no point for that.
     
    Nardon, Sep 17, 2011
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  3. Gearsguy

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    About a year or more. Since its based around the fact that the gpu is integrated on the motherboard, we probably wont see an update till thr nvidia 600 series. We may see a cpu update with ivy bridge, but not gpu
     
    Gearsguy, Sep 17, 2011
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  4. gamba66

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    why not? 28nm are scheduled for release at 4th quarter of 2011..

    they are smaller!!! xD
     
    gamba66, Sep 17, 2011
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    DaneGRClose Notebook Virtuoso

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    Doubt it on the cpu update, the info I've seen is that the ivy bridge requires a different chipset. I'm gonna say probably spring to summer of 2012 unless something out of the ordinary happens like a flaw is discovered or sales tank.
     
    DaneGRClose, Sep 17, 2011
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    nVidia isn't launching until next year. AMD *might* before the year is out, but we don't know for sure yet, only a few hints from their finance areas.
     
    jeremyshaw, Sep 18, 2011
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    Different chipset? I thought that Ivy Bridge CPUs were backwards compatible with the Sandy Bridge MoBos.
     
    nicholaslimck, Sep 20, 2011
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    Some points have hinted towards backwards compatibility, but its a long shot. We can only hope ;P
     
    Gearsguy, Sep 20, 2011
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    I love the M14x and wouldn't want many changes except a user upgradable GPU like the M18x. And maybe some thunderbolt...
     
    jivemaster, Sep 22, 2011
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