really? why's that?
Is the graphic card upgradeable like the m15x so that I could swap an ATI into her?
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I think it is soldered onto the board. So i would say that you can't upgrade it.
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also, from what I know about the ati switching technology there is a screen flickering effect with their version of discrete->integrated switching.
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chewietobbacca Notebook Evangelist
Sad that a m17xr3 with a 6970M can get nearly the same battery life as a m14x w/ 555M -
It's seriously soldered on?? I thought what separated Alienware from other brands was the upgrade-ability for performance. So now every new graphic card that comes out I need to buy a new laptop?....
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TostitoBandito Notebook Evangelist
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odd...
given the lifespan of cpus and how fast tech advances, along with gpus and memory, you will forever be waiting then.
i dont see many people using the 14x beyond 1 year, two max if they resort to it being an additional unit at home or school for backup.... -
What do you mean by that?
Are you implying that the M14x won't be able to play current games in 2+ years?
The GPU will be able to for sure.. Maybe not at max settings. With OC for sure.....
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TostitoBandito Notebook Evangelist
And I think we saw a lot more advancement in CPU's and GPU's from 2005-2011 than we will see from 2011-2017. We went from single core P4-derived CPU's to quad core sandy bridge, and from 90+ watt "mobile" GPU's to much more powerful cards that use half that much power and generate half as much heat.
I fully expect a high-end machine like the m14x to be powerful and useful for 3 years at the very least. -
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the amd vs nvidia war will always be present. just remember, this is your opinion, and far from fact...
m14x no ATI/AMD :(
Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Rogue-OP, Apr 19, 2011.