BiH115
Gif Guy
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Hi all. After finally beating my head into a pulp on what to get (currently computerless, and horribly bored on my days away from girl/job), I've decided to get a laptop as my MAIN gaming/programming/surfing machine. Heavy emphasis on the gaming of course.
First thing's first. I'm asking to get some general insight, hopefully from people who have these systems, so I can get a better idea of what to expect. With that in mind, I'd like an Alienware. I've owned pretty much every model from the early 2000's to the holy-grail that was the M9700, with it's dual 7900GS setup (greatest day ever when I saw that on the table after getting home from school in 2007).
I've been out of the loop for a while, and a few months ago sold my desktop I used for gaming (GTX 580, 2500k, etc etc. for reference), so I was able to pretty much max 99% of games. I'd like to do that this time around, but on a laptop. I've realized I can't live without gaming, and I need to get back into the swing of things, via my roots, my precious Alienwares.
Now, I'm aiming around $3,000 as a max budget, don't want to get TOO crazy, but I would like a powerhouse. I'm planning on messing with the configurators myself a little bit tomorrow during downtime at work, but figured I'd at least (if anyone cares!) let you fine people throw your 2 cents in. If you can help it too, don't tell me that I'm overpaying, or that there's better, or that I'm crazy (actually this one's ok). Let's keep those things to ourselves .
Ok so if anyone's got something to add, what's the big difference between the 17" and the 18", besides the obvious of course. How big are the 17's when they come out of the packaging? Daunting in size and weight? What about that incredible 18"er? Is it noticeably bigger? Now what about the 14" one, that looks solid and has some nice specs, but with a great "let's go on the couch now and socialize" size.
I also see that the new revisions of these laptops are out, with the 6xx nVidia's and the 7xxxx AMD's. Good stuff, but I'm not seeing a ton of information on the net about it, possibly because these revisions are fairly new.
Feel free to throw those 2 cents in! I appreciate it, especially from a fellow Alien-head. I'm absolutely enamored with their designs, and while a Sager or MSI might be more reasonable to get, they don't look like the Alienware's, and they don't feel like them. I know that sounds idiotic, but it's a long road I've had with them (I also have a lot of the desktop cases sitting around downstairs as trophy's), and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Apologize for the long post! Long-winded is the only way I work apparently, trying to break that habit! Thanks in advance.
First thing's first. I'm asking to get some general insight, hopefully from people who have these systems, so I can get a better idea of what to expect. With that in mind, I'd like an Alienware. I've owned pretty much every model from the early 2000's to the holy-grail that was the M9700, with it's dual 7900GS setup (greatest day ever when I saw that on the table after getting home from school in 2007).
I've been out of the loop for a while, and a few months ago sold my desktop I used for gaming (GTX 580, 2500k, etc etc. for reference), so I was able to pretty much max 99% of games. I'd like to do that this time around, but on a laptop. I've realized I can't live without gaming, and I need to get back into the swing of things, via my roots, my precious Alienwares.
Now, I'm aiming around $3,000 as a max budget, don't want to get TOO crazy, but I would like a powerhouse. I'm planning on messing with the configurators myself a little bit tomorrow during downtime at work, but figured I'd at least (if anyone cares!) let you fine people throw your 2 cents in. If you can help it too, don't tell me that I'm overpaying, or that there's better, or that I'm crazy (actually this one's ok). Let's keep those things to ourselves .
Ok so if anyone's got something to add, what's the big difference between the 17" and the 18", besides the obvious of course. How big are the 17's when they come out of the packaging? Daunting in size and weight? What about that incredible 18"er? Is it noticeably bigger? Now what about the 14" one, that looks solid and has some nice specs, but with a great "let's go on the couch now and socialize" size.
I also see that the new revisions of these laptops are out, with the 6xx nVidia's and the 7xxxx AMD's. Good stuff, but I'm not seeing a ton of information on the net about it, possibly because these revisions are fairly new.
Feel free to throw those 2 cents in! I appreciate it, especially from a fellow Alien-head. I'm absolutely enamored with their designs, and while a Sager or MSI might be more reasonable to get, they don't look like the Alienware's, and they don't feel like them. I know that sounds idiotic, but it's a long road I've had with them (I also have a lot of the desktop cases sitting around downstairs as trophy's), and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Apologize for the long post! Long-winded is the only way I work apparently, trying to break that habit! Thanks in advance.