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    Quick question for an alienware noob.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Knocturne, Jan 10, 2011.

  1. Knocturne

    Knocturne Notebook Geek

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    Very simple. I'm not good with computers i'm simply curious.

    Why is the alienware M17x R3 only $1499 compared to the R2 at $1699?

    Also, is the casing on the R3 made of the same material as the R2?
     
    Knocturne, Jan 10, 2011
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  2. Astrogiblet

    Astrogiblet Notebook Evangelist

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    2 videos cards in the R2 vs 1 video card in the R3.
     
    Astrogiblet, Jan 10, 2011
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  3. faiz23

    faiz23 Macbook FTW

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    you need to decide what you want for an overall system specs and features. The r2 has a better quality screen and support for dual graphic cards, made of aluminum and xtreme processor support. The r3 has newer cpu, single graphics/3d, longer battery life, soft touch plastic, HDMI in and Wireless streaming. Do the research and see what fits your price range better. The r3 will be slightly slimmer and maybe 2 lbs lighter. R2 is BEAST and R3 is BEAST jr. Both are excellent systems and will be able to game on HIGH on most games without any issues.
     
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  4. Knocturne

    Knocturne Notebook Geek

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    Oh...plastic. That alone is enough to turn me off completely to the R3.
     
    Knocturne, Jan 10, 2011
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    faiz23 Macbook FTW

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    it take that back :D ....don't quote me on it but it seems like if anything it would be soft touch plastic with magnesium internal casing like m11x. I would wait it out a senior member DANEGRCLOSE got one but it will be like 3 week before we see people get them and review them. If you are looking for build quality then r2 is built like a TANK.
     
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  6. blaster

    blaster 1 tequila, 2,3,4,5, floor

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    I doubt the R3 will have a secondary MXM slot. :(
     
    blaster, Jan 10, 2011
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  7. JaiaV

    JaiaV Notebook Evangelist

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    The R3 is more cheaply built it seems. Dell is cheapening the m17x for some reason, maybe for their XPS line to succeed it (as they've been kinda pushing for a while), or for this rumored m18x or w/e. We'll see. I'm very disappointed though.
     
    JaiaV, Jan 10, 2011
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