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    GTX 460M No More.....!

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by LamboFreak4ever, Mar 15, 2011.

  1. LamboFreak4ever

    LamboFreak4ever Notebook Enthusiast

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    The nVidia GTX 460M is no more an option for the M15x, Check it on the Alienware site.

    May be it is the beginning of the GTX 560M era ;)
     
    LamboFreak4ever, Mar 15, 2011
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  2. stevenxowens792

    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Probably just an inventory thing. The 260m is still available. StevenX
     
    stevenxowens792, Mar 15, 2011
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  3. svl7

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    Yeah, sometimes they get out of stock... on the Swiss site there's only the GT 240m and the 460m available... 5850 hasn't been available for a long time.
     
    svl7, Mar 15, 2011
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    jarvmeister Notebook Consultant

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    They are available in the UK.

    Let's not get too excited........
     
    jarvmeister, Mar 15, 2011
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  5. T2050

    T2050 Notebook Deity

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    In New Zealand the 460M (1.5GB) was pulled and replaced with a 5850M (1GB), which is a down grade if you ask me.

    Alienware Laptops, Desktops & Peripherals | Dell New Zealand

    The sales person I was dealing with said there will not be a Snady Bridge model for the M15x, and the M15x will become end of line soon, along with the M11x.

    They said that their plans are from here, to have a 14", 17" and a 18" models only in the future.

    Can only think this will be called M14x, M17x, and M18x.
     
    T2050, Mar 18, 2011
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  6. hawk1410

    hawk1410 Bird of Prey

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    I believe they are gonna cancel the m15x soon to make way for M14x and are just clearing stocks.
     
    hawk1410, Mar 19, 2011
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  7. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    The 560M is a rebranded 460M anyway. Kill the excitement.
     
    Kevin, Mar 19, 2011
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  8. Freelancer852

    Freelancer852 Notebook Geek

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    Hopefully not, I find 17" and larger laptops much to big and anything under 15" to small. If they replace the M15x with the M14x they won't offer anything I'd want to buy... :(

    Oh well, my laptop still needs its i7-640M and maybe a GPU upgrade when the 460M's come down in price...
     
    Freelancer852, Mar 19, 2011
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  9. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    Don't waste money on the i7-640M. It's a 9% speed increase, so spend that money on the 460M.
     
    Kevin, Mar 20, 2011
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