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    Any rumours yet on the M17x refresh

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by kwantz, Aug 8, 2010.

  1. kwantz

    kwantz Notebook Evangelist

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    I am still waiting around till september.... I am a native canadian, and my tax card will not be in effect until septmber 1st...... But I plan on getting a Alienware.. THe reason i am waiting around is to save a measly 150-200 dollars. To me thats basically a SSD or a kick gameing headset.

    But has anyone heard what alienwares plans are? are they going to keep the same model for over a year? Do they plan on releaseing a version with i7 740s? seems like everyone else is.... but these guys have yet to even offer it... I thought they did,, but seems like they took that option away....


    also when are they planning to offer the Fermi cards??? the 460 and 480?
    I thought since clevo is already offering it.. I thought for sure, since Alienware is Self proclaimed the best gameing notebook in the universe, theyu would have been at least first or second inline for the fermi cards..... Heck they havent even got the new Core series yet...... whats going on???

    Anyways I really want a alienware.... but its basically i really want to make my decision soon.... at least before the second week of sept.
     
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  2. Ashtefere

    Ashtefere Notebook Evangelist

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    Im pretty sure alienware will only add fermi cards when they switch to sandy bridge CPU's (and imho sandy bridge is gonna suck for overclockers).

    Additionally, they will probably only ship with GTX460m's, or a single GTX460m. Just too much heat.

    And by the looks of things, a HD5870m will still beat a GTX 460m.

    I would say, if alienware have released the new driver by september 1st, buy the r2, and upgrade the HDD yourself with an ssd that has a sandforce controller.

    -Ash
     
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