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    3rd Party Laptop charger for Alienware M17X R4- Portable

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Rushidev, Dec 22, 2012.

  1. Rushidev

    Rushidev Newbie

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    Rushidev, Dec 22, 2012
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    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    Not sure if it will work or not since dell uses some sort of authentication with their PSU's
     
    bigtonyman, Dec 22, 2012
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  3. funkmasterta

    funkmasterta Notebook Evangelist

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    no way it's compatible, maybe the 11x. the 17x uses 240w.

    all these big companies get their psu's from only a few global mfg's anyway, the generic ones probably come from the same corporations.

    as long as watts = watts and output volts = volts and amps = amps; you are good to go.
     
    funkmasterta, Dec 24, 2012
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  4. Tsunade_Hime

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    Yeah that is not going to work, M17x minimum I think is 150W adapter assuming you get base specs, if you have like a 7970M/680M, you'll need the 240W brick.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Dec 24, 2012
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