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    Best Alienware Notebook under 1800?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Eragon16x, Nov 30, 2008.

  1. Eragon16x

    Eragon16x Notebook Guru

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    i was looking around and i think i want the m17 with dual ATI 3870's,
    For 1699

    I was thinking about this, but i think the m17 is a much better choice, and has much more power with crossfire.

    But at 1849 it doesnt sound as good as deal as the m17 at 1700.

    What do you guys think?

    BTW: not worried about ram or hd, will upgrade myself later.

    ALSO: i will be doing financing but i read the thread and it said to just go with a small bank loan. I guess the 51$ a month doesnt really mean 51$ a month?
     
    Eragon16x, Nov 30, 2008
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  2. Oceanus

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    Go for the M17. You might be getting more bang for your buck with it.
     
    Oceanus, Nov 30, 2008
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    yeah, go with the m17.
     
    whizzo, Nov 30, 2008
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    I will 3 fer it...waiting on my M17...looking like the son my get my Dell :p ...for some reason he likes it.
    you really cannot go wrong with that for your price range.
     
    Juice1730, Nov 30, 2008
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    If you care about mobility (using it in class on battery) go for the m15x and buy the smartbay battery later. If this is just a desktop replacement used for a little mobility then definitely get the M17.
     
    Stone825, Nov 30, 2008
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    To tell you the truth, i'm not sure about Xfire with notebooks, its still new, maybe its better than SLI, but i wont risk it, id go with the m15x if i was looking for Mobility + performance
     
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  7. Oceanus

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    I never thought I'd live to see the day you say this!
     
    Oceanus, Nov 30, 2008
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  8. Eragon16x

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    yes definitely little, gonna buy a netbook for my mobility needs. So i guess im definitely getting the m17, does anyone know how much faster a single 3870 compares to a 9800m? And does Vista still have problems with crossfire, or has updates and drivers fixed that?
     
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    Oceanus, Nov 30, 2008
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  10. Eragon16x

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    so i guess the 3870 is definitely better
     
    Eragon16x, Nov 30, 2008
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    Dual 3870s get 14000 to 15000 in 3DMark06. The 9800M GT gets around 10000.
     
    rapion125, Nov 30, 2008
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  12. Eragon16x

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    can it play crysis at ultra high? because if it cant im not interested at all..... :D
     
    Eragon16x, Nov 30, 2008
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    Don't think you can play it "ultra" for under 1800... ;)
     
    Juice1730, Nov 30, 2008
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    Swing for the M17 and use the extra 200 dollars and upgrade the screen that's where SLi and Crossfire Shine
     
    ChristmasGT, Nov 30, 2008
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    M17 For-The-Win
    try to get a second hdd. and put it in raid 0 for even more performance.
     
    dondadah88, Nov 30, 2008
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    Contrary to popular belief the benefits of Raid 0 are really negligible if you aren't actually taking advantage of it. Raid also works better in Desktops when you have a dedicated raid controller (not on the mobo).
     
    Stone825, Nov 30, 2008
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  17. Eragon16x

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    Hey stone, what kind of games do you play and what frames are you getting? at what settings? I see you have a m9750 with 8700gt sli and thats the predecessor of the m17
     
    Eragon16x, Nov 30, 2008
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    Honestly I gave up on PC gaming and only really play CS:S now which runs fine. With the M9750 with the 7950GTX SLi it ran fine and pretty much played everything fine. I switched over to Console gaming because I didn't have my laptop for 3 months.
     
    Stone825, Dec 1, 2008
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