Size comparison M11x, M14x, M15x

Wow, the M15x is huge.

M11x roughly 133 cubic inches
M14x roughly 201 cubic inches
M15x roughly 347 cubic inches

M14x is 51% bigger than the M11x.
M15x is 74% bigger than the M14x.
M15x is 160% bigger than the M11x.

I see the M14x is a really nice alternative to the M11x for someone with lots of cash to burn.

 

The M15x is pretty much as big as the M17x, so yeah; it's huge

 

I am very happy with my M11x R2.

Its really small.

 

That is why the M14x is perfect, the M15x is huge and heavy piece of crap lol.

 

Betcha Dell is phasing out the m15x.

M14x 1600X900 is really nice for 14".

1600X900 is roughly 38% more resolution than the M11x.

 

The M15x is officially at the end of the line, very few more are going to be made.

 

The problem with the M14x and M13x is going to be that by the time you've configured one that's actually a decent gaming PC... you've already spent close to 2+ grand.

and at that point, why not go full size? I wouldn't blow a whole lot of money just for a little more screen real estate. I guarantee you these laptops will have low voltage Core I processors just like the m11x. I think Alienware is hoping to kinda mislead people by playing a numbers game

what people don't understand is that bigger screens mean running games at higher resolutions natively, which means you're going to need to shell out the cash to make sure you've got a decent processor and graphics setup to handle it. Otherwise you'll make the mistake I made with the M9700 I bought back in 2006... Huge screen, but terrible internals.

If anyone gets these laptops, make sure you leave your M11x money-saving mentality at the door... or you'll wind up with a big pile of plastic disappointment.

 

Only an idiot will spend the xtra $100 on 3gb instead of the 1.5gb on the gt 555m.

M14x with i7 2630qm ( most gaming laptops are equipped w/ g53/g73 etc..) and with the 1.5gt 555m and 4gb of ram is only $1,199.

So I dunno what you're talking about spending close to 2grand just to get a decent performance logic unless you want to buy the wireless hd receiver, maxing out the cpu which will reduce battery life and add more heat, getting 8gb to 16gb of useless ram and getting ssd.

 

The 1600X900 display upgrade option for $100 is a really good deal.

Why would anyone even want a 1366 display on a 14".

Its perfect for the 11.6" but something as big as 14" needs higher rez.

 

Because at 1600x900 you are not going to be gaming.

If your native resolution is 1366 is will look better when you game or especially if you watch a movie in 720p.

 

one word: GAMING

people here go through all kinds of trouble (overclocking, tweaking, etc) just to squeeze a few extra frames per second. Having a lower resolution screen can instantly net you a 25% gain in framerates.

 

If M11x i7 is able to play Crysis at "Very High" at 1366 then M14x processor and gpu are surely enough to play Crysis "Very High" or "Extreme" at 1600 right ?

 

when you say play crysis, what is the framerate? I mean I could play a game at 20 fps...but that is a horrible experience.

 

The GT555M is easily capable of gaming at 1600x900 but I'd probably go for 1366x760 just to max out the options.

 

I would think M14x can do 1366 "Extreme" at 80 fps
and
1600 Extreme at 30 fps.

Right ? Maybe ?

 

what game are you talking about? frame rates depend on the game

also, playing at a lower resolution than native isn't pretty

 

Yes you will get better frame rates gaming at 768p than 900p.

No, there will be absolutely no difference in 720p sourced video quality on either screen. It scales the 720p source to fit the native resolution of the display. Everything apart from resolution being equal, A 720p source should look identical on both the 768p and 900p screens. The extra pixels don't make the image look any better; the source is the same.

For a 1080p source, it would depend on whether the software/hardware scales to 720p then sends it to the display as above, or if it scales to 768p/900p. If it is the latter then the 900p display may look marginally better. I've never owned a smaller laptop like this so I don't know what the standard practice is for downscaling input to non-standard resolutions.