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Title: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on August 22, 2011, 06:20:52 PM: Anybody ever own one? I just noticed their 17" model has HDMI in which is great for me as I could hook up a console to it, anywhere.

Also I'd like to know if the upgrade from 1600x900 screen to 1920 x 1080 is worth it at this screen size. It costs like 85 euro.

Specs that I could get:

Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 2630QM (2.00Ghz, 6MB, 4C)
1.5GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M
4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
320GB (7,200rpm) SATA Hard Drive
17.3" (44 cm) WideHD+ (1600 x 900) WLED LCD or (1920 x 1080) WLED LCD
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: MrAngryFace on August 22, 2011, 07:34:40 PM: I've owned a Sager laptop for two years- buying a new one in Sept. Not as flashy but omg
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on August 22, 2011, 07:45:00 PM: So what do you think of 1600x900 vs 1920x1080 on a 17 inch?

Sager less flashy laptops arent available here in Europe.
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: MrAngryFace on August 22, 2011, 08:53:47 PM: 1920 totally I mean if you're going 17
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: Van Cruncheon on August 22, 2011, 11:21:26 PM: yeah, plus the 1600x900 screens are usually poorer-quality panels

sager is clevo in filthy yoorup
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: MrAngryFace on August 22, 2011, 11:55:47 PM: I love my sager- its all like YEAH GAMES ARE COOL and im like HOW BOUT A SODA and its all PSSSHAWWW TOO BUSY RUNNING CRYSIS n OMGIMOLDPLEASETRADEMEINFORNEWONE
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: Cormacaroni on August 23, 2011, 12:50:23 AM: I want a new laptop for work-from-home purposes. Basically it should have a huge monitor and a great keyboard, but otherwise be lightweight (I'll be moving it around a fair bit, which kinda rules out netbook + separate monitor I think), and needn't be very powerful. I have in mind something like a 17" Mac Book Air. Does anything like that exist?

thanks to this cool-ass mail forwarding site i'm now using, i can even buy the budget stuff from the US! So recommend away, laptop gods.
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Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: pilonv1 on August 23, 2011, 02:53:35 AM: why not a ROG laptop?
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: Cormacaroni on August 23, 2011, 03:03:26 AM: moi?

Already have a gaming PC, don't need all that power in a laptop. Just want some portability, but with a device I can actually work on all day on and not go crazy.
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on August 23, 2011, 07:12:16 AM: There are many ultrabooks on the way which have macbook air looks, but windows too Corma :)
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: pilonv1 on August 23, 2011, 08:18:17 AM: Quote from: Cormacaroni on August 23, 2011, 03:03:26 AM
moi?

Already have a gaming PC, don't need all that power in a laptop. Just want some portability, but with a device I can actually work on all day on and not go crazy.

no not you, Lager
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: Cormacaroni on August 23, 2011, 09:35:01 AM: Quote from: Premium Lager on August 23, 2011, 07:12:16 AM
There are many ultrabooks on the way which have macbook air looks, but windows too Corma :)

Yeah, I saw plenty of stuff at trade shows etc....but where are they? I want the Samsung 9, basically.

Quote from: dcharlie on August 23, 2011, 06:29:23 AM
i personally find the 15 inch MBP fine for working on - and i'm multiwindowing like crazy and the desktop at work is a multimonitor.

If i personally had to get a machine that was exclusively for work -right this second- it would be a Mac Book Air 15 inch. In a heartbeat.

If there actually WAS a 15" MBA i'd do the same! They only go to 13" you see
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: MrAngryFace on August 23, 2011, 11:25:30 AM: I love me some desktop replacement super gaming laptops
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on August 23, 2011, 05:36:45 PM: Quote from: pilonv1 on August 23, 2011, 02:53:35 AM
why not a ROG laptop?

There was a ROG I wanted, great specs, but it was sold out.

Right now I'm thinking I should get my driving license actually instead of spending 1/2 grand on a toy again. Although I really want one :(
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: bork on August 23, 2011, 07:04:52 PM: Quote from: MrAngryFace on August 23, 2011, 11:25:30 AM
I love me some desktop replacement super gaming laptops

How's the battery life on those things nowadays? The Alienware laptop I had back in 2004 had shit-tastic battery life. 45 minutes on the low-power setting, max.
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: MrAngryFace on August 23, 2011, 07:07:02 PM: I dont event pretend a desktop replacement laptop can run without being plugged in.
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on August 23, 2011, 07:23:47 PM: I think now with Optimus etc. Alienware stuff gets a few hours in unplugged.
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: MrAngryFace on August 23, 2011, 07:24:45 PM: I think it probably depends on what youre doing with it. Manufacturer battery estimates are always hilariously generous.
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: MrAngryFace on August 23, 2011, 08:00:10 PM: I'm still kind of stunned at the iPad's battery life- its a big battery though right? Just always so crazy how long I can use a mobile device without recharging.
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: bork on August 23, 2011, 10:36:22 PM: Quote from: dcharlie on August 23, 2011, 07:53:10 PM

2) the DM1Z is the first machine i've had in an age where the battery life went beyond it's manufacturing rating.

Yeah, it's pretty good. I often hook mine up to my TV and watch 720P/1080P video...can easily get 4-5 hours out of it on the high performance setting.
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: Smooth Groove on August 23, 2011, 11:36:09 PM: Gaming notebooks are pretty nice nowadays but I still prefer a loaded desktop. More bang for the buck and better reliability. Also, for the kinds of games that need a lot of computing power, I rarely have the time to play them outside of the home.
Title: Re: Alienware laptops - Opinions
Post by: bork on August 24, 2011, 12:36:19 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on August 23, 2011, 11:36:09 PM
Gaming notebooks are pretty nice nowadays but I still prefer a loaded desktop. More bang for the buck and better reliability. Also, for the kinds of games that need a lot of computing power, I rarely have the time to play them outside of the home.

Definitely; after I got a desktop replacement laptop, I found that I didn't bring it around as much as I thought I would (due to the size/weight and MASSIVE BRICK AC adapter), and wished that I had gone with something smaller instead.