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    does m14x R3 exist?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by johannesynt, Dec 10, 2012.

  1. johannesynt

    johannesynt Notebook Guru

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    Hi! I'm confused about model fo m14x.
    R1 is the first model.
    R2 is the later model, and it is the model hat you can buy now on dell site.
    But I don't understand if does exist a R3 model..I'm italian, and maybe R3 is a model only for USA?
    I googled for "alienware m14x R3", and i found some photos (grey chassis) and some reviews about R3 model...What is? Is it a coming soon model? (maybe January-February 2013?) or what?
    I'm afraid about buying the R2 model today, when a new model (the R3) is coming soon, maybe with a matte screen ( the glossy screen of R2 model is my biggest fear to buy it now)
     
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  2. Quix Omega

    Quix Omega Notebook Evangelist

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    They won't release a m14x R3 until Nvidia releases new GPUs. I expect Alienware will release an R3 next summer when Nvidia 7XX series GPUs and Intel Broadwell chips will be available. There is very little chance it will have a matte screen, Alienwares have been exclusively glossy for a long time, sadly.
     
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  3. johannesynt

    johannesynt Notebook Guru

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    johannesynt, Dec 10, 2012
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  4. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    That review is for the m14x r1. It lists the gpu at the gt555m, that was only in the r1 model.
     
    ejohnson, Dec 10, 2012
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  5. johannesynt

    johannesynt Notebook Guru

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    Ok, thank you..so they wrote a wrong title for the review.
     
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  6. NforceRaid

    NforceRaid Notebook Consultant

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    Vai tranquillo, prendi pure M14r2, se ti serve subito, perchè altrimenti se vuoi un R3 ti tocca aspettare almeno 6 mesi.

    Se vuoi un consiglio, prendilo con HD meccanico + msata, vedrai che sarà un missile.

    ciao :thumbsup:
     
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  7. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    Yep, must of just been a typo
     
    ejohnson, Dec 10, 2012
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  8. johannesynt

    johannesynt Notebook Guru

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    Ciao, incredibile trovare un italiano su un forum del genere :) Si l'ho preso con solo HD meccanico per i dati, mentre per windows, programmi e giochi compro un msata da 256gb (ho già chiesto qui sul forum per la compatibiltà, tutti dicono che i Crucial msata da 256 funzionano benissimo, nonostante il sito Crucial dichiari incompatibilità con l'm14x R2.
     
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  9. NforceRaid

    NforceRaid Notebook Consultant

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    Ce ne sono altri di italiani su questo forum, ma sono in incognito :D

    Io ho R1, e devo dire che non mi trovo male, a parte l'hd, al momento ho messo

    16GB Ram HyperX 1600Mhz - Seagate Momentus XT2 Hybrid SSD 750gb

    sto aspettando che i prezzi degli ssd da 512/500 gb scendano a prezzi umani, 256gb purtroppo mi sono stretti

    Seguendo vari forum, se vuoi essere sicuro al 100%, scegli un samsung ssd 830 che sono quelli che montavano su R1. penso che anche la nuova serie 840 vada bene ed è pure ancora più veloce ed affidabile, ma sono ssd e non msata.

    Ciao :thumbsup:


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  10. johannesynt

    johannesynt Notebook Guru

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    Ti ho scritto un pm.
    In ogni caso il vantaggio dell'mSATA è che rimane cmq libero lo slot per un hard disk da 2,5", e quindi posso avere msata+hard disk 2,5". Se invece prendessi un SSD normale, non avrei la possibilità di mettere un secondo hard disk per i dati (a meno di non rimuovere il lettore dvd, per metterci al suo posto un secondo hard disk da 2,5", però preferisco evitare visto che ciò invaliderebbe la garanzia)
     
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  11. sjefferson

    sjefferson Notebook Consultant

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    not everyone can speak italian! i love italian wine, though :)
     
    sjefferson, Dec 10, 2012
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  12. juliant

    juliant Notebook Deity

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    My dear friends, no offence but this is an English speaking / writing forum. Please try to keep it that way. Thank you so much for your understanding.
     
    juliant, Dec 10, 2012
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  13. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Guys, please make an effort and post in English, if you are going to post non-English on these forums, please also post an English Translation of your post.

    Thanks.
     
    katalin_2003, Dec 11, 2012
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  14. johannesynt

    johannesynt Notebook Guru

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    Ok ok, excuse me.
     
    johannesynt, Dec 11, 2012
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  15. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    BTW just to provide an official word on this. There is no m14x R3 yet. It might be released in the future but we have no further info about this.
    Take care!
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Dec 11, 2012
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