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    Which one should i keep? m17x R4 or R5?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Spunky424, Nov 24, 2017.

  1. Spunky424

    Spunky424 Notebook Consultant

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    i have both laptops and looking to unload one.

    the R4 has the following specs:
    3820q and 675m and 1080p screen

    The R5(ranger) has the following specs:
    4900mq and 765m with 1080p 3d screen.

    i have a 980m i can put in either of them. which one would you keep and why?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    Spunky424, Nov 24, 2017
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    Arrrrbol Notebook Deity

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    Which one do you think has the best cooling, display, keyboard, trackpad and chassis?

    In terms of performance they are pretty much identical, certainly if they are upgraded with the 3940XM and the 4940MX. Those CPUs are pretty much the same in performance especially when overclocked.

    Personally I would keep the one with the best cooling.
     
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    Spunky424 Notebook Consultant

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    yea thats what i've heard. tbh i have no idea which one has better cooling, any of the experts know?
     
    Spunky424, Nov 24, 2017
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    EepoSaurus Notebook Deity

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    Ill buy your 17r1. ;)
     
    EepoSaurus, Nov 24, 2017
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    ssj92 Neutron Star

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    Personally, M17xR4 > AW17 R1.

    M17xR4:

    Better design (I love the design of the M17x/M18x series compared to the newer ones)

    Good unlocked BIOS (many options available, there's one for the AW17 as well now though but I believe the M17x one has more options)

    Control cooling (HWINFO allows you to control the fans on the M17xR4 manually, AW17 R1 has a worse fan profile)

    HDMI IN & Out as separate ports (AW17 has one hybrid port)

    eSATA (I use this a lot, don't know if it's relevant to you)

    Sound (M17xR4 has better sound IMO)

    Battery (M17xR4 has a better battery from my experience & it's hot swappable easy)

    Keyboard (I prefer the M17xR4 style keyboard but the AW17 isn't bad)



    I know I'm forgetting stuff but that's most of it.
     
    ssj92, Nov 25, 2017
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    M17x R4 > Alienware 17 any day of the week. **** the haswell Alienwares, they piss me off.
     
    Raidriar, Nov 25, 2017
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  7. Rengsey R. H. Jr.

    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

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    R4 :D . I love that you can have HDMI in and at the same time have HDMI out to the Big Screen, while HDMI in is still displaying on your laptop and HDMI out to the big screen. I don't think any laptop out there that can multitask like the R4 or M18x's
     
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    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

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    m17x r4
     
    sicily428, Nov 26, 2017
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  9. Reciever

    Reciever D! For Dragon!

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    I love my Alienware 17 R1, that being said there is way more I/O on the R4, better fan tables, etc.

    I believe you can upgrade the R4 to the 1070 as well so there respective thresholds on the GPU side are similar.

    I would probably stick with the R4 and upgrade it over time, unless of course you have a use for AVX2 but you would likely already know if you have need of that.
     
    Reciever, Dec 1, 2017
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