Alienware m18x or m17x r4?

[opstrat]

no phoned dell direct

 

[MINUS12]

There was an m17x r4 on the outlet 2 nights ago with a 7970 ..you gotta be fast as there flying out...it's good to see R4's appearing on the outlet already

 

[MINUS12]

Good deal neo wonder if one with a 680 will show up

 

[Metalface Mark]

What do you guys get on the heaven benchmark (see the graphics card thread), be interesting to see how these score compared to the old 17x3 with 6990 and GTX580 which got about 850 or so (at 1680x1050)

Pretty impressive on the 1920x1080 on that 18x

 

[MINUS12]

duc999 how's she running ..that's a beast of spec you got there

 

[neoboy259]

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.

Yeah the pic was of a black chassis with blue lighting, wonder if that's just a stock image they use for all their R4 units?

Good deal neo wonder if one with a 680 will show up

Ha yeah. Originally I had my heart set on an NP700G7C. Then I changed my mind and was going to get a custom Sager with a 680m. This will tide me over for now, the 675m is fast enough for me, and no doubt I'll upgrade again when the R5 comes out!

 

[roughavoc]

There was an m17x r4 on the outlet 2 nights ago with a 7970 ..you gotta be fast as there flying out...it's good to see R4's appearing on the outlet already

Can I ask, for how much?

 

[MINUS12]

It Was priced at £868 plus vat

 

[Drsmoketto]

Just bagged this from the Dell outlet. What you think on the price?


Alienware M17X R4
6 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 1600MHz (2 DIMMs)
Graphics : 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
Service Software
English Genuine Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium (64Bit OS)
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
MOD,INFO,SW,ANW,ALIENFX
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
LCD Back Cover : Soft Touch – Stealth Black
Documentation
240W A/C Adapter
Internal Qwerty Keyboard
Camera : Integrated Skype HD Certified FullHD Camera with dual digital Microphones
Misc
Service Software
500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
Certified Refurbished


£870 all in

 

[Metalface Mark]

Base Alienware M17X R4
Processor Processor: Intel Core i7-3610QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
Memory 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz Memory (2x8GB)
Hard Disk Drive 500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
Media Bay 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
NoteBook Screen Display : 17.3 Inch WideHD+ (1600 x 900 ) WLED LCD
Video Graphics : 2 GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 7970M
Software English Genuine Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium (64Bit OS)
Network Interface Card Wireless : Killer Wireless-N 1103 Card
Wireless : Killer Wireless-N 1103
System Color AlienFX Colour : Quasar Blue
LCD Back Cover : Soft Touch – Stealth Black
Laptop Battery Battery : Primary 9-cell 90W/HR LI-ION
Keyboard Internal Qwerty Keyboard
Hardware Upgrade Camera : Integrated Skype HD Certified FullHD Camera with dual digital Microphones
Adapters 240W A/C Adapter

One on just now even cheaper

£980, Ive just bought a macbook retina, but im so tempted by this also!

 

[MINUS12]

mark ...bloody ell thats cheap grab it while you can

 

[Metalface Mark]

Shame about the screen otherwise it would have been perfect spec.

 

[Metalface Mark]

Theres 2 more M17x4's on at the mo, albeit with 660's.

 

[Metalface Mark]

Alienware M17X R4
Processor: Intel Core i7-3610QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
6 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 1600MHz (2 DIMMs)
500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
Optical Drive : BluRay Combo (Blu-ray read only, DVD, CD read & write)
Display : 17.3 Inch 3D Full High Definition (1080p) LED Display with TrueLife
Graphics : 2 GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
English Genuine Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium (64Bit OS)
Wireless : Intel 2230 Wireless Card + BT
LCD Back Cover : Soft Touch 3D - Stealth Black
AlienFX Colour : Yellow
Battery : Primary 9-cell 90W/HR LI-ION
Internal Qwerty Keyboard
Camera : Integrated Skype HD Certified FullHD Camera with dual digital Microphones


£852 + VAT.

 

[Metalface Mark]

Base Alienware M17X R4
Processor Processor: Intel Core i7-3610QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
Memory 6 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 1600MHz (2 DIMMs)
Hard Disk Drive 500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
Media Bay 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
NoteBook Screen Display : 17.3 Inch Wide Full High Definition (1920X1080) WLED
Video Graphics : 2 GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 7970M
Software English Genuine Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium (64Bit OS)
Network Interface Card Wireless : Intel 2230 Wireless Card + BT
System Color AlienFX Colour : Plasma Purple
LCD Back Cover : Soft Touch – Stealth Black
Laptop Battery Battery : Primary 9-cell 90W/HR LI-ION
Keyboard Internal Qwerty Keyboard
Hardware Upgrade Camera : Integrated Skype HD Certified FullHD Camera with dual digital Microphones
Adapters 240W A/C Adapter

£926 INC VAT for this - i have it in my basket if anyone wants it, let me know and ill release it and you can refresh.

 

[neoboy259]

Id love the second one with the 7970m. Made an order the other day on the outlet for one with a 675m but dell cocked it up!

 

[Metalface Mark]

Id love the second one with the 7970m. Made an order the other day on the outlet for one with a 675m but dell cocked it up!

you on msn? add me at [email protected] and ill co-ordinate with you so you can refresh the moment i release it.

 

[neoboy259]

Not on msn but I've a tab with the outlet page open. Just release it and I'll try and nab it.
Cheers

 

[Metalface Mark]

okay, ill release it now.

 

[Metalface Mark]

done