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    What happened to the R2?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by CleaningService, Mar 27, 2011.

  1. CleaningService

    CleaningService Notebook Consultant

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    I have the R3 but I'm just curious as to why they are not selling the R2 anymore.

    Do we even have a Crossfire/Sli laptop system anymore?
     
    CleaningService, Mar 27, 2011
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  2. remedy1978

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    Supposedly, that gap will be filled by the M18x. The m17x R3 is the supposed upgrade/replacement for the M15x.
     
    remedy1978, Mar 27, 2011
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    No. Not unless you get it from the Outlet, or the other usual spots. Alienware no longer actively sells a CF/SLI laptop. The M18x is supposedly coming out sometime. There's no way they're going to let the other laptop manufacturers take their portion of the sales.
     
    TurbodTalon, Mar 27, 2011
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    Old gone , new comes. Maybe dell lack of aluminum , and collecting aluminums for m18x?
     
    iPhantomhives, Mar 27, 2011
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  5. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    do you see this :p

    posts.JPG
     
    katalin_2003, Mar 27, 2011
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  6. vads24

    vads24 Notebook Evangelist

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    Aluminium my Dear Watson, its aluminium
     
    vads24, Mar 27, 2011
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    So, is the M17x R3 aluminum or not? I thought it was still aluminum with a soft touch coating?
     
    MS_MVP, Mar 27, 2011
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  8. katalin_2003

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    No,it's not :(
     
    katalin_2003, Mar 27, 2011
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  9. CleaningService

    CleaningService Notebook Consultant

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    Its not. But it feels very nice. Not cheap
     
    CleaningService, Mar 27, 2011
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  10. CleaningService

    CleaningService Notebook Consultant

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    Jesus, Im not sure if I'd want an 18 inch laptop.... (Might as well get a desktop)

    5 min battery life ftw
     
    CleaningService, Mar 27, 2011
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  13. TurbodTalon

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    The thing is that you could have an 18" LCD in the same exact chassis. There is a good bit of bezel around the current 17" LCD.
     
    TurbodTalon, Mar 27, 2011
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  14. iPhantomhives

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    You are still young , you have 50++ more years to live. :D

    Yes , r3 is plastic. :rolleyes:
     
    iPhantomhives, Mar 27, 2011
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    I'll stick to aluminum although aluminium does sound more fancy (firefox throws up a spelling error).
     
    5150Joker, Mar 27, 2011
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  16. TurbodTalon

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    Depends on what side of the water you're on, I guess. :D
     
    TurbodTalon, Mar 27, 2011
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    vads24, Mar 28, 2011
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  18. faiz23

    faiz23 Macbook FTW

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    I moved to the States a long long time ago but use to live overseas and went to a private school that was under British system. When I moved to the States and in class I spelled Color as Colours they all looked at me as if I had failed basic English in 1st grade or something and could not colour/color within the lines :D
     
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    the R3 has a plastic chassis? i didn't expect that.... one of the reasons i bought the r2 is because i wanted a something durable aswell as performance, unlike the steelcase series =P

    but thats good to know, i was considering getting a r3, but i could aswell upgrade this r2, or wait for the 18x
     
    99005997, Mar 28, 2011
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  20. Geoffxx

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    incorrect, the M17x has 3 revisions, R1 R2 R3, like it or not that's how it is, Sli and Xf are beginning to become less and less as single GPU's like the AMD6970 and |Nvidia 485m are pushing performace equal too or better than the last iteration of XF in the R2, i.e. 2x 5870, that is simply how it is, now speculation that an M18x will have dual GPu's is just that - speculation
     
    Geoffxx, Mar 28, 2011
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  21. -l-Z3K3-l-

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    Aluminium, armour, colour, tomato/tomato
    :D

    I got my R2 from the outlet.
     
    -l-Z3K3-l-, Mar 28, 2011
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    I understand your situation , but in Canada here , every contractor is using aluminum in their invoice/quote , I know about aluminium too , but seem no one is using this word after all , in my area.


    people/ppl , you/u , why/y , laugh out loud/lol etc :D

    I don't understand the tomato part. red tomato -> :mad: ?
     
    iPhantomhives, Mar 28, 2011
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  23. -l-Z3K3-l-

    -l-Z3K3-l- Notebook Consultant

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    TomAAAAto / tomahhhto

    just threw that in to throw people
    IT WORKED. Awesome!

    Now what was this thread about again?
     
    -l-Z3K3-l-, Mar 28, 2011
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  24. iPhantomhives

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    What happened to the R2 turned E.S.L? :eek:
     
    iPhantomhives, Mar 28, 2011
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    It good we can all see the lighter side of life rather than 24/7 intensive alienation indoctrination.

    Mind Your Language my species.....Thousand Apologies!!!!!
     
    vads24, Mar 28, 2011
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