M17X question

of course the DS laptop is faster, DS offers you actual l7 920, 940, 950 or 975 in a laptop, you think little dinky qx9300 will compete?

qx9300 is at 2.5GHz

a 920 is at 2.6GHz

a 940 is at 2.9GHz

a 950 is at 3.06Ghz

a 975 is at 3.33GHz

the only thing m17x has on DS is a dual 280m as an option where DS offers only a signle 280m.

not sure what ssd brands dell is using.

if you try and config similar system here and there, you will see the dell will cost more for no reason.

here you see a faster laptop by DS cost less then the slower laptop by dell:

DS laptop:

Here you go Ticket# 292329 --- Price: $3666 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $3466

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis: Benchmark Crusher (Model: D9280) (Weight: 11.55LBS)
Display: 17 inch WUXGA with Enhanced Glossy Surface (Resolution: 1920 x 1200)
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz (Quad Core)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 at 1066MHz (Extreme-Performance)
Inputs: 4 USB 2.0 Ports / Gigabit Ethernet LAN / V.92 Modem / 1394 FireWire / 7-in-1 Card Reader
Main Storage: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: OCZ) Vertex Series (Model: OCZSSD2-1VTX120G)
Extra Storage: - No Thanks
Raid Options: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 8x / CD-Writer)
Wireless Access: 802.11 A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
Features: Desktop Computer Platform / Supports Up To Three Hard Drives
Outputs: DVI/CRT Port / S-Video / Headphone / Microphone
Video Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M 1GB
External TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office Suite: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
Carry Bag: - No Thanks
External Cooling: - No Thanks
External Keyboard: - No Thanks
External Mouse: - No Thanks
External Speakers: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Full Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Labor & 1 Year Parts Warranty

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M17X: price $3748.00



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now lets review shall we

DS cpu:    Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz (Quad Core)(1333 MHz qpi(FSB))

M17X cpu: Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad QX9300 2.53GHz (1066MHz FSB)

DS wins with a faster cpu 2.93Ghz and faster qpi(FSB)1333MHz

ram is the same for both

DS HDD:    120GB Solid State (By: OCZ) Vertex Series

M17X HDD: 128GB god knows what brand

DS wins, no matter what the brand of ssd M17X has, the vertex should be faster with the new firmware and it will have better wear and tear, overall better quality ssd for you money.

DS gpu:   NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M 1GB

M17X gpu: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M, 1GB

DS wins with the 280M

DS price:    $3466

M17X price: $3748

DS wins better price.

conclusion, faster cpu, faster gpu, better ssd, all for $300 less.

DS is the winner

we won't even dicuss Alienware's sh*tty customer service and low quality parts.

I think world's fastest laptop would be one with a i7 975 which DS offers and its not even an option with the M17X.

Also DS offers up to 3 HDDs, M17X offers only up to   2 HDDs.

DS offers raid on up to 3 SSDs, M17X offers raid of only 7200rpm HDDs no option to raid SSDs.

if the M17X with those limitations is the fastest laptop in the universe then my name is barack obama

somebody call Alienware and let them know the universe is much bigger then their headquarters

Edited by DST4ME - 10 Jun 2009 at 5:38am

Great response. Only questions I have is whether the overclocking they offer makes a difference? I suppose DS does too. Also, do the dual card solution with overclocking, make theirs the fastest in the universe. They claim on their website this. I wonder how they claim the part where they say they offer the fastest CPU in a laptop?

Alienware has a D+ BBB rating.. DS has an A+

Most people I know say HP sucks, my friends that have PC repair shops say that HP keeps them in good business.

I for one have never been a HP fan, I have had dells and like my dell PCs but you can't upgrade them and I can't even compare them with DS.

alienware plain sucks.



Edited by DST4ME - 11 Jun 2009 at 6:16pm

I was not disagreeing with inforno I was just saying hp sucks