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    Does the new m17x contain a smart bay for extra battery or HDD?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by laststop311, Jun 4, 2009.

  1. laststop311

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    Does it have these things?
     
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    Nope but that would of been sweet.
     
    AtolSammeek, Jun 4, 2009
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    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    grrrrr - beat me to it...lol
     
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  4. laststop311

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    well that was stupid of quanta on the design then. How stupid not to include that.
     
    laststop311, Jun 4, 2009
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  5. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    give and take...
    cant have everything...
    no room? too much other stuff to fit in that everyone else wanted...like 2 gpus...quad xtreme...better venting...
    just a thought
     
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    i am pretty sure if they can fit the optical bay in the smartbay does not add hardly anymore size to the enclosure. Most likely a money saving design cost to keep the cost down.
     
    laststop311, Jun 4, 2009
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  7. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    i can agree...and it appears as if you can see why they may have chosen not to...
    :)
     
    ryujin, Jun 4, 2009
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    now if some 1 can figure out how to custom mod a m15x smartbay into a m17x that would be hardcore.
     
    laststop311, Jun 4, 2009
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  9. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    go for it and let us know how you do.... :)
     
    ryujin, Jun 4, 2009
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  10. laststop311

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    thats beyond my abilities
     
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    It looks like one of them cd players that you have in a car when you put a cd in it automaticly take the cd.
     
    AtolSammeek, Jun 4, 2009
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  12. laststop311

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    yeah slot loading
     
    laststop311, Jun 4, 2009
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  13. Megacharge

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    Unfortunately not, no room for this.
     
    Megacharge, Jun 4, 2009
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