JCrichton Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Did anyone catch what they are charging for the WIDI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Michael Posted April 13, 2011 Founder Share Posted April 13, 2011 Pictures anyone ?Lol, Michael, you got me on this one ! lol, healthy competition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashtefere Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 OK... what kind of backpack is going to fit this thing? I gotta start looking... -Ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted April 13, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted April 13, 2011 OK... what kind of backpack is going to fit this thing? I gotta start looking... -Ash There is an Alienware Orion M18x backpack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eYe-I-aïe... Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 My guess is that it would fit in the actual Orion backpack used for the M17X... (tight but fit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCrichton Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 My guess is that it would fit in the actual Orion backpack used for the M17X... (tight but fit)Man, I really hope so. I like my Orion backpack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eYe-I-aïe... Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Yup, so do I.looking at the specs (size-wise), it should fit in there.Again, maybe tight fit, but a fit is a fit, be it tight or loose, hey ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted April 13, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted April 13, 2011 Did anyone catch what they are charging for the WIDI?The Widi still isn't released, I don't know why Dell are dragging their feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Michael Posted April 13, 2011 Founder Share Posted April 13, 2011 I am also very interested in WiHD technology. if it works as advertised who needs game consoles ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unreal25 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Let me fix that post for you. who needs game consoles ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Michael Posted April 13, 2011 Founder Share Posted April 13, 2011 Let me fix that post for you. lol now that I finally got to jailbreak my ps3 I like it alot all the gamez I can run from backups now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted April 14, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted April 14, 2011 I asked a friend of mine that worked at dell about M18x's price in the US. He said a 6970M xfire system with base configuration and 1080p should run close to $2500 with tax...yikes! That's $700 more than I sold my R2 for and this system will have an inferior screen, base sandy bridge CPU, less ram, no blu ray, no intel wifi. The biggest advantage will be the GPU power which should be about 20-30% faster than 5870M Xfire. But if you consider that 5870M xfire pretty much runs any game out there with max settings, woudl you really notice the difference between say 80 fps and 100 fps? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashtefere Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Wow thats a lot of cash... how much will the 2820qm upgrade be, and how much to get one off ebay and slap it in?Also, how much ram for that? Im hoping 16gb at least.-Ash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted April 14, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted April 14, 2011 Well I plan to get the base config so I didn't ask about options. The best bet is to do the same as me and get base everything and upgrade it yourself. Get 1600 mhz ram + 2920xm and you'll have a super fast system on your hands at a fraction of the price dell would sell it at. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Well I plan to get the base config so I didn't ask about options. The best bet is to do the same as me and get base everything and upgrade it yourself. Get 1600 mhz ram + 2920xm and you'll have a super fast system on your hands at a fraction of the price dell would sell it at.So maybe order one with lowest specs and add the Ram and 2920XM... do you mean add 6970m crossfire too or buy that minus everything else and add the 2920XM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder StamatisX Posted April 14, 2011 Founder Share Posted April 14, 2011 The GPUs should be included on your base config, if you order them yourself separately, they will cost more and you may never receive them... (same happened with the 5870M) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted April 14, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted April 14, 2011 So maybe order one with lowest specs and add the Ram and 2920XM... do you mean add 6970m crossfire too or buy that minus everything else and add the 2920XM?Like stam said, getting the dual GPUs is critical because aftermarket sales is expensive, warranty isn't guaranteed and most of the time you have to wait months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unreal25 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 It does sound pricey. But keep in mind that you are getting an equivalent of a pretty good desktop performance, with all the newest features. Whether you actually *need* it over M17x-R2 that's a different matter. But if you're replacing an old computer - why not? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedomofthedarkendheart Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Always go for the newest updated stuff, we will know what the discrete Nvidia cards will be in a few days. I am quite surprised too no SLI, probably because of power issues? I wish there was bloody rgbled damn you dell, there going to have bring it out eventually. I feel like going for Nvidia this time lol but that AMD 6970 cross-firex for only 150 is a real deal breaker! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder StamatisX Posted April 16, 2011 Founder Share Posted April 16, 2011 If they had an RGB-LED 1200p (not possible with 18.4" unfortunately) I would buy 2 of them not only one... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e46justice Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 (edited) Well besides xfire 6970s only thing I planned on was a 2720qm. How much can you find 2720qms for online and were is the best place to look?Oh, and my r3 came to 2200 after tax with 2720 and 6970 and 1080 screen. 300 more for dual gpu and aluminum body plus better build quality seems like a good deal lol! Edited April 17, 2011 by e46justice R3 comment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 So what is our officially recommended config? Dual 6970M, Lowest available Ram, Lowest CPU, Intel Wireless Card, Standard Hard Drives not SSD. All other upgrades buy later not from Dell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder StamatisX Posted April 17, 2011 Founder Share Posted April 17, 2011 ^^^yes that, the rest can easily be upgraded and they will cost less when purchased separately.On a side note, in case they offered a 120Hz display I would go with that even if the 3D is not working 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Motion on a 120hz diplay is great. That would be important to because you can't uprgrade that easily either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted April 17, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted April 17, 2011 Here's a new configuration page: The Dell Online Store: Build Your System And what I configured: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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