M17x Refresh Discussion

Arrandale did make it into the M15x, but the screens the same. Just wled, not rgb led. Meh.

 

On top of cancelling my order, this great dell salesman told me that the m17x is getting the new i7 cores on the 18th of Jan!!

 

if it doesn't have a led screen, preferably rgb then there is no reason for me to buy it. I mean I'd be happy with a core 2 with led. I could always buy the base model with 1900x1200 and add in the graphic cards and processor later but if they just dropped in i7 and did nothing else then I would be mad

 

Sweet, I'm happy to know they're doing something with the M17x soon. I really just see this new M11x as being absolutely pointless. It has the power of a mid-range 15" laptop. So yeah, its a slightly smaller version of what I have now. 15" laptops aren't too big to carry around, I carry mine around on a daily basis, it's not an issue. Simply thrilling. Any news on hardware besides the i7's making it in?

 

I want the m11x not as a replacement but more like a companion to the M17x and M15x. Something that cost around $300 or $400 dollars. game on the larger one and surf the web on the M11x at the same time

 

That would be a netbook, this is going to be something like a thousand dollars. I see this as being a machine trying to fill a void that didn't need filling. I don't want something that's a "sort of" gaming laptop. I'm willing to spend $400 on netbooks, and a realistic amount for a gaming laptop such as the M17x, $1000 for something that can't really play games and only has a 720p screen is a waste of the battery life. I've seen some netbooks for decent prices around, I just sold an hp mini that could do what you said, surfing the internet while gaming on another machine, for $280. I also know people who have the Asus Eee netbooks and they're a bit more durable than the hp's. So yeah, get one lol. The Atom is ready to take on Firefox.

Edit: I read elsewhere that it may be $799, but that doesn't change my point.

 

Core I7 M17x vs Core2Duo M17x - Battery life is probably going to be better with a core2duo wouldn't you say?

This might be the only bragging rights that A00 M17x Users will be able to have over A01

 

i'm alergic to lappy that have no dedicated gpu so it sorta fills the gap for me


i7 batterie life will depend on how the igp for the i7 wil work so as far as we know i7 might even have better batterie life

 

ordered new beast M17x t9600 sli on the 5th.
cruised your boards for all the helpful info.
decided to call and cancel order and hold out for refresh
told straight up by dell rep M17x refresh is 6 months out, in canada at least.
so mines still coming

 

As far as battery life with i7's, you can keep the clock at 900Mhz per core. Not sure how low the c2q's go.

 

QFT! Nvidia is behind badly this time around. ATI is going to sell mobile DX11's by the zillions. DDR5 on mobiles finally becomes a reality.

USB 3 is vastly underestimated by many notebook fans. The only thing I'd add to the above would be a 32nm I7 mobile. Looking at the dual core's that just came out, I'd bet a 32nm I7 quad extreme could hit 2.53 as a base clock.

2010 Could be a nice year

 

So we all know that the next M17x will feature beautiful LED display or maybe even better RBG LED display. But anyone has any idea if it will be 16:9 or 16:10?

If it's 16:9 then basically the next M17x will look different from the current one right?

And by the way which screen ratio do you guys prefer? For gaming in particular because I believe every movie nowadays fits better on 16:9 and graphic job has nothing to do with screen ratio right?

 

16:9

/thread

 

Oh so the M17x will be a bit longer in length or a bit shorter in wide?

And thanks

 

no there is enough bezel on the M17x it will work

Also you may be getting a pm soon ...

 

I received the pm lol. Can't believe our mods can be that quick

 

Guess that's the end of 1920x1200, as far as gaming laptops go.

 

Do tell what you've been sent

 

and be carefull with your avatar she looks sexy, she is rated R

 

I was told similar, told august/september when I called to return mine as well.

 

It's definitely not 8+ months out. You were lied to.

 

It MUST be sooner. I will get a Sager if it is more than a month.

 

I just talked to a Dell rep on chat and he said the i7 refresh would be out in 1-2weeks.

Now, whether that's true or he was just making up rubbish to keep me quiet is another story

 

It really shouldn't take longer than a few more weeks because they announced the refresh on their blog. Why announce something that's not ready?

 

Yeah, that's what I thought
*waits patiently*

 

With the Asus G73j sporting a 5870 do you guys think a refresh will include those cards? I do not know when the asus comes out so they might refresh with the same cards in the current line up. I want to get a 5000 series for my M15x I'm thinking its going to be outragously expensive though.

 

I don't think AW will get the 5870 for a while.

 

I just read a report saying AMD has already shipped out "many thousands" of mobility 5800 and 5700 cards. It would be a shame if some manufacturers start selling budget gaming laptops with 5700s before we even get a shot at owning one. 5870 has 700 stream processors vs. 128 in the 280m, seems like a pretty big gap.

 

You have to divide the SP's in the ATI cards by 5 to equal nvidias.

So 800/5 = 160

And the 5870 has 800 SP's, not 700.

 

CONFIRMED ON CHAT THAT IS SHOULD BE OUT IN A MONTH OR SO I WILL KEEP ASKING UNTIL I GET DIFFERENT

 

Confirmed on chat?

hahahahahahah***wipes tears from eyes***hahahahahaha

 

you liked that huh....

 

Chat .. Meh but I say January holds core i7 with 5870 and gtx 285's

 

That's pretty optimistic. I don't think we'll see 5870 this month though I'd love to be wrong and be able to order them in x-fire. BTW do you have any contact info. for escalating an issue? I've tried unsuccessfully now for 4 days to get return labels from Dell.

 

Im talking on Chat with someone. Either 1; They have no true clue what Im on about. Or from what they're trying to say is the AW "Just launched" in Australia and we wont be getting the Refresh for months...According to the Dell/AW Site, We dont even have the 4870 Refresh :/ Kinda dissapointing...

 

i always go through team blackhawk

if they dont help they transfer me to some one decent

 

yup.....................

 

yea some say that they know what it is all about ..and some are still looking for there dictionary.....

 

no i disagree...sorry...i have spoke to a heck of alot of these reps including thru business...and moo is correct.....

 

Wouldnt be too surprised. Meh if it doesnt come out i guess i'll buy one in America. Then get butthurt by Australia's custom duty crap. ;(

 

yea but i am in the us and it will be a while i think at least a few months.....and remember one thing it i am sure will have its own share of issues like anything....

 

Never said it wouldnt, Just saying Australia is rather behind. As the AW M17x here doesn't even Support 4870s...

 

wow what the hell ...that sucks ..sorry man .come on over here the gaming is fine...

 

Indeed. Thats why i said i will probably Ship a Refresh M17x when they're released rather then wait 500 years for them to release it here. The Prices here are also rather horrid too.

 

we can talk later then....

 

What's the number for them?

 

sigh .....

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dell-USA-Team-Blackhawk/107381810655

google.....

 

Hey guys, this is my first ever post

I was on the phone to a dell sales rep (I'm from the UK) and the guy told me that the i7 processor for the m17x should be available in about 2-3 days!

First of all I called him and I said that I want to buy the m17x laptop, however I will only buy it if the i7 processor is available for it. He put me on hold for about 2 mins and said that the processor is available for the m17x, but it isn't showing up on the website due to some technical fault. After that he said he'll call me back in 30 mins with some more info.

He then called me back and told me that the i7 processor isn't available, but it is available on the m15x. However Marketing confrirmed that the i7 processor will be available for the m17x in 2-3 days with new graphics cards and everything!

He also told me that the price of the m17x is going to be raised by quite a bit, with these new options.

I hope this is true as I cannot wait! I've been waiting to buy the m17x for a long time now .

And is anyone able to confirm what I've just said?

Also, on the UK website, there is a new, 1gb 280m nvidia DDR3 video card available instead of the 2gb one. Is this an upgrade with direct x 10.1 or a downgrade by 1gb? As I'm a bit confused!

Thanks!

 

1GB GTX280m is a single card, the 2GB option is actually SLI (2x1GB....1GB usable in reality). Still if there'll be new GPUs soon Im interested to see the options!

 

Well typically in the past when it shows up on Dells USA site, it not far behind on Dell Canada's site. usually wihin a few days