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    Soon to be new m15x owner!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by wally05, Sep 5, 2008.

  1. wally05

    wally05 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys,

    I've been using a decent HP laptop for awhile, but decided I needed to get something NICE to appeal to the geek in me. So I ordered a quickship version of the m15x. Good specs and should be here in a few days. But, how much room does the Orion backpack leave with a m15x in it? I just need enough room to carry some thin notebooks and a book maybe. I'm on the go a lot, so I wanted a decent padded bag. Also, does the nvidia 8700m gt card do an okay job at the graphics processing? I was going to build my own system, but I've wanted an alienware for awhile and just did it.

    Korey
     
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    kobe Notebook Virtuoso

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    congratulations on the m15x. :) The 8700 is a good card and it should be great for design and decent gaming. I don't have an Orion backpack.
     
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    Ennea wwwwww

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    Well, even if you decide that he 8700 isn't enough, I don't think it's too hard to upgrade to the 8800.

    Welcome to the family. :D
     
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    wally05 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Haha, thanks. I was already looking at prices to get the card from Alienware. Is the processor upgradeable also? I really don't want to have to ship it back to alienware to do this. I've never seen an alienware case, so I don't know how they are built to allow easy upgrades.

    Korey
     
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    the processor is upgradable depending on what processor you get but unfortunately AW does not trust its customer too much to upgrade the processor them selves so you have to send it in
     
    exiled, Sep 6, 2008
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