Thinking about purchasing one to play games and do graphic design. I know as a smart consumer you can build a computer comparable to the alienware at much lesser cost but...look how beasty it looks. Spoiler Plus my company is paying for it anyway. Any regrets. How well does it perform? How durable it is?
I would feel like one bad@$$ nerd if I was walking around with that. Like the coolest nerd on the planet.
All I know, is in my programming class at UH, the TA has one and it is amazing and kills everyone's battery life and super fast. I salivate when I see his laptop (That's what she said).
Gaming laptops like this really are portable desktops- they get less than an hour, max, off of a full battery. I have a Dell XPS M1730 that is very similar in looks to this (although it's almost 2 years old). The battery life is certainly a downside. They're also super heavy compared to other laptops.
Well the one i want is an M17x which is a 17 inch screen laptop starting at $1799 on alienware.com but i want at least an i7 quadcore processor and of course an extra 4 gigs of ram on top of the stock 4 which would put the cost a little over 2400. :grin: a stock M17x(starting price $1,799) specs are Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 520M 2.4GHz (2.93GHz Turbo Mode, 3MB Cache) Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English Video Card: 1GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon™ Mobility HD 5870 LCD Panel: 17-inch WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 (900p) Memory: 4GB Dual Channel Memory (2x 2GB DDR3) Hard Drive: 250GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD . 250GB is pretty darn small compare to today standard but no biggies. Will be purchasing a 1TB external HD for important files/software/prn/stuff. Internal Optical Drive: Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW) Wireless Cards: Wireless 1520 802.11n Half Mini-Card Desktop aurora gutted These guys in person looks like TANKS!!! m17x review <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aTDFH6Bl12Q?fs=1&hl=vi_VN"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aTDFH6Bl12Q?fs=1&hl=vi_VN" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> 3D model for desktop and laptop <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fc7PK1lXS6w?fs=1&hl=vi_VN"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fc7PK1lXS6w?fs=1&hl=vi_VN" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>
Is there any build issues? I wanted the M11x, but there's a common problem with the hinges going bad.
Realistically only newbies buy alienware merchandise. It is overpriced gimmicky garbage. Their desktops are ridiculously expensive and can be replicated for 1/4 of the price you pay if you buy the parts on Newegg. Their laptops are just a joke. In the end, you're paying for a colorful repackaged Dell. It's like buying a mac in the PC world. Heck, look at the HP envy 17. You can beef that up to match the stats of an alienware machine, plus, it's not a Dell....
"Gaming Laptop" is an oxymoron. As for PC, I'm sure you know that building your own is the cheapest way.
I've got an Alienware laptop. No specs sorry. I've had the hinge piece holding the screen break twice, had the cooling fan right above the video card break (which was a pain to replace because Alienware was the ONLY manufacturer to use that type of housing) and is currently on the shelf because it locked up when updating, and when it restarted the software was scrambled and no longer recognizes my hard drive. In short, looks nice but is overpriced and trouble prone. Next time I'm getting something else.
That thing looks ridiculously gaudy to me and I bet it's heavy as **** to carry around. I usually laugh when I see people with the giant 17in XPS/alienware's in public. If you weren't so into gaming I'd just tell you to get a 17in Macbook Pro with an i7 upgrade. It seems like money is no object. You could then bootcamp it with windows. The 17in MBP (w/ i7) is powerful, has plenty of real estate, a gorgeous screen, and doesn't weigh as much as a tank. Plus you can actually use it away from a power outlet with its estimated 8-9hr battery life. The alienware m17x is ~12lbs; the 17in MBP is 6.6lbs. That's a huge difference is you carry your laptop around everyday.
Macs only have GDDR3... Most high end PC's come with GDDR5 standard now. If you're into graphic design that will make a big difference... I have an i7 and I love the power it has, but say goodbye to batter life. I get 2 hours on a good day.
I know it's over price like I said(reread original post) it's not my money. When the head hancho decided to splurge his employee. I'm going to get something out this world and since I despised apple. I'm going for next expensive thing money can buy. It's like you telling not to get an r8 and settle for camry when my boss offer to pay. They both take you point A to B right?
well, regardless, for the price of an alienware you can get something better for the same price. hunt for some custom built PCs on newegg if you don't want to build your own.
Then I didn't convey what I was trying to say correctly. Buying an alienware is like buying a pimped out Ford Fiesta for $55,000. It could have spinners, lights, heck go 0-60 in 1 sec, it's still a ford fiesta. If price is no problem look at Sony/Toshiba/Asus for your laptop needs. Sony especially. You can get something with raw power and quality parts. Throw on a warranty from squaretrade and you're set for life. When you buy a high end Sony, you're in BMW country...
