I had an M17R3 til it turned out to be a lemon. Dell support is probably the worst on the planet and that's enough to keep me away from future AW purchases. I had to up my minutes on my cellular plan because of the time spent calling Dell EVERYDAY for anywhere from 30 min to 2 hours per call. They finally sent me an M18 replacement but I'm done with Dell/AW.
hahaha.. i got mines last week for $150.. this is a great laptop and it runs soo smoothly on regular apps, im not a gamer but this 4yr old laptop serves its purposes and then some..
I have exactly the same model at this present time, shoved in a drawer in 20 different pieces, I bought it from a customer whose desktop I had reformatted, for £35, the battery was fucked, the screen was on it's last legs, and the GPU went kaput when I tried to boot it.
Still, the keyboard worked, the DVD drive came in handy, the memory was fine, and the hard drive serves as my backup to this day inside a 2.5" enclosure.
Don't buy an Alienware for a laptop, much better to buy them broken.
Kick ass? Huh. I had nothing but problems with my m7700. A bunch of red vertical lines filled the screen. Got that fixed, and then the battery got shitty and could only hold a charge for a minute or two. Shortly after that, the backlight burnt out. I hate the wear marks that appear as well. I don't know... I had a bunch of problems despite taking great care of it.
I know this machine is awsome, but also Im watching a large number of people selling them, people is changing their minds about this product? I want one too.
And are the hard drives in raid configuration? If so what kind is it, Raid 0 or 1. I have the same machine and it runs laggy on the demo version of COD 4.
I had an M17R3 til it turned out to be a lemon. Dell support is probably the worst on the planet and that's enough to keep me away from future AW purchases. I had to up my minutes on my cellular plan because of the time spent calling Dell EVERYDAY for anywhere from 30 min to 2 hours per call. They finally sent me an M18 replacement but I'm done with Dell/AW.
TexasRho83 1 month ago
I just was given one without a video card at my local computer store. I just purchased a 6800 ultra vga off ebay :)
ReCkLeSsErr0r 6 months ago
hahaha.. i got mines last week for $150.. this is a great laptop and it runs soo smoothly on regular apps, im not a gamer but this 4yr old laptop serves its purposes and then some..
aznphucka 11 months ago
Which is good Cheap gaming computer
TheHengKong 1 year ago
I have exactly the same model at this present time, shoved in a drawer in 20 different pieces, I bought it from a customer whose desktop I had reformatted, for £35, the battery was fucked, the screen was on it's last legs, and the GPU went kaput when I tried to boot it.
Still, the keyboard worked, the DVD drive came in handy, the memory was fine, and the hard drive serves as my backup to this day inside a 2.5" enclosure.
Don't buy an Alienware for a laptop, much better to buy them broken.
sc0tt10 1 year ago
Kick ass? Huh. I had nothing but problems with my m7700. A bunch of red vertical lines filled the screen. Got that fixed, and then the battery got shitty and could only hold a charge for a minute or two. Shortly after that, the backlight burnt out. I hate the wear marks that appear as well. I don't know... I had a bunch of problems despite taking great care of it.
undeadzmobie 1 year ago
how much does it weigh?
ShadowShinobi22 2 years ago
It does weigh a lot, I have one.
NeoTifasRevenge 2 years ago
Haha. It kicks so much ass yer gotta sell it.
Pwnzalot92 2 years ago
It's been sold since last year, the buyer was very happy and satisfied...
PiN0YWEAP0NX 2 years ago
My point is that, why sell it if its really that good?
Pwnzalot92 2 years ago
how fast does it get hot
Eaze2009 2 years ago
i don't know about the laptops, but on my desktop I'm able to play like 8 hours straight until it starts to get hot.
godofnoa 2 years ago
Alienware is notorious for getting hot, their first Laptop Motherboards used to burn out after a few uses.
PiN0YWEAP0NX 2 years ago
Well I think Sager offers a better price, and similar performance, Intel Core 7i, nvidia GTX, blue ray, 17" HD Screen, etc, for the half-price.
deepsofhell 2 years ago
Can someone recommend If I should buy an Alienware laptop or a Sager? People are saying Sager is better but I don't know.
lorderik237 2 years ago
ibuypower pc
longlivethe80s 2 years ago
I know this machine is awsome, but also Im watching a large number of people selling them, people is changing their minds about this product? I want one too.
deepsofhell 2 years ago
The reason people are selling them is because this came out in October 2005.
Whoever is selling them probably upgraded their computer already
loneknight97 2 years ago
What are the specifications on that machine???
And are the hard drives in raid configuration? If so what kind is it, Raid 0 or 1. I have the same machine and it runs laggy on the demo version of COD 4.
Ive got the following
3.8ghz intel processor
300gb 7200 rpm raid 0 hd
2gb of ram
7800 gtx 256mb nvidia
sonenso 2 years ago
Your memory is a huge bottleneck i think
mikeccuk2006 2 years ago
heey in alienware desktops or laptops...can i install ofice and that sort of programs???? plz answer
topiboy22 3 years ago
why would you not be able to install it...
its just software....
TheBlitz1 2 years ago
my laptop is a old hp pavilian z5000 how do i turn on the fans like you did?
allanm17 3 years ago
so wat pc do u have now and is it a desktop or laptopp still?
15millz 3 years ago
I like portability. I got a MSI-GX620 Gaming Laptop; it just came out. Alienware charges too much...
PiN0YWEAP0NX 3 years ago
lol ur shite at cod4 though :) nice laptop though mate how much did it set you back when you bought it
MOIRAUK 3 years ago
Yeah I sucked, that's why I sold it, but it was
$3000.00 when I first bought it; I only wanted to show how fast the graphics card could respond, so it didn't matter for the video.
PiN0YWEAP0NX 3 years ago
ahh i see :) good vid anyway mate and thx for the responce!
MOIRAUK 3 years ago
damn, dats a fast azz laptop!
just realized something. on the laptops, they need to place the keyboard farther away from the screen.
you would think 'alienware' would have though about this, and designed it with gamerz in mind :OP just a thought..
faheemthedream2007 3 years ago
ok umm send me the link to the ebay thing
Icemanrussian 3 years ago
how much is it. I would gladly but it if it was around 899-950
Icemanrussian 3 years ago