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    Any hope for a new 15 incher?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by JWest, May 23, 2009.

  1. JWest

    JWest Master of Notebookery

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    I'm personally hoping to see a new 15 incher when this whole "all powerful" line is unveiled. The m15x is outdated and fraught with problems, but I need a nice powerful 15" to upgrade to. Anyone else feel this way?
     
  2. anothergeek

    anothergeek Equivocally Nerdy

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    If you want a nice powerful 15", look at the NP8662. I'd rather see a 17"+ because well, it's just more exciting >.>
     
  3. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    if there is a m15x refresh.... I hope that the build quality and design is overhauled.
     
  4. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    we all hope that :p lol

    i am sure since the m15x is still up there that something is coming .... the ALX series proably will get resfreshed :)

    think about it both are made by Quanta and exclusive, i wouldn't see why they wouldn't but im just throwin Poo here
     
  5. IKAS V

    IKAS V Notebook Prophet

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    Sure we may get a new 15 incher from AW, always expect the unexpected from them.
    I agree on 15" being the Ideal size for a laptop, I have both a 15'' and 17" gaming laptop and when I hit the road (which is most of the time) the 15" always comes with me.
    But this new "All powerful" laptop certainly intrigues me, AW did a great job in advertising it as "All powerful" as you can see as in how fast the AW section has blown up with speculation, personally I think it will be a 17'' laptop if AW is making the "All powerful" claim, it would be hard to fit the best and most powerful new tech. in a 15'' laptop without having all the overheating issues they had with the m15x, but the might mean "All powerful" 15 inch laptop.Now I'm over thinking it and that's exactly what AW wants fueling peoples imagination with false hope.
    I guess we will just have to wait until this is actually released, but still it has piqued my interest.
     
  6. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    I'm guessing their next 15" system will be Calpella based. Probably released before the holiday season.
     
  7. Phinagle

    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    Rumors are that Calpella will only be releasing 45-nm quad-cores this summer and 32-nm duals won't be out until Q1 2010.

    It might not be in June but a new 15" is almost certain. If it's released this year though it will most likely be Monty.
     
  8. Quicklite

    Quicklite Notebook Deity

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    And the rumor has it that the new quad will be clocked at lower clock than current quads...

    2.0 GHz-$1054
    1.73 GHz-$546
    1.60 GHz-$364
     
  9. red_mercury

    red_mercury Notebook Consultant

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    me want 15"...15" good...15" portable
     
  10. Phinagle

    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    Yup but they overclock themselves when less cores are used.

    1 step when all 4 cores are under load.
    4 steps when 2 cores are under load.
    7 steps when a single core is under load.

    Not sure if the steps are half multipliers or whole multipliers.
     
  11. JDELUNA

    JDELUNA Notebook Deity

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    If AW wanted to save some money, they can just prolong the M15X series for a few months and just add a Nvidia GTX 280M. I hope this helps. God Bless :)
     
  12. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    280m in the m15x? you wish...
     
  13. JDELUNA

    JDELUNA Notebook Deity

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    Matthew 7:7 says: "Ask, and it shall be given you......." :)
     
  14. Phinagle

    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    Psalm 83:13&14:

    Make them like tumbleweed, O my God,
    like chaff before the wind

    As fire consumes the forest
    or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
     
  15. AC/ No DC

    AC/ No DC Notebook Consultant

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    Maybe it will get the Geforce 300 ;)
     
  16. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    lol nice....
     
  17. JWest

    JWest Master of Notebookery

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    lol, I wish I knew scripture well enough to make amazing connections like that :p

    But yeah, seriously, fire would be the result.
     
  18. HaloGod2007

    HaloGod2007 Notebook Virtuoso

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    maybe not a 280 but a 260m would be nice in the m15x
     
  19. Phinagle

    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    Mobility HD 4860 would work well in a 15".
     
  20. T3hShortness

    T3hShortness Notebook Enthusiast

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    and thus the froms had transformed into church yay
     
  21. JDELUNA

    JDELUNA Notebook Deity

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    Great job on the 280 install JDELUNA!
     
  23. Phinagle

    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    I have faith in God's ability to build a 15" laptop that can run a GT280M without melting....it's man's ability I don't believe in. ;)
     
  24. Purlpo

    Purlpo Notebook Evangelist

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    Some guy managed to put a quadro 3700 in a sager 8662.... and the quadro 3700 is hawter thant the gtx 280, so who knows!