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    barebones M17X-R1 on ebay

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by mustangii, Dec 23, 2013.

  1. mustangii

    mustangii Notebook Guru

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    mustangii, Dec 23, 2013
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  2. Cryzer

    Cryzer Notebook Consultant

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    That is a M17 not M17x R1 which is much older, and no, do not get either of them. The least M17x you should aim for is the M17x R2 with the 1200p RGB screen.
     
    Cryzer, Dec 24, 2013
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Yeah that's a pre-Dell Alienware, I'd skip it.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Dec 24, 2013
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Thats even more old school than the hardware inside tough books :p
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 24, 2013
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  5. mustangii

    mustangii Notebook Guru

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    thanks for the input.
    ed
     
    mustangii, Dec 24, 2013
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    Akimitsui Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, definitely aim for the M17X R2 - they support dual graphics unlike the newer models and have the gorgeous 1200p screen. I installed the 1200p screen in my M17X R1, but the highest configuration the R1 supports is a Core 2 Quad Extreme QX9300, 8GB Ram, and dual 5870M's.... the R2 can support way more power than this.
     
    Akimitsui, Dec 24, 2013
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    mustangii Notebook Guru

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    I don't game just want some more power than my Toughbook. I would just be using it at work with Chrysler witech and surfing the web and emails. Maybe watching dvds.
    ed
     
    mustangii, Dec 24, 2013
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    that is area-51 m17x R1... im usin like that right now. and it has 1920 * 1200 display.
     
    JPS67, Jan 11, 2014
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