im buying a full specced m14x today....

Too late!!!

 

whatever, im buying 1 laptop and 1 desktop.
i may as well spend some coin on each.

if you disagree, fine...(although it is a bit weird that you're so interested in how i use my money.)

 

Sorry if you have already, but would you be so kind as to list what you'll be doing with each? Gaming, web surfing, CAD, VM work, Photoshop, etc. Gives a much better idea of what you need.

 

I was looking at the M14X to replace my M11X R1. Me? I mostly due Photoshop, 3DS Max and other web design stuff with occasional gaming. I loved the M11X as it was fairly decent at all of it (not great, but on-the-go, it was more than sufficient).

But that 11" screen is just too small to use for long periods of time.

I think the M14X is well suited to that. It won't run everything on High or Ultra game wise, but it's good for some fragging on the go. The M11X's greatest weakpoint was CPU, but the GPU was surprisingly adept for what it needed to do. The GT 555M's a lot faster. Granted, it's not 460/560 or better, but it's solid overall.

 

Go for Broke

 

well the laptop will be day to day stuff
gaming for sure
gaming more intensly while im traveling
3d-modeling
(not rendering)
some photoshop and other adobe products (for now)

the big one is basically trying to give me two things:
1. superb gaming (online and offline...so anything from SWTOR to the TOTAL WARs)
2. rendering very large animation projects. (and quickly hopefully)

i will do everything on my desktop though, multi-tasking a lot and gaming with multiple instances often...etc. it just needs to be snappy and quick.

 

what about smaller programs like itunes etc...sure the custom built PCs will hit a higher "top speed" when it comes to rendering or running one of those score tests...but what do you think about the day to day tasks.

in my experience the manufacturer built PCs are more optimized for the day to day user (bloatware excluded)

 

If a computer can game, it can do anything else. There isn't a more intensive task - stress tests aside.

You can't "optomise" a PC for anything. The components in it will do what they do, as well as they can, and that's that.

Day-to-day task - iTunes, web browsing, whatever - will use, maybe 5% of the computer's power. You sure as hell don't need an $8,000 dual-CPU, quad-GPU monstrosity to Sync your freaking iPod.

 

I'm not interested. I'm disgusted. They do say a fool and his money are easily parted though so, good luck with that.

 

thanks, i cant wait

 

you guys... ffs lol, lets just chill out and wait for a decent review maybe ?

 

Of the Area-51 ALX Desktop?

 

So a dell rep told me to wait a week...any reason you guys (laxxi excluded, you're on ignore for sucking so much) think they would say this?

maybe they are introducing a new GPU next week, probably worth upgrading to right?

 

If AW unveils the 460m in a week they will really off a bunch of customers.

 

thats what i told the dell rep would happen to me, and he said "ok...then wait a week"

is the 460m going to use more power/substantially drain on my battery life? or is it going to be worth it big time??

 

if they enable optimus, battery life should be about the same.

 

i should add that i am assuming you don't game on battery.

 

yea, i only do regular stuff on battery

 

This made me LOL i just imagined a load of people slamming there heads on desks !

 

Have you thought about the Sager NP8150? It is almost exactly the same weight and size. The only dimension that is much larger is the width - 1.5 inches. The 8150 allows for a 485M and a much nicer choice of screens.

 

im not buying another sager, but thanks

 

What didn't you like about your Sager?

 

build quality
customer support
customer service
having to ship it for repairs
those repairs failing to fix the computer at least twice (and some software attempts)
poorly designed laptops that make noise (especially the high pitched noise) are not for me.

when you drop over 6.5k on a laptop, you'd think it would work and they'd be happy to help fix any issues they may have...you'd think wrong.


look guys, on paper sure they are "the best computers" b/c all of their parts are acquired at the lowest possible cost, and they have really cutting edge equipment, but in truth its not ready for consumers.

these machines are pushed out before they are ready, so most likely you will encounter an issue. and when you do sager/clevo are nowhere to be found, and most importantly are far FAAAR away.

if you want to spend a lot of money, and then a lot of time bickering with their technicians etc. go ahead. its a circus trying to get ahold of someone, and when you do, they are either going to say "ship it and wait 2 weeks" or try this.

either way it may break again, and more importantly you are stuck losing all f your time on a taiwanese PoS.

if you want to risk the hastle for the savings i HIGHLY advise against it, but thats your prerogative...i'd just much prefer the peace of mind, knowing i can go into my nearest best buy and and someone will HAVE to deal with me. AW has some other perks as well... time > money

 

purchased, cant wait!

i think i'll get the desktop in like september/august b/c thats when the sales person said they would definitely be updated by

 

Selling m11x to a friend, like to think I got a good deal.

Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 2720QM 2.2GHz (3.3GHz w/Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache)
Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
A/C Adapter: Alienware M14X 150W A/C Adapter
Display Panel: 14.0" High Def+ (900p/1600x900) with WLED backlight
Video Card: 1.5GB DDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus™ technology
Hard Drive: 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
AlienFX: Quasar Blue
Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Optical Drive: 8x SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Slot Load Optical Drive
Audio: Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
Wireless: Intel® Advanced-N WiFi Link 6205 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO Technology
Hardware Support Services: 1 Year Basic Plan
WirelessHD: None
Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth 3.0
Standard Nameplate Trigger: Thank you for Purchasing Alienware
Total: $1,145.82 no tax and shipping cost

 

and how did you go about getting said deal, Jetbo?

 

AAFES for being military

 

how much money did you save ? i am also in the military

 

If you customized that same model on dells site it would be 1469 plus tax so I figured like 400 dollars. The higher you get the more you save but that was all I needed. I believe you get two day shipping as well.

 

Also I am sure this is a dumb question but I called dell and they are dumb some times so, this is SATA 3 (6Gbps) capable correct

 

Wow. Makes me glad I passed on the 8150 and just pulled the trigger on a M17x R3.

 

*cough*

Lotus P150HM: System Overview - MALIBAL

*cough*

sorry what?

 

Hahaha where do you think dells are made?

It all depends on the vendor and warrenty.