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    M9750 and 8800M

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Compstomper, May 18, 2008.

  1. Compstomper

    Compstomper Notebook Consultant

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    Does anybody know yet if the M9750 will have the option to upgrade to a single or dual 8800M's. If Alienware does not offer the service is it possible to do it through 3rd party means?

    I've out of the loop in the laptop area of the market. Sorry if this question seems ridiculous.
     
    Compstomper, May 18, 2008
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  2. wywern209

    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    nope, i think dual 8700ms are the limit. sorry to bum you out.if you want 8800
    buy a m15x or 17x.
     
    wywern209, May 18, 2008
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  3. rsgeiger

    rsgeiger Notebook Evangelist

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    What he said. It is already confirmed by Alienware.
     
    rsgeiger, May 18, 2008
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    mjl2142 Notebook Evangelist

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    mjl2142, May 18, 2008
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  5. Compstomper

    Compstomper Notebook Consultant

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    I doubted it anyways.

    I may get a 17x or a Sager. Which would you recommend for top of the line notebook performance?
     
    Compstomper, May 18, 2008
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  6. Nirvana

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    m1730 is the fastest out of 3
     
    Nirvana, May 18, 2008
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  7. Compstomper

    Compstomper Notebook Consultant

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    The Dell costs much more then the other 2 and I am liking the idea of a quad core in my laptop.

    I like the Alienware for the looks and features.
     
    Compstomper, May 18, 2008
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  8. Daedric

    Daedric Notebook Consultant

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    From Alienware themselves,

    Question:
    Will the Area 51 m9750 ever support the Geforce 8800m graphics card? If no, is this because of a technical limitation or a corporate decision?
    Answer:
    No, due to technical limitations. For those who are looking for the GeForce 8800m, we have the Area-51 m17x now available.
     
    Daedric, May 18, 2008
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  9. frozenarcticguy

    frozenarcticguy Notebook Deity

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    Not trying to hijack the thread but does anyone know when AW or Dell are going to go Quad CPU? I know Sager already has
     
    frozenarcticguy, May 18, 2008
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  10. Lessaj7

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    They will when montevina comes out most likely.
     
    Lessaj7, May 18, 2008
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  11. GRB

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    yep, Sager archives quadcore by using desktop CPUs. AW and Dell will wait for the Montevina-enabled mobile quadcores (which will come out for the first time at the end of the year for $1000)
     
    GRB, May 18, 2008
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  12. frozenarcticguy

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    Montevina? Is that going to be a more powerful cpu?
     
    frozenarcticguy, May 19, 2008
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  13. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    from what we have heard so far 9800M GTX is just a refresh of 8800M GTX
     
    Nirvana, May 19, 2008
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  14. Vedya

    Vedya There Is No Substitute...

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    9 series are not Montevina....

    yes, more powerful CPU and less power usage.

    BTW nirv, the XPS 1730 is not the most pwrful, the d901c is.
     
    Vedya, May 19, 2008
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  15. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    @Vedya, I heard m1730 hitted 18K in 3dmark06 tho
     
    Nirvana, May 19, 2008
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  16. Vedya

    Vedya There Is No Substitute...

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    With OC.

    Dexgo got 14.5K with A SINGLE CARD. And that is w.o the new QC's and Sli and so forth. If we put forth that SLi = at least 50% increase, then 20K is easily possible.
     
    Vedya, May 19, 2008
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  17. MiniKissKool

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    get the sager.
    It seems it's not possible to use X9000 in m15x (because of heat issue, it can't be use at 3.2ghz, only 2.8 (news from alienware)), so why should it be possible in m17x ?
    And D901C is the beast of the moment... and for few years !!!

    My best choice, if i have money, would be this D901C with centrino 2 chipset... :p
    Perhaps in few month... :D
     
    MiniKissKool, May 19, 2008
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  18. mjl2142

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    The m17X is bigger, more space to dissipate heat
     
    mjl2142, May 19, 2008
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  19. GRB

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    heh yeah MiniKissKool, too early to rule out the m17x's X9000 performance (that said, it sounds like it still won't be OCable)
     
    GRB, May 19, 2008
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  20. nbaumann

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    Erm bigger laptop? More space?
     
    nbaumann, May 19, 2008
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  21. Stone825

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    @Nbaumann - More space, but another GPU is added into the equation as well as a second bay for another hard drive, which would also increase heat. More space, more components.
     
    Stone825, May 19, 2008
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  22. nbaumann

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    That's true but I believe the assumption from the person I quoted is wrong.
     
    nbaumann, May 19, 2008
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