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I didnt see a laptop forum so i posted in here..
Well we have just moved in with my GF's parents down in Nottingham, so with her mum, dad, 3 sisters, brother, their 2 cats, their dog, our 2 cats and 5 kittens.....
Ive been told there isnt room for my gaming rig
so after some thought i persuaded her to give me budget to buy a laptop
I had some choices i will list them below :
The Rock Xtreme 770
The Dell XPS M1710
The Alienware Area-51 m9750
After thinking about the choices i obviously thought i want some really good gaming on this machine, i checked out the direct x 10 mobile cards, and the "Rocks xtreme 770" has a m8700 GPU, looking into it it was quite a bit less powerfull than a dx9 7950gtx, and it looks pretty basic.
Now seeing what alienware had to offer me a week ago which was the "m9700" or the pricey "mALX" i swayed towrds the "Dell XPS m1710" , i loved the look of it, the lights, the colour and the 7950 gtx seemed very powerful, even tho a m8800 maybe coming out soon i cant se it until atleast christmas, and then the laptop manufactuers have to add them to there systems.
I went processed an order and was quite excited, 2 days later the order hadnt gone through yet. I did more research and then BAM !
Alienware had just announced the "Area-51 m9750" was avalible to order, i decided this was the one for me and i have gone ahead and ordered it.
Area-51® m9750
Display: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology - Stealth Black
Operating System: Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium - English
TV Tuner: None
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7600 2.33GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Graphics Processor : Dual 512MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7950 GTX - SLI Enabled
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: Extreme Performance - RAID 0 - 320GB (160GB x 2) 7200 RPM SATA
Optical Drive: 8x Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24x CD-RW Combo with Nero Software
Sound Hardware: Intel® High-Definition Audio (24-bit, 192Khz) with surround sound
Keypad: Mobile Keypad - English
Optional Mouse: Razer Diamondback Mouse
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth® Device
Warranty: AlienCare 1-Year Free Phone 24/7 and Collect & Return
Security Software: Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Professional - 12 month subscription Included!
Mobile Transport: Alienware® Odyssey Backpack
Headphones: Alienware® Ozma 5™ Headphones
MP3 Player: Creative® Zen V Plus
Alienware Gear: Alienware® Ceramic Mug - Black
Alienware Extras: Alienware® T-Shirt - FREE!
Alienware Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - £50 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager - FREE!
Alienware Extras: Custom Alienware® fUnc Mousepad - FREE!
Although i will be sad to see my AMDx2 4200 and GF 7900 GS 512mb rig go, i am pretty excited and although a high power m8800 maybe on the horizon late this year / early next im pretty sure this will hold its own for quite a while.
Ill be sure to post lots of pictures when i get it from the huuuuge boxes to the pretty small details. This is my 1st Alienware as i normally build my own rigs.
Well we have just moved in with my GF's parents down in Nottingham, so with her mum, dad, 3 sisters, brother, their 2 cats, their dog, our 2 cats and 5 kittens.....
Ive been told there isnt room for my gaming rig
so after some thought i persuaded her to give me budget to buy a laptop
I had some choices i will list them below :
The Rock Xtreme 770
The Dell XPS M1710
The Alienware Area-51 m9750
After thinking about the choices i obviously thought i want some really good gaming on this machine, i checked out the direct x 10 mobile cards, and the "Rocks xtreme 770" has a m8700 GPU, looking into it it was quite a bit less powerfull than a dx9 7950gtx, and it looks pretty basic.
Now seeing what alienware had to offer me a week ago which was the "m9700" or the pricey "mALX" i swayed towrds the "Dell XPS m1710" , i loved the look of it, the lights, the colour and the 7950 gtx seemed very powerful, even tho a m8800 maybe coming out soon i cant se it until atleast christmas, and then the laptop manufactuers have to add them to there systems.
I went processed an order and was quite excited, 2 days later the order hadnt gone through yet. I did more research and then BAM !
Alienware had just announced the "Area-51 m9750" was avalible to order, i decided this was the one for me and i have gone ahead and ordered it.
Area-51® m9750
Display: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology - Stealth Black
Operating System: Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium - English
TV Tuner: None
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7600 2.33GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Graphics Processor : Dual 512MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7950 GTX - SLI Enabled
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: Extreme Performance - RAID 0 - 320GB (160GB x 2) 7200 RPM SATA
Optical Drive: 8x Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24x CD-RW Combo with Nero Software
Sound Hardware: Intel® High-Definition Audio (24-bit, 192Khz) with surround sound
Keypad: Mobile Keypad - English
Optional Mouse: Razer Diamondback Mouse
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth® Device
Warranty: AlienCare 1-Year Free Phone 24/7 and Collect & Return
Security Software: Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Professional - 12 month subscription Included!
Mobile Transport: Alienware® Odyssey Backpack
Headphones: Alienware® Ozma 5™ Headphones
MP3 Player: Creative® Zen V Plus
Alienware Gear: Alienware® Ceramic Mug - Black
Alienware Extras: Alienware® T-Shirt - FREE!
Alienware Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - £50 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager - FREE!
Alienware Extras: Custom Alienware® fUnc Mousepad - FREE!
Although i will be sad to see my AMDx2 4200 and GF 7900 GS 512mb rig go, i am pretty excited and although a high power m8800 maybe on the horizon late this year / early next im pretty sure this will hold its own for quite a while.
Ill be sure to post lots of pictures when i get it from the huuuuge boxes to the pretty small details. This is my 1st Alienware as i normally build my own rigs.
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