Any New models comming ?

I am considering buying a second laptop, but since M17 is able to handle up to 4GB and I would like to have the 8GB ( long term investment) and the m17x uses the old chip set. I was wondering if Alienware/DELL are preparing a new model to attack the new CLEVOs

 

"Quicksilver" coming sometime in 2009. knowing Alienware, that'd be december 31st, 2009 then

 

Quicksilver ?? is that the name of the new model?? What is inside ??

 

the m17 can have 8 gigs

whizzo gimme the low down in a pm if you would?

 

PM sent, Moo.

 

ME 2 PLZ

 

I just talked to the AW sales guys and I asked the 3 times the sqme question. Does the M17 supports the 8GB of RAM and the answer NOO . So ???

 

don't see why it shouldn't - 4GB RAM sticks are available in DDR3 flavor now, and i don't think Arima would artificially limit the chipset.

PM sent.

 

The alienware guy prob though you meant number of sticks allowed... Imo the guys on the Alienware chat aren't very knowledgable lol, most of us would do a better job... They just quick search in their database, based on what they think your asking

 

Private Message me also.
hopefully it comes out sooner.

 

google.com

any way quicksilver will bring hopefully something new like the 4860 ...

 

What is quicksilver???

 

you ask what quicksilver is? have you not been initiated yet?

*secret message only members can see*
why haven't we initiated hgfdsa into the order yet? has he even been moved up on the prospects list to "entry-worthy"? we need to get on this, guys, i think he's got a lot of upside. which entry test do you guys wanna go with? i'm thinking the usual hazing won't cut it here, we need to toughen our future members up a bit. the standards have been dropping, and the loss of Jelly Beans hasn't helped. Anyway, what're the orders thoughts on initiating hgfdsa? i like him

 

It may sound stupid,but No.

 

Do you have any more info other than the AW PR?
I want to get a new/improved notebook, but I don't have the money.
BTW I like your secret message!

 

Whizzo my man, elighten me about that Quicksilver .

And I fully agree with your secret message
Though I do remember JellyBean's perm ban probably made my week.

 

ok whizzo if it is not too much trouble pm me as well...lol

 

me too plz. i've been out of the loop for awhile.

 

Is that not a surfing brand? oh wait...

 

Heh... This article mention "quicksilver"... So yeah, I guess we are getting a new notebook called quicksilver... 15" hopefully.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2343695,00.asp

 

Quiksilver is teh awesomest brand. Only behind Element, Zoo York and Billabong in my book.

 

Quiksilver are a great brand. Only behind Element, Billabong and Zoo York in my book.

 

lol..... Whizzo....

You crack me up.

 

k, mass PM sent

i guess extremetech spotted that internal email as well

 

1 year from now is a long time. I will only have 2 years left to play video games...

 

i LOL'ed at plasma's DID

 

I'm Interested with new models myself, since my Beloved monster has died.

 

hey whizzo can you pm me too?
Thanks!

 

sorry, can't PM you yet because of your post count.

 

Hey Whizzo, Fo Shizzle dat you gonna PMizzle Me Word? In other words can ya PM me da scoop. Greatly appreciate it.

 

Hey what's with all the PMs? I thought this was suppose to be a public forum?

I may be out of line here, but I always though PMs were for information that is specifically directed to the recipient? Like the times or location of a private club meeting. From what I gather, this is stuff that everyone would be interested in--even if it is only speculation at this point.

 

yea whizzo, pm me, im interested in this, thanks

 

I would rather enjoy a PM for this.

 

email me? you can get my vcard from my profile. how many posts do I need to get pm's and make them?

 

I agree. How confidential is this?

What would really be awesome is a netbook Alienware-style. Perhaps a 10-inch or an 8-inch with a sweet NVIDIA 128MB or something like that, dual hard drives, and a nice wide screen like the Sony P Series.

 

What's up with the cloak and dagger routine? Innocent as it may be, still feels a little on the rude side.

 

Oh well, heck, PM me too.....

People all aboard....

Join hands.....

We got the Whizzo Train

Da Whizzo Train...

 

oh all right... here's a link for the leaked email. come on Chaz, you can't give me an infraction for linking to it

http://www.alien-forum.net/wbb/index.php?page=Thread&postID=3299&highlight=#post3299

and here's the message i sent everyone else:

so there you have it.

 

First Ive heard about Calpella being designed for light&thin market. Calpella is the mobile version of the Nehalem (Core i7) architecture where the Northbridge gets moved onto the CPU and FSB gets replaced with the QPI memory controller.

Makes perfect sense that they would upgrade their 15" and 17" gaming rigs for Calpella though....they have to since Santa Rosa production is getting completely stopped in May.

 

It would be cool if an alienware netbook came out. I might just consider getting it if the price is not ridiculous.

 

not saying it's a netbook. i just seem to remember something about Calpella being geared towards Adamo-esque notebooks in an article a while ago. i could be mistaken of course.

 

Well the market is there to be penetrated by AW however, they will have to find a good price point and then have an awesome design because there is only so much performance you can get out of a netbook. Maybe focus on having the best battery life on the market alongside the coolest design

 

Sure you're not thinking about the Pineview Atom or the Intel CULV offering that was just released?

I'm sure the Nehalem stuff will make it to ULV CPUs for ultra-thins but the Calpella series should be just like Montevina and Santa Rosa and cover a whole range of mobile notebook types. There should be even more quad-core offerings with Calpella as well.

 

possibly. can't remember exactly, tbh. at any rate, i think we can establish that quicksilver will be Calpella-based, not Montevina.

 

Forget that, if I'm not mistaken, HP already has one with something like 14 hours. Anyway, keep in mind that netbooks sell predominately due to their low price. Though not impossible, I think it would difficult for AW to compete in that arena.

Remember, everytime Mercedes tries to market a compact car (in the States anyway) it fails miserably.

 

If Alienware made a netbook with all the cool A.W. looks I'd buy it. Even with just a few hours of battery time, it would suit my needs.

I'd give my Acer aspire one to one of my kids.

 

I believe that was the failed attempt of the Voodoo Envy 133.

 

come late but still can I have the secret message

 

Alienware should definetly get in on the netbook deal. I'd probably pick it up if it were reasonably priced 600-700 would be a good price point maybe?

As for the voodoo envy that is one sweet little machine I'd love one but the price! And I already bought my m15x (and then my m17) I totally want a firebird though to replace my xps 410 by dell. 1200 bucks is a great deal for such a nice machine

 

I would only buy a netbook, if it was game centric and it would have to last hours while gaming.

Ugh, I hate netbooks.