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    Super Newb question.... (RSS Feed)?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Nathrezin, Jun 13, 2009.

  1. Nathrezin

    Nathrezin Notebook Consultant

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    upon going through the Customization process for the M17x to find a price, i was confronted with something called RSS Feed and.......idk what that is or how important it is.....

    What is RSS Feed and whats the importance of it?
    also, does the M17x have an SD card(or something like that)
     
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  2. Logitech456

    Logitech456 Notebook Consultant

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    "-_-

    Are you sure you even need an m17x?

    What specs did you get.

    And NO. Rss feeds are just info and advertsing streamed to your computer.
     
    Logitech456, Jun 13, 2009
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  3. Nathrezin

    Nathrezin Notebook Consultant

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    its more what i want than what i need =P
    i know a fair amount about older computers and i understand memory, OS, processors, lcd, gpu, cpu and things of that sort, but im not the brightest with some of the newer stuff. the comp i have now is like....really old. its a huge desktop and i cant even run WoW on it anymore
     
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  4. Logitech456

    Logitech456 Notebook Consultant

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    whats the specs on dat beast yo?
     
    Logitech456, Jun 13, 2009
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  5. Nathrezin

    Nathrezin Notebook Consultant

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    heres what i picked out for mine:

    Space Black – Anodized Aluminum

    Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz (3MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)

    Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1

    Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M, 2GB – SLI® Enabled


    17-inch WideXGA+ 1440x900 (900p)

    4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz

    500GB 7,200RPM w/ Free Fall Protection

    Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)





    Price: $2,224
     
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  6. sabricaze

    sabricaze Notebook Evangelist

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    Get a bit better CPU and upgrade your resolution?
     
    sabricaze, Jun 13, 2009
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  7. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    good specs.
     
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    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    id say rez for sure. but i like the smaller print and larger real estate on the screen.

    cpu - id agree, but he could also upgrade that later.
     
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  9. Nathrezin

    Nathrezin Notebook Consultant

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    might go with a better CPU, but anything i pick with this is gonna be better than what i got now so ill be happy =D
     
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    Logitech456 Notebook Consultant

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    dude get the 1920x1200 everything else is fine. 1920x1200 is so nice on 17" lappys
     
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  11. Nathrezin

    Nathrezin Notebook Consultant

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    this is somewhere where im kinda a newb....whats the significance of different resolutions? how big is the change?
     
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    very big change. it makes more pixels on the screen which makes everything look more crisp and better graphics. But less performance if u run at 1920x1200 for games.
     
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  13. Nathrezin

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    alright. when i order my laptop ill go with a higher res =P
     
    Nathrezin, Jun 13, 2009
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