I dont think is coming out until june though
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hi guys,
just wondering, will dell released the m15x for the 2012 lineup updates?
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I was wondering when the m14x R2 is released will the R1 model become much cheaper?
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It's only clocked at 405Mhz! Impressive.
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Now with the news of watercooling in the m18x we can now expect to have huge improvement in the m18x r2 if they decide to do it.
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rumours are Nvidia announcing Kepler on 21st March, and Intel announcing Ivy bridge on 23rd March.
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Well we know Nvidia is supposed to be lifting an NDA sometime this week.
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Tomorrow, if rumours hold.
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M18??? - OK so I am looking to buy a new M17x - I have the M17 R2, guess I should wait, but how long I really need more RAM and speed. Any spec on the M18? - Fortunately company buy, so $ not an issue, speed is.
Ah I'm a dumb butt, just bought it online- M18s are out and shipping.
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NDA is lifted
As we already know the GTX 675M is the rebranded 580M with only slightly higher clocks. No joy.
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Now to wait for the 7970M and GTX 680M.....
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TheBluePill Notebook Nobel Laureate
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Die shrink and improved power efficiency leave more room for extra clocks+shaders. I doubt the actual TDP's will change much though except for the idle power draw.
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One very important PC component vendor not named Nvidia or AMD has an embargo in effect. Whether an exception is granted or not is what remains to be seen. If you watch the PAX East news, you'll know if it was lifted or not.
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Such a shame that the GTX 675 and 670 are rebrands. And GTX 660m in M14x R2 is quite possible.
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Its probably gonna be old heavy alienware again.. sigh -
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680M is supposed to be the new arch but its launch is tooo far ahead. Closer to autumn.
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I'd say mid-end of May.
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So if I buy the new model in, lets assume April.
Will I be able to upgrade to 680M in the near future?
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You are asking questions which don't have answers.
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Does anybody know of any other laptop that may come close to the performance of the M14x-with the setup they offer now?
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Is there any word on when the 680M option is going to be released? I'm buying an R2 at mid July. Want to know if I could hold off until those come out.
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Other than that.. Asus has the ROG Series, MSI has some hot machines.. Check out Sager, Malibal, XoticPC, etc.. -
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I guess we will just wait and see. It comes out when it comes out.
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Also, MSI is still leagues behind in components quality, reliability and performance. AW has only one competitor - Clevo. Next, come the top tier business grade machines (HP Elitebooks, Dell Precision and Lenovo ThinkPad W) and while they lose in terms of power and sound, they surpass both AW and Clevo in build quality, visuals (IPS RGBLED Matte screens), reliability and warranty coverage.
back to topic: I wonder what did Nvidia think when they put the 675M against the 7970M, the later should clearly win... And the 680M is not going to be released till late summer. -
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Or did you mean on customization in AW laptops?
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katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator
It's not released as 'it's not out', not available in any system.
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I just bought an m14x R1 last night and he knocked off almost $400USD from the retail price. Definitely a good sign they're selling existing stock in preparation for ivy bridge and Kepler refreshes.
As for the warranty, if you live in a non-direct country such as Vietnam (myself), then Alienware warranties are still honored! It was an extremely long and painful process to get this information, that eventually had to go to senior management in charge of continents, but I'm here to tell you that Alienware international warranties are about as International as you'll be able to find. Any country recognized with an official Dell network will honor your warranty, despite what a lot of the lower level support people will tell you.
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GTX 660m will be the entry level card for the M17x R4 doubt the M14x R2 will have a GTX series card.
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If the GTX 660m's tdp is low enough it will definitely be put in the m14x r2, it just needs to be able to be integrated into the motherboard.
New M17x R4, M14X R2 and M18X R2 are coming - Speculation thread.
Discussion in 'Alienware' started by sn0w13, Jan 25, 2012.