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    Truly Amazing

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by wrathofdeath, Sep 15, 2011.

  1. wrathofdeath

    wrathofdeath Notebook Evangelist

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    All I can say so far is WOW...... this little thing is farther than epic!!! So awesome except for that key problem (Which I fixed :) This thing get sold fps (around 50 on all games) and the audio is killer! When I bring it to school all I get are woah and what is that's? THANKS ALIENWARE!!! :D :D :D
     
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  2. Sergin

    Sergin Notebook Guru

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    I know what you mean!

    I've been using mine for a week now and this little alien is amazing.

    My only complain is about the F keys... I don't like the idea of pressing Fn everytime I want to skip a song, lower the volume, dim the display, etc..

    That aside, I'm really happy with my purchase.

    And yes... I do get people to look at it and ask me what is it! :D
     
    Sergin, Sep 15, 2011
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  3. CSHawkeye81

    CSHawkeye81 Notebook Deity

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    How long did it take for you to get the machine after ordering it??
     
    CSHawkeye81, Sep 15, 2011
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    Soprano187 Notebook Guru

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    Can I ask you new owners how you find the size of the screen for gaming? I'm deciding whether to get one.

    No lies!!
     
    Soprano187, Sep 15, 2011
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  5. Sergin

    Sergin Notebook Guru

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    Honestly I happy with the size of the screen when it comes to gaming. No complains at all

    BUT when it comes to work that's a whole diferent story...
     
    Sergin, Sep 15, 2011
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  6. amd098

    amd098 Notebook Consultant

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    love mine for sc2, the screen is small but its sharp, at 720p its really nice
     
    amd098, Sep 15, 2011
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    HEUR Notebook Consultant

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    Another happy customer! :)
     
    HEUR, Sep 15, 2011
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  8. GallardosEggrollshop

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    Congrats on your purchases! The M11x is the perfect road warrior the only problem I have is when I use my desktop or M17x. Going from those resolutions and screen sizes back to the M11x sometimes hurts my eyes. But otherwise it is a fantastic machine.
     
    GallardosEggrollshop, Sep 15, 2011
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  9. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    This. I have an external monitor just to do my coding in. It's such a strain doing hours of work on it.
     
    DeeVu, Sep 15, 2011
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  10. DrGoodvibes

    DrGoodvibes Notebook Deity

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    Screen on the M11x is not brilliant. You need to be directly in front of it for best viewing angle.
    It's not easy to draw a gas mask on a M11xR1 11.6" monitor, but guess you could if you had to. :cool:
    At 2Kg it's not the lightest Notebook either.

    However, with all the monitor connectivity HDMI/DisplayPort (+VGA - M11xR1) its easy to connect a Full-HD LCD/LED(or two) to the M11x.

    Even the M11xR1 at 1.6Ghz will handle most games current or old at medium settings. I bought Crysis 1.0 and play that at medium with no problems.

    1½ years on and I've had no dramas. Even have the original screen with a hinge that has not pulled away from the mountings.

    Would recommend an M11xR2 i7-640UM as a good solid notebook if you can't afford the M11xR3.

    M11xR1 has tons of soldering and wiring mods to boost CPU and is the best 'cheap' notebook if you fancy yourself as an electrical engineer. Also has manual GPU switching which is problematic when upgrading.

    Unless you have a reason to buy an M11xR1, I wouldn't buy one now even if it was cheap. Go M11xR2/M11xR3
     
    DrGoodvibes, Sep 15, 2011
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  11. LARM

    LARM Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've had my R3 for about a month now and am still blown away by it. I would have paid $2000 for it to be quite honest. I'm a truck driver always on the road so mobile gaming has always been a problem for me. I've had an ASUS 11" eeePC for general laptop use for the past 2 years and was paying attention to the M11X happenings for all that time waiting to pull the plug. As much as I read about it, I still found it hard to believe they could pack so much into such a small laptop. I've been able to play every game I've thrown at it at max settings with no framerate problems.

    I had an Asus G1S a few years ago and paid $2200 for it. The thing was fried after 10 months. I don't think I'll look to any other company besides Alienware from here on out for gaming purposes.
     
    LARM, Sep 15, 2011
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