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    Alienware M15x Good Deal Or Bad Deal?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by KingSeth, Mar 8, 2011.

  1. KingSeth

    KingSeth Notebook Enthusiast

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    im looking to buy an alienware comp cuz i hear there really great for gaming, So i went to there website and customised this laptop is it worth the price and what kind of changes should i add in you personal oppinion price is $2143.21 with taxes and 2 day shipping :p
    SYSTEM COLOR Alienware M15x, Cosmic Black edit
    PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 740QM Quad Core Processor, 1.73GHz (2.93GHz Turbo Mode, 6M Cache edit
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English edit
    MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel Memory (2x 2GB DDR3) edit
    VIDEO CARD 1.5GB GDDR5 65W NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460M edit
    HARD DRIVE 320GB SATAII 7,200RPM edit
    LCD PANEL 15.6-inch WideFHD 1920x1080 (1080p) WLED edit
    WIRELESS CARDS Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGN Half Mini Card edit
    BATTERY OPTIONS Primary - 6-cell (56Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery edit
    INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
     
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    Great system imo, but it really depends on the price... with sandy bridge just released you may reconsider waiting a bit longer... or take a look at the M17x R3.

    If you decide for this system I would go with the lowest-end CPU (cheaper) and upgrade it yourself with a 920xm (or 940xm) from ebay. That would cost about 400$ and it's really a great processor imo.
     
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  3. inap

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    yeah you can get the r3 3d package for cheaper with pretty much better everything component wise.
     
    inap, Mar 8, 2011
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    Yea i would look into the M17x r3 or buy an m15x from the dell outlet and save 1k then you could use that 1k to buy a better processor and grapics card later on. That's what I did got mine for 1k with shipping. It was an i3 with a gtx 260m. I got the 720qm for a couple bux off my friend and bought a 460m from dell for 300 (with a little haggeling).
     
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  5. KingSeth

    KingSeth Notebook Enthusiast

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    yeah im not much of a computer wiz so i have no idea how to upgrade it myself and this price easily fits my budget :), and i have looked at the m17 a little overpriced for me
     
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    appreciating all the comments and knowledge (dont know much)
     
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    Andre56 Notebook Evangelist

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    It's a good deal but without trying to advertise my sale here too much :p, if you want I'll sell you the system in my sig for $2343.

    Full spec...

    SYSTEM COLOR Alienware M15x, Cosmic Black
    PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 820QM Quad Core Processor,
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
    MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel Memory (2x 2GB DDR3)
    VIDEO CARD 1GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon 5870M (Dell Card)
    HARD DRIVE 120GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD
    LCD PANEL 15.6-inch WideFHD 1920x1080 (1080p) WLED
    WIRELESS CARDS Intel Ultimate-N 6300
    BATTERY OPTIONS Primary - 9-cell Battery
    INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
     
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  8. KingSeth

    KingSeth Notebook Enthusiast

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    thankx but no thankx rather get a brandnew model. Getting my name Laser Etched :D
     
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    No problem, I'd have to agree with the other guys then, your gona get a much better deal with the R3 M17X.
     
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    with how much of a price jump tho..?
     
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    nah i'll stick to what i got thankx tho :D
     
    KingSeth, Mar 8, 2011
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