New Laptop Recommendations

[Ragnarok]

Ibuypower.com

Trust me.

Go with this you can get one more powerful than the one your looking at and the one I recommended with an additional 128G solid state drive for $1400.

[Saint]

Ok, I know what subb and some others were saying about alienwares, but I just couldnt pass up the pretty lights and system specs.  I bought this alienware.  What do you guys think of the specs? I know some will say its too big to travel with but I already have been traveling with my 17 inch gateway so Im used to it.  And the reason Im not going with a desktop is because Im NEVER home with any time to use it when im there.  When I am home I have to take care of my 2 gardens 40 fruit trees and all the honey do's that come with it.



Alienware M17x R3 Laptop Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium  1  

$1,629.00  out the door

 Alienware M17x R3 Laptop  
 8X DVD +/- RW Drive  
 Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth Module  
 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
 2 GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6970M  
 Intel 6300 Wireless-N (2x2) Half Mini-Card  
 Internal English Single Pointing Keyboard  
 9 Cell Battery  
 Operating System DVD  
 Operating System DVD  
 12 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz (4 DIMMs)  
 Soft Touch Stealth Black  
 750 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)  
 Alienware AVATAR 1  
 210W/240W switchable Slim 3P A/C Adapter 125V Power Cord  
 AUTO-UPDATES,ON  
 Processor: Intel Core i7-2720QM processor (2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz)    
 17.3 inch Wide FHD (1920 x 1080 60Hz) WLED Display  
 Dell WebCam Central  
 Hinge Cover  
 Image Restore Software  
 64BIT Operating System  
 Roxio Software CD

[Tecknik]

You won't be disappointed with the computer.  The customer service, though...

I love my M11x R1.  First and only Alienware I've ever owned.  I've never had an issue with it besides the faulty hinges.  That was fixed with a phone call.

[ArchNemesis]

Their customer service is pretty good, the over the phone and on site technicians are very hit or miss.

[Tbone]

Don't go with a Dell:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110517/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_dell

They are making huge profit by selling computers at the same marked up price when the components are getting cheaper.

[Tecknik]

Their customer service is pretty good, the over the phone and on site technicians are very hit or miss.

The Alienware guys are always great.  It's the Dell people I can't stand.

[Lithium]

I've been using a Dell XPS M1210 for almost 5 years now as my portable. I have no complaints.

I'm interested to see what becomes of the XPS 15z... hopefully not another Adamo.

http://www.slashgear.com/dell-xps-15z-confirmed-coming-soon-by-ceo-video-14151956/

[Ademaro]

In all honesty ... go desktop You'll be much more pleased in the long run. More cost efficient and much more reliable for gaming

[Subb]

I think it's the Euro alienware customers that get screwed over.

A) I can't understand them - I think they're from Iceland.
B) They don't know jack shit.
C) I emailed them how I fixed my second M11xR2's BSOD problem. Basically - don't install AVG Free with the Free Zone Alarm firewall.
D) My HDD wiped itself although I just reinstalled a GFX driver.
E) Overpriced (phone them up to get over $500 discount, that's what I did).

[Saint]

A desktop would just collect dust for me, I dont have time to game at home.

[ArchNemesis]

Yeah, i get ya Saint. That's why i bought an M15x a year and a half ago. It's still going strong too. Runs most things maxed out with no problems.

As for subb, You are right. After looking it up, Dell is TERRIBLE over seas and even MORE over priced. This is why you always call a rep instead of just buying a config online. At the VERY LEAST you can get away with free express shipping and maybe even some other goodies. If you have a silver tongue, you can easily shave off a few hundred bucks.

[Lithium]

So the XPS 15z turned out to be a thousands of dollars cheaper PC version of the junk they call a MacBook (maybe an 'i' or 'pro' I'm missing in there, but whatever). Turns out it's a great for media, mediocre gaming, with a super hi-res screen for a decent price.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/23/dell-xps-15z-review/