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Old 10-22-2012, 02:12 PM   #15
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dell wants 550 extra for ssd with 512 i think thats ridiculous
always buy that shit after and install it yourself...same with ram
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Old 10-22-2012, 02:32 PM   #16
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The Asus Republic of Gaming Laptops are better priced and have the same performance
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Old 10-22-2012, 02:39 PM   #17
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lenovo y580 is much better and its even lighter than your 14inch alienware

15inch, 1080p, i7, nvidia gtx 660, 8gb ram, bluray, 1tb for around $1000
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lenovo y580 is much better and its even lighter than your 14inch alienware

15inch, 1080p, i7, nvidia gtx 660, 8gb ram, bluray, 1tb for around $1000
Yea i agree now that im looking at them but they have no financing and not that i dont have the money but i dont fee like dishing out 800 bucks right now lol im being cheap lol
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Old 10-22-2012, 02:48 PM   #19
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dell wants 550 extra for ssd with 512 i think thats ridiculous
Lenovo Yoga is what I have been looking at

But it may not be 100% for gaming
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Old 10-22-2012, 03:24 PM   #20
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Just picked up a Lenovo Z580 myself so I have something to use when I'm not home. I have my dedicated gaming computer when I'm home.

It's on sale from Newegg for $429. Only concern is on-board graphics, but, for the price, can't really complain.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834246614
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As far as dell quality goes, I've been using a dell laptop for about 8 years now. I need to format and reload windows and I had to reflow the solders on the power input but otherwise it works great. Keep in mind this laptop has about two years of sea time, and navy sea time is not easy on electronics.
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gaming laptops make for wonderful space heaters
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^^ True that. I got an Asus G51 when it came out because I was moving to Guam and I thought it'd be neat to have a beefy laptop to replace my gaming desktop.

With great power comes ... a short battery life and your lap set on fire.

As far as the AW goes, that 1366x768 resolution will get on your nerves. I guess that's best for the speed of the hardware of a gaming laptop, but man you'll hate living with it on the run.

Personally, I'd just get a netbook with an nvidia chipset and throw in a nice ssd on your own.
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That's the one thing my Lenovo needs, is an SSD. Though, I need a bigger capacity one, and those are still quite expensive. Guess I could velcro a small external hdd to the back of the screen like the early Asus EEE pc users did.
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Damn lenovo looks pretty freaking sweet and the price is way better...shit im might have the cancel lol
The y580 is in supply shortage. At least that is what they told me. I ordered mine on October 2nd. The expected delivery date is Nov. 1.
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The y580 is in supply shortage. At least that is what they told me. I ordered mine on October 2nd. The expected delivery date is Nov. 1.
Im going to keep my alienware.. i got a chance to mess around with one at a local bestbuy around me and i think its perfect for what ill be using it for and itll look badass siting in my car since i got it in red and i got FRS SCARLETT EDITION etched on the front lol
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By SSD you guys mean solid-state drives rather than hard-drives (HDD) right? Is this choice due to reliability, because laptops move around and HDD have higher failure rates?

I have only experienced one hard drive failure in a laptop and it was 15 years ago. My desktops have always been the ones that crap out. Pretty sure my Asus has a regular HDD.

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SSD's are hands-down faster.

You can do some RAID wizardry using budget disk-drives to get even remotely comparable numbers, but then you're talking space and power usage that the SSD laughs at.

Also the reliability is usage specific. If you only ever use your laptop while it is completely stationary and level, then traditional drives are just as reliable. But most people are idiots so they'll play soccer while watching gay porn and shit, tilt them, angle them, work on a bus, a train, a water-raft, you name it.

SSD doesn't care about that, hence the perceived benefit of improved durability.

They consume less power for their speed output, you can get some high efficiency standard drives but they are slow.

Their only real downside is their cost, but what can you do.

I wouldn't even bother looking at a laptop right now that didn't come with an SSD, it's the most essential part of it i would say.
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