The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Newbie Advice/Info

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by PieceOfChum, Apr 28, 2012.

  1. PieceOfChum

    PieceOfChum Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    75
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Hello I just purchased a used Alienware 14x with the following specs:
    i7-2760QM, 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM 1600 mhz, Killer Wireless N 1103, 3 gb 555M, and GOBI Mobile Broadband originally shipped November of 2011. So my newbie questions are does this laptop come with WIDI? Does it come with Bluetooth? Is there an anti-glare screen cover that actually works well? If anyone has the GOBI wanted to know if your experience is that it works better than MiFi? Does the laptop support Intel Instant On or something similar?

    Any help is appreciated so thanks ahead of time
     
    PieceOfChum, Apr 28, 2012
    #1
  2. pokemon123

    pokemon123 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    115
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I don't think Killer Wireless card support WIDI. I believe that you would need an Intel wireless card for that. Also that doesn't have bluetooth also unless you opted for the additional cost for it.
     
    pokemon123, Apr 29, 2012
    #2
  3. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

    Reputations:
    1,850
    Messages:
    2,874
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Voodooi, Apr 29, 2012
    #3
  4. PieceOfChum

    PieceOfChum Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    75
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    PieceOfChum, Apr 29, 2012
    #4
  5. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

    Reputations:
    1,850
    Messages:
    2,874
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Nope. I don't find I need it since I only use my laptop indoors at both school and home.

    The one in the link is probably the most popular one with M14X owners.

    Here's a how-to video in-case you do get it:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw4uN4T9Csk
    (it's for the m15x, but the process is universal)
     
    Voodooi, Apr 29, 2012
    #5