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    Confused as hell!! whats the difference?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by galbatrox9, Jan 20, 2012.

  1. galbatrox9

    galbatrox9 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey,

    Whats the difference between Alienware MX17x and MX17 R3?
     
    galbatrox9, Jan 20, 2012
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  2. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    First of all there is no such thing as MX17x and MX17 R3.
    To this date there are three Dell releases of a 17" Alienware:

    Alienware M17x - this model had the Core2 Duo/Quad CPUs and MXM 3.0 type B graphic cards, unlike the pre Dell 17" Alienware models.

    Alienware M17x R2 - this one came with the first gen i core CPUs

    Alienware M17x R3 - he is the latest release, with 2nd generation of i core CPUs.


    The M17x and M17x R2 are dual video cards capable systems (SLi and crossfire), have aluminium bodies and 16:10 screen ratio.


    Also see here for a little more info:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware/568774-different-revisions.html

    And try to search the forum, it has been answered quite a few times:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...ion-how-search-forum-read-before-posting.html
     
    katalin_2003, Jan 20, 2012
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  3. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    ^ What he said. The M17x R3 is a single GPU only system with the 2nd gen core-i Sandy Bridge CPUs.
     
    DR650SE, Jan 20, 2012
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  4. galbatrox9

    galbatrox9 Notebook Consultant

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    oh ok thanks guys :p and sorry for not searching before :p
     
    galbatrox9, Jan 20, 2012
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