alienware m7700

EBOB · 25th December 2005, 10:40 PM

currently im looking at new avid express pro hd qualified laptop
and $$$$ 4 performance the alienware laptop seams the way 2 go

recently my laptop got stolen and the insurance payout is ruffly 8 grand so thats wat i have 2 spend on a lappy

atm im looking at
3.6 to 3.8ghz
2 to 3gb of ram
2x 80gb 7200rpm 8mb cache in riade 0
1920x1020 or watever the screen res is
7800gtx go or 6800ultra (would go quadro but they arnt sold in au)
thats about $6000

has anyone here used alienware lappys b4 and are they anygood

and anyone that uses avid other qualified avid notebooks any u had exp with them and how well do they run with avid pro hdv 5.1 or watever they are up 2 now

Modafroman · 25th December 2005, 10:43 PM

alienware and over-priced rubbish. have a look at the alternatives with 7800gtx gos in them, much better and significantly cheaper

annandin · 25th December 2005, 10:47 PM

My god that's a lot to spend on a notebook.

Just buy a ~3.5k one, with a 7800gtx go.

Then you have plenty of money for something else.

annandin · 25th December 2005, 10:56 PM

http://www.p4laptops.com.au/

Model: Metabox 730s - 17" Pentium-M Mega Desktop Replacement with 256MB Geforce 7800GTX
Processor: Pentium-M 2.0 Ghz 2MB
Storage: 80 Gig 7200 rpm SATA
Optical: Lightscribe Dual Layer
Memory: 2GB (2x1GB)
Wifi: Included
Windows: Windows XP Home (With CD)
Warranty: 1 Year Platinum Warranty

TOTAL GST $363.18
GRAND TOTAL $3,995.00

Something like that is what you want.

Narcoticx2 · 26th December 2005, 4:15 PM

i dont think he was asking if he's wasting his money, and considering he's quite willing to spend his 8 thousand dollars on the notebook, i dont think everyone should jump on the "dont buy alienware cause they overpriced" bandwagon

I think advice on quality of alienware and their service, and the functionality to do what he's after is the kind of reply he's after.

as for me, i dont know about alienware but they look kinda nice. most other laptops dont come with the kind of components in them either.. i mean, raid 80gb hdds, thats just amazing.

EBOB · 26th December 2005, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Narcoticx2

i dont think he was asking if he's wasting his money, and considering he's quite willing to spend his 8 thousand dollars on the notebook, i dont think everyone should jump on the "dont buy alienware cause they overpriced" bandwagon

I think advice on quality of alienware and their service, and the functionality to do what he's after is the kind of reply he's after.

as for me, i dont know about alienware but they look kinda nice. most other laptops dont come with the kind of components in them either.. i mean, raid 80gb hdds, thats just amazing.

thank you if ANYONE AT ALL BESIDES THIS UPSTANDING GENTLEMAN ABOVE BOTHERED 2 FUCKING READ MY POST U FUCKING FAILED

with this lappy money means fuck all

i want a laptop that the program AVID (www.avid.com) has qualified as one of there workstations as they will not support a machine that if the program doesnt work or there are conflicts with the chipset ect

there are only 4 or 5 laptops 2 choose from and alienware seams VERY well priced for what you are getting as avid qualified laptops are concerd

and ontop of that they off long warranty (which is also an international warranty)

thank you for only reading the words alien ware you bunch of complete fuckwits

OzJustin · 27th December 2005, 3:26 PM

As mentioned above the alienware are overpriced..but very few other manufacturers offer that kind of raw power. That said, if you have 8 grand to spend it may as well be a beast

Have a look at the "whitebook" alienware notebooks though..virtually identical specs and a fair bit cheaper [warranty probably better with alienware though, ignoring the sometimes 2 month delivery wait?]

http://www.p4laptops.com.au/order-740s-special.htm

3.6gb, 2gb ram, Go 7800gtx, 160gb total in RAID 0, dvd+/-rw, 17in widescreen, wireless/bluetooth, xp etc...can't really go wrong there - and only $4 300

Good luck with it

YoSiMeTe_SaM · 27th December 2005, 8:38 PM

Here's another company you might want to look at mate

http://www.falcon-nw.com/fragbook.asp

DavoRulz · 27th December 2005, 9:23 PM

Looky Here

Pricey, but gives the option of a quadro

25th December 2005, 10:40 PM	#1
EBOB Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 773	alienware m7700 currently im looking at new avid express pro hd qualified laptop and $$$$ 4 performance the alienware laptop seams the way 2 go recently my laptop got stolen and the insurance payout is ruffly 8 grand so thats wat i have 2 spend on a lappy atm im looking at 3.6 to 3.8ghz 2 to 3gb of ram 2x 80gb 7200rpm 8mb cache in riade 0 1920x1020 or watever the screen res is 7800gtx go or 6800ultra (would go quadro but they arnt sold in au) thats about $6000 has anyone here used alienware lappys b4 and are they anygood and anyone that uses avid other qualified avid notebooks any u had exp with them and how well do they run with avid pro hdv 5.1 or watever they are up 2 now __________________ PCDB

25th December 2005, 10:43 PM	#2
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25th December 2005, 10:47 PM	#3
annandin Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hobart Posts: 880	My god that's a lot to spend on a notebook. Just buy a ~3.5k one, with a 7800gtx go. Then you have plenty of money for something else. __________________ .:PCDB \| My Photography \| My Folding Stats:.

25th December 2005, 10:56 PM	#4
annandin Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hobart Posts: 880	http://www.p4laptops.com.au/ Model: Metabox 730s - 17" Pentium-M Mega Desktop Replacement with 256MB Geforce 7800GTX Processor: Pentium-M 2.0 Ghz 2MB Storage: 80 Gig 7200 rpm SATA Optical: Lightscribe Dual Layer Memory: 2GB (2x1GB) Wifi: Included Windows: Windows XP Home (With CD) Warranty: 1 Year Platinum Warranty TOTAL GST $363.18 GRAND TOTAL $3,995.00 Something like that is what you want. __________________ .:PCDB \| My Photography \| My Folding Stats:. Last edited by annandin; 25th December 2005 at 10:58 PM.

26th December 2005, 4:15 PM	#5
Narcoticx2 Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posts: 2,038	i dont think he was asking if he's wasting his money, and considering he's quite willing to spend his 8 thousand dollars on the notebook, i dont think everyone should jump on the "dont buy alienware cause they overpriced" bandwagon I think advice on quality of alienware and their service, and the functionality to do what he's after is the kind of reply he's after. as for me, i dont know about alienware but they look kinda nice. most other laptops dont come with the kind of components in them either.. i mean, raid 80gb hdds, thats just amazing. __________________ 33+ Successful Trades .e4300.4gb-pc6400.p5q.8800gts-512.1100gb.2709w.

27th December 2005, 3:26 PM	#7
OzJustin Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brisbane Posts: 1,018	As mentioned above the alienware are overpriced..but very few other manufacturers offer that kind of raw power. That said, if you have 8 grand to spend it may as well be a beast Have a look at the "whitebook" alienware notebooks though..virtually identical specs and a fair bit cheaper [warranty probably better with alienware though, ignoring the sometimes 2 month delivery wait?] http://www.p4laptops.com.au/order-740s-special.htm 3.6gb, 2gb ram, Go 7800gtx, 160gb total in RAID 0, dvd+/-rw, 17in widescreen, wireless/bluetooth, xp etc...can't really go wrong there - and only $4 300 Good luck with it __________________ Q6600 G0@3.6GHz (1.42v) (Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme + 2 Scythe SFF21F) \| 4GB G.Skill DDR2 800 5-5-5-15 \| Asus P5E \| Gigabyte 4870X2 \| Silverstone OP1200w \| 1.8TB Storage \| Stacker 810 \| X-Fi Platinum/z5500/Audio Technica AD700 \| Samsung 245B \| Compro E700 Tuner \| MX1000 + G15(Refresh) + G25 \| XP+Vista \| My Flickr

27th December 2005, 8:38 PM	#8
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27th December 2005, 9:23 PM	#9
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