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Here's my notebook.
Alienware M15x





The pics are from my Iphone. Sorry for the quality.Area-51® m15x System
Design & Display: Silver Skullcap Design
Display: 15.4" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD (1200p)
AlienFX®: Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting - Blue
Video/Graphics Card: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8100 2.1GHz (3MB Cache 800MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
Memory: 4GB« Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 2048MB
Turbo Cache Memory: Intel® Turbo Cache Memory (1GB) - Accelerate Data Transfer Speed
System Drive: 160GB 7,200RPM (8MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
Optical Drives : 8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Wireless: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Sound Card : Internal High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Keyboard Options: AlienFX® Illuminated Keyboard - Exclusive Design
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Onsite Service and 24/7 Toll-Free Phone Support
AlienRespawn: AlienRespawn v2.0 Recovery DVD - Windows Vista® Edition
Security Software: McAfee® VirusScan Plus - 15-Month Subscription Factory Installed!
Microsoft Office Suites: None
Port Adapters: HDMI Cable: Connect to any HDMI display
Mouse: None
Speakers: None
Mobile Bags: Alienware® Odyssey Messenger Bag
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mobile Binder
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Personalized Nameplate
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Protective Cloth Sleeve
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Keyboard Diagram Overlay
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Smooth Mylar Touchpad



This post has been edited by Boost1995 on Apr 27 2009, 07:11 AM

what kinda gaming do u do on that and how good does it run shit..?

I haven't done any gaming yet. I am waiting for Diablo 3 to come out. I have been just using common programs. But it's fast as ballz! I am really happy with it. I may upgrade the graphix card buts that's it. I may get a nice racing game in a few. Movies look amazing on the 1200p lcd.

That'll run most of what's out there pretty well.

im waiting on d3 myself. and starcraft 2

D3 should be a blast! I have a buddy that's waiting for it too.

lol, i got a nVidia GeForce 9500 GT with 1 GB of RAM for $80 at my tiger direct outlet, what a steal!

And the use of 1GB of RAM on the GC? I don't see any. 512MB is enough...

newegg was selling MSi 9800gt's for like 50 bucks!!

i think that was last week though.

Aye. I'm mighty jealous of some of the rigs I'm seeing here. My rig was built about 6 or 7 years ago. I'm hesitant to buy a whole new setup but it'd probably be better. I'm looking into barebone kits. I just wish I could find XP Home SP2/3 cheaper than $94.

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LOL. I can change the color of the keys, and everything else that lights up. It has a program where the colors can be changed 8 different colors. Or I can make each item a diff color. It's a pretty sweet setup.

Thanks

Backlit keys isn't exactly anything new or specific to Alienware.

Yay! Overpriced Dell!

Srsly. I lost a whoolee lot of respect for Alienware when I learned about their relationship with Dell.

Normally I don't respond to negative comments but I really like my PC. Dell may own Alienware but they still do their own thing. Dell hasn't interfered with their computer skills. Also, I have to say that Alienware's customer service is second to none! Every time I have a question someone is there with the needed help. After that I always receive an email with a survey about my experience. Plus it's a great computer and I really enjoy it.

I'll defend my PC like I defend my DSM!

The thing is, it's really just an XPS machine in a different case, with a markup based on said case's badging. Dell's customer service is great, too, I'm guessing all the calls and emails go to the same service center. I've never once had a problem getting anything taken care of through them.

All I'm saying is that you could have had the same amount of computer for less. That's all.

No problem. I checked the XPS' out too. They are great machines. I picked my PC for a few reasons. Also, I think a XPS with the same specs is in the same price range with out the 1200p LCD. Anywho no worries bro.

This post has been edited by Boost1995 on Jun 1 2009, 11:46 AM

Yeah, not to crap on his machine or anything, but backlit keys have been around for quite a long time...

Regardless, it really is a nice laptop. I don't think I'll ever find myself in need of a laptop of that caliber, though. For gaming purposes, its much more practical (not to mention cheaper) to just build a PC, and I'm not on the go much, either. But hey, if you have the money, why not?

Anyways, I'm probably going to build a rig this summer. Need some money first, though, so I've spent the last week scouring for job applications. Hopefully I'll upgrade this old box pretty soon.

Board: GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P
CPU: AMD PHENOM X3 8750 BLACK 2.4G AM2 (OC to 3.1Ghz)
RAM: Kingston HyperX T1 Series 4GB DDR2 1066
Video: MSI N260GTX-T2D896-OCv4 GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCIE
HDD: WD 7k SATA2 1TB
Case: HEC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case w/ 585W Power Supply
Optical: SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner

All running on Win7, no dual boot, just 7.

It's a $600 rig that scored a 14880 in 3dMark Vantage.
Runs cool at around 55c under full load.

Decided to put my stuff into a new case, the Coolermaster 690




Intel E7300 (2.66GHhz), OC to 3.3Ghz w/Coolermaster Hyper TX 2 CPU cooler
MSI P45 Neo2
2x1GB PC800 Kingston
XpertVision 8800GT 512MB w/Zerotherm GX810 VGA cooler
1x Seagate 250GB
1x Seagate 500GB
Pioneer DVD-RW writer
Coolermaster Real Power M520
HP w1907 LCD

That's a really nice case, Soran. I've seen and read a lot of things about it, and I have my heart set on purchasing one for my next build.

It's a pretty good case, due to the sheer amount of fan mountings on it (120mm mounts on the front, back and left side near the window. There are also 120/140mm fan mounts, one on the bottom of the case and two on the top)

Another thing i like is the position of the USB, eSATA and IEE1394 ports. They're right on the top of the case, good for me especially when i plug in my camera's USB cable and i can leave it on top along with the cable (ditto for my portable HDDs)

Only small gripe i have is the positioning of the power and reset switch, as well as the HDD and power LED (all on the right edge of the case), which means u can forget about leaning it against a wall on its right side. Not that u would want to, because there's a 80mm fan on the right panel, directly underneath the CPU mounting point of most motherboards.

BTW i've added in the fans on the top, as well as the bottom


This post has been edited by Soran on Jun 25 2009, 09:53 AM

New budget laptop I recently bought:

Dell Inspiron 1545
Display: 15.6" HD widescreen (1366 x 768)
OS: 32 bit Windows Vista Home Basic
Processor: Intel Celeron 900 @ 2.20GHz
Ram: 3Gb
HDD: 160Gb
Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW
Wireless B/G card
6 cell battery

It gets the job done. For its price that I got it for ($400).

I had my eye on an HP with more bang for its buck, but I saved nearly $250 buying something like this.

Old rig died on me, so I had about a 300 something dollar budget to replace some parts.
AMD Athlon II X2 2.9GHz
ATi Radeon 4670 1GB
Corsair 2GB DDR3 1066
Coolermaster 500W PSU
MSI 770-C45 Mobo
Had a spare Seagate 300GB SATA lying around.