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    M17x R3 Review (HardwareHeaven)

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by vikingrinn, Feb 2, 2011.

  1. vikingrinn

    vikingrinn Notebook Evangelist

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    for anyone interested, hardwareheaven.com has recently posted a review of the new M17x R3 (2630QM + 460M + 120Hz):

    full review here.
     
    vikingrinn, Feb 2, 2011
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  2. stevenxowens792

    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Edit per request.

    Read at your own risk...

    StevenX
     
    stevenxowens792, Feb 2, 2011
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    LVNeptune Notebook Virtuoso

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    Also has a LOT of misspellings/bad grammar.
     
    LVNeptune, Feb 3, 2011
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    veridian3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    HI Steven, I saw your original post before the edit... (which I have to say I preferred :p ). If you still have concerns about the R1vR2 page then I am more than happy to discuss them in PM.
     
    veridian3, Feb 3, 2011
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    veridian3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the feedback, i'll give it another scan now. If there is anything in particular that jumped out at you, feel free to PM me.
     
    veridian3, Feb 3, 2011
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    The_Shirt Notebook Evangelist

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    Not sure what you mean. Looks like a pretty fair review...gives me even more reasons to be patient while my order awaits the corrected chipset. Really weren't any surprises. I always expect new tech to outperform old tech.
     
    The_Shirt, Feb 3, 2011
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    I was glad to see some performance reviews regarding the 3D gaming with the 460m. If it's already struggling with current 3D games, it might not be able to play next year's 3D games at all (maybe on low settings).

    I'll either get the 6970 or wait for a direct upgrade to the 460.
     
    Mekias0, Feb 3, 2011
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    Hmmm I see struggling in 3d on highest settings possible...with lots of optimization to come with future drivers (as 3d tech performance is thoroughly learned). I imagine (can't say for sure yet as I await delivery) that all current games...that are developed to be played in 3d...are more than playable at settings that are well above acceptable.

    Now when forcing non 3d games to work in 3d, I would fully expect to take a significant performance hit.

    Either way, it's the cost of being an early adopter. Sure, we can all wait for 3d to be perfected before we even try it, but by then there will be new tech and 3d will be old news...
     
    The_Shirt, Feb 3, 2011
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