Alienware New Product Announcements/Speculations: Fall/Winter 2010

Discrete HD6300M and HD6500M are rebrands of HD5400 and HD56/700 GPUs which is why they're already being listed on AMD.com. HD6800M/Granville is also likely going to be a rebrand of the Mob. HD5800/Broadway GPU with the same changes to the BIOS. The real AMD GPU to wait for at the top end is HD6900M/Blackcomb which should be based off Barts (desktop HD6800).


It's possible you'll see an R3 using HD6870M at first with an HD6970M coming as an option later, after CES.

 

Well, it's more than just a re-branded version of the 5xxx series. The architecture has been greatly improved. You are far from the almost pure rebrand that Nvidia did for the past few years...

 

How long did it take for Alienware to release i5,i7 cores after they were released?

If it took them a few months... it prolly will take the same amount of time for Sandy bridge.

 

HD6300M, HD6500M and likely HD6800M aren't architecturally different at all from the Mob. HD5000 series...they're just a new VBIOS with added 3D Blu-Ray and Dynamic Switchable Graphics support.

The only difference between AMD's rebranding and Nvidia's is that there will be three new GPUs to go along with the old ones....Seymour, Whistler, and Blackcomb which should get HD6400M, HD66/700M, and HD6900M model numbers.

 

These lame new products make it easy to skip upgrade cycles. Even the 280m will be able to hang with the new 6800 series parts.

When I swap in my 280m there is barely a 20% difference between it and the 5850 (@ 5870+ clocks). The 280m traces all the way back to the 8800 GTX. Yikes.

Mobility gaming GPUs need a big upgrade!

I want dual 470m cards in the next M17x.

 

Agree with you on that

 

If instead the Mob. HD5800 were rebranded with an HD6700M model number would you still want the GTX 470M over a GPU with a HD6800M model number? Consider also that that new HD6800M GPU would cost as much as the GTX 460M to make and should end up cheaper than GTX 470M.

The hundreds digit in the HD6000 series doesn't hold the same meaning that it did in the HD5000 series.

 

If that were true I would technically already have the 6750 (5850).

If it were a 256bit/GDDR5 part that might sway me to upgrade my GPU to a new Radeon.

More likely is that once someone (else) verifies the 470m works in an M15x I'll get one. The extra memory bandwidth and shader power should help. But if it performs like a 5870 I'll skip it completely.

I'll keep this rig thorugh 2011 if current trends continue.

If I was smarter, I would have just kept my M17x R1. Two 4870 or 280m cards and a C2Q would still be more than enough for most games.

 

Looks I will be the one to test out a 470m. However, I shall not get one until i see whether the M17x R3 will carry them. Then I can just get them from Dell.

 

In Japan, clevo added a single 470m instead of 460m for the 15inch model.
I think the 470m would be fine in the M15x...just my 2 cents.
No news about M17x R3 for weeks...I am starving

 

To be honest, I'm still quite content with my 1st-Gen M11X and the M15X I bought back in July. They totally rock, however I'd be tempted to get a revamped M17X and sell the M15X if the rumors are true about an upcoming R3.

 

From those M17x R3 pictures, it looks like Alienware has made it thinner. Maybe they'll also make the M15x thinner for the SB update.

Sandy Bridge + thinner chassis + optimus + quad core = EPIC M15x

 

QFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sandy Bridge + thinner chassis + ATI 6870 (6970 if it can handle the heat) + 15' RGBLED option?! + better trackpad = finally goodbye to my dusty $3000. I don't see any realistic reason why it can't be made thinner with sandybridge and a 6870.

 

^ it wouldn't be an alienware without it being at least 2in thick jk. but fro real id say it has to do with the heat it produces, and air flow.

 

^ still thin compared to bricks like clevo ^^

 

Dell Alienware M17x with Intel Sandy Bridge CPUs Spotted

 

Follow the Source link at the bottom of that article.

 

^ Going in a circle haha

 

Hey guys. Been lurking around this forum for info on m17x r3. It will be my second laptop purchase following a 5'sh year old macbook with intel core duo. not core 2 duo. I've been rather torn with whether or not to wait for r3, but I took the plunge and got the r2 in the end because I think I got a good deal. For $2400 shipped at a lil less than $900 off. I got i7 840, 6GB ram, CF 5870, 1200p RGB, intel 6300 wireless. Didn't bother with HDD upgrade, and the 6GB was starting option for this model. Anyway. I just got notice that the system shipped, but I was wondering what you guys think about me taking it back since r3 is just around the corner. On one hand it'll still be an unheard of upgrade from my macbook. And if I did get that good of a deal out of it, maybe I should just keep it and wait for r3 to be refined later on. Which by then, newer technology will have come up and make me want to wait. However, in this case, we're maybe talking usb 3.0, sata III, 120Hz monitor, and more refined chassis. I think I can wait, but if it means this newer technology will have a $500 + price increase from my own, maybe not wait. I really want sata III, and usb 3.0 Although, I might be able to get usb 3.0 via express slot. If I could still get a similarly spec'd r3 with usb 3.0 and sata III, I'll wait. But I'm still torn all over! Please help.

 

You got 30 days to return it the day it hits your doorstep. By the time 30 days elapses I can almost guarantee most of the valuable information and pricing on the R3 will be out by then to make your decision easier.

On the bright side I don't exactly see the R3 in terms of gaming as a huge upgrade, the R3 is more about refinement and efficiency. The other bright side is if Alienware is stupid enough to discontinue RGBLED on the R3 you'll have the second best screen on the market on your hands if you keep it.

 

What about the 15% restocking fee? The 30 days to return it is great, even if it's only the 21 days after it leaves the warehouse. I would at least get to test drive it, as well as have *some time to get more info on the r3. I too was afraid that they would drop the RGBLED . Still, if someone could confirm whether or not I would get hit the 15% restocking fee, or if I would have to pay return shipping, that would be very much appreciated.

 

IMO architectural updates (SB new GPUS) and making it thinner are the only ways it can be made better. M15x is the perfect non DTR gaming notebook IMO.

 

Since 2004, it is a 21 day return policy for consumer product lines. 30 days is for enterprise equipment. Anyone that reads this forum could find something in these threads that is also wrong with their new system, which would cause Dell to waive the restocking fee (& send a return shipping label) within those 21 days.

 

Its time for a reboot...

http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware/541326-speculation-alienware-ces-2011-email.html