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post #61 of 72
5/13/06 at 2:22pm
So which labtop should i go for?


[1] Aurora m9700

Processor: AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile ML44 2.4GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 with Service Pack 2
Display: 17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD with Clearview Technology
Motherboard: Alienware® NVIDIA® Mobile SLi Chipset
Memory: 512MB Dual Channel DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz - 2 x 256MB
Hard Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 60GB 5400 RPM SATA with NCQ
Optical Drive: 24x10x24 CD-RW / 8X DVD Combo w/Software MPEG2 Decoder
Video/Graphics Card: Dual 256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS - SLI Enabled
Sound Card: High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Wireless Network Card: Internal Wireless 802.11b/g miniPCI Card
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth® Device
Primary Battery: Alienware® m9700 12-cell Lithium-Ion Smart Battery Pack
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Alienware Exclusive Offers: GameFly - Unlimited Game Rentals for 15 days - FREE TRIAL
Free Alienware T-Shirt: Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black
Desktop Enhancements: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager
Free Alienware Mousepad: Free Alienware® Mousepad

$2,698.00
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[1] Aurora™ m7700

Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4400+ with HyperTransport and Dual Core Technology
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Display: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Built-in Camera
Motherboard: VIA K8T890 + VT8237A Chipset
Memory: 512MB Dual Channel DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz - 2 x 256MB
Hard Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 60GB 5400 RPM SATA with NCQ
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 24x10x24 CD-RW / 8X DVD Combo w/Software MPEG2 Decoder
Video/Graphics Card: 256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7800 GTX
Sound Card: High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Mouse: Razer Diamondback Mouse
Floppy Drive: USB Floppy Drive
Primary Battery: Alienware® m7700 12-cell Lithium-Ion Smart Battery Pack
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Alienware Exclusive Offers: GameFly - Unlimited Game Rentals for 15 days - FREE TRIAL
Free Alienware T-Shirt: Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black
Desktop Enhancements: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager
Free Alienware Mousepad: Free Alienware® Mousepad

$3,374.00 --

Which is better? is there a big perfermence gap? labtop is going to be used for gameing(battlefied,wow stuff like that) ,video editing and just every day tasks
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post #62 of 72
5/13/06 at 2:31pm
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Originally Posted by moidock
NVIDIA nor ATI have not made any 512MB mobile video cards, until then nobody can build a mobile system with that much video memory.

You can get the 512MB NVidia Geforce Go 7900 GTX with Dell's XPS 1710.
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post #63 of 72
5/13/06 at 2:55pm
i say if you have the money go for the aurora Malx
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post #64 of 72
5/13/06 at 3:12pm
The only thing that concerns me about this new sli setup is heat. One of the most troublesome things about Alienware laptops ( I have a 5620D and a 766) is heat. Now add not one but two high performace video cards and imagine the amount of heat those will generate. Hopefully Uniwill or whomever manufactures those laptops will have a very efficient cooling system to keep those monsters at bay. Otherwise, im quite impressed and am looking foreward to seeing some benchmarks on them.
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post #65 of 72
5/13/06 at 4:26pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by stephenyi
You can get the 512MB NVidia Geforce Go 7900 GTX with Dell's XPS 1710.



Still, 512MB should generate more heat than 256MB (due to added memory modules). So we must wait and see if they are offered later on.
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post #66 of 72
5/16/06 at 10:52pm

7800 Gtx > 7900 Gs

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Originally Posted by boomheadshot45
why go with the m9700 when you can go with the aurora malx? I know the price difference but i think it is way worth it. The the 7900 gs is like the exact same as like the 7800 gtx. So why not pay more to get sli 7900 gtx because if your getting thfis notebook then you are probaly already gonna drop around 3 or 3.5 k.


Actually the 7800 GTX seems to be much better than the 7900 GS

http://www.nvidia.com/page/go_7800gtx.html

GeForce Go
7900 GS
Memory Interface: 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth(GB/sec): 32.0
Fill Rate (Billion pixels/sec): 7.5
Vertices/Second (Millions): 656
RAMDACs (MHz): 400

GeForce Go
7800 GTX
Memory Interface: 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth(GB/sec): 35.2
Fill Rate (Billion pixels/sec): 9.6
Vertices/Second (Millions): 800
RAMDACs (MHz): 400
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post #67 of 72
5/16/06 at 11:03pm
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Originally Posted by Vicious_CB
Actually the 7800 GTX seems to be much better than the 7900 GS

yeah, but ( I love responses that start with that...) The whole alure is to have the dual cards. If they offered a dual 7800 GTX configuration- everyone would probably go with that over the 7900...
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post #68 of 72
5/17/06 at 12:29am
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by 357Magnum
Thx for the reply Moidock.

I think I might go for the mALX. Is the MotherBoard Manufactured by Nvidia?
And if it is do you think it would be more (rock solid) quality and perfomance wise compared with the MotherBoard on the Aurora M7700?

and what about that backpack, is it the same exact one they use for the m7700 or is it a new size just for the mALX? I've been looking online for a good computer case with wheels and can only find one so far and I am not sure if even it would be big enough.

The motherboard does have NVIDIA components on it (for the SLI and processor) but being a Turion Mobile processor it does not compete processing and CPU wise against the full blown Athlon 64 on the m7700 when it comes to CPU heavy operations (read heavy calculations like 3D rendering, heavy math operations, physics, whatever).

Since the mALX has dual video cards it provides faster and better graphics than a mobile system with a single card. It all comes down to your needs whether you need more CPU or graphics power.

Anyway, both systems can handle current and upcoming games with smooth framerates and resolutions.

If they sell the backpack with it is because the system fits in it, so you should buy it if you need it.
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post #69 of 72
5/25/06 at 12:10am
Dose anyone got a picture of the bottom of m9700?
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post #70 of 72
5/25/06 at 6:22am
not the Alienware, but it's the same chassis:
http://forums.legitreviews.com/about5078.html
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post #71 of 72
5/28/06 at 6:25pm
Hmmm I wonder what kind of a cooler stand or whatever would fit the m9700 chassis the best...
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post #72 of 72
5/28/06 at 6:34pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by superkdog
Dose anyone got a picture of the bottom of m9700?

Link

Click the more ports diagram link and you will find it.
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