Taking M9750 on a Plane!

Ok guys as the title states i'm thinking about taking my M9750 with me when I travel to the US in a few weeks
I believe the plane i'll be travelling on has options for powering my laptop but i'm wondering what i'll need to get in order to take advantage of this with my M9750.

 

I don't know if your battery can last very long from looking at your specs. but you should just be able to use it no problem while the battery lasts.

 

you know i read this title real quick and thought why is he asking about taking the M9750 on a Plane"T"?

 

Lots of extra batteries?

This link looks like a good place to start, but I'm not sure how likely it is to find an adapter that works with the M9750. You might want to check out Alienware accessories, but I would guess you will only get what your battery can offer. Also, if you're flying anything less than business class or first class, you'll be hard pressed to have enough room to really use it.

 

Might not be the best option using it on the plane. It might not be as loud as my M17 but if you're gaming on it, then people around you aren't exactly going to like the sound it's making.

 

You would never hear it once the plane takes off.

 

Yeah the plane engines would drone out the air. I'm on vacation now and had my m9750 out on the plane. But sadly my battery life is about 45 mins.

 

O and jason one quick question. I noticed you had the dual 7950's and I was reading and found out that the dual 8700's are actaully worse in performance. I was appauled having read this due to the fact I just upgraded from my dual 7950s to the 8700's 512mb. Could you confirm my fears?

 

I don't have my own metrics to compare because I've always had the 7950s, but my understanding is that the 8700s are not as fast as the 7950s. In fact, when I had some problems with my 9750s and they were out of stock, Alienware offered to give me 8700s instead. When I declined because they do not perform as well as 7950s, they agreed with me. Sorry.

I do believe that later drivers for the 8700 made it better though.

 

Good point, I never thought of that

They are slightly less powerful, yes. In return you get DirectX 10.1 compatibility and slightly less heat consumption (possibly less power consumption too but I'm not sure on that).

However, going from 7950s to 8700s is definetely not an 'upgrade'.

 

Watch out for snakes

 

they don't have directx 10.1, just 10.0

 

Now i'm pissed.......... s told me it was an upgrade and charged me a pretty penny. but why did my gaming performance increase after the switch? i was able to play crysis with medium and some low settings on a decent rez. where as before i couldnt play crysis at all due to the appauling graphics at 800x600 rez. i couldnt play it on any other rez. I noticed an increase in all my games after the switch.

 

Actually come to think of it. I believe some games i got better performance and some games i got worse. crysis was def an increase tho. And sorry for dbl posts but im trying to get 20 posts so i can send pm's

 

well you still received the benefits of a fab advancement (80nm down to 65 i believe) as well as a new architecture.

 

what do you mean by this? (80nm down to 65 i believe)

 

The fabrication process for the transistors. Smaller=Better essentially

Smaller means less energy used => less heat
Also means less voltage needed and shorter channel length (in the transistors) which means at the same voltage as before you can achieve a significantly higher clock speed. So it is all around better.

 

I actually do oc my cards. and basically what you just explained is that I could achieve higher performance with my 8700's then the 7950s if oc?

 

Did anyone actually read the OP?

He won't be running on battery power, the plane has facilities for powering a laptop and he's asking what accessories he needs to plug it in.

I've also flown on airlines with laptop power points, although i've never taken advantage of this option I believe any extras you may need will already be on board, you just need to ask a trolly dolly. But, if in doubt, just call the airline and ask.

 

most likely, yes

 

I guess the real way to find out is to benchmark both cards at a stable oc.