Time to buy a new laptop
Posted: March 15th, 2012, 11:24 am
Hey cats and kittens, time to buy a new laptop.
I've purchased my last couple from Dell and planned to do so again, but I figured it made sense to get a few other opinions first.
I'm looking for something that will run BF3 ( and hopefully BF4 in the future ). Those Alienware machines are pricey! Whachoo think?
Alienware M11x – Intel i5 2467M
Market Value1 $1,241.00
Total Savings $160.00
Dell Price $1,081.00
SYSTEM: Alienware M11x
Software & Services
PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ i5 2467M (1.6GHz,2.3GHz,w/Turbo Boost, 3MB Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
MEMORY: 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
HARD DRIVE: 750GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
SOUND OPTIONS: Soundblaster® X-Fi™ Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled
WIRELESS CARDS: Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO for Gaming & Video
BLUETOOTH: Internal Bluetooth 3.0
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT540M graphics with 1.0GB Video Memory and Optimus
LCD PANEL: 11.6" High Def (720p/1366x768) with WLED backlight
Inspiron 17R – Intel 2nd Gen i5
Market Value1 $1,098.99
Total Savings $289.00
Dell Price $809.99
SYSTEM: Inspiron 17R
Software & Services
PROCESSOR: 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-2450M processor (2.50 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0
up to 3.10 GHz)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit, English
MEMORY: 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory edit
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M (128-bit) 1GB
HARD DRIVE: 750GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE: 8X DVD+/-RW Tray Load Drive, no-software
DISPLAY: 17.3" HD+ (1600 x 900) LED Display with Truelife™
WEBCAM: Integrated 1.0 mega pixel widescreen HD Webcam
BATTERY OPTIONS: 48 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
WIRELESS CARDS: Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030, 1x2 bgn + Bluetooth
SOUND OPTIONS: HD Audio 2.0 Support SRS™ Premium Sound
NETWORK CARD: Integrated 10/100 Network Card
I've purchased my last couple from Dell and planned to do so again, but I figured it made sense to get a few other opinions first.
I'm looking for something that will run BF3 ( and hopefully BF4 in the future ). Those Alienware machines are pricey! Whachoo think?
Alienware M11x – Intel i5 2467M
Market Value1 $1,241.00
Total Savings $160.00
Dell Price $1,081.00
SYSTEM: Alienware M11x
Software & Services
PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ i5 2467M (1.6GHz,2.3GHz,w/Turbo Boost, 3MB Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
MEMORY: 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
HARD DRIVE: 750GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
SOUND OPTIONS: Soundblaster® X-Fi™ Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled
WIRELESS CARDS: Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO for Gaming & Video
BLUETOOTH: Internal Bluetooth 3.0
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT540M graphics with 1.0GB Video Memory and Optimus
LCD PANEL: 11.6" High Def (720p/1366x768) with WLED backlight
Inspiron 17R – Intel 2nd Gen i5
Market Value1 $1,098.99
Total Savings $289.00
Dell Price $809.99
SYSTEM: Inspiron 17R
Software & Services
PROCESSOR: 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-2450M processor (2.50 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0
up to 3.10 GHz)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit, English
MEMORY: 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory edit
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M (128-bit) 1GB
HARD DRIVE: 750GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE: 8X DVD+/-RW Tray Load Drive, no-software
DISPLAY: 17.3" HD+ (1600 x 900) LED Display with Truelife™
WEBCAM: Integrated 1.0 mega pixel widescreen HD Webcam
BATTERY OPTIONS: 48 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
WIRELESS CARDS: Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030, 1x2 bgn + Bluetooth
SOUND OPTIONS: HD Audio 2.0 Support SRS™ Premium Sound
NETWORK CARD: Integrated 10/100 Network Card