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    A little early, yet sooo tempting!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by sleey0, Jun 1, 2009.

  1. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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  2. Pman

    Pman Company Representative

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    ouch $4000 dollars later...eek

    interesting gpu options tho
     
    Pman, Jun 1, 2009
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  3. Shuya

    Shuya Notebook Evangelist

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    Omg. *drool*

    Edit: Only the 280 in SLI available which hikes the price right up. A quad from AW still seems too expensive for my liking. The Blu-Ray read drive is decently priced at $150, though.
     
    Shuya, Jun 1, 2009
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  5. Frag

    Frag Notebook Consultant

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    Sweet! If those prices are true then I can get the config I want for about $3200! Thats a good bit less than I thought it would be. Looks like this is my next Alienware!
     
    Frag, Jun 1, 2009
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  6. KimoT

    KimoT Are we not men?

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    Wow. $2848 with GTX 280 SLI option and the Q9000? Can't wait to see the pages for lower cost options...this is going to be very nice.
     
    KimoT, Jun 1, 2009
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  7. Shuya

    Shuya Notebook Evangelist

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    I like the option to order with WoW pre-installed, at no extra cost. :D
     
    Shuya, Jun 1, 2009
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  8. KimoT

    KimoT Are we not men?

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    [​IMG]

    Alienware M17x
    Starting Price $2,323

    My Selections All Options
    # Alienware M17x

    Catalog Number / Description Product Code Qty SKU Id
    QUICKSILVER:
    Lunar Silver – Anodized Aluminum QSSILV 1 [224-5965] 1
    Processor:
    Intel® Core™2 Duo P8700 2.53GHz (3MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB) P8700 1 [317-0815] 2
    Operating System:
    Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1 VHP61E 1 [420-3251] 11
    Video Card:
    Single NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M, 1GB GTX260S 1 [320-0999] 6
    LCD:
    17-inch WideUXGA 1920x1200 (1200p) LCD1200 1 [320-8140] 5
    Memory:
    4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz 4GB 1 [317-0856] 3
    Hard Drive:
    320GB 7,200RPM w/ Free Fall Protection 320GB72 1 [341-0000] 8
    CD ROM/DVD ROM:
    Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW) DVDRWRX 1 [313-7711] 16
    Bluetooth:
    Internal Wireless Bluetooth® 2.1 with EDR TM370I 1 [430-0628] 606
    Wireless:
    Internal 300Mbps Dual-Band a/g/n Wireless with MIMO Technology DW1510 1 [430-3558] 19
    Service:
    3Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis

    End of August, this will be mine!!!
     
    KimoT, Jun 1, 2009
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  9. Shuya

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    pingfreak Notebook Guru

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    will those 280's sli fit in an M17?
    That seems to be the only "All Powerful" factor.
    I don't know why but I was really expecting a
    default 1333 fsb.
     
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  11. Psynalizer

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    It seems cheaper than the previous m17x
     
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  12. Phinagle

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    Spoke with an AW rep through chat. Orders that are being placed now are being canceled and the link is due to be taken down until the official release.
     
    Phinagle, Jun 1, 2009
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  13. Clauss

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    Are those prices to be the actual upgrade prices? To start with an extra 1k on the price you get..1920 reso, a Q9000, dual 280GTX SLI, raid 0 320 gig hard drive...Thats actually better than i expected. I wonder if that will be the actual price of those upgrades. I doubt it, maybe higher.
     
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  14. Quicklite

    Quicklite Notebook Deity

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    cant wait for the review...
     
    Quicklite, Jun 1, 2009
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  15. BNA_DZN

    BNA_DZN Newbie

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    OK, so a practical question, which processor do you all think is the best "real world" solution, not going to choke on big PhotoShop files, Flash timelines or InDesign Layouts (the gaming thing is probably a secondary) I'd love to have one of the Quad Cores, but I am not sure the ROI is worth it?
     
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  16. anothergeek

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    Simple, take the stock CPU and ebay a QX9300. You get the best of both worlds, cheap and fast.

    If you don't want to do that, then choose the Q9000.
     
    anothergeek, Jun 1, 2009
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  17. Phinagle

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    Those prices were legit it just seems the site got leaked too early. Quadzilla received the Dell catalog that gave the same prices/base configs

    You could always go for the cheap Q9000 Quad which is only $200 over the base 260M config.

    I'm surprised how close in pricing they've got the Q9100 and QX9300 though. For $100 extra I'd get the Extreme proc.
     
    Phinagle, Jun 1, 2009
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  18. HaloGod2007

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    so whos buying it? is this a legit thing or has dell screwed up
     
    HaloGod2007, Jun 1, 2009
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  19. LaptopFTW

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    any idea what brand/type of SSD they are using?
     
    LaptopFTW, Jun 1, 2009
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  20. Phinagle

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    I will buy one tomorrow when they go on sale officially. Placing an order now is just going to get canceled.
     
    Phinagle, Jun 1, 2009
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  21. JDELUNA

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    So does this mean that it will have a DELL warranty and be transferable ??? That would be excellent if it does transfer. God Bless :)
     
    JDELUNA, Jun 1, 2009
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  22. unhip_crayon

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    Man...they better add a cheaper option in the video card department.
     
    unhip_crayon, Jun 1, 2009
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  23. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    they should be legit , i posted the E-value codes that come in my dell catalog today with the pricing and then BOOOm!!! thread explosions .
     
    Quadzilla, Jun 1, 2009
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  24. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    I bet the AW rep has no authority or knowledge over it. Doesn't matter to me until it shows up in EPP.
     
    Mandrake, Jun 1, 2009
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    will the graphic cards be mxm standard or dell ones?
     
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  26. JWest

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    I think I'll be selling my MBP soon to get one of these bad boys ;)
     
    JWest, Jun 2, 2009
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  27. Snowm0bile

    Snowm0bile Starcraftologist

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    Thats hilarious...
     
    Snowm0bile, Jun 2, 2009
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