M11xR3 Pre-Order Configuration Questions... Ask HERE

[manu72]

ouch @price!!1
It was about time to phase the i7-2617m which was being slightly ashamed by i5-2467m

[Jedispooner]

Well they are still rockin the i5-2467m Maybe the i7-2637M is a step closer to the R4!

[atohippie]

Hey guys, I found this lovely cross section of nerdiness and taste while pricing out a new laptop.

Man, the last time I looked @ Alienware was when they were their own company.

I'm pretty much maxing out all the components, but I have two config questions for y'all:

1) So, SATA > SSD? I've heard terrible things about the writing performance for gaming, but the OS boots faster

2) Advanced Dell Care package - worth the $$? I have a macbook where they basically replaced the laptop over its lifetime. Anyone else taking the same route?

[Jaafa10]

Ok so now I have looked into it a bit. I just have 2 more questions.

Will I manage with the intel 1000 card for a while or will I constantly be let down?

Where can I buy the intel 6205 card? (I'm in Ireland) The dell site wont let me put it into the build as its an offer they have going.

[Descalzo]

I got an R1 with the basic stuff (I thought I had bought one without bluetooth, but it found one after a couple reboots, go figure), and upgraded it all myself later, for cheaper. I upped the RAM for the reasons the other guys told you: it's cheaper BY FAR and easy. I swapped out my Hard Drive as well. I even temporarily swapped out my wifi. They are all super easy.

[satchmobob]

Jaafa10, I dropped a 6200 in my R1 which works flawlessly. Think I got it from dabs.com for round about £15. Try there. Part code is 622AN.HMWWB

[The Garfield]

Option one

[hiarieshi]

I say option 2. My experience with wireless gaming from all different sorts of places e.g. Starbucks, local coffee shops, boba shops, wifi hot spots, bookstores, friend's internet. The intel card suffers from distance. The farther away from the router the weaker or more spotty your connection will be. If you travel a lot then upgrade to option 2. If it's for a desktop replacement go with option 1 but a bigger hdd

[Maca0716]

Just ordered the M11XR3

Intel® Core™ i7 2637M 1.7GHz (2.8GHz w/Turbo Boost, 4MB Cache)
2GB DDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M
2GIG RAM (just ordered 8GIG from crucial.co.uk for £34)

Skimping on the RAM saved me £200 so grand total came to £796.89

Chuffed to bits.

[Jaafa10]

Damn Dell have excluded the M11x from their latest 15% off coupon. Looks like I'm gona have to wait it out. Probably won't be till after Christmas before they bring it back.