The configurator I saw had the 1TB+1TB as $600 more iirc and the 512GB as I think $500 more. Definitely worth getting the 1TB version, assuming the configurator wasn't wrong.
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The online configurator has the 512 GB PCIe SSD + 1 TB HDD as $550 more than the HDD. Nonetheless, the savings are there. However, the price difference between the two in the Alpha R2 and 17 R4 (last I remembered) is much larger.
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So tell me, if you were looking to buy a relatively portable laptop with high performance and long battery life, what would you recommend? If it's not something using BGA, then you've given the wrong answer.
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Anyway just my two cents and it does matter for this discussion. I would never want to buy one of these if I didn't know all the good and bad about it first. Not when it costs $2000+ -
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Brother @Cass-Olé is right in the thick of things with some direct contacts to Dell/Alienware and very active at Alienware Arena. He is a wealth of valuable information, especially where service failures and design defects are concerned.Cass-Olé likes this. -
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you can see the eurocom commander for example, 6h advertised battery life out of a 62wh (Q170/6700T)
if changing something in a system voids the overall warranty (everything that was included with the original machine) then I'd suggest you avoid that particular seller/company
6700HQ is only 3.1GHz max, the 6700T is a bit faster than that
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The 6700K I have right now is running at 4.6GHz and I've been able to under volt it on stock clocks to -225mv on both the core and the cache which dropped the temps significantly.
I also game at 1440p and I must have fps that are no lower than 100fps, which is the absolute minimum. The gtx 1080 in the new R4 should be on par in the GPU department.
I'll have an in depth review soon and will make sure to link you. It's going to be very in depth and honest. There are things that I don't like about the machine, but there are other things that make up for it ...it's complicated haha.
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With better cooling the 6820HK can be pushed further no doubt. How about that closed loop cooler eh? lol...jk
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It's just unfortunate that mobile chips aren't what they used to be. My 2920XM, 2960XM, 3920XM, 3940XM and 4930MX had no problem handling 4.8GHz for benching and 4.3GHz used to be my 24/7 daily driver overclock with all five of them. And, the M18xR2 could run for 6 hours on battery using IGFX. I only needed it to maybe 2 or 3 times the whole time I owned it, but it was still able to.
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msrp 1000 chip vs msrp 390 chip
what you expect?
but we've come a long way from having overclockable mobile cpu in 1000 range to 390.
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It's sad that it's the only viable option, unlike before where there were many as you've mentioned.
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So can someone ask them what kind of thermal paste they used on the new aw17 ? Coz im planning to buy from hidevolution and I might tell them to change it and can someone tell me why did they solder the gpu and cpu besides making it cost efficient ? Does it improve cooling ? And im planning the buy the new samsung ssd 960 evo so will it fit ? I think I saw in the video they had one slot with copper for the ssd ? Is it only one slot for ssd ?
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I think it does have msata ssd slot too right ? So its 3 ssd's ?
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Read the law of physics
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And thinner design means of course less place for implementing a second 2.5" slot. A lot of people have lying older 2.5 inches ssd's from older laptops they hope they can use. You can only use one of them in the AW laptop cabinet. Of course you can buy a usb box for the other one or pay for newer M.2 ssd's(if you need more storage place). Same with only 2 ram slots.
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And I know you prefer laptops with size smaller than 17". Also the smaller laptops like 13 and 14 inches laptops use only 2 ram slots and only one 2.5 inches ssd slots besides M.2 slot. They have to do it this way because of physics laws. Same with the cooling
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As long as it has a way better cooling than my aw17 with 880m I dont care about thinner or thicker, they have added way too many features to compete with msi and asus so they r back in the game im just hoping the cooling would really be significant
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There are two paths available:
- Do and get less with less
- Do and get more with more
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They really need to work on improving their service delivery. Using social media is good and bad. When they have a good showing (which seems extremely rare now) it's a positive. A public spectacle like this poor fellow's nightmare certainly doesn't win any Brownie points, but it certainly is helpful to folks that are shopping for a new computer.
http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/p/19990418/20942481#20942481
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/computers/dell_svc.htmlAttached Files:
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Witness the difference an expansive 17-inch LCD screen can make with supported FHD, QHD and UHD resolution options – all with anti-glare finish.
The 17" QHD 120Hz display is designed to deliver the smoothest gaming experience with 4ms response time, wide viewing angles, 400 nits of brightness, and NVIDIA G-Sync technology on select modules. NVIDIA G-Sync delivers the smoothest a fastest experience ever thanks to its ability to synchronize display refresh rates to the GPU in your GeForce GTX-powered PC, eliminating screen tearing and minimizing both display stutter and input lag.
and below that it says...
17.3 inch UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS Anti-Glare 300-nits Display with Tobii IR Eye-tracking
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OMG WTF IS THIS **** THE G-SYNC IS ONLY FOR QHD !!!! AND 180W IS NOT GOD DAMN ENOUGH TO POWER IT !!! those guys r idiots or what !!!!!!
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Module Description S
Alienware 15 R3 Alienware 15 R3
Operating System Windows 10 Home 64bit English
Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-6820HK (Quad-Core, 8MB Cache, Dynamically Overclocked up to 4.1GHz )
Display 15.6 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS Anti-Glare 300-nits Display
Memory 8GB DDR4 at 2400MHz (1x8GB)
Hard Drive 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s
Wireless Killer 1435 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
Primary Battery Lithium Ion (99 Wh) Battery
Operating System Recovery Options No OS Recovery Disc Included
Keyboard English Backlit Keyboard, powered by AlienFX
Cable US Power Cord
AC Adapter Alienware 240W AC Adapter
Module Description
Alienware 17 R4 Alienware 17 R4
Operating System Windows 10 Home 64bit English
Video Card AMD Radeon™ RX 470 with 8GB GDDR5
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ (Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, up to 3.5GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Display 17.3 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS Anti-Glare 300-nits Display with Tobii IR Eye-tracking
Memory 16GB DDR4 at 2400MHz (2x8GB)
Hard Drive 128GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
Wireless Killer 1435 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
Primary Battery Lithium Ion (68 Wh) Battery
Operating System Recovery Options No OS Recovery Disc Included
Keyboard English Keyboard
AC Adapter Alienware 240W AC Adapter
Module Description Show Details
Alienware 15 R3 Alienware 15 R3
Operating System Windows 10 Home 64bit English
Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ (Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, up to 3.5GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Display 15.6 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS Anti-Glare 300-nits Display
Memory 16GB DDR4 at 2400MHz (2x8GB)
Hard Drive 128GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
Wireless Killer 1435 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
Primary Battery Lithium Ion (68 Wh) Battery
Operating System Recovery Options No OS Recovery Disc Included
Keyboard English Backlit Keyboard, powered by AlienFX
Cable US Power Cord
AC Adapter Alienware 180W AC Adapter -
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There will be for the 15, but the 120 Hz option isn't available at the moment. Same goes for the QHD 120Hz for the 17.
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