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    Just recieved my m17x R3 -- I switched from a Mac

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by TheSandman2236, Sep 13, 2011.

  1. TheSandman2236

    TheSandman2236 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey everyone --

    I've been a mac user (and convert) from 2008ish -- and after the issues with OSX Lion -- I was done. I purchased my m17x R3 last week and it came last night :)

    It was $1328 Shipped from eBay (Dell Sealed Refurb)
    Came with...
    Intel i7 2.0Ghz Quad
    4GB RAM
    320GB HDD (7200 RPM)
    AMD 6870m
    Standard DVD Writer
    and to my surprise...it came with WiMax!

    Before it came I ordered:
    8GB RAM kit
    (2) 750GB WD Black drives
    (1) Blu ray drive
    Total $266

    So I made some upgrades (now with 12GBs of RAM) and I installed the BR drive -- which was a pain in the to install (Pretty much took the whole laptop apart.)

    Anyone want a Sandy Bridge MBP? :p :cool:
     
    TheSandman2236, Sep 13, 2011
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    UpGradde Notebook Enthusiast

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    Congrats on the new m17x.. I'm looking forward to owning one soon. What issues were you having with OSX Lion? My sister has a MBP and swears it is 10x better than any PC...
     
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    UpGradde Notebook Enthusiast

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    Everything ive read concerning problems related with Lion have been with the RAM. Most older machines had a max of 2GB RAM and with Lion 4GB is what you need.
     
    T2TFITNESS, Sep 13, 2011
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    m17x r3 > mac

    anything > mac tbh :p
     
    DarkXeRoX, Sep 13, 2011
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  7. Joe85

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    Agreed, after owning and Iphone i dont think i'll go near anything Apple again.
     
    Joe85, Sep 13, 2011
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  8. idlehand

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    See I'm a Apple fanboi so I find your comments completely unwarranted and biosed! :p


    Oh and congrats to OP on the new machine :)
     
    idlehand, Sep 13, 2011
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  10. idlehand

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    Wow... someone has been drinking the koolaid. I really hope those vids are tongue and cheek because if not I need someone to take his Mac privileges away lol

    The Stupidity in his comments make my brain hurt lol
     
    idlehand, Sep 13, 2011
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  11. jwolf7722

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    Alienware and Apple products are for different consumers.


    Welcome to the AW club. Enjoy!
     
    jwolf7722, Sep 13, 2011
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    Congratz on the M17x! :D Now you're finally getting your money's worth.
     
    aarpcard, Sep 13, 2011
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  13. katalin_2003

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    I see what you did there :D and i completely agree haha.
    Welcome Sandman to the Alien side.
     
    katalin_2003, Sep 13, 2011
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    I made the switch from a macbook pro to the m17x as well, anyone know of some good programs to effortlessly migrate my documents/pics/etc back to windows?
     
    ceta, Sep 14, 2011
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    yep a fat32 formatted hd and a mouse works every time
     
    jem286, Sep 14, 2011
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  16. TheSandman2236

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    Holy crap I almost forgot I made this thread, I've been too busy enjoying my laptop :p

    Thanks for the positive thoughts everyone. So far I'm really really happy with it. Does anyone use a timbuk2 bag to carry it? My 15" inch bag barely fits it in the main compartment.

    I used MacDrive 8 to migrate all of my data over -- I would recommend it.
     
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    I had issues with booting (I'd have to restart it 3 or 4 times for it to boot), constant freezing -- a number of issues. And I ordered one off ebay -- $46. Don't buy it there. I think mine was the CA10N
     
    TheSandman2236, Sep 14, 2011
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