Hey all
I am (still) considering buying an m14x and want some details on the soft touch finish. What exactly is this finish? I have heard it is something like a rubberized coating? How easy is it to keep maintained, I had an Aurora 9700 from alienware with the rubberized "alien head" design and it picked up dust like nobody's business :/
Also, can anyone (truthfully) sing this laptop's praises and convince me to take the plunge (only if you really are completely happy with it though!)
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it picks up oil, but no dust.
Actually, I take that back. It seems like the newer rubber finishes do not pick oil as easily -
It has the exact same feel as the rubberized coating on some Blackberry phones such as the Bold 9700/9780. It feels more plastic than rubber, like 30% rubber 70% plastic.
I feel that the m14x offers a good balance of performance and battery life. The gt555m is probably the fastest card that manufacturers across the board has enabled optimus (hardwiring-wise) to be compatible with.
The issues bugging owners now are mainly on gaming on battery and fan noise, and you can find out more about both issues in this forum. -
Its hard material, but has a soft touch feel to it.
Seems to show some oils, but a wipe with a cloth and any marks disappear.
Hard to describe it - its a rigid hard surface, but like they took the plastic and then used a very very very fine grit paper to sand it slightly so that it doesn't have a shine to it but has a nicer smooth feel.
Its great - i'd even go as far to say that it is a nicer feel than the macbook pro surface (which is the brushed aluminum). -
its all over the laptop, i love it
Soft touch finish
Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by /Drakk_, May 29, 2011.