Advice Please on Alienware m17x

hello guys im looking at buying this alienware m17x these are specs:


Alienware m17x | i7 620M 2.66GHz | 17in WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 - Beyond HD (900p) | Dual 1GB ATI 4870 HD | Slot Load Blu-Ray Reader| 4096MB (2x2048) 1333MHz | 1TB (2x500GB) | Intel Wireless 6300 | Windows 7 64bit |

the price i been quoted is £1600 i think this aint a bad price but could you guys help me please

 

Doesn't look like a bad price,

but I'm just used to buying used laptops.. so can't really be of help.

Any UK people here to comment on the price?

As a US person, I really can't tell..

 

Whatever you do, don't settle for the WXGA screen - go for the 1200P RGB LED! You won't regret it. The rest is fine.

 

is there alot of difference between the screens? i looked on alienware website and with all extras they have giving me im making a saving of £800 thats a 3rd of price

 

The difference is huge. IMHO, with a WXGA screen it's a total waste of time and money to buy AW. It's like buying a Porsche with a Ford's chassis. You don't wanna make that mistake, trust me!

 

what would my games run like on that? modern warfare 2, crysis 2 when its out and medal of honour if i had them on medium settings 1028x768

 

with the screen they are willing to give me i cant really afford other screen this is my budget really they give me blue ray, graphics card and 1000gb as extra plus im not paying any vat

 

You could drop the processor down to the 720qm and then upgrade the screen because the two processors perform similar and the price difference is the same as the difference between your current screen and the 1200p one.

 

^^ I'd drop everything down including the blue ray, just to get that screen.

 

see i been trying to hassle them but aint having any joy i think the deal i got aint to bad as long as i can run the game medium to high settings i would be happy! what fps do you think i would average?

 

I agree with Aikimox. Do what you've got to do to get the better screen. Lose the blu-ray or go with a single 250GB HDD or something. Having all that graphical horsepower with that crappy screen is a bad idea. My two cents.

 

right im pretty screwed cause i agreeded the deal but surely the games wont look that bad and wont affect the way it runs will it?

 

No it won't affect performance... infact due to the lower native resolution and therefore lower gpu strain you will see better fps than those with the 1200p screen. However things won't look as nice... You could always just tell them you want to change it... as it's not in production yet i'm sure they'll let you.

 

well thing is i started talking to dell 2 weeks ago made a deal said would let them know this week and my wife has ordered it didnt realise till tonight but she paid for it 2 weeks ago and it comes friday but i aint gonna complain very nice of her to buy it for me thanks to all for your help you have been alot of help next time i buy a laptop will chat on here before i do anything thanks once again for all your comments