Which alienware m17x should I buy?

Just looking to buy an alienware via delloutlet so yea need some opinions which is more worth it.

M17x (Nebula Red) $999

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9600 (2.80GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6MB cache)
  Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
  Alienware M17x Laptop
  320 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
  8 GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz (2 DIMMs)
  8X DVD +/- RW Optical Drive
  1 GB Dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
  Internal 300Mbps Dual-Band a/g/n Wireless with MIMO Technology
  17 inch WideUXGA 1920x1200 (1200p)

M17x R2 (Lunar Silver) $1189

• Processor: Intel Core i7-820QM Quad Core Processor 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
  Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
  Alienware M17x R2 Laptop
  500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
  8 GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz (2 DIMMs)
  8X DVD +/- RW Optical Drive
  1 GB ATI Radeon HD 5870
  Dell Wireless 1520 802.11n Half Mini-Card
  17 inch UltraSharp WXGA+ (1440x900) LCD Display

Whats making think twice is the screen res soo yea any advice?

Thanks!

 

Get the M17x R2. it has better CPU, GPU and HDD.

I must say the 900p screen is awful though, really awful. The R2 is still better, just use an external display.

 

I'd also take the second one. That's a tiny bump in price for a big bump in what you're getting.

 

Is the 1440x900 really that bad? because I am coming from a asus g72 which had a 1600x900 LED and it was good for me. I also checked out my brothers CCFL 1440x900 lcd from his gateway 7805u it wasnt really that bad for me.

i also saw a m17x r2 with a i5 2.53ghz is it going to be a huge difference from the i7 1.73ghz? because arent some games dont really take advantage of quad cores yet?

 

For gaming the i5 will perform about the same as the i7 quad.

The 900p CCFL is a nightmare. I had the 900p CCFL on my R2 for a few weeks as the 1200p RGB led was no longer available on new systems when I bought my R2. The 900P screen was backbleeding so badly + uneven lighting. I had Dell to replace it with a RGB led as I paid 6.5k $ for my R2 due to the blown up prices of Dell/AW here in Europe (Dell/AW cost double the US price here in EU). Hence I would expect a perfect M17x.

Proof: http://www.dell.com/se/p/alienware-laptops?~ck=anav convert to USD by dividing the Swedish kr with 6.2. Base price is insane and upgrade prices are horiffic. The 4 years standard warranty itself is more than 1k USD

 

Definitely the R2

 

How about this m17x R2, What i dont like about this is the i5 and the HD but those are easy to upgrade thats why im considering it. This is for $1189 after discount and california tax it is $1099

What you guys think?

Intel Core i5-540M Processor (2.53GHz, 3M cache)
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate
320 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
8 GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz (2 DIMMs)
Slot Load Blu-ray Disc Combo (DVD+/-RW & BD-ROM)
1 GB ATI Radeon HD 5870
Space Black
17 inch UltraSharp WUXGA (1920x1200) RGB LED Display
9 Cell Primary Battery
Intel 6300 Wireless-N (2x2) Half Mini-Card
Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module
5.1 Channel Audio
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Operating System

 

You could also get ram and blu ray seperately, they're also cheaper that way instead of getting it via dell.

 

OK. Well I got this and I will just be upgrading the processor and probably get a 2nd 5870 for crossfire later on but the HD will be going and will be replaced with 1 SSD for booting up win7 and a 500GB 7200rpm for data and etc.

Is the price reasonable for the specs I got?
Subtotal: $1,189.00
Shipping and Handling: $19.99
Shipping Discount: -$19.99
15% Discount: -$178.35
Environmental Disposal Fee: $8.00
Sales Tax: $88.43
Total Amount: $1,107.06



M17x R2
Intel Core i5-540M Processor (2.53GHz, 3M cache)
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate
320 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
8 GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz (2 DIMMs)
Slot Load Blu-ray Disc Combo (DVD+/-RW & BD-ROM)
1 GB ATI Radeon HD 5870
Space Black
17 inch UltraSharp WUXGA (1920x1200) RGB LED Display
9 Cell Primary Battery
Intel 6300 Wireless-N (2x2) Half Mini-Card
Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module
5.1 Channel Audio
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Operating System