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    How old is your current Alienware laptop?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by RatioKiller, Feb 15, 2021.

  1. RatioKiller

    RatioKiller Notebook Enthusiast

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    Out of curiosity, how old is your current Alienware laptop?

    Personally I'm still rocking the Alienware 15 R1 @ 970m.... (6 years). Looking to upgrade (hopefully this year) and REALLY hoping that Dell pushes out an area 51 r3 with a delicious 200watt+ pull GPU...
     
    RatioKiller, Feb 15, 2021
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  2. etern4l

    etern4l Notebook Virtuoso

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    I can't answer the poll, because it's incomplete - it's 1-2 years for me.
     
    etern4l, Feb 18, 2021
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  3. Maxware79

    Maxware79 Alienware died in 2014

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    All my laptops are 7+ years :confused:
     
    Maxware79, Feb 18, 2021
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    Alienware Area-51m R1 (2019) ~ 2 years
    Alienware 13 R3 (2017) ~ 4 years
    Alienware 14 (2013) ~ 8 years
    Alienware M18xR2 (2012) ~ 9 years
    Alienware M14xR2 (2012) ~ 9 years
    Alienware M17xR3 (2011) ~ 10 years

    All have XM CPUs except 13 R3/14. All have upgraded GPU except Area-51m, 13 R3, 14, and M14xR2. All have maxed RAM.

    Still running strong. :cool:
     
    ssj92, Feb 19, 2021
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  5. Azther

    Azther Notebook Consultant

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    could only cast the one vote, my alienware 17 r4 is about 4 years old now and still fine. My M18X R1 is 10 years old and still going strong (upgraded from 2x 580m sli to single 780m just recently)
     
    Azther, Feb 19, 2021
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  6. JasonNH

    JasonNH Notebook Evangelist

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    Both are very old and still work but obviously not getting used much except for nostalgia.

    M9750 - Almost 14 years.
    M17 - 11.5 years old.
     
    JasonNH, Feb 24, 2021
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  7. F34R

    F34R Notebook Consultant

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    Coming up on three years next month .
     
    F34R, Apr 24, 2021
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    ARGH Notebook Deity

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    M18x R1 from 2011. Still waiting for 18" replacement....
     
    ARGH, Apr 25, 2021
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    Looks like iit might be a few more decades. Don't lose hope though.
     
    etern4l, Apr 25, 2021
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    PCB_EE Newbie

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    My 17 R2 almost made it to 6 years before it completely died on me. I currently have an m17 R4 but I am fighting with Dell over it because it arrived with issues and they are screwing me around.
     
    PCB_EE, May 4, 2021
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  11. ThomasAAT

    ThomasAAT Notebook Consultant

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    My AW17R3 is 5 years old and doing great. I also have a Dell XPS L501X that is 11 years old and still running good. I have only upgraded the wifi card and ssd drive in the XPS.

    Will see if the Alienware X-series is tempting enough to upgrade.
     
    ThomasAAT, May 25, 2021
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