When 18" become standard , m19x won't be far away![]()
People: oh my xxx, tri-SLI gpu with i9 cpu, 128gb ram, 2x 1tb ssd raid, widi, 3D YRGB screen, soundblaster xtreme, 32 cell titanion battery, bluray burner, HDMI-in, usb 4.0, mini remote, boss speakers with subwoofer, silentX fans, anodized titanium chassis, custom engraved art, fingerprint reader, touchscreen touchpad (also act as system information display as temp, battery life, fan speed, etc) and last but not least, one-click system overclock booster for gpu/cpu = the alien head.
The fans: its too BIG !!! Too heavy, and too awesome !!! Oh well, i am cancelling my order of m18x r3 for the m19x![]()
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Probably cost the price of a decent 2nd hand car..lol
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Felt the need to make your decision more difficult -
I'm thinking the M11x R3 would be able to play most if not all current games at max settings with around 30ish fps which, if true, would be really great..M14x seems like a better choice now though, specially if Dell doesn't keep the prices of the two far apart..The benefit of a CD-ROM/2nd drive as well as 1600 memory and 1.5GB graphics at almost the same price as the M11x R3..I mean if the prices are close then M14x would definitely be a really good choice, not to mention a serious competitor since it is arguably the most powerful 14" laptop in the market..
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As tantalising as the m14x is, the form factor of the m11x reall does it for me. Nothing more impressive than saying "Yeah, my netbook runs Crysis, what of it?" -
Also, does anyone have any idea how much of a performance boost the 540m is over the 335m? I'm really curious to see how much more oomph the gpu has, as most of the time I found myself cpu limited rather than gpu limited with my r1...
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Also, I don't think the M11x R3 will support 1080 native would it? 1366x768 would probably be it's native resolution, and run max settings on most games at 40+fps hopefully.. -
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Oh, when I was talking about 1080p I was referring to outputting it to my monitor. Oh well, can't have everything now can we? That was one of my 'nice ifs' so not too worried
The desktop - despite not being too brilliant - should be fine there!
20% boost? That would be pretty awesome! It's incredible what they pack into the chassis, no wonder they weigh so much and have such a high cost! -
NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M - Notebookcheck.net Tech
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M - Notebookcheck.net Tech
In 3D Mark 06, ~6900 to ~8200. Not a big deal IMO. -
Don't really know how to interpret all that stuff... but all is still well. My main reason for upgrade was the stronger processor. I'm assuming it supports SATA III as well...? -
I still can't believe how Alienware/Dell was able to fit in such great components in an 11.6" frame..Just pure Awesomeness..The hardware in the m14x in the 14" frame is also quite a feat..Props to Dell/Alienware for creating such awesome machines..The price premium is well worth it..Whenever i think of the alienware price premium, I just look at all the macs and how much they cost for the hardware they offer..And the price premium of alienware suddenly looks extremely cheap lol.. -
So true!! Can't wait to see some reviews to be honest
Did anyone else see from that German link that there is a potential for 16gb in the r3... Is it even possible to find SODIMM 8gb sticks for an after purchase upgrade?? (I'm interested, just for kicks) -
Would be quite pricy I'd assume though..
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8GB is overkill definitely, but when a friend asks "How much ram do u have? 2GB or 4GB?" and I answer "I have 8GB of RAM in my 11.6 inch netbook", well it's just a great ego boost lol..Especially when a mac user asks me that question..
I wouldn't pay an extremely high premium for 16GB of RAM though..But for those who have the money, saying "I have 16GB of RAM in my 11.6 inch netbook" is something only a selected few are able to say lol..
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I have a lot of friends who are mac users, most of 'em with macbooks that cost twice as much as my M11x R1..But every time we all bring out our lappies, people take 1 look at the alien head and tell me how much I pawn the Macbooks with the apple with a bite on it lol..
I can only imagine the big boys with the M15/M17x..Those babies must look monstrous!! I've never seen 1 in person, I'm the only one I know with an alienware where I'm from lol, I'd say we're more of a mac country which honestly sucks..:| I want the R3/M14x so bad!!
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I only know two other people who have alienware, and both of them are m11x's. In the area I live in, I'm the only person with one according to a Dell technician who serviced mine about a month ago. Owning Alienware is like being a part of a special club!
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I've never seen another alienware laptop here in the Philippines since the prices are almost double the the US/CAN prices lol
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There are so many Steve God followers here..I'm talking about 50% of the people in my university are apple users..And well I can't believe they spend all that money on track pad, a "creative" OS, and battery life lol
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Amongst my friends, they still think Alienwares are overpriced, underpowered pieces of plastic. I've tried to convince them otherwise, but the stigma of the "old" Alienware still sticks with them, as all they do is scoff at the idea of owning an Alienware. -
Can you run Crisis 2 ? I really wish all of you can join me
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I noticed when configuring m14x that you can choose 6 gb ram, do you guys think thats the best option to go for ? because that way you just have to swap out the one 2gb ram and replace it with a 4gb so you can get 8gb.
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The 2x2GB kit might be a little easier to sell off, but not by much I don't think.
If you really want the 8GB, yeah, probably the easiest way.
I should point out that on my desktop, RAM usage is as follows:
Win7 Ultimate
Skype
Media Player (MKV playback)
Firefox (nine tabs)
Minecraft (two servers, one client)
Steam
Borderlands
3.8GB
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And that's why I like the m14x. GT555m scores ~10948 on 3dmark06 before OC, and the test were done with GDDR3, which will be upgraded GDDR5 in m14x, pushing the performance even higher. I'd expect it to run crysis2 consistently at above 30fps under 1080p after OC.
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Yeah i dont plan on upgrading it to 8gb unless i have to for the future and agreed 4 gb is as much as you would need, but would you recommend getting the 6 gb for an extra £80 i think it is just so when it does become time that computer need 8gb you can swap out the 2 gb one easily and cheaply -
Windows 7/vista also require 1.5GB~ too in general and that's why sometimes we get for the high end games the usual "recommended 3GB for xp and 4gb for vista/7)
Unless you do serious multitasking "during" gaming 4GB all what you need for a very longtime (serious video editing require lot of ram though) -
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anyone got a link to the m14x?
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I basicly have tv recordings that i crop out the adverts and convert them , sometimes when i play the video back i notice that it stutters, could this be where i didnt have enough ram and has caused the video to stutter ? -
Does your audio stutter as well? If yes, it's either your HDD or your processor. If no, it's your video card.
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just the video, but i do have the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 which should be ok for video editing i should have thought as its a gaming graphics card
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Do you think you would prefer the m14x, now that you have had some experience with the m11x ? -
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it can be HD issue if you recording +100mb/s uncompressed video instead of compressed format etc point is ram is not the issue here
Serious Video editing = think of 5 1080p videos opened in the same time in your video editor and you want real time speed preview of them
As i said no game use above 2GB of ram, but depends on how much you multitask "during gaming" you might want more than 4GB, because for multitasking while not gaming 4GB is plenty -
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Alienware New Model Speculation Thread
Discussion in 'Alienware' started by BatBoy, Mar 15, 2011.