Alienware m18x or m17x r4?

roughavoc · 12 Jul 2012 at 15:24

See, calling them up is good

If youre a student like myself you would be able to get even more off!

Meaker · 13 Jul 2012 at 01:54

My 680m shipped thursday so should be here by wednesday =)

MINUS12 · 23 Jul 2012 at 00:11

Mine is due to be delivered on the 31st July ...any more pics guys

opstrat · 24 Jul 2012 at 14:50

just orderd my m17x

i7 3610
8 gig ram
750gig hdd
gtx 670

all for £1299.

best advice i ever got was to call them before buying, u get such a better deal.

Meaker · 25 Jul 2012 at 00:10

Strange to go for the 670M at the moment.

opstrat · 25 Jul 2012 at 00:34

sorry shoudl be 675 but now changed to the 7970m

MINUS12 · 25 Jul 2012 at 20:47

Mine on its way from china via UPS

jubei · 25 Jul 2012 at 22:47

opstrat said:
sorry shoudl be 675 but now changed to the 7970m

I dont see 7970m as an option on the site any more? It was only a 50 quid upgrade too so more than worth it but now i only see the 675 and the 680?

opstrat · 26 Jul 2012 at 00:35

definetly the m17 chasis u chose?

dmcg · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:23

imo mx17 if you wanna travel about

duc999 · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:04

My M18x R2 has arrived (as per spec posted earlier) and WOW :eek:

, what a monster !

Just setting it up now to how I want it and will then do some testing to see whats what

opstrat · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:12

mind and do some game benches more so than furmark or 3dmark. games benches are whare the real info is.

MINUS12 · 27 Jul 2012 at 02:30

Pics please

MINUS12 · 27 Jul 2012 at 02:31

Did yours travel around the world via ups as well

opstrat · 27 Jul 2012 at 15:21

MINUS12 said:
Did yours travel around the world via ups as well

I think they all do. Need to wait till the 7th for mine

MINUS12 · 27 Jul 2012 at 23:38

Got mine today...xmas early...pics soon

neoboy259 · 28 Jul 2012 at 11:33

I've just managed to bag an M17x R4 from their outlet, is the spec any good?

Alienware M17X R4

6 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 1600MHz (2 DIMMs)
Graphics : 2 GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
64 GB mSATA SSD Boot Drive
1 TB SATA II Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Optical Drive : BluRay Combo (Blu-ray read only, DVD, CD read & write)
Service Software
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate Operating System
Processor: Intel Core i7-3610QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
Battery : Primary 9-cell 90W/HR LI-ION
Wireless : Intel 2230 Wireless Card + BT
Display : 17.3 Inch Wide Full High Definition (1920X1080) WLED
Info Mod
AlienFX Colour : Plasma Purple
English Genuine Windows 7 SP1 Ultimate (64Bit OS)
LCD Back Cover : Soft Touch – Stealth Black
Internal Qwerty Keyboard
Camera : Integrated Skype HD Certified FullHD Camera with dual digital

Incuding delivery it cost me £1100.

opstrat · 28 Jul 2012 at 12:47

its a great spec for the price, similar to what i had orderd till i got the guy to change a few things.

the 6 gig of ram isnt duel channel, its a 4 and a 2 gig stick of ram. so upped it to 8 gig (2 sticks of 4)

the gtx 675, no mater how much dell tell you that its a great card, its only a rebranded 580m with optimus so changed it to the 7970, which is on par with the 680m

mine came to £1450 so with your ssd and 1tb hdd yeah defo a bargain.

TNA · 28 Jul 2012 at 12:49

I had my eye on that yesterday. It's the blue one right?

Nice spec I say. But for me I will be looking for one with a 7970m card instead.

Do let us know how you find it when it arrives

Edit: Whoops just noticed it said purple. Maybe the pic was just blue. But the spec is exactly the same as the on I was looking at.

TNA · 28 Jul 2012 at 12:50

opstrat said:
its a great spec for the price, similar to what i had orderd till i got the guy to change a few things.

the 6 gig of ram isnt duel channel, its a 4 and a 2 gig stick of ram. so upped it to 8 gig (2 sticks of 4)

the gtx 675, no mater how much dell tell you that its a great card, its only a rebranded 580m with optimus so changed it to the 7970, which is on par with the 680m

mine came to £1450 so with your ssd and 1tb hdd yeah defo a bargain.

Did you buy from the outlet?