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    m15x future

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by adelsmud, Dec 27, 2009.

  1. adelsmud

    adelsmud Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi there everyone, I was wondering when we are expecting a refresh of the current alienware M15X ? Since people are having so many problems I am currently holding out. Also I perfer the previous ripley design since it looks both professional and powerful. Any comments would be great. Thanks
     
    adelsmud, Dec 27, 2009
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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    ????

    it just came out 2 months ago

    it is ripley

    there are no faster cpu's coming out for a year


    short answer?

    no time soon
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 27, 2009
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  3. nobodyshero

    nobodyshero Notebook Speculator

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    M15x is still new...the 5870 power requirements will be compatible with the so-called "limits" of the M15x power supply so only thing being refreshed would be the GPU.
     
    nobodyshero, Dec 27, 2009
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  4. Thorpe24

    Thorpe24 Notebook Evangelist

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    so if someone bought a m15x now, could u put the 5870 in later, and is it a better card then the 260m
     
    Thorpe24, Dec 28, 2009
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  5. 5150Joker

    5150Joker Tech|Inferno

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    Should be able to with no issue.
     
    5150Joker, Dec 28, 2009
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  6. Thorpe24

    Thorpe24 Notebook Evangelist

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    thanks joker, also awesome avatar, scrubs is awesome and so is the todd
     
    Thorpe24, Dec 28, 2009
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  7. oneabove

    oneabove Notebook Consultant

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    and 5870 wont be compatible with the m17x chipset??
     
    oneabove, Dec 28, 2009
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  8. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    it will be if you add in the PCI micro code
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 28, 2009
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  9. freedom16

    freedom16 Notebook Deity

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    Yeah if ever it get upgraded, time to have a better power supply more powerful than a freaking 180 watt, hello 220 or 250 is the only way to stop the throttling issues!
     
    freedom16, Dec 30, 2009
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  10. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    I still don't see how the M15x draws so much power. My M17 goes up to 180W maximum, and that's with a quad core and two graphics cards rather than your one...

    And the odd thing is that the non-extreme i7 mobile processors have the same power consumption as my quad, and the 260M has only a little more if any more than one of my 3870s.

    It does seem odd-that i7 must be drawing a lot more power in Turbo mode.
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Dec 30, 2009
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  11. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    Completely incorrect
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 30, 2009
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