hmmm starting to wonder if i should have ordered this...
Newegg.com - Open Box: HP Pavilion dv6-3143us NoteBook Intel Core i3 370M(2.40GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 + Intel HD
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One question to rule them all.....:
Did you want a small laptop or a BIG laptop?
Otherwise I cant see how you are comparing the two. I could do the same by comparing a desktop with a generator tied to the back against a laptop.... -
wrong thread
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performance wise about the same?
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Laptop seems like a good buy if you don't mind the bloatware HP packs in there. Performance wise it seems even better than the AW although I do recommend upgrading the hard drive if you do purchase the HP one. If it wasn't for these helpful forums and the clean, non bloated laptop, simple to use (at least for me) and next day tech warranty as stated above, I would go with this one. Definitely seems like a good buy especially for gaming and this isn't a HUGE laptop, only weighting at about 6 pounds?
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I own an old HP Mini that I bought on contract through Verizon a few years back... and lemme tell ya... HP stuffs their laptops to the brim with crap you don't need.
and voodoo is right... I got so frustrated on the phone trying to get tech support for my HP notebook because all their tech support is based in india! They all read from a script and if you deviate from that script in any way they are just completely lost. I remember trying to get on of the tech's to try and fix a problem I was having with the integrated graphics and he obviously didn't have a clue how this laptop was built.
Call Alienware and at least they know *something* ... I won't say they're all super geniuses over there, but Carlos who I talked to seemed to understand my driver problem and spoke as if he was actually a computer guy... as in... someone who wasn't just reading from a script. We talked back and forth about the driver issue, and he knew what I was talking about. This is something that never happened with HP. With HP's tech support you basically need to throw a tantrum enough times to get escalated to a higher level tech problem, and the HP techs have all sorts of strategies to "get rid of you" ... they'll downright tell you your problem can't be fixed, or the tried and true "Just reinstall windows" solution that tech support agents love to throw around mindlessly.
Call me a fanboy, but I'll never buy an HP again. You think Dell is bad... you've never owned an HP and tried to get tech support with it. It's that bad. -
My only question is how do the two graphics cards compare to each other?
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M - Notebookcheck.net Tech
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Now to track down that other thread on here comparing the two and correct the current consensus. -
Ask yourself what you want out of a laptop. If the word "portable" isn't one of the first words out of your mouth, don't buy an Alienware M11x.
better deal?
Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Ryencool, Feb 7, 2011.