Alienware M15x and M17x Notebooks with Nvidia 8800GTX Graphics Revealed

gotta love those tax returns
mine should be big enough to get me a M17x
unfortunatly, I just got my NP5790, so a new laptop isn't immediatly in order: p

 

Don't worry...

 

Is it confirmed when these will make an official appearance on the site?

 

What the heck is clearview technology?

Why couldn't the system have a backlight LED screen....

 

Glossy most likely...

 

WSXGA+ is missing again though. That's to bad. You need your middle ya know...

 

Now, that's what we saw about the M15x yesterday... ENJOY.

 

Yay, i like those things... Hope they will be available in Europe too ...

Just one question for u dreamer (first of all thanks for the pic)... Did you also take a pic of the 17xx version... Im most interested in that one...

Thanks

 

It's nice to finally see such a powerful graphics card coming to a 15.4 inch laptop. If there is a keypad there too, then I would love to buy that system. Unfortunately, I still think Alienware systems are extremely ugly. They're not as bad as Dell's m1730, but they're still ugly. Hopefully this sets a new industry trend. I don't plan to upgrade for another 2 years or so.

 

Sure...

 

anything on the size and weight of the 15" and nice job OP!

 

will these have HDMI too??

 

I don't think anyone posted it yet, but I may of missed it. In any case, did anyone get a look at the dimensions on the M15x when it was up? It's looking to me (because of the 8700M-GT option) that they've gone the route of putting the same motherboard in the 15" and 17" versions (like they did with before), so I'm wondering if they also went as far to put the same cooling in. (Weight should be some indication).

 

The guy has a point,

They could of done it up like Dell did the original XPS Gen 1 (Now there is a monster). However the pictures used for the colors don't look it at all.

 

Now, I posted everything that was on the Alienware site, so any other questions won't get answers for the time being.

 

I wonder about 2 things:
1) how will these little beasts handle heat...
2) will the fans be noisy as hell or quiet as a whisper ?

If they can pass the test, I'm sure a lot of people will throw in 2.5K to get one fully equipped...
The SLI m17x seems a bit expensive,but the 15x is kinda decent priced...

 

i am curious to see just how much faster the 8800m is over the 7950.

 

Point taken. Probably not very much, but shader intesive games like Crysis kneel the 7950 at high details. I'm pretty sure that the 8800M GTX , which has quite a big ammount of stream processors(96) should prove to be at least a fair 30% better than the 7950GTX, and with DX10 support.

 

I'm thinking more like 50% more powerful. I mean take a look at the desktop 7900gtx vs 8800gtx.

 

You sure these won't be MXM-II so they could fit in already MXM-II 15.4 INCH Laptops?

 

Wow, thanks for the photo's Dreamer!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think im buyin the 17 inch one

 

Hey, I know taht the 17x is based on the Clevo D901C, but what laptop is the 15x based on?

 

Really? And where are you getting that from?

 

8700GT, which has TDP of 35 W is MXM III.
8800M GTX , which has a (hypotethycal) TDP of 35, is also MXM III.
We cool?

 

Does anyone know if the Alienware have docking stations with these or docking stations in general? I'd like to plug into a 24" lcd.. hopefully it has hdmi too. anyone know?

Thanks,

 

No docking stations... but if it's like the M9750 it would have a DVI out...

 

Docking would be nice. I wonder-these have smart bay options, which also appear on many Dell models, so maybe we can hope? Also nice if the smart bay will hold a second battery.

 

Well apparently,
The M1730 has left its thrown
Will probably be a similar update for it in the coming months.

 

No it isn't. The D901C uses a desktop processor, the M17x doesn't. I'd say that it was just the Santa Rosa refresh of the Uniwill P800 or whatever the M9750 is based on.

 

Arima W835-DI...

 

wow... 8800 gtx in a 15.4 with WUXGA... might be time to get rid of my m5500

 

just a thought, wouldn't it suck if they took these new computers down because their pricing was off?

 

Well I don't know if it would duck but it would definitely suck.

 

The pricing seems fine, and these notebooks weren't officially on the site so . . .

 

Dudes, I say we all relax , take a cup of chilldown, and wait until the blasted 19th of Nov, which comes sooooo slowly :|

 

heh I won't be getting a new laptop for like 4 years not so this whole thing realldy doesn;t affect me. I'll build a desktop in a couple years when some new components are released and then upgrade my laptop a couple years after that so i'm just saying that would suck for qanyonoe who is so excited for this laptop

 

Configure it online! (Cached)

15"

17"

 

Cool. How did you do that?

 

Hey Dreamer
For some reason The system is not on Alienware website.
How did you get the to that page ???
Thank you

 

Alienware took the page down shortly after it was discovered. The systems likely will not be up on Alienware's site until Nov. 19th, the date of their launch event in NY.

 

They took the link down and it was "leaked" they haven't announced it yet officially so its not on the site.

 

Can someone tell me what an alienware customizable specialfx super duper keyboard is, and whether it's worth 40 bucks?

 

if its like thier desktops, then its all backlit with colors that you choose and customize which keys light up which colors.

 

Thats what I said..... Ok, maybe not, but I got the point across

The cached custom build page was a great find. What I find more kickass than the 8800GTX itself, is the pricing of the 8700GT - its a no brainer at $150 and a reasonably good option for the M15x. Granted, the whole point of the notebook is the 8800GTX in a 15.4" form factor, but still.

 

Guys. Go to page 9 and it has the two links for both of the notebooks. The way I did it is that google has a nifty feature called "cache", so I went to the cached version of the website, and gave you guys the links

Page 9

 

Is this "SKULLCAP" their new lid design?

 

Great. There goes my G1S Supremacy.

 

Its their new name for the same lid design they had before, as far as I can see.

 

How interesting , there is always some slip with hyped releases .

Thanks for Dreamer and Stone for the links , it looks like 1999$ for 15" with 8800GTX and thats with AW premium prices .

As said it looks like the current Arima which means the 8800GTX could fit into current notebooks including the M570RU .

I'd dare to guess ( without any specs or decent photos ) the 15x could be just a 15" panel in a 17" form factor , just look at the Qosmio F45 .

Btw anyone else noticed the hybrid drive offering ?

 

Yea, I saw the HHD option. I'd get it because its got double the capacity of the standard HDD, and is the cheapest HDD option. I'm really not sure of the benefits of the HHDs in general, but at least its an improvement, if only slight.