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    E3 2010: Alienware M11x Core i7 Hands-On Review (with Video) Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by J.R. Nelson, Jun 16, 2010.

  1. J.R. Nelson

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    Alienware introduced the original M11x at CES this year with Pentium Dual-core and Core 2 Duo processors. While the notebook was originally envisioned using the slightly stronger Intel Core 2010 chips, Intel hadn't yet put these chips out on the market - and Dell wanted to get the M11x out the door in enough time for CES.



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    J.R. Nelson, Jun 16, 2010
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  2. abaddon4180

    abaddon4180 Notebook Virtuoso

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    So the i5 version will be about equal to the R1 but for $150 more?
     
    abaddon4180, Jun 16, 2010
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  3. Jmb0

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    Did you mean SU7300 in the test? I dont think that the SU4100 would manage to beat the i5...
     
    Jmb0, Jun 16, 2010
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  4. Polytonic

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    The SU4100 and SU7300 are identical chips, with the SU7300 having an extra megabyte of L2 Cache. The performance different will be very slight if any, between the two.

    From the Alienware boards, it appears as if what you're paying for on the M11x-R2 are slightly higher clocks, and Optimus.
     
    Polytonic, Jun 16, 2010
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    I was really hoping to play BFBC2 on the m11x R2; I guess it's time to look for alternatives.
     
    gee-gee, Jun 16, 2010
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    The full review should prove interesting.
    can't wait :)
     
    IKAS V, Jun 16, 2010
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  7. J.R. Nelson

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    No - the M11x chips can be overclocked, which is what happened there. Standing in the booth during E3, I couldn't overclock the new ones. But stay tuned - we'll definitely do that next week! :)
     
    J.R. Nelson, Jun 17, 2010
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  8. Mackan

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    Will you get a handpicked unit that overclocks really well, I wonder? The issue with the R1 was that not all units were overclockable despite advertisement, which caused trouble.
     
    Mackan, Jun 17, 2010
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  9. J.R. Nelson

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    I doubt it. Interestingly enough, chips have an inherent level of overclocking ability which varies between processors. Occasionally, I wonder about it when we do chip reviews - whether the product managers cherry picked a good overclocker, but I've managed to get poor OC's out of some. Most of the time, I think it's not nearly the issue a lot of people make it out to be.
     
    J.R. Nelson, Jun 17, 2010
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  10. gee-gee

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    Will you also have a look at the i5?
     
    gee-gee, Jun 23, 2010
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  11. madpacket

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    So it's Thursday. Where's the review :) ?
     
    madpacket, Jun 24, 2010
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    I'm eagerly waiting
     
    midgetdiablo, Jun 25, 2010
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  13. Mackan

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    Yep, we are a bunch of people sitting here and waiting. :)
     
    Mackan, Jun 25, 2010
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    I want to know how it would perform with the Core i3-330UM OCed compared Core 2 Duo SU7300
     
    Eugene91, Jun 25, 2010
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    Looking forward to the review. Would be great if you let us all know how an overclocked i7 model performs !
     
    dcassd, Jun 28, 2010
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  16. skuban

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    "check out NotebookReview early next week for our full review of Alienware's M11x"

    Uhhh.... still waiting (im)patiently :)
     
    skuban, Jul 1, 2010
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    So it's now early next month...

    :confused:
     
    skuban, Jul 6, 2010
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