why is this so much cheaper than dell site?

Dell Alienware M17x10 - Buy from Microsoft Store

I am looking at the m17x and this looks too good to be true. Any ideas?

 

That's a great deal, as long as you don't mind the low res screen.

 

is the GPU at 2gig meaning its a Crossifire of 1Gig x2 HD 5870 or one HD 5870 with 2gig ram?

KJ

 

there are two 1Gb 5870s in Crossfire

 

Nice price, but how warranty works when we dont buy directly from dell?

 

Thanks for the fast replies....ya i have never heard of a 2gb 5870 so it must be xfire (i hope)...other than the lower rez screen (thanks for pointing that out, i missed that point) it seems to be a killer price. I cant get within 700 dollars of this on the alienware site....makes no sense to me that i can get it through a distributer cheaper than direct! newegg has a simular one but the specs are a little less.

 

I just went back to see specs again, and wow! It actually has a slot load bluray drive, impressive...but again, the display is a real deal breaker! Why have a sexy bluray player without having a 1920x1080 display to actually enjoy the bluray movies...sad... real sad... I also like movies and 3D besides gaming...so I'm still hoping the future M18x will have the 3D ability with a nice screen realastate.

but, if you are just into gaming, then I'd say this is a good one....

KJ

 

Ya, im stricly a gamer......i think im going to go for this system. I am moving away from a asus g73. i know this isnt the worlds biggest upgrade but to be honest, i have wanted an alienware for a long time and the cool factor is a big part of it.

 

^^^
Or you can connect it to an external one(HDMI).
The RGB screen is one of the forte points of the m17x. Might want to try a deal with Dell tell them about this one and if you can add a little it'll be worth it.

 

You're pretty smart. Seriously, why did I not think of it? While at home or office, you can connect the lap to the nice monitor, 1920x1080 that way....

KJ