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Difference between M50 and M55?

post #1 of 13
2/11/06 at 4:10pm
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I was looking on their site and was wondering what was the difference between the two models besides the fact that the M50 is customizeable and the M55 only comes with preconfigurations. I'm also debating on getting a Toshiba or the Alienware 5500, can anyone tell me why Toshiba is the better way to go and vice versa?
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post #2 of 13
2/11/06 at 4:19pm
Just the specs. I think the 55 is the model made for chains.
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post #3 of 13
2/11/06 at 4:27pm
i have owned toshiba and own an alienware at the moment as well... both are good machines.

in the USA the m50 is a configurable model from toshiba directly and the m55 is a model made for retail in the shops. otherwise they are the same.

the difference between the toshiba and alienware depends on what you are going to do with it put some more info about that up and maybe we can help
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post #4 of 13
2/11/06 at 4:46pm
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I plan to use it for school. I will probably play occassionally but mostly school. I use Photoshop and I also edit music and videos, nothing too professional though.
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post #5 of 13
2/11/06 at 5:04pm
thats tough, what screen are you thinking of for the AW?
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post #6 of 13
2/11/06 at 5:30pm
actually post up the machine specs you were thinking of for the alienware and for the toshiba, from that we can really get into the merits of both
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post #7 of 13
2/12/06 at 12:05am
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Here's to create a clear comparison...

Toshiba Satellite M50-S418TD ($1,699.49)
  • Battery Life: Up to 5 hours
  • Weight: About 6lbs
  • Processor: Laptop Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 [2.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB]
  • Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition SP2
  • Warranty: 1-Year Standard Limited Warranty
  • Display: 14" Diagonal Wide-screen XGA display w/TruBrite Technology (1280x768)
  • Memory: 1GB PC2700 DDR 333MHz SDRAM (512MBx2)
  • Hard Drive: 80GB HDD (5400rpm)
  • Video Card: ATI® MOBILITY™ RADEON® X600 SE with 128MB DDR discrete graphics memory
  • Optical Drive: DVD SuperMulti (+R double layer) drive
  • Ethernet NIC: Intel® Pro/Wireless 2200BG (802.11b/g)
  • Speakers: harman/kardon® stereo speakers
  • Battery: Lithium Ion Battery (12-Cell, 8600 mAh)
Advantages: harmon/kardon speakers, longer battery life

Area-51® m5500 ($1,734.00)
  • Battery Life: Up to 3 hours
  • Weight: Starting at 6lbs
  • Processor: Intel® Pentium® M 760 [2.0GHz 2MB L2 Cache 533MHz FSB]
  • Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
  • Warranty: 90-Day AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support
  • Display: Alienware® m5500 15.4" WideXGA 1280 x 800 LCD - Xeno Grey - Xeno Grey
  • Motherboard: Alienware® Intel® 915GM + ICH6 Chipset
  • Wireless Network: Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 b/g Wireless Card
  • Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 533MHz - 2 x 512MB
  • Hard Drive: 80GB 5400 RPM ATA100
  • Video Card: 256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go MXM 6600
  • Sound Card: Intel® High-Definition Audio
  • Optical Drive: 24x10x24 CD-RW / 8X DVD Combo w/Software MPEG2 Decoder
  • Ethernet NIC: Integrated High Performance Gigabit Ethernet
  • Modem: 56K Modem with V.90 Technology
Advantages: More powerful video card, ability to switch between video cards, slightly larger screen (in height), slightly better memory
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post #8 of 13
2/13/06 at 3:11pm
I'd go with the AW because I prefer Nvidia and the screen is a better res. However, if you can find a 1440x900 res on a 15.4" then that's perfect. On the other hand, the Toshiba is cheaper and it has a DVD burner. I change my mind, actually. (Yes, I edited.)
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post #9 of 13
2/15/06 at 10:48pm
Never, never buy Toshiba M55, it is cheap Chinese made CS. with Toshiba name on it.
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post #10 of 13
2/16/06 at 1:16am
lesterix, please do not use this as a flame place, if you have a beef talk about your reasons as opposed to just flaming the machine and the entire brand
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post #11 of 13
2/21/06 at 8:23pm
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I settled for a Sony FS790 for ~$1500 with 1GB ram, nVidia Geforce 6400 (128mb shared), and a 2.0GHz Pentium-M
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post #12 of 13
2/22/06 at 2:47pm
can u post a 3DMark2001 score pls? i'm curious how well that GPU does, it's actually a 6200 with higher clock speed?
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post #13 of 13
2/22/06 at 8:40pm
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Sorry I'm not that great of a computer whiz. I never performed a 3DMark score before. If you could explain to me as to how to do it, I'd gladly post the scores. All I know about the graphics card is that it utilizes the memory installed within the laptop instead of using it's own.
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