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    Area-51 m7700 Laptop from 2006

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by RowdyGowdy, Oct 26, 2012.

  1. RowdyGowdy

    RowdyGowdy Newbie

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    Anyone suggest some updages (if any?) for this old beast, current stats:

    LAPTOP: Alienware Area-51® m7700
    Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 670 Desktop Processor w/ HT Technology 3.8GHz 800MHz FSB 2MB
    Memory: 3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 533MHz - 2 x 512MB / 2 x 1024MB
    Hard Drive: 100GB 7,200 RPM
    Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX
    Monitor: 17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD Display
    Sound Card: Intel® 7.1 High-Definition Audio
    Mouse: USB Logitech® G5 Laser Gaming Mouse
    Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
     
    RowdyGowdy, Oct 26, 2012
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Welcome to the forums. For upgrading that computer, not really ... you could put an SSD in there and Windows 7 on it. In reality though that notebook is a dinosaur and it's time to get a new one if it's not fast enough. I think literally any processor sold in mainstream PCs today is faster than the Pentium 4 in there.

    We have a "What notebook should I buy" form here you can fill out - http://forum.notebookreview.com/wha...ould-i-buy-form-must-read-before-posting.html
    Then just post a new thread with it filled out here:
    What Notebook Should I Buy? - A Laptop Buyers Guide

    Cheers.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 26, 2012
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  3. protivakid

    protivakid Notebook Evangelist

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    I feel like Win 7 would kill an old P4. From my experience Core 2 Duo is the min for good performance.
     
    protivakid, Oct 27, 2012
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  4. homank76

    homank76 Alienware/Dell Enthusiast

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    I seem to running Windows 7 on my M7700 without any problems; of course I haven't had much time with it as well.

    One upgrade I just did with mine was upgrade the wireless card in it. Mine had a broadcom "G" installed with only one antenna hookup. I just installed this one EBay upgrade. This card allows two antenna and runs on "N" at 5GHz. Big improvement in speed.
     
    homank76, Oct 31, 2012
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  5. RowdyGowdy

    RowdyGowdy Newbie

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    What all hardware updates are available for this old laptop?
     
    RowdyGowdy, Nov 10, 2012
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    homank76 Alienware/Dell Enthusiast

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    What are the current specifications?
     
    homank76, Nov 10, 2012
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  7. RowdyGowdy

    RowdyGowdy Newbie

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    They are listed in the first post... :rolleyes:
     
    RowdyGowdy, Nov 10, 2012
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    homank76 Alienware/Dell Enthusiast

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    As I mentioned in the forth post...Have you done that?

    You can also upgrade the memory and the hard drive to a SSD.
     
    homank76, Nov 10, 2012
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  9. RowdyGowdy

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    Have any links to the specific hardware upgrades you mentioned?

    Looking for hard drive, memory and possibly video upgrade options.
     
    RowdyGowdy, Nov 13, 2012
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    RowdyGowdy Newbie

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    So out of boredom I decided to dust off the old laptop and start Steam...

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    RowdyGowdy, May 22, 2014
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  11. protivakid

    protivakid Notebook Evangelist

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    Lol I can only imagine how unplayable this is
     
    protivakid, May 23, 2014
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