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    M11X R1 owners to be forgotten about?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by swedelong, Jun 9, 2010.

  1. swedelong

    swedelong Notebook Geek

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    Just wondering if us poor R1 owners will be forgotten about when it comes to Nvidia driver updates?

    (Not that there have been any real updates yet anyway...)
     
    swedelong, Jun 9, 2010
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  2. swedelong

    swedelong Notebook Geek

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    Of course, we may get an Optimus driver?... we would all be able to use vanilla Nvidia drivers then. Correct?
     
    swedelong, Jun 9, 2010
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  3. Wiggy Fuzz

    Wiggy Fuzz Notebook Consultant

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    well, since it's the same gpu i assume the regular drivers for r2 will work for r1. if anything, you'll eb able to use the exact same drivers, just with optimus disabled.
     
    Wiggy Fuzz, Jun 9, 2010
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  4. Neil McRae

    Neil McRae Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm doubting it, especially after the comments by reawneila, its one of the reasons I decided to upgrade to the new machine.
     
    Neil McRae, Jun 9, 2010
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  5. erawneila

    erawneila Company Representative

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    Absolutely not - we'll continue to sustain the M11x R1. There will not be an Optimus driver for it though - that requires new hardware, and thus, an R2. Sorry...
     
    erawneila, Jun 9, 2010
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  6. swedelong

    swedelong Notebook Geek

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    That's good to hear. Don't really care about Optimus really. I'm fine swapping with FN-F6. It would just be nice to see some UTD GFX drivers.
     
    swedelong, Jun 9, 2010
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  7. TheCodeBreaker

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    I think there might be a driver that will work with the r1 considering they are the same GPU.
     
    TheCodeBreaker, Jun 9, 2010
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  8. DrGoodvibes

    DrGoodvibes Notebook Deity

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    They're still selling the SU4100 and SU7300 so the device is still current.
    Don't put me on the cart, I'm not dead yet.
     
    DrGoodvibes, Jun 9, 2010
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  9. Thomas@pc

    Thomas@pc Notebook Consultant

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    Are older i7's forgotten(e.g. i7 920)? No. M11x R1 is awesome too.
     
    Thomas@pc, Jun 9, 2010
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  10. tears

    tears Notebook Evangelist

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    In all honesty I can't use ANY of the Dell drivers on my notebook. Here's what I get when I tried to install the NVIDIA 192 driver posted on the Alienware support page:
    YouTube - M11x problems

    That said, I'm not exactly impressed with the support that the M11x gets.
     
    tears, Jun 9, 2010
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  11. 1201NFTW

    1201NFTW Notebook Evangelist

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    i doubt dell and alienware would cut support for the r1, after all they are still selling it and anyone who wants a r1 with a su7300 can still purchase it if they do not desire the newer processors.
     
    1201NFTW, Jun 9, 2010
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  12. swedelong

    swedelong Notebook Geek

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    Yeah... I'm just overreacting I guess. Thanks for the reassurance. The m11x r1 is a stunningly cool machine.
     
    swedelong, Jun 9, 2010
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