*OFFICIAL* "All Powerful" M15x Owners Lounge - Part 4

WOOOT!! My M17x just came in And i have to say... Its Awesome man. Feels build better.

Now i just have to decide which one to keep. the M15x or the M17x.... i've never been faced with such a hard decision in my whole life Lolllll

 

What are the specs on the m17x?

 

Pretty much the same...

i7 720xm
8gb ddr3 1333mhz
1200p RGB LED
5870m
1TB HDD
Intel Ultimate N 6300

Thats pretty much it. Only upgrades they slapped in were the extra hdd and 8gb of ram instead of 6. Oh and the 6300 vs 5300... big woop.

So my first impressions:

I really like the aluminum casing on the M17x... its a matte finish and attracts less finger prints...Underneath feels more solid as well (less plastic). RGB LED screen is phenomenal ... colors appear to jump out of the screen... but besides that everything feels the same...except its.. Bigger.

And the size isn't THATT much bigger... but its definately bigger. Makes my M15x look small, and i never thought that was possible lol.

I still don't know what to do... but i am leaning towards the M17x... only thing is that i dont think i will be taking this thing out of my house as often as i did with my M15x. Geeze man i think i'm just going to flip a coin hahaha... since each laptop has its pros n cons...

 

Personally, I'd take the M17x because of the matte surface, the 2xHDD bays, and the RGBLED.

 

On a purely objective basis, I'd have to agree with Miahsoul and go with the M17x for its expansion options, but for me the M15x just hits a sweet spot of size and capability. If you plan to build out the M17x with CFX (or maybe SLI soon) and dual drives, then the choice is clear, but if you are going to stay at single card, then the M17x really becomes just an over-sized M15x. I have come to prefer the simplicity and reliability of single card systems, so the M15x rules for me (for now). I do miss dual drives however.

 

Tough choice, the decision maker for me would be based on what you do with it. If you move your lappy around a lot I'd say m15x, if not either one. If you do programming or graphic design m17x, if that extra pixel size and clarity don't matter that much either one. If you use a 10 key alot m17x, if not either one. If you need tons of storage space m17x, the list goes on. All comes down to do you need a powerhouse animal of a laptop or is great power and more portability more important. Tough choice!

 

yea it looks like i'm just going to keep this badboy. I loved the "sweetspot" size of my M15x... but man this laptop is perfect so far. And guess what?? I can crank the CRAP out of the volume on the headphones and theres no sound tearing (the actual reason for them offering me a M17x).

That being said.... Anyone need a Brand New 9 Cell battery?? If i keep this badboy i will be selling my extra 9 cell. I even got a belkin napsack for it. Well i guess i better put those in the marketplace...But if anyone from here is interested, let me know!

Yea the screen is mesmerizing. The REDS are just... i can't stop looking at them... LOL

And 2xhdd is a HUGE plus for me, as i can finally pickup a low-capacity ssd to boot off of, and pickup a 1tb hdd and I'm set! The dual 5870s... i think im going to go for it soon. I do program, and i game from time to time. Only buzzkill for me is that i used to take my laptop to school about 2-3 times a week. But i guess i'll just pickup a bigger bag and haul it around anyways. lol...

I plan to max out this laptop in the next 6 months, and then NOT SPEND ANY MORE MONEY ON ANY COMPUTER COMPONENTS FOR A LONGGG TIME!! lol.

 

Famous last words. LOL. Enjoy the new beast.

 

I have a very nice Targus backpack I can hook you up with if you want it, I never use it anymore as I have a business style bag I use for work. Check your pm's Jstar.

 

dude congrats on the M17x and the new bag, hahahaha

 

I literally have like 5-6 bags/backpacks that will all fit the m15x or m17x lol. Funny thing is all but one of them are backpacks.

 

The other question is, Where is Quadzilla? Have heard nothing in this forum since he got his latest M15x. Anyone been talking to him?

 

Jstar, good luck w/ your brand spankin' new M17x.

Anyways, kinda off topic, but is a non-hybrid or SSD 500GB HDD decent? I'm kinda tight on cash and I want to get Civ 5 and Black ops while also trying to fit in a new hard drive.

 

Quad got ANOTHER M15x? I thought he switched to Asus G73JW and was happy until the next best thing?

 

Yea Quad is back to the M15x.... then again he swaps laptops like a pair of socks... so who knows what he has as we speak... lolll

 

I'm lucky for you JS! I'm getting ready to talk with Dell in order to get a replacement I hope French rep are gonna as helpful as yours were!
Would you mind taking few pictures of the beats side to side? Just being curious

And you got another M17x? I thought you were waiting for M17x-R3!
See? We never know with you guys

 

He was, and then he wasn't. He won't say why he RMA'd the G73JW, but he's got (or maybe by now, had) another M15x.

 

lol true. Congrats on the M17x, how do you like it so far?

haha yeah I had planned on waiting but these 20% outlet coupons were just too tempting!

Well I'm not surprised at all that he had to RMA it. Asus always has been and will be low end junk.

 

Very true! I don't know of a single other brand that can send 5 computers in a row of 2 of their "top" model computers that were all problems in a box(bsod, psod, freezing, crashing, etc)

 

Thanks everyone I will post some pics soon of the two Beasts Side by side, so people can compare the sizes if they are torn between the two.

 

Take care, Jstar. Remember where you came from.

 

It's not low end junk, it's priced accordingly.

Though my experience with ASUS small laptops has been nothing but stellar.


But I always feel they are a bit out of touch on asthetics, mostly whoever designs the exterior for their laptops.

 

oohhhhh..what about MACBOOK

 

Lol im still around and its nice to see people thinking of me ? (not sure for the right reasons but hey its better then not at all lol).

I saw Joker grabbed that M17x from the Outlet for a good deal and not shocked he would only last a couple days without a laptop lol..

Other then that ive just been busy lately and nothing new to report but im always watching you guys (trying to break your machines) ..

Yeah i do change laptops to often hence no sig anymore as ill just keep some people guessing ... Keeping it simple.

 

You know how we roll quad, we can't last without changing notebooks at least once every few months So did you end up returning the G73 or selling it?

 

Hey, hey, the Wizard Quad resurfaces. I hope your new M15x is working as well as your old one.

 

I sold the G73 and didnt lose anything more then the initial shipping costs so it all worked out very nice..

@Revelator Everything is good on the M15x.. They had to replace a couple pieces of the machine since it was from the outlet but now its like new and humming along nicely.

I have my eyes fixed on that X7200 with the 2x460s though i wont lie .. For $2200 that is a very good deal on a nicely loaded machine and after seeing how well a single 460 will game and also the way that SLI scales, 2 of those cards should be pretty amazing ...

 

Tempting. I was hoping for the 470's in SLI (or even single card for some uses, like the M15x or my old 8760), but the price is hard to swallow.

 

The 470s are almost as much of a rip off as the 480s are ..

They are asking $450 more then a 5870 which means the cards are going to be probably $700 ish give or take and compared to the 460s.. The prices for the whole Nvidia line is screwed up from a price perspective except the 460s..

The 460s Overclock very well and run cool.. You can have stock 480m performance or more at a fraction of the cost..

Of course for the Overclocking Gurus this does not mean much but from a gaming point of view it makes the most sense..

The X7200 is still lacking some basic things though which is sad and inexcusable in this day and age but as a whole its one heck of a machine..

 

Thats Nvidia for you... WAYY overpriced... just wait till ATI wipes teh floor with their upcomign GPU (6870? perhaps?) which will probably cost half the price of the 480m, while matchign or surpassing its performance.

 

So tell us Jstar, how is it being able to simultaneously use two of the best and most powerful laptops on the planet ?

 

I lIkE GrEeN TeAM.....i like green...yumm!!!!....wait they are both GrEnE =p

 

What??? ^^^^

 

hahaha... Faiz is all about the green ... and i dont blame him

 

you got anything else green you like to share? hahahaha

 

:confused2:

 

Hahaha.. its fun having them side by side All im missing is a M11x to complete the trio

I'll post pics tonight when i get back from work.

 

This is probably my favorite feature of the M17x-r2

 

Whaaaat!
Damn how come M15x doesnt have that functionality

 

Lol dumb I know... They ALL should have that.

 

I am so excited, I just ordered my alienware M15x.
Always wanted an Alienware.. but they are so freakin expensive in europe!

Cosmic Black,
i7 740QM,
4 GB DDR3
(15.6") Wide Full HD Display (1920x1080)
ATI 5850
320 GB HDD (Think I will replace this with a SSD later or hybrid.)
and 9 cells!

 

Actually the 470m's are only $175 more than the 5870 on the eurocom site for their w860cu (cougar).

 

wow nice setup, congrats!!!! you'll love it and yeah an ssd will be sweet.

 

Heh thanks inap,
haha I can't wait to change the keyboard color to Pink and purple! It will be awesome!

(and just fyi < Female) XD

 

hahaha take some photo of the pink and purple, i'd wanted to try those colors but manly pride has stop me from doing so, hehehehe

 

i must admit that bright pink does look sweet though hahaha

 

^^^^^^M17x owners tend to be sooo fruity lolz....i kid....i kid

 

LOLLL Don't Judge!!! hahahaha...

 

wus up guys, geez been hella swamped with work lately.

so how are you enjoying the M17x jstar???