New M17x R4, M14X R2 and M18X R2 are coming - Speculation thread.

I just ordered mine, now waiting for the anxiety to kick in lol

My setup is:

Alienware M17x Base
6.144 MB (1 x 2 048 + 1 x 4 096) , (I'll upgrade this if necessary myself)
Internal Swedish/Finnish Qwerty Keyboard
AMD® Radeon™ HD 7970M med 2 GB GDDR5-minne
500 GB ATA-HDD (7 200 rpm) (I'll upgrade this if necessary myself and probably use the 256 GB SSD I have in my m11x)
Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64-bit, Swedish (I have a couple ultimate licences that I got from work that I'm gonna use)
DVD+/-RW-drive (Don't see the point in having a bluray reader for my needs)
Creative Sound Blaster Recon3Di with THX TruStudio Pro Software
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 with Bluetooth 4.0 (the only one available, I'll see if this one is a keeper or maybe i'll upgrade later)
3 year warranty Had to have this after everybody's recommendation here in the forums
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM(6MB Cache, up to 3.1GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0) (I guess that this will be either 3610/3615QM)
Integrated Skype HD Certified FullHD Camera with dual digital microphones
Alienware M17x Stealth Black
44 cm(17.3") WideFHD (1920 x 1080) WLED LCD

I'm officially excited

edit: I managed to get a 15% discount (not counting the 3-year warranty promo thingy)

 

Thanks again bill for the info +rep!!

Im sure we would still all be stumbling in the dark tripping over each other and assuming the worst if we didnt have your input xD
I can now sit back and relax knowing my 3rd gen alien will be making its way to me shortly!!
I also ordered a 256gb ssd with my m14xr2, glad to know its a beast, cheers

 

Hey Bill i am having a bit of a hard time deciding for a new laptop. 17inch is out of the question because it's not very mobile for school. I am trying to decide between the M14X or the gt60 msi. They are both going to be very similar except the 1.6 inch in size and the msi having a 1920x1080 resolution that comes with a 2 year warranty. Can you tell me what is Alienware bringing to the table that makes their system better in 2012 with the release of ivy?

 

Thanks bill! At least now I know when it will roughly arrive.

 

I have heard a few things with the new generation M14, 17 and 18 X Laptops. One, M17 and M18 are supposed to have a mSATA slot now. Next thing I hear is a new eDP connection from motherboard to the monitor. Anyone confirm this?

 

True and true.

 

Bill,

Do you have a link to the 7970M spare Parts from dell? Curious on pricing.

 

Yay, nice to hear someone confirm this directly.

I think for marketing, it would be a good idea to stagger this. Let the M17xR4 get all the glory and press now and Alienware/Dell is all over the tech forums (as it is now). Wait a week and the M18x comes out and that's all over the press now.

 

make sense big companies play like that

 

I don't know the part number. Tried to search in our internal tools, but the system listed there is just a placeholder. Until the system starts shipping, we likely won't have all the upgrades and accessories listed for sale just yet.

But not in this case. Simple driver qualification delay. Nice side benefit for the 17, though.

 

Can i take your silence to my question that the M14X has no competition over the GT60?

 

yeah i know not on this case i was just saying

 

Well if you don't mind me answering I'd personally go with 14x if you're looking for portability and battery life. Performance wise there shouldn't be that much a difference I don't think since the resolution drop from 1080p should balance out a slightly weaker graphics card.

Edit: Making due just fine with a 460m on 1600 x 900 for battlefield 3 so you should be just fine with a 650m .

 

Thank you for this, definitely help. Bill what's your intake?

 

Actually I missed the first post. MSI makes good products, so I'm sure both warrant consideration. It's an apples to oranges comparison, though. The MSI is a 15". That gives them more headroom to deal with thermals and more options for components. The base CPU in the MSI looks to be the 3610QM, which is Ivy Bridge. We're actually honoring the Intel embargo and not listing our Ivy Bridge options yet. (I got the cpu info off The Verge, so I'm not saying MSI violated the embargo.) I'm not sure if we're going to offer that CPU on the 14. Won't know for sure until we announce.

There are pictures posted of both systems. I'll just leave that there and let you decide which looks better, if that's even a criteria for you.

The GT60 will probably be heavier. We don't have a 15" offering anymore, so the comparison between GT60 and M14x is no more valid than the comparison between GT60 and M17x.

I guess you'd have to decide on your priorities, rank them and see which system hits the most of them. My priorities for a gaming rig:

1. benchmarks
2. benchmarks
3. benchmarks
4. styling
5. cost
6. size/weight
7. screen quality (yes, I don't care about the screen as long as it's not awful.)

EDIT: My criteria tells me to get the M18x.

 

I appreciate the effort, thank you. I could see dropping a grand on a pair of these in a year or two.

 

They say "Supports 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors" on their web site not quite sure if that violates the embargo.

 

Do you think you can find them for that price in a year? (I'm ignorant of aftermarket prices.)

Hmm. They had to have run that by Intel first. Good idea. On their specs page it lists the cpu as "next generation Intel Core i blah blah," so I guess they're not violating embargo.

As far as I can tell, you can only put that system on your "wish list," so I'm guessing they will flip the switch on the 29th or 30th. We have other reasons for doing it the crazy way we did it.

 

/whisper mode

pss since m14x already comes with 2760 and 2860 you can probably bet something similar might find its way into the new m14x

/whisper mode

I SAID NOTHING !

 

Yeah. I know, but I can't go near stating anything specific. You guys are good at filling in blanks.

 

I seem to remember a 3610QM being listed as the lowest quad core chip on the Dell Portugal(?) site. That's probably your 2670QM equivalent.

2.3GHz (3.3GHz turbo), 6MB cache, 4C/8T, 45W.

 

Too bad that Dell Portugal doesn't have a alienware section...

 

Hi everyone! My name is Isa, I'm from the Caribbean! I've been following this thread for a while and taking note of what everyone's saying. I've been wanting wanting a laptop for a long time now for work and the portability( I get tired of sitting behind my desktop now lol) and I've convinced my dad to buy me one XD. I was torn between the m17x, the sager np9150 and the Asus g75, but I've always really liked alienware so that's why I'm going with one . Just wanted to ask some things though, a lot of guys I know always tell me ho the alienwares are cheap build quality and they give trouble. Is that true? It's my first laptop so it would be terrible if it does give trouble, not to mention I won't hear the end of it from dad -_- lol

 

Bill@dell do you know when the m18xr2 will be out in AUS even as is without the unnamed part?

 

Far as I know new m17x is keeping the same chassis in general( I could be wrong). If so then the only downside is that it's mainly plastic however people still say that it's quite sturdy and overall well built.
Beside if you run into any problem with it dell support is awesome

 

Hence the question mark. Someone else linked Bill to it a few pages back. Not arsed looking for it.

 

m17x isn't really portable if you need a computer for college or intend on carrying it a lot I would recommend the m14x. If portability isn't a major concern then by all means go for the m17x.

 

Thanks that's good to know , and the plastic wouldn't really bother me so that's fine. Umm with respect to configuration, how does this look? And what advantage is there in choosing the Intel 6250 wireless card over the centrino n 2230? Sorry if I'm asking questions in the wrong place btw

PROCESSOR 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.1GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0) edit

OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit edit MEMORY 6GB DDR3 at 1600MHz (2DIMMS) edit HARD DRIVE 500GB 7,200 RPM SATA 3Gb/s edit VIDEO CARD 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 7970M edit LCD PANEL 17.3-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED edit WIRELESS CARD Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 With Bluetooth 4.0 edit INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

 

If portability isn't a concern then go for m18x xD.
Even so m17x won't be too much of a problem moving out say twice a day getting from home to work and vice versa.
Just don't buy them single strap bags get a backpack type

 

Oh yeah, I was thinking about the m14x, but I think I'll like the extra screen size, besides anything's more portable than a desktop lol, I don't mind lugging around the weight. The m18 is pretty sweet! Saw a video of it on you tube running battlefield 3 and it was amazing, but I don't think dad would want to pay so much for one, and I don't really want to burden him with the expenses! I'm hoping I can get it to last a few years! Though I'm so clumsy sometimes, just got to be really careful I guess

 

It was Denmark. I know too well that AW doesn't have a site in Portugal (if they did, I'd be an AW owner).

By the way, I'm going to ask Bill directly: what can I do to buy an AW laptop through Dell and ship it to Portugal? (AW laptops are sold here through retailers only; their warranty is crap, some feature last-gen models only and they inflate the prices)

 

The build quality of the r3 is really good, it's the best laptop I've owned. I would recommend getting as much accidental damage warranty as you can swing though. That service is great.

 

The processor, gtx and memory should be fine for most things - bit of gaming included. As for the wireless card I think the intel 6250 supports 4g and has a bit better wifi connectivity..not that sure on the 4g part.

 

Buy the lowest end RAM (which I believe you did) then upgrade with parts from newegg do the same with HD if you want a better one later.

Edit: I believe the upgraded wireless card has Bluetooth 4.0 as well but I'm not 100% sure

 

Oh I see, you were talking about the Danmark Dell link.
They already removed the new cpu specs.

 

hey so what was the announcement that was supposed to happen today or the secret whatever it was?

 

See post #1,212 of this thread.

 

the 7970m has the same performance as duel 6970ms

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1906050

http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970M.72675.0.html

that is only 10% worse than duel 675m

 

thanks!

10char

 

I used the WAG Method of price speculation.

 

Time to xfire them !0.0

 

wish they would hurry up and release the m18x r2 in australia

 

Alienware M14X R2

2nd Generation Intel Core i7-2760QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.5GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
English Keyboard, M14X R2
14.0" High Def+ (900p/1600x900) with WLED backlight
1 GB DDR5 NVIDIA GeForceGT 650M using NVIDIA Optimus technology
750GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
Alienware Command Center Software, M14X
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Service Pack 1, English, w/Media
Stealth Black with Soft Touch Finish
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner, DVD+-RW
Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
Intel Advanced-N WiFi Link 6250 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO Technology with WiMax and Bluetooth 4.0
Wireless Display Application and Driver
Internal Bluetooth 4.0
with a 3 year warranty for 1946.00

Does that not seem too high to pay for a laptop? can someone pls help me out here. I am looking to get an M14X but it seems way too high.

 

what are you talking about, it clearly shows a SINGLE 7970m is better than DUAL 675m and 675m is same as 580m

 

See this thread http://http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware/657421-alienware-sales-assistance-live-us-canada-upgrade-new-system-purchases.html and get a quote from Allan.

I just order an M17x from him and got a great deal which I'm really happy with.

 

As above ^
Im thinking of cancelling my order and ordering it from Allan ^ ^ (should i do this ? )
just some thing im worried about,
how does it work out ?
and when we order through him we will get the same specs yeah ? and with the un named component ?

 

I'm feeling quite happy with my soon to be m17x r4. that GPU looks like a total beast!

 

I'm aiming for this, and just contacted Allan.
Configuring the following spec on Dell Canada with tax comes up to $2,603.16.. WOW

Too bad Killer wireless isn't offered yet.



2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.1GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
2 GB DDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M with Optimus™
750GB 7,200 RPM SATA 3Gb/s
14.0" High Def+ (900p/1600x900) with WLED backlight
Intel® Advanced-N WiFi Link 6250 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO Technology with WiMax and Bluetooth 4.0
60GHz WirelessHD® Wireless Display
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

4 Year Advanced Service Plan
Nebula Red with Soft Touch Finish
McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Days Trial
Mars Red
World of Warcraft Preinstall Edition

Alienware Orion M14x Neoprene Sleeve

 

So Your processor will be upgraded also ? or will it be sandy ? :/

 

Tell me about it dell have offered me a refund but I would prefer to switch to this as long as the 3920xm is released too.


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