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Anyone buying a high end notebook that has done their research will see that Dell's "512m dual nvidia 8700m gt SLI" statement is a blatent lie and misleading. SLI cards do not work in a way where dual 256 cards will result in a total of 512m onboard memory being used at once. Shame on Dell.
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one of the primary reasons for sli is to drive higher resolutions at acceptable frame rates by the combination of the total memory for the sli configuration. another aspect of sli is to enable anti-alliasing without a performance hit. running native resolution of wuxga would benefit from sli. are you disputing these? if so then what is the point of sli?
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| Anyone buying a high end notebook that has done their research also will know that dual 256 8700gt cards in SLI will in no way compare to the performance of dual 512 7950gtx crds in SLI. |
the 7950 sli setup is stronger than the 8700. but the performance difference of 1,000 points is not world's apart. you are leaving out native direct x10 games and physics card support that the m1730 can do so future games may indeed look and play better on the dell.
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As for your allegation of AW's "flat out lie", the text was written prior to the SR processor being available. If you're looking for accuracy, I'd suggest you contact AW and inform them they're liars, or sue them for false advertising.
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maybe you should call them yourself since you are acting like a fanboy. i don't care if the statement was written prior to the santa rosa platform. it should not be on their web page fooling people like that. or they can change the wording to somethine like "fastest mobile processor available that is offered through alienware!".
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| Anyone buying a high end notebook knows that the term "faster" has no meaning in the context you're using it. An AW 9750 will outperform the Dell whatever in benchmarks, despite your belief that an 800mhz fsb will trump faster video cards in game performance. |
what context am i using for the term fast? the m9750 will only outperform the dell in 3dmark scores. all other scores the dell will be the winner with it's faster cpu assuming their raid 0 performance of both laptops are equal. not everyone buys a laptop based on the synthetic benchmarks of 3dmark. and i never said 800mhz fsb trumps a faster video card setup
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Why is it you're asking these questions anyway if you know all the answers? If you believe a compromised built to a price point Dell with 8700gt's will outperform an "outdated" system from a company that "flat out lies", buy the Dell. You seem like the perfect customer for their BS PR.
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i did not know the answers to the questions i originally asked. i know the performance of the m9750 and how it measures up to the competition. i never questioned that aspect. go back and re-read this thread if you must.
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| Then buy the Dell. Why are you here posting this BS? |
what BS have i posted? everything i posted is based on fact. i did not make anything up and i am not a fanboy, unlike what you appear to be. i just had to correct the one that attacked me.
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| So what you've said is you're going to buy an inferior product with outdated hardware from a company that "flat out lies" for $4500, instead of a better system for $3000 because you prefer the case? |
nope. again i did not say anything like that. i never called the m9750 inferior and that it will cost me $4,500. is it outdated compared to the santa rosa platform? yes it is. is it still a very fast system? yes it is. does it have the best case design which i previously said that will weigh in heavily in my decision-making? yes it does.
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| If your decision is about the case, wtf are you asking all these questions for, then refuting the advice given? |
my questions delt with the general layout, case design, and operation of the notebook. are you implying that i should not refute given advice based on false information?
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| If your decision is about the case, you've already said the AW case is superior. Why are you asking all these questions about hardware that you apparently believe you know everything about if your decision is about the case? |
again, go back and re-read the thread. i do not know the general operation and use of the m9750 so i asked in here to get a feel for what this thing is like. but you are spouting BS that is un-related to what i have generally asked all because i appear to have upset you by claiming the alienware m9750 is not currently leading edge when i countered another poster's claim about this. if you can't keep your fanboysm out of the discussion i advise you to just stay away as you look foolish.
