Alienware M11x Debut Discussion

I'd hope Alienware would give the few sweepstake winners the fully decked out version, or atleast give them the option to pay 500(if you're correct) to get the fully decked out version.

 

I heard it is supposed to be $1k loaded which means it probably comes default with an SSD already (we can hope!)

 

Yeah, I heard it is $800 stock.

 

Actually, a lot of tech blogs who went to the bit in CES where they were allowed to play with the M11x, obviously supervised , they were told early February...

 

Mhhm. Most of my games are digital rather than disk based and those that ARE disk based are easily installed via USB CD/DVD drive and then 'fixed' to work without it.

Indeed. I speculate that very few upgrades if any will actually be available. Think about it. I think that the GPU will be one option will be one only, if not even soldered onto the motherboard, and same for the processor, or perhaps a few processors within about $100 of each other.

They actually stated that a fully decked out one will be under $1000. We might not be seeing an SSD but if there is one though, I doubt we'd see it for that 'fully decked out' price, they aren't exactly cheap.

 

so 200.00 for a 256GB ssd? I doubt it, but one can hope.

 

They actually stated that a fully decked out one will be under $1000. We might not be seeing an SSD but if there is one though, I doubt we'd see it for that 'fully decked out' price, they aren't exactly cheap.[/QUOTE]

I agree.

 

Yeah, I remember reading it was $1,000 max. SSD for $200? lol I seriously doubt that one. Yes, we can hope (or wish might be better).

 

This option will remove the need for optical drives even when gaming off-line.

 

New video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU9mfkZ2Suk


Edit: Dude says M15x uses ATI graphics... I think he was a little nervous.

 

Don't know if this was seen before but here is another one from the actual presentation. It looks very light and small as this dude handles it.

http://video.golem.de/games/2727/vo...0-im-rahmen-der-pressekonferenz-von-dell.html

 

Quite impressed that the SU7300 can handle CoD:MF2 and the likes, it would be great to be able to overclock it to 1.7GHz like Asus did

 

thank you for that. Was wondering if anyone had video of where people were getting all the quotes from.

 

I should have tried to score a free m11x by bicep curling one a 1000 times. Like bicep man did for the m17x.

With my wimpy arms I would have failed.

 

So I went to Best Buy to play around with a 12" ASUS netbook with 1360x768 resolution to get a feel for the screen size and res. I really wanted to get an M11x, but I don't think I could do it. Web pages needed a lot of side to side scrolling which bothered me the most. The screen was certainly readable and all that, but damn is it small. 3" smaller than 15" and it feels like a lot. I'm gonna have to try out other netbooks of 11-12" screens with same resolution to see if I can get used to it. At this point I think I may pass. I really wanted to justify getting it too since portability + gaming is what I love.

 

What web pages were you visiting? My lappy is only 1280 wide (as are most consumer level, even 15.4" ones) and I don't know of any sites that need side-scrolling unless the browser isn't maximized or I have zoom enabled.

If it's too small for you though, it's too small. I don't have a problem with my 12.1" 1280x800 screen, but I know my wife can't stand it.

 

Right. I am running 1024x600 on my 10" netbook and it looks fine. Can't remember last time I side-scrolled to see a website. The M11x will actually give me an improved viewable area.

 

I was only able to visit one site and the computer froze lol, but it was www.espn.com

Yeah normal tasks like Windows Explorer and I opened up Microsoft Office seemed fine. Maybe it was the site, like I said I don't want to give up on it just yet, but even still the screen is surprisingly small considering I used to have a Macbook 13.3 and now use a 15.4, but this 12" looked quite small.. I'll have to test drive some other similar sized netbooks.

 

Anybody know how the 335m goes against 8800m gts?

 

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I also heard from Dell @ CES 2010 that there might, just might, be an optional configuration for an optical drive for the M11X later... I can't clarify this info more though, but even if it is true, I don't know if it might be external or internal optical drive they might just show...

Comparing the 335M against 8800M... Almost like comparing Apples and Oranges...
When I looked at one review, Crysis had 50 fps on the M11X @ High Settings...
Because of this, I suspect the 335M is one of NVIDIA's newly released "Fermi" Cards (GeForce 300 series)...
If the 335M uses a new kind of GPU architecture than its predecessors, then the 335M will make the 8800M litterally look like a wimp (no offense, but really)... even if it is overclocked 8800M against 335M default clock...
It's like the Core i7 benchmarks crushing the Core 2 Quad benchmarks to its knees...

 

While specific benchmarks for the 335m are not out, notebookcheck seems to think it'll perform between an ATI 4650 and 4670. Here's some benchmarks:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html

EDIT - I see it doesn't filter it in the link, but all of the cards are on that page.

 

To be honest I think that the 335 is overhyped, it is like a 9700GTS, but come one this is not on the league of the 8800 gts, HD 3870, 9800GS etc...

It is a very decent mobile gaming card but just that... But I would get one I love this alienware laptop.

 

the 335 is a desktop 215 core

Its nothing to smile at

 

According to Notebookcheck, 335M is ranked higher than 240M (lol, obviously)

But this point might make M15X shoppers reconsider and buy the M11X when it is released instead...
not to mention, the 335M might overthrow Mobile Radeon HD 4670 in some games even though it is ranked higher than it.

 

In an 11" form factor yes it bloody well is

The next best thing is the Asus N10 which sports a 9300M, alternatively the LG P310 with a 13.3" screen has a 9600M, both of which are weaker

 

I like the form factor. But if another company can squeeze a ULV i3 and a 5830 (which is apparently a 25 watt TDP part) into a sub notebook form factor I'll get that instead.

 

http://gdgt.com/alienware/m11x/specs/
I found something very interesting.

 

exactly

the GPU is not the best they could put in

 

looks like its correct

 

I'm not very good with detail so is there anything new that we didn't know before?

 

nope.........

 

I'm definitely getting one,at the same time an m17x... Pretty much once I have my eyes set on something,nothing will stop me until I get it.

 

why get two laptops?

I'm going to get this for my laptop and build a new desktop rig.

 

Trust me, the 335M is definitely not using Fermi. Nothing has been released using Fermi, cause it was delayed.

 

335 I don't think compares to 8800 GTS. 8800 spec-wise has it beat except shaders 72 (335) vs 64

curious though, 1GB ram is useful for higher resolution and textures right? So that's just for hooking up to external monitors I assume

 

if it comes out with only 1 option of having the ulv 1.3ghz core 2 processor, is it possible to put other core 2 processors inside? what processors have similar sockets? could i put, lets say an x9000 or an x7900 if it isnt a penryn socket?

 

Not gospel, they probably read it here.

I think the spec will get revised before launch.

NO WAY does an ULV C2D and 335m score 7000 points in 3dmak06. That is what a C2D 3.06 Ghz and 4670 scores.

 

maybe, but it is highly useful in marketing

 

Yeah, I'm guessing that it's either gonna be a more powerful Core 2 Duo, but they're working on the extra watts it provides or it'll be a Core i5 of some description. Likely the 1.06GHz Core i5 ULV with 18W. That's 8 more watts than the current ULV Core 2 Duo in there.

 

http://www.notebookcheck.com/Newseintrag.54+M5b1a071c77b.0.html


they say it's either i5-520UM or i7-640UM.

What they don't know if you can choose between the two, or it is a non configurable component.

But i agree, somehow i can't imagine it being a C2D ULV, i mean it's alienware, and why use old CPUs when Arrandale just launched?

 

They really should couple this with the 5830. It is a 25 watt part and is technically superior. i5 and a 5830 would be an absolute no-brainer.

But the design win by Nvidia has more to do with cost. I've heard that Nvidia is practically giving chips away to win deals.

 

I was thinking this too.. after researching the new chips.



the two chips in the article is onthat list. I HOPE any of the bottom three options so it won't be so much a bottleneck to the GPU. This is probably why the press conference didn't mention a specific CPU except a [low powered]

 

Well, to be honest, I'm pretty sure that's wrong.
I'm pretty sure that's speculation on their part, considering how Dell only said about a low power CPU. That's up for speculation, and I'd love for them to be right, but Dell never said anything about an Arrandale low power CPU.

 

Just put it through Google translate on auto detect language.
Anyway, so, they never said specifically an ULV processor. They said a low power one. What they meant by that it up for debate.

 

For the record, I've seen ads for the m11x popping up on Kotaku, and there's an Intel logo that says "Core 2 Duo Inside".

 

i have adblocker lol, so i probably won't see it.

mind doing a screenshot mate?

EDIT: that article is german if you wanted to know.

 

Here ya go

 

hmm, you just shattered my hopes there

 

all of them except the 18 TDP i3 are too hot.

all should be a whole lot faster than then any C2D ULV chip.

At this point I am really starting to think the quoted specs are just FUD to throw off competition.

no 9600m GT based GPU can score 7,000 points in 3dmark06 without instakill OCing.

 

There goes my theory.

So Dell lied. Untill I see it score 6,000-7,000 in 3dmark06 with my own eyes I won't believe it.