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    M11x-r2 upgrade?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by symon1234567, Aug 10, 2011.

  1. symon1234567

    symon1234567 Newbie

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    Hi all, I’ve had my m11x-r2 (i7, 320gb, 4gb, 335M) for the last 9 months now and am very happy with it, but as newer games are coming out and also starting my foundation degree in graphics design I have a feeling that I may need an upgrade, how easy is it to upgrade the components of the laptop?

    Is it just a case of buying the new hardware (ram and processor mostly) and just replacing the old with the new?

    Many thanks

    Symon
     
    symon1234567, Aug 10, 2011
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  2. Vallejo

    Vallejo Notebook Consultant

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    You can see here how easy it is to replace the components : ‪Alienware M11x
    Ram-Battery-HDD/SSD are the easiest parts to upgrade.
    On the other hand, the processor is soldered to the motherboard. So as far as i know, you cant upgrade the processor.
     
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  3. BuToNz

    BuToNz Notebook Geek

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    Not much point in upgrading tbh, R3 specs won't do you much good. I'd wait for an R4 if there is ever one.
     
    BuToNz, Aug 10, 2011
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