rudrax Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 The Alienware M17x is powered by Intel’s Core i7-3610QM CPU with 6 MB of Level 3 cache and a maximum Turbo Boost frequency of 3300 MHz. There are two more CPU options consisting in Intel’s Core i7-3720QM and Core i7-3820QM processors with Turbo Boost frequency’s of up to a maximum 3700 MHz. The maximum memory configuration is 32GB of DDR3 memory in dual channel mode working at 1600MHz mounted on 4DIMMS. On the 3D graphics side, the Alienware M17x comes with two Nvidia options, the 2GB GDDR5 GeForce GTX 660M and the 2GB GDDR5 GeForce GTX 675M and one AMD option, the AMD Radeon HD 7970M with the sme amount of 2GB GDDR5 memory that seems to be the highest performing part. The cheapest display panel is a 17.3” WideHD+ 1600 x 900 60Hz WLED. The intermediary solution is a FullHD 17.3” WideFHD 1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED. The best display available on DELL’s Alienware M17x is a 17” WideFHD 1920 x 1080 120Hz together with a NVIDIA 3D Vision Bundle. The standard audio option is Creative’s Sound Blaster Recon3Di High-Definition 5.1 Audio with THX TruStudio Pro Software in a two speakers configuration. Networking is taken care of by Intel’s Centrino Wireless-N 2230 With Bluetooth 4.0 on the wireless side and there’s also a Gigabit LAN connector. Storage is up to 1000GB that can be either in HDD form or in SSD form. There is an optional Blu-ray optical drive. Multimedia side comes complete with a 2.1 Megapixel Full HD Camera with dual digital microphones. Connectivity wise, the Alienware M17x comes with 4x SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Ports, one eSATA 3Gb/s + USB 2.0 Combo port (with PowerShare Technology), 3x Auto-sensing jacks for Line-out (2 line out; 1x SPDIF/Headphone), one Microphone Input jack, one RJ-45 (10/100/1Gb IPv6), one HDMI-1.4 output with Audio and one HDMI-1.3 input with Audio, one mini-Display Port, one VGA Port and a 9-in-1 Media card reader. Pricing starts at 1499 USD. That’s around 1130 EUR for the buyers from the old continent. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluERaiN Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 wow nice notebook :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 wow nice notebook :)Hardcore too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nima Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 It's overkill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 It's overkill.You heard about GTX 690 dual GPU from Nvidia? It has 3072 CUDA cores with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked @ 6 Ghz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluERaiN Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 ^Woah never heard of that. Damn that's powerkill :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 ^ Woah never heard of that. Damn that's powerkill :Dwhen the card will be fully loaded, you can make a omelet with that temperature that's what 6 Ghz mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 This is an awesome desktop replacement. Gamers should be drooling over it. :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 This is an awesome desktop replacement. Gamers should be drooling over it. :wub:Yup this thing is specially made for gamers..costly too :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiLmEgZ Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Yeah I wish I could afford it.... I saw an Alienware laptop that had the Sandy Bridge in it at a local retailer here in my area over the holidays last year, it was priced at $1,800 too :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Yeah I wish I could afford it.... I saw an Alienware laptop that had the Sandy Bridge in it at a local retailer here in my area over the holidays last year, it was priced at $1,800 too :sAnd in India its nearly Rupees 1,00,000..So just a dream man.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vin3e Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I'm considering buying it guys. Is it worth the investment? Do you see it having to be replaced often? or do you think it will be expensive to maintain e.g. cleaning or specialist cleaning etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 This laptop will also go best with photoshop...And other high ram usage applications.. :wub: :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 it looks good in the picture... but you do realize how thick this bad boy is going to be? id rather have a desktop that that slab of a laptop. i noticed no mention of battery life. what will it be, 5 mins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 it looks good in the picture... but you do realize how thick this bad boy is going to be? id rather have a desktop that that slab of a laptop. i noticed no mention of battery life. what will it be, 5 mins?Yeah mod, you are right though..It doesn't look that good..I have seen it in showroom..very bulky and heavy..nothing is considerable besides the glowing lights around keyboard and the alien logo..battery life can't be ever satisfactory with a gaming laptop because of power hungry configurations. So conclusion is that, my Vaio looks better but Alienware is HARDCORE and so it ROCKS! :rockon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 id rather have a desktop that that slab of a laptop.These actually do not fall into the laptop categories - there's a new category known as 'Desktop Replacement.' :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 id rather have a desktop that that slab of a laptop.These actually do not fall into the laptop categories - there's a new category known as 'Desktop Replacement.' :) but then, whats the point? why spend more and get less if you cant even bring it with you anywhere for long. i dunno, that practical side of my brain is thinking for me on this one. starts at 1500? for that price you could get a pretty killer tower/decent monitor that is better than that "desktop replacement". just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 id rather have a desktop that that slab of a laptop.These actually do not fall into the laptop categories - there's a new category known as 'Desktop Replacement.' :) but then, whats the point? why spend more and get less if you cant even bring it with you anywhere for long. i dunno, that practical side of my brain is thinking for me on this one. starts at 1500? for that price you could get a pretty killer tower/decent monitor that is better than that "desktop replacement". just saying...A few years ago, this was exactly the same argument that people had against 'Laptops' when that category was unknown. This new category 'Desktop Replacements' is also something that is going to take some more time to sink in. Some people do not like the wires, cables & other external peripherals that render the desktop immoveable. This is a 'Desktop Replacement' that would be preferred by those who need much more power than a laptop coupled with the portability (which would not be practical/possible with a desktop.) Also, more importantly 'Desktop Replacements' like that in the OP are preferred by Pro. gamers for the very same reason. Personally, I've got a desktop which is much more powerful, economical, modular & upgradeable than this one. However, if gaming were to be my bread & butter, I'd have little hesitation to dunk my upmarket rig for a more portable desktop like Alienware M17 or Toshiba Qosmio. So, this is not merely about the power and the cost. Edit: The present generation 'Desktop Replacement' comes with a comparatively smaller screen at 17 inches. The previous standard was 18.4 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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