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same guy reviewing the Alienware,
http://www.trustedreviews.com[....]/29/Alienware-Area-51-m7950/p5
"on another planet" if you excuse the pun!!
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Posted: 2007-07-08 23:06:14
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I'm unsure the name of the latest model, but my friend owned it and returned it twice due to over heating.
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Posted: 2007-07-08 23:32:29
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On 2007-07-08 20:17:50, Johnex wrote:
Well, if you tried 1680x1050, then you would never go back. I assume you guys don't have computers that handle 1680x1050?
it came as standard on my mac
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Posted: 2007-07-08 23:48:04
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On 2007-07-08 14:47:05, Johnex wrote:
That is not a super laptop. I bet that harddisk is a 5600rpm or lower. I have a 160gb 7200rpm 3gbit tranfser hd on mine.
1440 x 900 screen res is not good. I have 1680x1050 native res on mine.
haha I really couldnt help but laugh at this thread, really am failing to understand what this bragging of a high resolution 15inch screen and 7200rpm hdd is all about.
1440 x 900 is completely fine as is 5400rpm drives.
seriously, if you are into such detail of a mere processor cache 2mb/4mb -which in real life you would see very little differences, you should not be messing with notebooks as in the world of desktops there are quad cores, raid and raptors drives at 10000rpm etc etc.
On 2007-07-08 19:37:09, Johnex wrote:
EDIT: Also, watching movies at 1680x1050 is great, all the series i have are in HDTV 720p size, and that fits perfectly on the screen at the native resolution of 1680x1050, it would be disgusting to have to scale the movies down on the screen to watch.
lol, it would be more disgusting to scale the movies down to 15.4 inches!!!
And as for why some similarly specced laptops can be more expensive, well it might be because some laptops are designed for the performance from the design stage; things like the all components being cool properly, minimal fan noise, battery life etc and even little things such as making sure the palmrests remain cool by arranging the components... its these things that usually make them more expensive.
For example; asus f3 is based on a standard chassis that can be configured with celeron processors that means its not particularly optimised for particulary higher end components, ie the laptop may run hotter, fans noiserer and battery worse, compared to a laptop with the same spec, more expensive but that has been designed to take the higher end bits it should run cooler and quieter etc...
Bit like a tuned hatchback compared with a proper sportscar...
Just a thought...
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Posted: 2007-07-09 04:39:06
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I am awaiting response. Give us the 3Dmark score
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Posted: 2007-07-09 09:57:10
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Just my opinion but i feel getting a 17" higher res. screen and a 7950 go instead of a x1700 is a good buy for just 260 odd euros more. That alienware doesnt seem like a bad buy at all and seems to very powerful indeed.
@poster nice lappy you got there mate. Thats more hdd space than i got in my desktop
However you should give vista another try. I've turned UAC off as well and i find it be an overall more pleasant experience than xp.
[ This Message was edited by: clank on 2007-07-09 09:44 ]
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Posted: 2007-07-09 10:41:33
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interested to see your benchmarks boys!
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Posted: 2007-07-09 10:45:27
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@clank: 2263 euros, thats 463 euros more. I took into regard the screen and the gfx, for about 200 euros, therefore, 263 to my pocket.
Installing 3Dmark06, since 05 did not work on vista, removed it after i installed and ran the app.
[ This Message was edited by: Johnex on 2007-07-09 10:10 ]
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Posted: 2007-07-09 11:09:52
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^^ Ah didnt read the post properly then lol
Oh btw 3dmark05 worked on vista for me. Got 9000 odd points with my 7900gt
Thats pretty much the same score that i got in Xp however in actual games the performance difference is at times more pronounced.
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Posted: 2007-07-09 11:19:25
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"For example; asus f3 is based on a standard chassis that can be configured with celeron processors that means its not particularly optimised for particulary higher end components, ie the laptop may run hotter, fans noiserer and battery worse, compared to a laptop with the same spec, more expensive but that has been designed to take the higher end bits it should run cooler and quieter etc... "
Well, mine does not get warm at all where i have my hands for gaming. The right part of the keyboard does, since that is where the gfx is. The F3 is a series, there are different models in that series, the JP part, as well as sub series with different model numbers. Mine is the AK031M. Not all are based on the same chasis, each model is build specifically for its hardware, taking into account cooling and noise. Battery lasts for 4 hours on normal use, 2 hours for gaming at the highest res i can have without lag. And as you can see, the alienware with the same specs, has no battery specs, thats because it probably only has around 1 hour for gaming, and 3 for normal usage.
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Posted: 2007-07-09 11:28:10
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