Travis' Alienware M15x Review

G25r8cer

G25r8cer

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Interested said:
no, i dont. haha, i wish...i love ur lappy. i have a dell vostro 1500, look in the sig for specs. Pretty good for games; you might laugh at the 8400M GS, but it plays CSS at max settings and race:wtcc as well, not to forget team fortress 2. I love my laptop very much....hahah.

cant wait to see the vid :D
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Here we go again! DELL, another known crap company!
 
G25r8cer

G25r8cer

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Why is it that always the youngsters like dell's? Prob b/c they are cheap and everyone can afford them but they are not even worth the cheap price that you pay.
 
Vizy

Vizy

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Yea, thnx Travis. it is helpful because it wasn't biased....at least i don't think it was :D
 
CPTMuller

CPTMuller

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Actually, the Pro wow players use Dell Machines..... and at a semi pro tourney (CSS) I was at they used alienware machines... Clan PMS uses dell machines as well.
 
CPTMuller

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g25racer said:
That means they are dumb too!
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Yeah I'm sure the people who demand the most out of their machines are dumb for using a brand that is tried and true as opposed to risking reliability for 50 pts on aquamark...
You sir are an elitist prick.
 
fatdragon

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lol Sir Travis D who cares what other people say about your review atleast you have the guts to make one but anyways great review
 
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TrainTrackHack

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g25racer, chill out a little, dude. This guy is just making a review, not a big fanboy statement, it's a fairly good go considering Sir Travis is a 14 years old student ;) Hell, Ian didn't hire him as a pro reviewer... he's using his free time to make a piece of review for us, it's not going to take him anywhere in his life, unless you count the little experience he's gained, c'mon man you've got to give him some credit. Plus, you can't really take your desktop to some nice, quiet spot outside in sunlight and have a good time... sometimes you'll have to pay heaps extra for extra convenience over performance. And how much money did you lose because of this - or how many people have died? If the answer is "none", it can't be that bad after all, can it :p
 
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daisymtc

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Is that lappy hot after playing games?

You know some other brand hit the problem of overheating when playing game...

By the way, could you run some benchmark programs on your machine? just interest about what marks it score.
 
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Alienware released a bios update regarding the heat - and I don't have the burning hot 8800m gtx I have the 8700m gt which is still a $150 upgrade from the 8600..

Also, I will try to get more framerates after the drivers and bios updates, but I have to go to school right now :(

I do have the alienware benchmarks from them. they have their test ratings saved on my laptop

[FONT=Courier,Arial]Burn-In/Benchmarks[/FONT]
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  • Doom 3
    • Doom 3: 126.8 fps
  • 3DMark 2006
    • Customer Information:
    • 3DMark Score: 5,859.00 3DMarks
    • SM2.0 Score: 2,493.00
    • HDR/SM3.0 Score: 2,264.00
    • CPU Score: 2,164.00
    • Game Score: 0.00 Points
    • SM2.0 Graphics Tests
    • GT1 - Return To Proxycon: 20.19 FPS
    • GT2 - Firefly Forest: 21.37 FPS
    • CPU Tests
    • CPU1 - Red Valley: 0.69 FPS
    • CPU2 - Red Valley: 1.09 FPS
    • HDR/SM3.0 Graphics Tests
    • HDR1 - Canyon Flight: 19.07 FPS
    • HDR2 - Deep Freeze: 26.20 FPS


Oh and guess what? My nameplate that goes on the bottom of the laptop is "back ordered" - well bye for now
 
G25r8cer

G25r8cer

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$150 upgrade from the 8600? Wow thats alot esp since your score is only a little higher than mine.
 
royalmarine

royalmarine

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there's a big difference between a desktop and a laptop so lay off him for that.

for a laptop, thats pretty high specs.

sadly to say my DELL m1710 beats all :)
 
Kill Bill

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Travis D: Not a bashful comment coming: Hows the graphics on it and the heat. It really sounds interesting any tips on how to remove lots of heat.

Source 1 why I might be asking this:

1. I might be getting a MBP tomorrow
2. They heat bad from what I hear when you watch DVDS or play games

Source 2:
1. It's an alienware, I wanted the M9750 version last year but I just got a desktop computer
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Thanks.:
 
CPTMuller

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Kill Bill, one thing I did when my laptop started to run hot was to simply prop up the back of the thing with a DVD case or one of those plastic computer game boxes (roughly 2 or 3 dvds thick), it allows better ventilation and is essentially free.
 
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