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    Bit the Bullet and Ordered

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by w3bd3vil, Nov 26, 2008.

  1. w3bd3vil

    w3bd3vil Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys,

    Bit the bullet and ordered myself an m17, now i got to play the waiting game :(

    What do you guys think of the specs : -

    [1] M17®

    Graphics Processor : Dual 512MB ATI® Mobility Radeon™ HD 3870 – CrossFireX™ Enabled!
    Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme Quad QX9300 2.53GHz (12MB Cache 1066MHz FSB)
    Display: 17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD (1200p) with Clearview Technology
    Fingerprint Reader: Integrated Biometric Fingerprint Reader
    Keyboard Options: Illuminated Keyboard - English
    Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR3 SO-DIMM at 1067MHz - 2 x 1024MB
    System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 320GB 7200 RPM SATA with Free Fall Protection
    Operating System: Genuine Windows® Vista Ultimate - English
    Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
    Optical Drives: 8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
    Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® Ultimate N 5300 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card with MIMO Technology
    Sound Hardware: Internal High-Definition Audio with Surround Sound
     
    w3bd3vil, Nov 26, 2008
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  2. Isend2C

    Isend2C Notebook Deity

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    It seems all top notch except the RAM, 2GB is whats in budget notebooks now, I know it's DDR3 but are you going to up it for 3 or 4 GB? I'm jealous though, your graphics cards are each a generation ahead of mine, and more powerful... lucky duck! :p Your processor is more powerful than two of mine also... This thing is powerful in my mind!! Now it seems like a netbook :S
     
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  3. cha

    cha Notebook Deity

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    Ordering the bare minimum for RAM is actually a good idea for an AW laptop. Seeing that you could upgrade it on your own, for much cheaper, without voiding your warranty.
     
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  4. w3bd3vil

    w3bd3vil Notebook Enthusiast

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    Exactly what i had in mind, 4gb OCZ RAM :D
     
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  5. E-wrecked

    E-wrecked BANNED

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    is Aware really that strict about warranty issues? And you got an extreme CPU? Hmm..
     
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  6. Mystik

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    good move, nice rig. why not 64-bit?

    You've gotten the ultimate version which is good... I think you can get the 64-bit version at no added cost, but AW made 64-bit versions available with the M17 no?

    with a 32-bit OS you'll only 2GB of system RAM anyways (look at what happened with the m17x)...

    other than that, good stuff! congrats!
     
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  7. Flashback Jack

    Flashback Jack Notebook Consultant

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    Sek-say.

    - F
     
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  8. ScottY_06

    ScottY_06 Notebook Consultant

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    More like 3GB of RAM.

    Im sitting here seeing 3.35GB in my desktop on 32-bit ;)
     
    ScottY_06, Nov 26, 2008
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  9. sneakyFspy

    sneakyFspy Notebook Consultant

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    You got yourself a nice rig. Great things are ahead for that machine...
     
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  10. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Congratulations, and wow that's a fast machine. I recently tested a notebook with a QX9300 and it's insanely fast.

    I recommend buying a second identical hard drive if you can and putting it in a mirrored RAID 1 configuration. That way if one hard drive fails, you don't lose all of your data.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 26, 2008
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  11. w3bd3vil

    w3bd3vil Notebook Enthusiast

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    I will be adding a 500gb hdd as storage and setting up an automatic backup solution to my server.

    In phase 3 now :D gotta wait 14 days for parts though :( do the parts ever become availible quicker than the stated times?
     
    w3bd3vil, Nov 27, 2008
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