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    M17x Refresh Discussion

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Scytus, Sep 23, 2009.

  1. steppa

    steppa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well atm im saying im not ordering till i get the screen lol he is asking about it tomorrow

    I see your going for the lower screen.....you can still get the 1920x1200 you know right? just not the LED one
     
    steppa, Feb 3, 2010
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  2. desu

    desu Notebook Evangelist

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    I have 2 coupons for $100 that expires tonight. for use on epp site.
     
    desu, Feb 3, 2010
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  3. Stupifyed

    Stupifyed Notebook Consultant

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    Stupifyed, Feb 3, 2010
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  4. desu

    desu Notebook Evangelist

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    I sent it with title discount code
     
    desu, Feb 3, 2010
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  5. Stupifyed

    Stupifyed Notebook Consultant

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    Thank You Desu

    Question also do you guys think I would need or even use more then 4gb of ram for multimedia and gaming? i really want to max out this Rig as much as possible without wasting money.
     
    Stupifyed, Feb 3, 2010
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  6. steppa

    steppa Notebook Enthusiast

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    4 gig is enough for most things ATM, personally id just get 4gig and upgrade yourself if you need it.......far cheeper
     
    steppa, Feb 3, 2010
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  7. Stupifyed

    Stupifyed Notebook Consultant

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    ok thanx how about the 920 is it really better then the 820 that i will notice it?
     
    Stupifyed, Feb 3, 2010
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  8. steppa

    steppa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah it is better, worth it if you got the money but 820 still good.not sure what one i gonna go for yet
     
    steppa, Feb 3, 2010
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  9. Stupifyed

    Stupifyed Notebook Consultant

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    ok i just pulled the trigger on this guys

    224-81081Lunar Silver - Anodized Aluminum
    317-36591Intel Core i7 920XM 2.0GHz (3.2GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
    317-366416GB DDR3 at 1333MHz
    330-78411Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
    320-8856117-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 RGB LED (1200p)
    320-88581Dual 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 4870 in CrossfireX
    342-06711256GB Solid State Drive
    330-39241Name Plate Engraving
    330-61061Personalized Nameplate Trigger
    313-87921AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
    421-22611Alienware Command Center, M17x
    421-14001Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
    420-96911DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic
    420-64361PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
    421-15741Alienhead Chrome Blue
    421-15931Alienhead Chrome Blue
    410-18831ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
    313-897718X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive,QuickSilver
    313-894415.1 Channel Audio
    430-37391Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 6300 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO Technology
    330-63481Automatic Updates: On
    342-08241500GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
    950-333711 Year Limited Warranty
    908-22071Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
    922-34101Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
    950-97971No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
    421-17211Soft Contracts,Banktec Care,Alienware
    994-37301Warranty Support,Initial Year
    430-06281Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
    421-13601Steam and Portal Factory Installed
    421-13591World of Warcraft Preinstall Edition
    330-50901Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
    463-07421Special Pricing Applied
    *AW:Stupifyed

    got 700 off original price
     
    Stupifyed, Feb 3, 2010
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  10. WaR

    WaR Notebook Virtuoso

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    Nice. I can see that Name plate taking some of the resale value off. Lol. Jk. Enjoy the machine dude.
     
    WaR, Feb 3, 2010
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  11. steppa

    steppa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ye enjoy it mate..still not ordered mine the rep just told me RGBLED screen not available in uk again till 3rd week Feb. I've been waiting for the refresh since nov and now i ready to order they remove options after a couple of weeks, and now if i wait till then il be thinking might aswell wait for 5870 cards it's never ending lol..not impressed with dell uk at all
     
    steppa, Feb 4, 2010
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  12. Mazdaspeed_6

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    man i want a R2 right now. all these 920s are getting me too excited. if only those 5870s were here already. i wonder what Nvidia is going to do about the 5870s.
     
    Mazdaspeed_6, Feb 6, 2010
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