Alienware Area-51 m15x or m17x???? ... Hi Everyone!My 5 year old Dell Inspiron 8600's screen finally died so I am in the hunt for a new computer. After look ...

thercman · 05-03-2008, 10:46 PM

Hi Everyone!

My 5 year old Dell Inspiron 8600's screen finally died so I am in the hunt for a new computer. After looking and looking I have narrowed my choices down to Alienware. So here is my delema. I cannot afford their top of the line stuff as my budget is $3500 and even that is really more than I want to spend. I definitely want the HD screen and a blue-ray player since this computer will go with me on deployments to be used for entertainment as well as for school and gaming. I am debating which screen size to go with. If I get the 15" then I can get a 2.5g processor, 200g hard drive and the 800gtx. If I get the 17" then I need to go with a slower processor and smaller hard drive and maybe drop to the 8700gt. I do have a 120g external that I can use. Anyway, would it be better to have the bigger screen and a slower computer or vise versa?

Thanks!

Fidget · 05-04-2008, 12:12 AM

15 inch is the winner there, you get more portability and you also get a faster machine.

no contest there, while the big screen is nice your needs sound much more like the 15 inch is best.

Melodis · 05-05-2008, 11:41 AM

I'd vote for the m15x as well. I had a 17" notebook and it's a beast to tote around. Plus you can always hook it up to an external display for larger viewing while at home or at a Lan Party.

archalien · 05-05-2008, 08:38 PM

While I agree with you guys, external screen or not, the SLI grfx cards on the 17x really cant be overlooked as being able to provide a very vivid increase in real world gaming performance (higher settings on higher screen res's)

At least untill ASUS releases the XGamerStation, then its integrated grfx on the 15x till the Wheels Fall Off!!!!!

05-03-2008, 10:46 PM	#1
thercman Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 11 Credits: 274	Alienware Area-51 m15x or m17x???? Hi Everyone! My 5 year old Dell Inspiron 8600's screen finally died so I am in the hunt for a new computer. After looking and looking I have narrowed my choices down to Alienware. So here is my delema. I cannot afford their top of the line stuff as my budget is $3500 and even that is really more than I want to spend. I definitely want the HD screen and a blue-ray player since this computer will go with me on deployments to be used for entertainment as well as for school and gaming. I am debating which screen size to go with. If I get the 15" then I can get a 2.5g processor, 200g hard drive and the 800gtx. If I get the 17" then I need to go with a slower processor and smaller hard drive and maybe drop to the 8700gt. I do have a 120g external that I can use. Anyway, would it be better to have the bigger screen and a slower computer or vise versa? Thanks!

05-04-2008, 12:12 AM	#2
Fidget redeemed. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 28,700 Credits: 24,153	15 inch is the winner there, you get more portability and you also get a faster machine. no contest there, while the big screen is nice your needs sound much more like the 15 inch is best. __________________ Dead: HOME: \| XPS M1710 \| Geforce Go7900 GTX 512mb\| WUXGA 17" LCD \| Current: HOME: \| Apple Macbook Pro \| OSX Snow Leopard \| 2.26ghz Intel \| 2GB DDR3 \| GeForce 9400M \| 160GB Hard Drive \| SuperDrive 8x \| Backlit Keyboard \| Current: WORK: \| Toshiba L300 \| VISTA X64\| T5800 \| 4GB DDR2 \| Intel Integrated Graphics \| 320GB 5400rpm Hard Drive \| 8x DVD±RW \|

05-05-2008, 11:41 AM	#3
Melodis Bards Groove You Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 436 Credits: 1,222	I'd vote for the m15x as well. I had a 17" notebook and it's a beast to tote around. Plus you can always hook it up to an external display for larger viewing while at home or at a Lan Party. __________________ Notebook: Dell Studio XPS 16 - On order Desktop: 2xAMD FX74 \| Asus 'Quadfather' L1N64-SLI \| 4GB DDR2 PC6400 RAM \| Cooler Master HAF 932 \| BFG Tech nVidia 285 GTX 1GB \| Sound Blaster XiFi Fata1ity \| Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 Dual 320GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0GBs Hard Drive in RAID 0 \| LG BluRay/HD-DVD Read - DVD Super Multi \| Dell 2407 24" Ultra Sharp LCD Rev A03 \| Logitech Z5500 Speakers

05-05-2008, 08:38 PM	#4
archalien Supreme Alien Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,321 Credits: 2,914	While I agree with you guys, external screen or not, the SLI grfx cards on the 17x really cant be overlooked as being able to provide a very vivid increase in real world gaming performance (higher settings on higher screen res's) At least untill ASUS releases the XGamerStation, then its integrated grfx on the 15x till the Wheels Fall Off!!!!! __________________ Dell SXPS 1640 C2D T9550(2.66GHz/1066Mhz/6M L2), 4GB DDR3 1067 OCZ Vertx 128GB SSD (Indilinx controller) ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3670 - 512MB, 1080P RGBLED Intel 5300 ABGN S-Dual Band, Dell 370 BT 2.1 EDR

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