tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post660013244701481256..comments2024-02-13T03:59:13.635+00:00Comments on Eat Electric Death: Ultimate gaming laptop [Beej]Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020308502156946280noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-10923808033126369092007-01-18T15:53:00.000+00:002007-01-18T15:53:00.000+00:00I'm sorry, but there's no way any laptop with a 97...<br>I'm sorry, but there's no way any laptop with a 9700 in it can be considered a powerful gaming laptop today. I agree that its an excellent chipset to have in a laptop, and "great" is probably right when compared to an intel chipset of a cheapy 500GBP machine.<br><br>But a 9700 is two year old technology. In fact, I bought my 9700-equipped Acer two years ago and its starting to reach the end Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-91581532419498489422007-01-18T14:09:00.000+00:002007-01-18T14:09:00.000+00:00Macbook Pro is the best all around laptop and ATI ...<br>Macbook Pro is the best all around laptop and ATI Radeon 9700 graphics card so great for gaming and incredible for everything else<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-5445366587177921382006-10-24T17:26:00.000+01:002006-10-24T17:26:00.000+01:00There's not actually much in common between an Ali...<br>There's not actually much in common between an Alienware system and a Dell system on desktops or laptops. On dekstops Alienware is basically build like a small system builder with all the sorts of component choices you'd use if you were building such a system yourself. Eg Asus motherboards, Enermaxx power supply and so on. On laptops Alienware brands ODM manufacturers just like Falcon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-39395963863226337642006-10-23T00:58:00.000+01:002006-10-23T00:58:00.000+01:00Alienware doesn\'t impress me much. I consider the...<br>Alienware doesn\'t impress me much. I consider them the new Dell of High Preformance Gaming PC\'s. Heck, their websites even look almost identical. Spending that kind of money for a laptop, there are others companies to choose from such as CyberPower or Polywell. My personal favorite is Falcon Northwest. You can\'t beat their looks, They\'ll even overclock it for you, still under warranty.<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-37646026466086049132006-09-11T16:57:00.000+01:002006-09-11T16:57:00.000+01:00Lest anyone be fooled, the above comment has been ...<br>Lest anyone be fooled, the above comment has been made by what we call an 'affiliate whore'. Basically this chap has set up a web site which is nothing more than a bunch of links to various places to buy gear. He's signed up to an affiliate scheme so if you do click through, he gets a percentage cut. The real irony? There's not even a link to Alienware on his stupid affiliate whore page. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-46718963407501979932006-09-10T15:23:00.000+01:002006-09-10T15:23:00.000+01:00You should see the current Aurora mALX from Alienw...<br>You should see the current Aurora mALX from Alienware. Really nice stuff. I reckon it would mop the flour with most of the current gaming laptops + you get to see the Alienware HQ. Really cool.<br><br><a href="">Best Gaming Laptops</a><br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-23022010084875972742006-05-04T12:21:00.000+01:002006-05-04T12:21:00.000+01:00After advice from EED I'm gonna pass for now (all ...<br>After advice from EED I'm gonna pass for now (all the deals ran out anyway). I'm still tempted so will think about it again down the line, perhaps one GFX generation on. Lurks made some good points about screen res and how it'll struggle and be worth very little 2 years down the line but on the other hand it is still a kick ass mobile pc(fps comparisons to top of the line Non-sli desktops putAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-76066379762003817912006-05-02T15:01:00.000+01:002006-05-02T15:01:00.000+01:00Yeah, they've not really said anything since the b...<br>Yeah, they've not really said anything since the buyout. Last time I checked the Alienware site their top laptops were behind the XPS in terms of power and were higher in price. Its defo a good deal. I'm just waiting for a few more killer games to sway me ;)<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-58714408812078090652006-05-02T14:45:00.000+01:002006-05-02T14:45:00.000+01:00Odd they've done that, given the Alienware purchas...<br>Odd they've done that, given the Alienware purchase? I would have thought they'd be moving to consolidate their gaming brand with AW, or vice versa? Haven't heard much at all on that front.<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-60630561147452106712006-05-02T14:40:00.000+01:002006-05-02T14:40:00.000+01:00Dell have upped their gaming laptop spec again. Th...<br>Dell have upped their gaming laptop spec again. The new one is 2.1ghz(dual core)with a top of the line Geforce 7900GTS with 512meg ram. I'm a nudge away from ordering one of these £1600 babies!!<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-40118075612445503202006-03-18T18:17:00.000+00:002006-03-18T18:17:00.000+00:00A current "world shortage" of 7800go cards means t...<br>A current "world shortage" of 7800go cards means that Dell is now only offering an X1400 mobility in their high-end lappies... ouch! The X1400 is lower in spec than a 6600go - so even with a load of discounts currently on offer, its no dice on a new 7800go for the forseeable future :-(<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-38915476877459056392006-02-16T09:24:00.000+00:002006-02-16T09:24:00.000+00:00Don't bring a knife to a gunfight boy!<br>Don't bring a knife to a <a href="http://gaming.engadget.com/2006/02/15/savrow-axen-x-1-laptop-with-19-inch-display-dual-gpus/">gunfight</a> boy!<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-11377715632199528012006-02-11T12:59:00.000+00:002006-02-11T12:59:00.000+00:00No - I think probably what's happened is some disc...<br>No - I think probably what's happened is some discounts have expired which were present at the time of writing.<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-24447682949273187332006-02-09T17:11:00.000+00:002006-02-09T17:11:00.000+00:00Well it wont outperform M170 with a 7800gtx for ga...<br>Well it wont outperform M170 with a 7800gtx for games. But it'll be much smaller and lighter for sure.<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-64698605282651100782006-02-08T18:58:00.000+00:002006-02-08T18:58:00.000+00:00That Acer is a bit uber...<br>That Acer is a bit uber...<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-90849457277156424742006-02-08T14:53:00.000+00:002006-02-08T14:53:00.000+00:00Update on the 8th Feb 06. I managed to configur-at...<br>Update on the 8th Feb 06. I managed to configur-ate the following<br><br><a href="http://www.alienware.co.uk/Product_Pages/notebook_all_default.aspx">Alienware Area-51® m5700</a> - Alienwhore's yummy new-but-overdue Pentium M spec! A 2GHz P-M with 1GB, WUXGA driven by a 6800go, and a 7200rpm 100GB HD comes in at £1665.<br><br><a href="http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-63563970296806943452006-01-19T08:58:00.000+00:002006-01-19T08:58:00.000+00:00Read >2100 times cor. Looking at the stats page...<br>Read >2100 times cor. Looking at the stats page, I see that we do a cracking trade off google.com. Hello to you crazy cats in Trinidad & Tobago by the way. Errr can we have an invite to stay?<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-64071028874832323792006-01-12T17:03:00.000+00:002006-01-12T17:03:00.000+00:00It is actually quite a nice machine and it's built...<br>It is actually quite a nice machine and it's built well too. Another surprise is the fact that you get quite a lot of battery life out of it. It's possible to buy it cheaper badged as a Fujitsu-Siemens but you wont be able to fiddle with the spec much and it definately doesn't look as good.<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-37964736756218936302006-01-12T08:29:00.000+00:002006-01-12T08:29:00.000+00:00Right. January 2006 now. New Area-51 m5700 just an...<br>Right. January 2006 now. New <a href="http://www.alienware.co.uk/Product_Pages/notebook_all_default.aspx">Area-51 m5700</a> just announced. It looks like a possible for my next notebook, although part of me thinks its a bit of a late comer from Alienware given that pretty much everyone else has been doing a decent Sonoma spec for ages.<br><br>The spec is a fair upgrade from my Asus Z71: 256MBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-9653658557686311062005-08-03T15:02:00.000+01:002005-08-03T15:02:00.000+01:00Just bought an acer 5024wlmi, 1gb RAM, 100gb hdd, ...<br>Just bought an acer 5024wlmi, 1gb RAM, 100gb hdd, Tureon 1.8mhz cpu and an x700 128mb graphics card. Info on game performance comin soon!<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-72943162927077608142004-11-09T08:04:00.011+00:002004-11-09T08:04:00.011+00:00Been playing doom 3 on mine - on the highest setti...<br>Been playing doom 3 on mine - on the highest settings it is so smooth.<br><br>Very nice.<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-19253808682601732722004-11-09T08:04:00.010+00:002004-11-09T08:04:00.010+00:00I have no idea who those people are but for the sa...<br>I have no idea who those people are but for the sake of $100, I know who I'd rather buy a laptop off out of 'Ibuypower.com' and Alienware...<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-10962767845622742762004-11-09T08:04:00.009+00:002004-11-09T08:04:00.009+00:00I found the beast at Ibuypower.com. With the p4 @ ...<br>I found the beast at Ibuypower.com. With the p4 @ 3.8, 1024MB(512MB X2) DDR2-533 PC4200, Geforce 6800, and twin 60 gb 7200 HD (for the dual raid) it came to $3411.<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-76566925808017846902004-11-09T08:04:00.008+00:002004-11-09T08:04:00.008+00:00They are pretty darn wonderful. I need to grab a f...<br>They are pretty darn wonderful. I need to grab a few from work for the next lan party :-)<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-59757333872263138362004-11-09T08:04:00.007+00:002004-11-09T08:04:00.007+00:00I just got my ALienware 7700 and I love it - It is...<br>I just got my ALienware 7700 and I love it - It isn't that heavy - and to me - if you are complaining about 12 lbs - you need to go to the gym more often!<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com