m14x r2 when can we expect it ?

i'd say it will come out after sometime after the ivy bridge refresh which is in the march/April time frame. another thing that dell might have to wait on is nvidia if they go with a similar graphics configuration

 

I'd like to see:

1) Side Scroll bar on the touch pad.
2) Additional USB port
3) Matte Screen
4) Hard Volume Control. Not sure why every laptop doesn't have a hard volume button/dial/knob?
5) AC adapter that's easier to insert into machine
6) On the fly Keyboard LED color changes.
7) The Ablity to turn off the LED around the touchpad

 

I would like to see everything DOWNGRADED so that it has a worse graphics card like the NVIDIA GT 335M and an Intel i3 Processor, that way I can feel smart and happy that I bought the first M14x model instead of sad and angry that there is now a better one that they should have sold in the first place.

Seriously what is this R1, R2, R3 nonsense? How about M14x RFinal?


That said, the USB ports on the right side are too close together, and the screen has a low color gamut, and I can't max out Crysis 3 or 4 so that means it sucks.

 

Hopefully before next June, all I can say really. Ideally it will have:

2 USB 3.0 ports (if it doesn't already)
matte screen option
color option that isn't red or black (Cosmic Blue anyone?)
better CPU and GPU
even longer battery life

 

Hey buy now to enjoy or just wait. Since the m14x could run most games at a good setting I do not see it being upgraded anytime soon. Throw a dart at a calendar and that my friend will be your release date.

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nice phone btw how you like it?

 

What I would like to see in the M14x r2
USB 3.0 Ports
3GB highest GT class GPU made for 17 inch laptops
full quad core i7 CPU
6 hours of battery
HD+ 1600x900 14 inch display
2.1 audio setup with a freaking subwoofer
crysis 2 maxed 30fps

oh wait

 

i'd ditch this m17x if I could obtain all of that

 

You can, buy an M14x right now.

 

nvm misread it and my poor m17x got killed by dell so idk what i'm gonna end up with at this point

 

I might be missing something here...
1) The touchpad has the ability to control scroll.
5) the AC adapter is easy to plug in!
6) Keyboard changes can be done by hitting FN + pause.
7) Touchpad light can be turned off using FN + insert.

and all lights can be killed using FN + print screen.

 

Thanks But how do you do that? Couldn't find anything in the manual I've already gotten used to holding down the mouse button, but a dedicated built-in touchpad scroll would have been nice.

It's just that the top protrudes a little. Plugging it in blind was a bit difficult at first but now I have the technique down

I was looking for a button/s that cycles through the schemes. All that does is launch the app. Way more time consuming than just being able to cycle through the available themes without launching the app. Or am I still missing something?

But that completely turns off the touchpad. I want to be able to use the touchpad without the LED being illumated. Sometimes I would like to have no illumination at all.

All the lights except the LED around the touchpad. The LED around the touchpad still remains on.

 

should be under the alienware command center under the mouse tab(at least on the m17x) Can't give better directions as my m17x is dead

there should be an option if you right click on the command center icon in the system tray to turn indicator lights off if you turn the lights off. This should turn all the lights off

 

Download the latest synaptics drivers from their website. Then your get 2 finger scrolling and pinchzoom.

Ontopic: I don't care for a R2, happy with my R1

 

Thanks guys! I'll try everthing later tonight.

 

It turns off all the lights except the LED thats around the touchpad There doesn't seem to be a way to turn off that LED without turning off the touchpad completely.

 

once I get my m17x back i'll go and figure it out just for you

 

Thanks

 

Right click on the AlienFX Alien head in your taskbar, and hit "Keep Status Zones On During Go Dark" to unchecked. Touchpad should go off now. If not, try reinstalling AlienFX as that would be a problem

 

forget about the m14x r2... I'll be getting the new Razor Blade gaming laptop by the time r2 comes out ^o^

 

the razer laptop isn't worth buying at all

*2.8GHz Intel Core i7 2640M Processor
*8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Memory
*17.3" LED Backlit Display (1920x1080)
*NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
*2GB Dedicated GDDR5 Video Memory
*Built-in HD Webcam
*Integrated 60Wh Battery
*320GB 7200rpm SATA HDD
*Wireless Network 802.11 b/g/n Compatible
*16.81"x10.9"x0.88"; 6.97lbs:
*0.88 inch/2.24 cm thick
*Dynamic adaptive key technology
*Built-in touchscreen and buttons with LED displays
*Lightweight Design

all in all its performance doesn't match the m14x because it has an HD Display, and only a dual core processor, and I doubt its gonna be easy to upgrade anything in it. best part is it costs $2800 so if you wanna pay almost double the price of a loaded m14x and not get as good performance be my guest

 

wow, the razor only has a gt555... thats sad, they should have tossed in sli 460m's for that price or sli 580m's

 

And looks like it has the weaker GT555m

 

You're right! For that price, they may as well throw in an i7 3960X as well! Maybe a secondary hard drive? Mind you, it wouldn't be very thin, or portable then, and might be more of a f**king laptop than an ultra-portable!

 

the price actually reminds me of the apple strategy. Over-charging for crappy hardware

 

I'd rather get a MacBook Pro 17 + Windows than the Razer Blade, with a quad-core CPU, HD 6770M, slimmer and lighter and believe it or not, cheaper. Sure, the Blade looks great, but so does the MBP and $2800 for that hardware!? What a joke.

 

So is it likely the M14x R2 will come out in April? If so, will we able to see the specs earlier?

I've never really paid much attention to Alienware before recently, so I don't know their patterns and history.

 

id say its gonna be at least 3 months before any specs would be rumored

 

Yeah I wouldnt worry about it much though. The Sandy Bridge processors are crazy powerful AND upgradable, and from the looks the 555M successor will be maybe a 10% increase, which the m14x easily overclocks by like 20%. The r2 wont be a big difference, and of course I cant say for the r3.

My guess is the r3 is when people may actually upgrade their systems (for if NVIDIA follows the same pattern the 7xx series will be a 20-30% increase over the current 5xx series).

In my opinion if someone is looking to get the m14x it wouldnt be THAT worth waiting, but if you can stomach it it never hurts much.

 

Yeah, my dad really wants to order one for me now. I guess the only thing I'm afraid of is the new one's going to suddenly get some awesome 1600x900 screen like the Radiance on the HP Envy but then I just tell myself to get real, so I should probably just go ahead and get it

 

I'd go ahead and order it. there will always be somthing bigger and better around the corner

 

Agreed. Think of the m11x r1. It came out and didnt have a real competitor until this year, the Acer 3830TG (I think thats the right number) with a 13 inch screen and 540m. Took a year and a half for companies to catch up. So if it follows a semi-comparable pattern, you wont even have to worry about it till 2013/2014. Im not upgrading till end of 2015, I think itll make it.

And dont forget to get a banner in your signature when you order it!

 

No more thick bezel would be a good start. I want 15" screen in a 14" laptop.