Alienware New Product Announcements/Speculations: Fall/Winter 2010

last year intel clarksfield was introduced in the M15x amongst other lineup changes. what do you think the changes (if any) to alienware's lineup will be for fall/winter this year?

 

I am not sure there is going to be much this year as the next intel platform will be out in first quarter of 2011. I believe AW will wait until next year to make any new announcements.

Until the end of 2010, I would imagine best case scenario is the announcement of an M17X with the upcoming 6870 which may make it out before Christmas.

 

the m15x is likely to be the first if you ask me as it requires less work to make a single card desing then doing a cfx or sli capable one

 

maybe something for fall? taking into consideration: http://forum.notebookreview.com/dell-xps-studio-xps/517971-news-studio-xps-15-xps-17-a.html

 

It must also take into consideration that these are new products the SXPS 15 and 17

From my point of view, Dell probably does not spend money in the refresh of the M15x and M17x because since early January, there is a high chance they have their refresh at CES under the platform Huron River with Sandy Bridge processor.

After this is just my theory and it may be false

 

And since intel is releasing Sandy on 9 Jan.
Sandy to be relased on Jan 9 2010.

will alienware make it on time with the new technology? The wait is killing me.

 

i think they'll release something with a sandy.
maybe... just maybe they are waiting for sandy? =P

 

And Im waiting for them~

 

Samething here, the waiting is a torture, he, he,he,.....cuji, Caja.!

 

Interesting link.

 

between alienware and xps theres gotta be a 13 somewhere

 

Not just a 13", but a gaming-capable 13".

Getting rid of the 13" models in the XPS line made me not happy. Alienware has their 11.6" M11x, but I'd love to see a gaming-capable 13" machine from Dell or Alienware.

 

AMD Zacate based gaming tablet.

 

they might have considered 13" but that would have almost looked like a 15" as m11x already is thicker and deeper than my old vaio z which is 13". so if it was 13 and looked 15 then it might not look that much appealing and people would rather buy the m15x(which actually is bigger than usual 15" laptops). just saying.

 

Whatever they come up with next, the m15x and m17x will go down in history as classics.

 

Agreed, we need some 13" greatness here!
I'm a little skeptical about this whole XPS thing, I know a guy from Dell has confirmed it, but damn these specs are just waaaaay too powerful! The M17x is gonna look like a paperweight compared to the new Dells..

 

M17x and M15x were hits for sure. I think people still just look at the pics of them even if they don't own one. Not perfect, but still fantastic machines.

 

Yes its really interesting to see them with a good design like this. The difference with old versions is really huge. I think future updates will be less dramatic for now.

 

IMO with all the M17x-r1 teething problems (in my experience at least) they will test the heck out of any new designs. No more XPS 1730 or M17x-r1 fiascos. Fixing machines over and over and swapping them for new units must have cost Dell a fortune.

Hopefully they don't get cold feet and drop AW completely.

 

Hey Ya'll wow its been forever since I posted any threads on NBR. I was curious if anyone has any idea when the next Alienware Refresh was going to happen? Christmas is coming up so before Christmas or not at all? Thanks.

 

There has been a couple of thread about this already, most of us still believe it will be for Q1 2011 with sandy bridge cpus and AMD 6xxx or Nvidia fermi gpus. Plus I expect goodies such as sata 6gbps and USB 3.0!!

 

from what i read they are more then likely not going to have a refresh with the sandy bridge, Nvidia fermi and etc. upgrades. that is alot of new Sh*t for one refresh

 

There is going to be a refresh pretty soon, i heard they will introduce GeForce 9400M. I am so anxious.

 

AMD 6xxx are not going to replace the 5870 as the top performer!

 

I heard that they were thinking about adding 'stability' to the next refresh - just a rumour but I think they are over extending - I mean if it's broken why fix it... (/Fe) <-- Irony

 

I would like the next refresh to be Stability for R1 and R2 owners before they think about an R3, lets get some more work on drivers and BIOS, and VBIOS and etc etc..cmon Alienware support what ya make!

 

So from what it sounds the Refresh will be in Q2011 it seems. What are the chances of Alienware doing a complete new design? That would be interesting

 

I dont think a complete new design will be the case. I think we will see a evolution. Not a small one but not a very big one either. I think the screen will look more like the m15x and i think there going to do something new with alien fx.

 

im hoping for a m15x refresh, with sandy bridge and a gtx 470m. but my guess is the m17x is the first refresh to come

 

Dell probably will start a new promotional campaign a few weeks before a release. Maybe keep an eye out on the allpowerfull website.

 

This link has been mentioned on the M17x sub forum in case you haven't seen it:

Dell News, Tips & Tricks - Filed under 'M17X R3'

We have a lot of "potential refresh" threads and sometimes it is difficult to track the info.

 

Interesting link, thanks!

 

lol wutt 6870m and 6970m am i the only one who think the 6970m sound awfully like a 100w tdp card -.-

 

New silent ventillation system would be nice.

 

EHahahahah lol olesss!!!!! That would be Phenominal LOL LOL!!!

Heck why not put in TRi-SLi lol as well

Cheers.

 

Yeah you've got the point, why not put tri card ? lol

I don't know much about hardware but I guess m17x mainboard right now couldn't fit three cards because lack of PCI slot?

 

So what if it is? If you don't want a 100W TDP card buy whatever the Mob. HD6870 might be.

 

as long as it kick the 480 where it hurts and powerplay makes it go down to an acceptable lvl for batterie life

 

Something else that might be of interest is that the same person below published a post about the new XPS line 2 months ago so there might be some validity to his rumors.

Time-wise, since the new XPS line got released 2 months after his post maybe
(or maybe not) the M17x R3 too is a month or two away.

 

a m17x-r3 befor sandy bridge makes little sense unless it's because they are preparing some tech and new chasis desing for the sandy bridge m17x

 

Agreed. However I would like to see some GPU upgrades CHUCK ed our way lol oles!!! Some 400m goodness to begin with would be ACE oles!
Throw them to us now or next month is also fine oles.

Cheers.

 

i'm sure the 6870 will perform equally or better than the 5870. how much better is the question though.

 

seeing the number on the 6870 quite a good amount better

 

MY guess would be...

USB 3.0
Hinge redesign

I'd hope they would also consider:

Mouse button redesign, dedicated buttons, not a rocker.
More memory support? That would require extra...
Find a way to make the laptop smaller and lighter...

I'd expect them to keep RGB since it's not available in the new studio lineup.

As everyone says, it's just speculation.


Mike

 

This info was presented in a thread that was closed so I am going to repost it here: Possible M17X R3 Leaked Info

No one really knows for sure what will come out in the M17X R3 and no one knows if it will be before Christmas.

My opinion is the following:

If release is before Christmas then the M17X R3 will have:
1. USB 3.0
2. Maybe redesign
3. Optimized cooling
4. Maybe and that's a big maybe AMD Radeon 6870M graphic card
5. Most likely what is linked in the article above

If the release is after Christmas, let's say March then the M17X R3 will have:
1. USB 3.0
2. Sandy Bridge platform. (As Joker mentioned in the closed thread, it's yet to be proven how much better that platform is going to be compared to the current one.)
3. Nvidia GTX485M and/or AMD Radeon 6870M
4. Redesign
5. Lots of maybes on what else will come in the new flagship...

 

New touchpad pleeeeaaasseee!!

 

Why not it's the AMD 6970M and that perform like 6870 destop, it's my wish lol

 

Yeah that would be amazing but let's all get real....

 

and then just slam 2 of these in cfx

 

I am actually returning my m17xr2 (long story) and was going to build another.i think ill wait for refresh.