Alienware?

revo

hey guys was thinking of buying the alienware area 51m 7700 what do use think ??

Vikings

I think you have too much money for your own good!!

Its a nice machine, if you want it go for it.

CyberGhost

I'd get Dell XPS2, if it comes to Ireland, or Sager, will come out cheaper, and it''s basically the same

Azza

I would have great difficulty recommending any Dell products.

DirtyHarry

first off IncredibleBulk, its a laptop! second of all if u have the money buy it. Its a kick ass machine. Otherwise buy smething else. I wouldnt buy it even if i had the money coz its a damn heavy bulky thing. Laptops are meant to be light and very portable. But its ur money and decision!

Cheers

CyberGhost

Azza wrote:

I would always recommend custom build. You save money and get exaclty what you want. Even if the person is inexperienced its a great way to learn about the workings of a PC.

I would however have great difficulty recommending any Dell products.

I would love to see you build a laptop

Lemming

revo2008 wrote:

hey guys was thinking of buying the alienware area 51m 7700 what do use think ??

My g/f has an m5500 (yes, that was not a typo) and they are really really sweet. The attention to detail, even in the extra stuff they send with the laptop, really is quite impressive.

Alienware boxes are silly money though. Depends what you're looking for. Slim & portable, or a desktop replacement that just so happens to be portable.

TBH, if I had the money I'd get one. I don't (and I've got a Sony laptop anyway which serves my purposes whenever I'm away from my main rig) so it's a bit moot.

Azza

Yeah my mistake did not realize it was a laptop.

If it was possible to custom build a laptop I would.

CyberGhost

revo2008 wrote:

hey guys was thinking of buying the alienware area 51m 7700 what do use think ??

what I forgot to ask is, why do you need such machine first of all?

you know that a laptop, will never be a true "desktop replacement"

so what for?

like DirtyHarry said, laptops should be small or atleast not that big, if you want to have just a cool laptop and want alienware I'd go for 5500

revo

well i just wanted one that will last me a good while. i know its big but to be honest i have a laptop and dont bring it anywere but to lans. its a brutal machine now . i was looking at the 5500 but it aint as powerfull as the 7700 and there aint much difference in the price either what iw as looking at is 3000 euro inc postage

CyberGhost

revo2008 wrote:

well i just wanted one that will last me a good while. i know its big but to be honest i have a laptop and dont bring it anywere but to lans. its a brutal machine now . i was looking at the 5500 but it aint as powerfull as the 7700 and there aint much difference in the price either what iw as looking at is 3000 euro inc postage

well, then go ahead buy it

and don't forget to post pictures

revo

CyberGhost wrote:

well, then go ahead buy it

and don't forget to post pictures

do ya think there worth it ?

CyberGhost

revo2008 wrote:

do ya think there worth it ?

well the only reason I would not buy it is because I don't like big laptops, but other than that, it's awesome laptop, the size is not a matter for you, so I say go for it

Chalk

maybe buy a desktop, an lcd and a car battery + power invertor, might be a bit less bulky.

why would you need a 2hdd raid setup in a laptop?
most of that stuff is ridiculous, the thing ways a ton and is baout 3 inches thick.
for that money you could buy a top notch laptop every 18months for the next few years tbh

CyberGhost

buy it, buy it, buy it, you know, you want to...

revo

oh i want it alright but not sure what specs i want

CyberGhost

you said, you are willing to pay 3 grand right? I maxed it out and it came out 29xx so you will get top spec laptop

revo

3000 irish ye. but were did you max it from the usa site or what ? i went to www.alienware.ie

CyberGhost

Irish site, alienware.ie

revo

well with me maxing it out im hitting 3500 - 4000

CyberGhost

4000? what did you select? I hope you didn't those 2 gig ram with 2 1 gig sticks did you?

smemon

from what i hear, p4's give out alot of heat which isnt good for a laptop.

pentium-m, amd low mobile might be a better option, better in the sense that their designed especially for laptops. nothing wrong with alienware, just slightly pricey.

glynf

revo2008 wrote:

hey guys was thinking of buying the alienware area 51m 7700 what do use think ??

Hi revo2008,

Nearly bought a 7700, but bought an XTI(see sig.)from Rock Direct instead. I have it a month, and its the dogs. Its the same laptop as 7700(same clevo D900T chassis/ m.board), its a big beast@ 5.5 kgs-dont buy if you plan to drag it around all day.You should give rock a look. The Sager 9860 is also more or less the same laptop, but they are based in US, bad news if something goes wrong.
Reasons were:
Too many AW support horror storys,
(mate had 5500, had serious probs/unloaded on e-bay)Rock have excellent support/3yr. warranty.
Xti comes with 'Xglass' glossy screen, and they had the MR X800 at the time.
Rock are a small company, professional to deal with and prompt to reply-no waiting on hold for 20mins+
Also Im Vat reg.,so no UK Vat to pay

revo

CyberGhost wrote:

4000? what did you select? I hope you didn't those 2 gig ram with 2 1 gig sticks did you?

i picked

1GB Dual Channel DDR2 PC-4200 533MHz - 2x512MB

revo

ok guys i bought it

[1] Area-51m 7700

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro Edition UK with SP2
Case: Area-51m 7700 Case with 17" WideSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 LCD Display with Built-in Camera - Xeno Grey
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 560J w/ HT Technology 3.6GHz 1MB Cache
Motherboard: Intel® 915P Chipset Supporting PCI-Express
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 PC-4200 533MHz - 2x512MB
Video Card: Area-51m 7700 ATI MOBILITY RADEON X800 with 256MB of DDR 3 memory
Hard Drive: Extreme Performance - RAID 0 - 120GB (60GB x 2) 7200 RPM ATA100 - Hitachi
Optical Drive One: 8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24X CD-RW Combo w/Software
Floppy Drive: USB Floppy Drive
Sound Card: Intel® High-Definition Audio (24-bit, 192Khz) with 7.1 surround sound
Ethernet NIC: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Modem: 56K Modem with V.92 Technology
Keypad: Mobile Keypad - English
Warranty: Aliencare Free Phone 3-Year 24/7 Warranty
AlienInspection: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - £50 Value - FREE!
Free T-Shirt: Alienware® T-Shirt - Black - XL

CyberGhost

Congrats!

Please keep us updated on how it goes, how time for delivery, pictures and so on...

also question to alienware owners, if something happens, do they come and pick up the laptop like dell or you have to send it to them yourself?

revo

ye dont worry i will.

they send a courier to pick it up

Khannie

*dribbles*

jesus_thats_gre

Alienware offer an incredibly poor service overall.. Their highend machine is drastically overpriced, oversized and under powered compared to the new Dell's..

I ordered a Dell 9300 last week. I posted the spec'd on another thread. It ws 2,100.. The XPS2 is now available for order from Dell and will push 3,000. It comes with the 6800 ultra and it seems Dell have this exclusively.

check alienware and dell sections at www.notebookforums.com

ChRoMe

I think you managed to get the least value for your money. What I mean by that is that laptop is a desktop replacement they arnt really made for lugging around so from this I take portability isint a massive concern.

If thats the case I dont understand why you wouldnt consider building the ultimate desktop seems crazy to me.

But to each their own I guess

glynf

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

Alienware offer an incredibly poor service overall.. Their highend machine is drastically overpriced, oversized and under powered compared to the new Dell's..

I ordered a Dell 9300 last week. I posted the spec'd on another thread. It ws 2,100.. The XPS2 is now available for order from Dell and will push 3,000. It comes with the 6800 ultra and it seems Dell have this exclusively.

check alienware and dell sections at www.notebookforums.com

:eek: Dell Ireland have the XPS 2?? next PC sorted then
mind you, their after sales isn't the best at times, but I cant complain-got a free desktop off the years ago due to delivery confusion.

CyberGhost

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

Alienware offer an incredibly poor service overall.. Their highend machine is drastically overpriced, oversized and under powered compared to the new Dell's..

I ordered a Dell 9300 last week. I posted the spec'd on another thread. It ws 2,100.. The XPS2 is now available for order from Dell and will push 3,000. It comes with the 6800 ultra and it seems Dell have this exclusively.

check alienware and dell sections at www.notebookforums.com

come on dude, this guy just purchased his laptop stop dumping on it

and no XPS2 is not available to us, and I doubt it will be any time soon

jesus_thats_gre

Anyway, I ordered:

Intel ®Pentium ®M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB)
1024MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2x512)
60GB (7.200rpm) IDE Hard Drive
17" UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WUXGA (1920 x 1200) Display with TrueLife
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Go graphics card, PCI-Express x16
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive with Software

For 2,100..

It gets 4400 in 3DMark05 when the graphics card is oc'd.

jesus_thats_gre

CyberGhost wrote:

come on dude, this guy just purchased his laptop stop dumping on it

and no XPS2 is not available to us, and I doubt it will be any time soon

I didnt notice he had ordered it till after I posted.. Was just being helpful. not dumping on him..

Mthor5

CyberGhost wrote:

come on dude, this guy just purchased his laptop stop dumping on it

and no XPS2 is not available to us, and I doubt it will be any time soon

yes it is, i just ordered the xps2 from dell(over the phone today)details will be on the website next week,expected delivery 1st week in april! :cool:

jesus_thats_gre

glynf wrote:

:eek: Dell Ireland have the XPS 2?? next PC sorted then
mind you, their after sales isn't the best at times, but I cant complain-got a free desktop off the years ago due to delivery confusion.

Yup got a call of them yesterday telling me so..

Decided to stick with the 9300 though..

glynf

Mthor5 wrote:

yes it is, i just ordered the xps2 from dell(over the phone today)details will be on the website next week,expected delivery 1st week in april! :cool:

Nice. how much will that set you back?

revo

hey guys. the reason i bought it is because i absolutely hate desktops. never have never will. i mean id rather attempt to carry the 7700 then any desktop. plus i justw ant something handy for the lans and for my use at home. to be honest i think i got a very good comp. ive always wanted an alienware

Mercury_Tilt

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revo

Mercury_Tilt wrote:

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yes it is called a portable desktop

jesus_thats_gre

The alienware is 14 pound including the charger. The Dell XPS2 is 8 pounds I think. Thanks some heavy yoke. I hear ya about desktops though, I had one for the past 8 months and had to go back to a laptop.

CyberGhost

Mthor5 wrote:

yes it is, i just ordered the xps2 from dell(over the phone today)details will be on the website next week,expected delivery 1st week in april! :cool:

WOW!

That's awesome,

Sorry Gre, I was wrong!

revo

whats the link for xps2

jesus_thats_gre

Seemingly there is a massive delay with the XPS2 though.. Pushing a month now in the states. Same will apply here no doubt..

youcancallmeal

revo2008 wrote:

hey guys. the reason i bought it is because i absolutely hate desktops. never have never will. i mean id rather attempt to carry the 7700 then any desktop. plus i justw ant something handy for the lans and for my use at home. to be honest i think i got a very good comp. ive always wanted an alienware

Everyone will have their own opinions which is fair enough so never mind the naysayers and just enjoy it.

glynf

revo2008 wrote:

ok guys i bought it

[1] Area-51m 7700

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition UK with SP2
Case: Area-51m 7700 Case with 17" WideSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 LCD Display with Built-in Camera - Xeno Grey
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 560J w/ HT Technology 3.6GHz 1MB Cache
Motherboard: Intel® 915P Chipset Supporting PCI-Express
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 PC-4200 533MHz - 2x512MB
Video Card: Area-51m 7700 ATI MOBILITY RADEON X800 with 256MB of DDR 3 memory
Hard Drive: Extreme Performance - RAID 0 - 120GB (60GB x 2) 7200 RPM ATA100 - Hitachi
Optical Drive One: 8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24X CD-RW Combo w/Software
Floppy Drive: USB Floppy Drive
Sound Card: Intel® High-Definition Audio (24-bit, 192Khz) with 7.1 surround sound
Ethernet NIC: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Modem: 56K Modem with V.92 Technology
Keypad: Mobile Keypad - English
Warranty: Aliencare Free Phone 1-Year 24/7 Warranty
AlienInspection: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - £50 Value - FREE!
Free T-Shirt: Alienware® T-Shirt - Black - XL

Congrats. nice system, best of luck with it.

revo

youcancallme>al wrote:

Everyone will have their own opinions which is fair enough so never mind the naysayers and just enjoy it.

well said

revo

glynf wrote:

Congrats. nice system, best of luck with it.

cheers mate. i was looking at the aw desktops. i just want aw as i have always. the 5500desktop is brutal compared to the 7700 lappy and aw best desktop starts at 3100 without anything else so i think i got a good lappy for what i could afford

glynf

revo2008 wrote:

cheers mate. i was looking at the aw desktops. i just want aw as i have always. the 5500desktop is brutal compared to the 7700 lappy and aw best desktop starts at 3100 without anything else so i think i got a ood thing for what i could afford

7700 will play most games at max settings anyway, so you'll not need a desktop.
The MR X800 is the buisiness,HL2 benchmark from Guru3D, no overclocking(yet )I'm getting:

640 x 480 = 160.0 fps
800 x 600 = 160.1 fps
1024 x 768 = 157.3 fps
1280 x 1024 = 128.4 fps
1600 x 1200 = 92.0 fps

Detail: Maximum quality
Antialising mode: From system
Filtering mode : From System
Hardware DirectX Level: DirectX9
Heapsize: 64 MB - default


edit-you can also use the Catalyst Mobility Modifier for X800 convert ATI Catylyst to mobility version, so you don't have to wait for AW to upgrade drivers

abccormac

You'd be getting all sorts of abuse if you bought a dell aswell, so just ignore it. That looks like an incredible piece of hardware, enjoy!

jesus_thats_gre

Tis a beast indeed.