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    Okay is this a good replacement for my R1?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Mike2839, May 17, 2011.

  1. Mike2839

    Mike2839 Notebook Consultant

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    This is what dell offered, or should I try and fight for an M18x since the computer I have right now has dual video cards?

    Alienware M17xR3:
    Processor:
    Intel® Core™ i7 2820QM 2.3GHz
    OS:
    Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
    Ram:
    6GB
    Video Card:
    2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 6970M
    Hard Drive:
    750GB
     
    Mike2839, May 17, 2011
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    ryan_calif Notebook Consultant

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    Most definitely.

    A very solid choice!
     
    ryan_calif, May 17, 2011
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    xyeggs Notebook Enthusiast

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    Don't even try to fight for an M18x. I've been there and it wasn't pretty. Besides, you're lucky, they tried to send me a 6870 in replacement for my dual 5870's. Man I bet the neighbors woke up that night from my rage.
     
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    DaneGRClose Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah I would say that's an awesome replacement, if you were getting a replacement for a very high spec'd dual gpu R2 I might say fight for an M18x but given the fact that that R3 will slap your R1 around and the M18x is in a total different class performance wise I'd say go for it.
     
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    Mike2839 Notebook Consultant

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    Well actually I was supposed to get an R2 that was pretty maxed out but they didn't have the parts for it so now they offered an R3
     
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    It's entirely up to you then, the R2 with a 920/940xm in it, Xfire 5870's, and an RGBLED is actually going to perform just a bit better but you lose battery life and a few other options. It's really dependant on what you want, either machine will be a great rig it just depends if you want the newest card/cpu with other options and more portability, or if you want a very good dual card config that's less portable and 1 generation old.
     
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