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    New M11x r3 owner

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by s2kgt, Nov 1, 2011.

  1. s2kgt

    s2kgt Newbie

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    Hello all Ive been a long time lurker researching on the m11x and had a hard time deciding between the r3 and the r1/r2 But after carefully watching the dell outlet i landed a R3 I5/1GB Gt540 6gb Ram 500gb for 726 shipped and couldn't pass it up.

    Coming from an Asus G50vt-x5 (which i still have) and my desktop i7 920 8gb ram Ati 4870x2 500gb hdd

    I wanted the most portable laptop with the most amount of power and battery life being really important for me.

    Now after having it for about 2 months I can honestly say this laptop exceeded my expectations by far.

    Battery life With (wifi on bluetooth off brightness 50%)= 6 hours
    (wifi off bluetooth off 0% brightness)= 7:45 min

    The games ive played have performed flawlessly Battlefield 3, COD:BO, MW1 MW2, Dead island, Deus EX, ect...

    The only thing ive bought for it has been a laptop cooler with 2 fans

    Heres a picture of my setup
    [​IMG]
     
    s2kgt, Nov 1, 2011
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  2. M11x ftw

    M11x ftw Notebook Consultant

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    Wow, thats a pretty sick setup :)
     
    M11x ftw, Nov 1, 2011
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  3. Soprano187

    Soprano187 Notebook Guru

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    Glad to hear you're enjoying it!

    I have one all wrapped up from the missus for my birthday, can't wait to get it up and running in 5 days time!

    Just hope Skyrim runs well on my r3.

    As for that setup, all you need is 4 heads to use it all at once! Nice!
     
    Soprano187, Nov 1, 2011
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  4. negyuh

    negyuh Notebook Consultant

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    Nice to hear the R3 performs better and still has longer battery life then an R2. wish i had an R3...
     
    negyuh, Nov 1, 2011
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