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    Prepare to throw your M18x / A18 in the Trash with the Refresh!!!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by vulcan78, Jun 1, 2016.

  1. vulcan78

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    Why would I want a chunky external water cooler when it has been demo'ed that internal water cooling could be done on the M18x. Seriously people have no innovation any more.
     
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    Just for 6000$
     
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    I don't use WASD keys for gaming. I use the home keys (ESDF), always have. THIS is a deal breaker for me.
     
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    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    What's the cpu in that thing, is it seriously a mobile i7?
     
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    I pretty sure 1080 hasn't been confirmed in that thing. I like how it's extreme and stepping it up.. Kinda. But damn...That saddle bag looks ridiculous. It takes up more room than a desktop at the end of the day.
    A better design would probably see air cooling do they same job and give it more aesthetic purpose.
    Not a fan of this. Does anyone have official specs?

    @vulcan78 Clevo P870DM-G is where the party's at brother.
     
    TBoneSan, Jun 1, 2016
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    Whats the refresh rate of the P870's display?

    I heard that Nvidia is doing away with the Mobile variants, so these would indeed be full chip 1080's:

    http://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-and-1080-coming-to-gaming-notebooks/

    I know! If the 17" variant comes with a 120 Hz G-Sync 1080p display with a single 1080 for ~$3k I would consider it. 4K at 18.4 inches is overkill.

    lol.

    I heard an i7 6820hk or something, check the Asus forum here.
     
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