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post #1 of 10
9/28/06 at 12:20pm
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Hello, for the last couple months I've been saving as much money as i could and the time has come for me to join the Alienware Owners club jeje

Can you plz Advice me if this specs are are all right ?

Area-51® m5550 :

-Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 2.0GHz
-Alienware® m5550 15.4" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD - Saucer Silver
-2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 1024MB
-80GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 7,200 RPM w/ NCQ & 8MB Cache
-8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24X CD-RW Combo w/Software
-256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7600
-and respawn cd

all for $2,069.00

Would you recomend buying this Alien or another ? any opinions?
any known bad issues on it rather than overheating?

Thankyou so much in Advance
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post #2 of 10
9/28/06 at 12:49pm
Your specs look good
And the price isn't bad, either!

Others might advise against the WideUXGA display, because text will be very, very small on a 15.4" screen. However, I have no direct experience with these displays, so I'll leave others, who do, to give their opinions on that matter.
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post #3 of 10
9/28/06 at 1:10pm
Looks good.

The only suggestions I'd make... You can get the least amount of memory from AW, then order memory from Newegg.com and save some money usually. If money is an issue you can save about $100 that way.

And the resolution of the WUXGA screen is pretty high for a 15" screen. The text on webpages will look very small. I have that resolution on my m9700 with a 17" screen, and it's tolerable, but the text is pretty small.

You can scale down the resolution though with that screen, you can't scale up the lower res screens... Given the choices though, the low res screen is pretty low so I'd likely get the WUXGA myself and live with it.
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post #4 of 10
9/28/06 at 1:29pm
the suggestion I would make would be to make sure you get the 3-YR warranty.... ALWAYS when buying a laptop
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post #5 of 10
9/28/06 at 1:32pm
as everyone suggested the screen resolution will be very small (but I personally don't mind) I have a WXGA screen on my 15.4 laptop and I really wish I had @ least a wsxga+ screen.

like HH suggested you can save a few bucks on ram, also I was wondering why you decided on the 5550? need something more mobile? b/c you can get a 5750 (17" screen) for the same amount of $..

just throwing out other options for ya.

yang
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post #6 of 10
9/28/06 at 5:25pm
My 2 cents...like Yang says, if mobility is important - and if this is not your primary gaming machine (or you're not looking for top end gaming performance) - the m5550 is a good option. If you want more graphics horsepower, the 17" m5750 is a good choice.

I think the m5550 is a great all around notebook...good for everyday use, relatively easy to carry around, easy to use on your lap, and it will do a good job with games, video, etc.

I would definitely recommend AGAINST the 1920x1200 display...1280x800 is plenty for a 15.4 inch display unless you have some specific applications where you need higher resolution. If you are using the machine for gaming, you'll also get better performance out of the lower res display running at native resolution.

BUT, if you eyesight is great, and you don't mind smaller text - you may be okay with the 1920x1200. It would be ideal if you could check out 15.4" systems with each display before you order.
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post #7 of 10
9/28/06 at 8:08pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by shazza
It would be ideal if you could check out 15.4" systems with each display before you order.
Actually, I did something to that effect. When I was trying to decide between the M5550 and the M5750, I was wondering what the weight difference really was. I went over to best buy and lifted a few different laptops to get a feel and decided that I didn't want a 17" sitting on my Lap. You should be able to do the same. Just go and check out different resolutions at a few local stores and see. It's easy. It doesn't have to be the exact laptop you are looking for, just pick a few to see what the differences are.
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post #8 of 10
9/29/06 at 12:32pm
Thread Starter 
Thankyou so much for all of your opinions.
I'll go today and see how big and heavy 17" are, to make up my mind.
As soon as I have a "winner" I'll let you know, (hopefully very soon) jeje
thx again for your opinions
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post #9 of 10
10/29/06 at 1:17am
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Hello Everyone ! well I know this is a little late to anounced but I've been very very busy at school, I ordered my alienware, with all above specs with the exception of the screen, i took the low res.

Phase 1: 12/10/2006
Phase 2: 23/10/2006
Phase 3: 23/10/2006
Phase 4: 25/10/2006
Phase 5: 25/10/2006
Phase 6: 27/10/2006
Phase 7: 27/10/2006
Phase 8: 27/10/2006
Phase 9: 27/10/2006
Phase 10: 27/10/2006

yes y know, phase 1 took forever, since my order was an international order it got complicated, now i am just waiting for it to be delivered ^.^
I cant wait to have it in my hands ! ! !

Well, have a nice day everyone
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post #10 of 10
10/29/06 at 10:41am
Good luck with it. I'm in basically the exact same position as you, I can't wait either!
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