Is It Worth Spedning $5000 On A M17x 3d

just wanted to know ppls thoughts before i buy a laptop that will cost me $5000 (included extras)o and its an alien

 

Definitely not, maybe a few years back, yes.
Review this:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware/456885-aw-dell-ordering-advice-how-save.html#links

 

5000$ ? no i think you can get around 3000$ with maxed.

 

No. I wouldnt spend over 2000 on one.

 

AS it was already said, I would spend max. $2000. Have done this mistake (buying a expensive laptop) before. After one year, I could get the same thing for almost half of the price..

 

this is my set up im lookign at
Alienware M17x R3 3D Custom Built to Order
System ColorSoft Touch Stealth Black Processor Intel® Core™ i7 2960XM 2.7GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB ...
Processor Intel® Core™ i7 2960XM 2.7GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache) with IC Diamond thermal compound - INSTALLED BY HIDevolutionThermal Paste - Lower temps and extend life of system!IC Diamond on CPU + GPU - INSTALLED BY HIDevolution Operating SystemGenuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English Video Card2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M LCD Panel17.3-inch WideFHD 1920x1080 120Hz WLED w/ NVIDIA 3D Vis ...
LCD Panel17.3-inch WideFHD 1920x1080 120Hz WLED w/ NVIDIA 3D Vision BundleAdditional 3D GlassesNone - 1 Pair included MemoryKingston HyperX 16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1866MHz (4DIM ...
MemoryKingston HyperX 16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1866MHz (4DIMMS) - 1866MHz not supported on 2630QM - installed by HIDevolutionHard DriveCrucial M4 (C400) SATA3 6Gb/s 256GB SSD - INSTALLED BY ...
Hard DriveCrucial M4 (C400) SATA3 6Gb/s 256GB SSD - INSTALLED BY HIDevolution2nd Hard Drive Bay (installed by HIDevolution)750GB 7200RPM HDD - INSTALLED BY HIDevolution Internal Optical/3rd HDD BaySlot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW ...
Internal Optical/3rd HDD BaySlot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)Battery Options85 WHr 9-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery Power Adapter240 Watt 3 Prong AC Adapter with 6 ft Power Cord (will ...
Power Adapter240 Watt 3 Prong AC Adapter with 6 ft Power Cord (will work worldwide, includes FREE plug adapter for those without "U.S. style" outlets)Wireless CardsKiller™ Wireless-N 1103 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO for Gaming & ...
Wireless CardsKiller™ Wireless-N 1103 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO for Gaming & VideoWirelessHDVIZIO XWH200 Universal Wireless HD Video and Audio Kit ...
WirelessHDVIZIO XWH200 Universal Wireless HD Video and Audio Kit with Internal 60GHz WirelessHD TransmitterBluetoothBluetooth 3.0 Included Warranty and Service (Dell warranties are valid worldwide with service tag transfer request)4 Year Advanced Service Plan (adds Accidental damage pr ...
Warranty and Service (Dell warranties are valid worldwide with service tag transfer request)4 Year Advanced Service Plan (adds Accidental damage protection)Office SoftwareMicrosoft® Office Home and Business 2010 Security SoftwareNone Personalized Plate (leave blank if standard plate of "M17x" requested)THE BEAST AlienFX Color (Color can be changed later to any color using supplied AlienFX software)Quasar Blue Avatars and WallpapersAlien Cyborg Pre-Installed GamesSteam and Portal™ Factory Installed, World of Warcraft ...

 

Hidevo...., ye, ive got my new M17xR3 2 days ago from that company. Would recommand them.

 

one word: NO.

 

Why have you spec'd in the SSD's and RAM?? Get the lowest ram and hdd they offer and upgrade yourself for 1/2 the price!

 

This is what you should be looking at:

-2670QM...install that XM yourself if you are a bencher, really no performance gain over a lets say 2760QM even the 2670QM is more then enough for games.

-4 GB RAM, upgrade yourself later.
-Stock HDD, upgrade to SSD yourself.
-3D screen if you are into 3D...had it myself liked it but not loved it, image with 3D on is too dark.

-Blue ray.
-Killer wifi for gaming.
-The vizio thiny if you need it.
-Office 2010.
-Warrenty is up to you.

Everything installed by HID is not covered by the Dell warrenty. If you live in the US get it from Dell, If you live outside the US get it from HID or similar company. If you live outside US also think about shipping costs and taxes.

Spoiler

Software & Services
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 2670QM 2.2GHz (3.1GHz w/Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (2DIMMS)
VIDEO CARD 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M
HARD DRIVE 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
LCD PANEL 17.3-inch WideFHD 1920x1080 120Hz WLED w/ NVIDIA 3D Vision Bundle
WIRELESS CARD Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO for Gaming & Video
WIRELESSHD VIZIO XWH200 Universal Wireless HD Video and Audio Kit with Internal 60GHz WirelessHD Transmitter

My Software & Accessories
SYSTEM COLOR Alienware M17x, Soft Touch Stealth Black
ALIENFX COLOR Quasar Blue
PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE Steam and Portal™ Factory Installed

My Accessories
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 3 Year Basic Plan
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Home and Business 2010
SECURITY SOFTWARE No Anti-Virus Software Selected

ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
NAMEPLATE Standard Nameplate
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
SOUND OPTIONS Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
POWER ADAPTERS Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
Adobe Reader Acrobat SW Adobe Acrobat Reader

Total damage, about 3200 dollars. With coupons or a helpfull rep you should be able to get that for about 2900 dollars.

 

5 grand on a laptop ? lol

unless your looking to have the best score on benches the 2500 dollars extra dont realy give u anything extra on games.

3d is all fine and dandy and prolly works allright now but in the very near future in order to run something 3d u have to turn off all the eyecandy to just have the 3d effect.

If u realy want 3d gaming get a good desktop or wait till the m18x comes with it as 2 gtx 580 will prolly do u a fair bit longer for 3d. 3d gaming on laptops are a bit of a gimmic and cards in the laptop dont realy have the processing power to run high end games on maximum settings at top fps let alone run them in 3d as it cuts the fps in half.

ram and hdd are best to upgrade aftermarket as its cheaper.

if your just looking 3d for movies then go for it but it will be pointless feature for the newer generation games.

if your looking to spend 5 grand on a laptop ur prolly better off going for the m18x and get yourself some nice dual gfx.

 

Regarding Dell HDDs and upgrading on your own, you may want to consider this and compare prices... HDD prices skyrocketting!

 

if you're gonna spend $5K...i'd look at M18x and get dual graphic cards and even then, i don't think the price tag will come out to $5k

As a rule of thumb, you generally want to install the expensive ram and SSD's after you get the laptop because it will save you some money. As long as the price is reasonable where you are getting your laptop for these items, i would do those myself.

if you are a gamer...2760 is more than enough. I'd upgrade the CPU later and save a ton of cash that way

 

5000.....maybe if i would get 5000 weekly wages...even then...no point.
2960xm from dell is just soooo eXpensive. you can get outlet r3 for almost half price.

oh NO

 

I bought the laptop in my sig (minus the SSD and aftermarket RAM) new from Dell this summer for $2000, including tax and shipping. Deep discounts can be found, if you are patient.

 

No 5k is too much for a computer when the parts will come down so dramatically.

Instead of spending 5k now, and hoping it lasts 5 years.

spend 2k on a laptop, then 2k again in 3 years time.

you save 1000 and get an extra year....

 

get yourself a car bro not worth 5k xDD....

 

This was my first and only thought.

Spend that $5k, then weep when the new GPUs come out in early 2012 and obsolete your decision. We're way too close to a major refresh to be dropping that kind of coin.

 

the only thing I would say - I picked up my lappy for an absolute steal and upgraded some of the components myself, as indeed others have indicated.

I just wanted to chip in by saying 3D is utter pish unless its on a 100"+ screen. Seriously the sense of depth on a 17" would be utterly pointless and on top of that you'd be wasting the GPU's performance, when you'd be better off sticking it into effects etc.

Just my opinion.

 

Just to put things into perspective...

My m17x R3 (listed in sig) without SSD and 8 gigs of ram cost me $1875 canadian shipped (after discount)

My upgrades since:
Crucial M4 128 gig: $179 shipped
2x4gig Gskill DDR3 -1333: $45
SB X-fi: Free (already had it)
Soon: Core i7 2820 from ShirleyFu: $270 shipped


I'm no where near $5k

My next upgrade will be either an AMD 7800's or 7900's series vid card...probably 7900's as my 6990m is still decent

 

For $5k, I would rather buy a golden business-class laptop, maybe with some diamonds on it. It will suit best with my Rolex, to use inside my Maybach.

At least the gold/diamonds part retains its value.

 

So how much is killing people paid for nowadays?

 

It is not a good value the way you have it configured.

Do you have any or will this put you in debt?

What is your net worth? Retorical. Perhaps this is a weeks pay for some?

Would the money be better spent on yourself or family?

Would this laptop be productive for work or just play?

My laptop in my sig was less than $1800 cert. refurb and looks, smells and runs like brand new. Major Value!

 

You can really get a better deal - $5000 for a laptop...wow.

I pick up the following for less than $2500 from outlet:

Alienware M17x R3 Laptop
Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate
2860QM 2.5GHz
2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
16 GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (4X4GB)
Internal 60GHz WirelessHD Transmitter
Killer Wireless-N 1103 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO
320 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
320 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
17.3 inch Wide FHD (1920 x 1080 60Hz) WLED Display

and...

3 year warranty and complete care.

It had some minor issues which I took care of in under 10 minutes, other wise it seems to be ok.

 

Saw your post on here and could not resist the 2820 at 270.00 so I best offered on Shirley's and they are sending one out. Pretty good deal I think. +rep to you.

 

hahaha...glad i could be of service lol

 

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thanks for this mate how easy is it to upgrade yourself? do you have to look for certain sizes ect?? i might consider this option massively..

 

could someone go onto hidevolution and create a laptop i should buy?? this would be very helpful.... so i can upgrade in a laptop myself the Processor,Video Card,Memory,Hard Drive,2nd Hard Drive Bay??

 

Why don't you go to hidevolution and do it? You would be the one that knows best what you need in a notebook. Otherwise if I go there, your getting a maxed out system

 

Upgrading is easy, remove a couple of screws and you have access to the RAM and HDD bays. If you are looking for a SSD the Crucial M4 is doing very well here. RAM is so cheap aftermarket. Since you want a 3D system faster RAM doesnt really matter since you cant use the IGP. IGP benefits the most from faster RAM. Kingston Hyper X is a name that pops up very often.

Do you live outside the US?

 

If you really want to spend 5k, why not go for M18x ?

Try the config below. You can save more than 1k by buying separate RAM, RAID SSD, (maybe the 2960XM as well if you feel comfortable upgrading yourself) and spend those on the extended warranty. Final price should be close to 5k.



And this to go with ur beast:

 

hmmmm, don't tempt me

 

Yes I live outside I live in Australia, but I was told if you remove the screws warranty goes there is like seal on them...and it breaks when screws are undone..

 

O and I dont really want 3D but its cheaper for some reason on hide when I put in the specs I want

 

How is it even possible? If you maxed out everything except for hard drive and memory and purchased memory, TWO 512GBSSD and 2960xm RETAIL elsewhere it probably would still be less than that.

Mine was less than $3k even with 16GB, SSD and XM CPU upgrades. It would take effort to get there with M17x but fairly easy with M18x.

 

Mate do you know of where I can buy the upgrades I'm from Australia... So what standard set up did you get?? and what warranty did you get??? What you mean by take effort??

 

ebay is your friend for CPU's...for example, ShirleyFU is the best CPU seller on Ebay. They ship to Australia. Just bought a i7 2820 from Shirley for $270 shipped

Bought 8 gigs of ram from the local computer store for $45
Bought my M4 SSD on sale for $179 shipped

You're starting to see the picture now. Those upgrades would have cost me $1200 if i went through dell

AND when the time comes, the next gen AMD vid card is going into my computer...either 7800's or 7900's...probably 7900's as my 6990m is still decent

 

Without even having read a single post in this entire thread I would like to say:

I dont know if it would EVER be worth it to spend 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS on any laptop computer...ever. Seriously. I mean does it turn into a hot chick and fulfil your every fantasy? No? Just plays video games really fast you say? Yeah...not worth 5k.

 

To not hijack the thread here, but since there is some talk about upgrades...what can I upgread on my m17x-R1?

Like, what is the best GPU and CPU I can put into this rig?

Thanks!

 

People have upgraded the CPU's and the GPU's in R1's in this forum...just search it or look at the top 10 threads they are almost always about similar topics. But I wonder if the cost and work of upgrading an r1 is worth it...cant you just buy an r3 for not alot more money and have the warrenty and such??

 

Think the R2 motherboard fits the R1.

 

i think it does as well, only problem is that it would take a ton of effort to get them swapped

 

It does but the middle magnesium plate isn't the same for both models!!
I also didn't test if the sound cards are compatible, they do fit and plug though.

 

I got my r2 for 450$ with a little waiting

 

sounds like a steal... congrats

 

3D on a gaming laptop = No.Maybe in 5 years or so.
3D on a gaming desktop = Probably yes.It's great and all but it's not all that amazing.

 

gday mate.... ShirleyFU i cant find her on ebay.com.au.... also so what you saying should i just stick to the basics like im thinking of getting the following
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7 2860QM 2.5GHz (3.6GHz with Turbo Boost, 8MB Cache)
Video Card
2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M
Memory
Kingston HyperX 12GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (3DIMMS) - 1600MHz
Hard Drive
500GB Hybrid Drive
2nd Hard Drive Bay
750GB 7200RPM HDD -

but your saying with the laptop you can also upgrade the video card later??
so your saying i mays well get the standard on everything? and just get the best warranty? then upgrade the laptop once warranty runs out?
if i do get the standard configure, will it play the latest games? like this set up below

Alienware M17x R.3 R3 non-3D Custom Built to OrderSystem Color
Soft Touch Stealth Black
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7 2860QM 2.5GHz (3.6GHz with Turbo Boost, 8MB Cache)
Thermal Paste - Lower temps and extend life of system!
Stock thermal compound
Operating System
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Video Card
1GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6870M
LCD Panel
17.3-inch WideFHD1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
Memory
4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (2DIMMS)
Hard Drive
500GB Hybrid Drive (Seagate Momentus XT)
2nd Hard Drive Bay (installed by HIDevolution)
750GB 7200RPM HDD - INSTALLED BY HIDevolution
Internal Optical/3rd HDD Bay
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Battery Options
85 WHr 9-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
Power Adapter
240 Watt 3 Prong AC Adapter with 6 ft Power Cord (will work worldwide, includes FREE plug adapter for those without "U.S. style" outlets)
WirelessHD
VIZIO XWH200 Universal Wireless HD Video and Audio Kit with Internal 60GHz WirelessHD Transmitter
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 3.0 Included
Warranty and Service (Dell warranties are valid worldwide with service tag transfer request)
3 Year Advanced Service Plan (adds Accidental damage pr ... Warranty and Service (Dell warranties are valid worldwide with service tag transfer request)
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home and Business 2010
Security Software
None
AlienFX Color (Color can be changed later to any color using supplied AlienFX software)
Mars Red
Avatars and Wallpapers
Alien Red Glyphs


let me know ur thoughts

 

id go with the first setup if you want the best performance you can get at this point in time. My biggest advice would be to go with the stock RAM and HD and Upgrade these aftermarket because it will be way cheaper and you will have more of a selection

 

huh my first set up???
or do you mean the set up i just put up on my last post??

 

this one is the one that i was referring to