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    Good deal on M11X.. or wait for refresh?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by mapleleafz, May 25, 2010.

  1. mapleleafz

    mapleleafz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey everyone,
    I just came across a deal for an M11X on craigslist that's pretty good (remember, I'm in Canada and the computer starts at $899.99 here):
    -SU4100 1.3Ghz ultra low voltage cpu
    -4GB DDR3 ram
    -OCZ Solid2 64GB SSD Drive
    For $850, used for a month and a half. For some reason this guy's selling it to buy a macbook.
    If I were to buy this new it would be ($999.99 - 5% EPP) + tax + (around $200 for ocz hdd + tax) which makes it around $1300 in total.
    I can definitely wait a little while to buy the m11x, but this deal will be gone soon. Does anyone think it's worth it to wait for the refresh? And at that point the M11X will be more expensive with the new CPU which won't really entice me to buy an SSD.
     
    mapleleafz, May 25, 2010
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  2. stevenxowens792

    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    He's probably selling to buy the refresh m11x. Please check to make sure it is able to bios overclock without blue screen. If so it might be a good deal... Depends on external condition as well. Good Luck, StevenX
     
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  3. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you're going to use it as a main rig, 64gb is too small IMO. And the CPU does hold it back in games, my guess is that the refresh should be a much better version and I would get that one even if you miss out on having a SSD.

    But if it's not your main computer, then could go either way.
     
    moral hazard, May 25, 2010
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