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tom_liverpool14
09-12-2004, 20:33
yo all

im gettin a alienware laptop here is da spec:
[1] Area-51m 7700

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition UK with SP2
Case: Area-51m 7700 Case with 17" WideSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 LCD Display with Built-in Camera - Xeno Grey
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 560 w/ HT Technology 3.6GHz 1MB Cache
Motherboard: Intel® 915P Chipset Supporting PCI-Express
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 533MHz - 4 x 512MB
Video Card: Area-51m 7700 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Go with 256MB of DDR2 memory
Performance Optimiser: AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance
Sound Card: Sound-Blaster Pro Compatible 3D Audio
Hard Drive: Dual 80GB 5400 RPM ATA100
RAID Configuration: RAID 0 Striping - Performance
Portable Storage: Alienware® USB 2.0 256MB Flash Drive
Optical Drive One: 24x10x24 CD-RW / 8x DVD Combo w/Software
Ethernet NIC: Integrated 10/100Mb Ethernet NIC
Modem: 56K Modem with V.92 Technology
Keypad: Mobile Keypad - English
Additional Battery: Additional Primary Lithium-Ion Smart Battery Pack
Alienware Cinema Studio: Pinnacle Instant CD/DVD SE
Alienware Cinema Studio: Pinnacle Studio Plus version 9
Games Software: Doom 3
Productivity Software: Microsoft® Office 2003 Small Business UK - English
AlienInspection: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - £50 Value - FREE!
Free T-Shirt: Alienware® T-Shirt - Black - XL
Automated Support: AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System
Warranty: Aliencare Free Phone 2-Year 24/7 Warranty

Does any1 think there should be changes to this??


DA MARSHALLNATOR
broadband
09-12-2004, 20:38
yo all

im gettin a alienware laptop here is da spec:
[1] Area-51m 7700

Operating System: Microsoft? Windows? XP Home Edition UK with SP2
Case: Area-51m 7700 Case with 17" WideSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 LCD Display with Built-in Camera - Xeno Grey
Processor: Intel? Pentium? 4 Processor 560 w/ HT Technology 3.6GHz 1MB Cache
Motherboard: Intel? 915P Chipset Supporting PCI-Express
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 533MHz - 4 x 512MB
Video Card: Area-51m 7700 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Go with 256MB of DDR2 memory
Performance Optimiser: AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance
Sound Card: Sound-Blaster Pro Compatible 3D Audio
Hard Drive: Dual 80GB 5400 RPM ATA100
RAID Configuration: RAID 0 Striping - Performance
Portable Storage: Alienware? USB 2.0 256MB Flash Drive
Optical Drive One: 24x10x24 CD-RW / 8x DVD Combo w/Software
Ethernet NIC: Integrated 10/100Mb Ethernet NIC
Modem: 56K Modem with V.92 Technology
Keypad: Mobile Keypad - English
Additional Battery: Additional Primary Lithium-Ion Smart Battery Pack
Alienware Cinema Studio: Pinnacle Instant CD/DVD SE
Alienware Cinema Studio: Pinnacle Studio Plus version 9
Games Software: Doom 3
Productivity Software: Microsoft? Office 2003 Small Business UK - English
AlienInspection: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - ?50 Value - FREE!
Free T-Shirt: Alienware? T-Shirt - Black - XL
Automated Support: AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System
Warranty: Aliencare Free Phone 2-Year 24/7 Warranty

Does any1 think there should be changes to this??


DA MARSHALLNATOR

Hey Ya

Maybe you should add a fortlift truck to that list, because that's going tobe one heary laptop, plus I would buy a nuclear power plant so you can use is for more than ten seconds because the battery life is going to be crap!

Other than the two jokes I said, that is about the BEST laptop ever! Good luck!

See Ya!
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The Pimp
09-12-2004, 20:40
Yes, save yourself some money & buy a non-Alienware notebook. Overpriced equipment and all that you are paying for really is a silly bright colour desktop PC in a carrycase. Don't expect to be able to run it off of the battery for much more than about 20 minutes or so.

I have seen the ALienware range and was not impressed at all by them for the components that they use. The only think unique about them is the cases and that alone is not worth the extra money.
ViperVenoM
09-12-2004, 21:39
apart from the price that wouldnt be too bad as a desktop replacement..****** to a laptop though ud need a plug everywhere u go

ive got a 3.06 P4 and a 9000 in my laptop and i get..45min if im gaming :eek:
haz
09-12-2004, 21:40
he seems to have his heart set on it, and if hes got loadsa money then he might as well..

codball has an area-51, but the specs look crap compared to yours! :eek: :eek:

thats amazing,

how much this costing you :confused:
Carbine
10-12-2004, 03:26
Im just curious.. are you more into its perfomance ot its style?

IMO and for a simialr price i would buy a Savrow lappy, top quality specs yet so beautiful :p :eek:
lworbey
10-12-2004, 08:07
hey don't diss Alienware, they may be expensive but you get what you pay for and nothing competes with them. They will last longer and they do perform amazingly, also very gorgeous! I would say go for it cos you won't regret it, I'll be buying my new Alienware laptop next year when I save up and I'm also going to get an Alienware PC with Video Array and you can't get that performance ANYWHERE else, they invented it!

Cod Ball wana add a comment?
Bezinator
10-12-2004, 08:43
Alienware is one of the most expenisve pc companies i know, but they do say "You Pay For What You Get" and with alienware you wont be disapointed my firend,

Good luck
[M]uuhh
10-12-2004, 09:28
kinda to overpriced for my liking.
daniel_owen_uk
10-12-2004, 09:42
Get on treadmill and swap that shirt to a Large :P
NickB
10-12-2004, 10:26
I thought it was hilarious when I was browsing the site, I think the tshirts only come in XL!
Nick
BUFF
10-12-2004, 13:11
Aren't both the Alienware & SavRow laptops just Sagers in drag?
They are certainly bought in & badged.
Cod Ball
10-12-2004, 13:15
Alienware in my opinion get the job done, everything i have tried on it works very well. so i am very pleased with it :p i would definately urge people to buy them even if they are very expensive.
Like said before the price reflects the laptops potential and so they are very good Tom_Liverpool14 that one your thinking of getting is too good lol, but the problem with it is that it will drain the battery extremily fast so you'll need to keep it on charge. If you do get it i hope you enjoy it i am deffinately enjoying mine
i am glad to here some people here encouraging Alienwares
PuppetMaster
10-12-2004, 13:23
Aren't both the Alienware & SavRow laptops just Sagers in drag?
They are certainly bought in & badged.

What?! Alienwares arent bought in & badged - I dont quite get what you mean, have ever seen one? *unique* as it were. (I think this is what you mean :confused:

You get a manual/book thing that gives all this info about who put it together and tested it etc - as far as im aware they arent as mass produced as other 'tops..
BUFF
10-12-2004, 13:28
Alienware laptops basic chassis most certainly are bought in - they simply aren't big enough to make their own. Something like 90% of the world's laptop production are made by 3 companies in the far east. Dell, HP etc all buy from them.

edit: apart from the moulded plastic top panel does this look familiar?
Look at the port configuration specs. etc.
http://www.sagernotebook.com/pages/notebooks/product2x.cfm?ProductType=9860&SubType=C
Big Adam
10-12-2004, 13:30
Alienware in my opinion get the job done, everything i have tried on it works very well. I could say the same thing about my Compaq.

You really desperately need portable gaming that much?

Personally I'd buy a proper PC and a cheap lappy for the same money.

EDIT: And if you do buy it, don't forget to cover it separately on your / your parent's house insurance.
haz
10-12-2004, 16:30
Alienware laptops basic chassis most certainly are bought in - they simply aren't big enough to make their own. Something like 90% of the world's laptop production are made by 3 companies in the far east. Dell, HP etc all buy from them.

edit: apart from the moulded plastic top panel does this look familiar?
Look at the port configuration specs. etc.
http://www.sagernotebook.com/pages/notebooks/product2x.cfm?ProductType=9860&SubType=C

if you are talking about looks then this looks nothing like an alienware :confused:

port configuration spece. etc...

hmmmm

alienware also are good for the ability to upgrade almost anything....

not sure how commen this is amognst other laptops..owell, still s'all g00d..
haz
10-12-2004, 16:33
I could say the same thing about my Compaq.

You really desperately need portable gaming that much?

Personally I'd buy a proper PC and a cheap lappy for the same money.

EDIT: And if you do buy it, don't forget to cover it separately on your / your parent's house insurance.

well, for codball any way his circumstances do require a good portable laptop...it moves around...A LOT...
Slamdog
10-12-2004, 16:35
i'd say get a dell and save money...

i can play games on this one as well as carry it about.
tom_liverpool14
10-12-2004, 16:40
Get on treadmill and swap that shirt to a Large :P
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u said swap dat to a large!!! well dey only *** in Xl so :mad:
tom_liverpool14
10-12-2004, 16:45
Yo thanks all for helpin me afer all i decieded to get it and i ordered it but thanks all fr da help!!! :cool:
Cod Ball
10-12-2004, 16:50
Its all about style, yeh sure alienwares are expensive but it was better than the crappy compaq i had before(not insult on all compaqs) also hwo says they dont look nice thats one of the great things about them :p
BUFF
10-12-2004, 17:10
if you are talking about looks then this looks nothing like an alienware :confused:


Apart from the top panel on the back of the screen it looks exactly like an Alienware Area 51m-7700.
& there is a very good reason for that ;)
The dimensions are the same, the weight is the same, the hardware specs are the same.

Alienware
http://image.alienware.com/Images/product_detail_page_images/area-51m_7700/front.jpg

Sager
http://www.sagernotebook.com/media/large_notebook_jpgs/9860.jpg

& just for fun SavRow Katana
http://www.savrow.com/images/new/images/backgrounds/k-90newweb.jpg
PuppetMaster
10-12-2004, 17:41
I beg you, please link me to the original place you found that alienware laptop...
Cod Ball
10-12-2004, 17:57
That is some screwed up kind of alienware i've never seen any like that before
http://usera.imagecave.com/codball/HSFebAlienware-copy-copy.jpg
That is an area-51m, the laptops do vary a bit but the extent that one before has changed is strange
haz
10-12-2004, 18:34
lol great pic there of an alienware there codball.. :rolleyes:

well the alienware posted before i have never seen...

i assumed all the laptop casings they sold, and the only ones i have ever seen looks like that crappy pic that codball just posted..

or codballs actual alienware, (with the speakers underneath the screen)
BUFF
10-12-2004, 18:37
I beg you, please link me to the original place you found that alienware laptop...
Can't post a link due to forum rules but where would you expect to find an Alienware Area 51m-7700? & yes it is on their UK site. :D

Apparently the chassis actually comes from a company called Clevo - Rock Direct & AJP use it too.
PuppetMaster
10-12-2004, 19:04
Area 51m-7700...

...there is no pic of it on the UK site from that angle... PM me the link? Im really intrested in how the hell you found that..
Cod Ball
10-12-2004, 20:37
the speakers are great although the'ye arnt amazing but surround sound kinda
BUFF
10-12-2004, 20:50
.. PM me the link? Im really intrested in how the hell you found that..
right click on the picture>properties :rolleyes:

I'm PMing you too :)