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On September 07 2010 05:59 Excludos wrote:Show nested quote +On September 07 2010 05:55 Manifesto7 wrote:On September 07 2010 05:23 sob3k wrote:
Why the shit would you buy a gaming LAPTOP? I have gamed on a laptop for 7 years. For some people, it fits their space / lifestyle. Who are you to judge? My brother had a gaming laptop for 3 years. It cost him a bit more, but still less than two computers, and he needed to have one he could carry around with him. When he was home, he rigged it up with a normal screen, keyboard, mouse, sound and used it like any normal computer.
I guess it depends what you buy. My gaming laptop cost significantly more than my netbook and desktop combined.
I think with tax and shipping, it evened out to around 2000 dollars. My netbook was $450, and my desktop was difficult to keep track of since I collected parts on sale for about a year, but I think it came around to around $800 or $900.
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My ASUS G73 Gaming laptop ended up around under 2G's.
I'm a satisfied customer, an for some reason its less bulky than the Alienware's.
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On September 07 2010 06:29 zZygote wrote:
My ASUS G73 Gaming laptop ended up around under 2G's.
I'm a satisfied customer, an for some reason its less bulky than the Alienware's.
It is a great laptop but I didn't like the huge vents and the looks at all really, plus mine had a dead pixel so I had to get rid of it 
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On September 07 2010 04:36 superbabosheki wrote:
saved at least a $1000 from buying new.
Too bad Alienwares are usually more than $1000 extra for the brand!
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On September 07 2010 04:42 superbabosheki wrote:Looking for opinions if this was a good deal or not.. gotta explain it to the parents somehow LOL.
Explain it to the parents? So you didn't buy it with your money?
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On September 07 2010 04:36 superbabosheki wrote:
Sure it isn't brand new, but if it looks new, performs exactly the same, has the same warranty, and has already been tested, who cares?
Shorter longevity is the general issue.
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pretty good deal though i try stayin away from refurbished computers/laptops seeing they were either returned for a problem/malfunction or were damaged and returned.
about a month ago i bought a lenovo y560 with an 1.6ghz i7, radeon 5730m, 4gb ram, 500gb hd for $849. It was probably the best deal I could get for a laptop for that price with those specs.
This laptop is really strong and i recommend to others as it isn't a "gaming" laptop but it can handle lots of 1-2 yr old games on med/high settings easy.
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On September 07 2010 13:27 Sadistx wrote:Show nested quote +On September 07 2010 04:42 superbabosheki wrote:On September 07 2010 04:38 Chesner wrote:
Advertisement? ... Looking for opinions if this was a good deal or not.. gotta explain it to the parents somehow LOL. Explain it to the parents? So you didn't buy it with your money?
My money, but asian parents don't really like the idea of an 18 year old buying electronics rather than textbooks.
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On September 07 2010 06:29 zZygote wrote:
My ASUS G73 Gaming laptop ended up around under 2G's.
I'm a satisfied customer, an for some reason its less bulky than the Alienware's.
I was REALLYLYYYYYY close to buying an Alienware M11x or M15x or the Asus G73 last week.
I studied all 3 intensely and to be honesty... they all have their ups and downs.
(To the OP) For the price you paid, it's good compared to the retail price but it's refurbished and I'm not really into those things. But hey, maybe you'll get a lot of life out of it, who knows.
Anyway. I didn't end up getting a laptop. Not because they suck but because I wanted a very specific laptop that just didn't exist in today's market. Maybe in 4-5 years, it'll come out.
I was looking for something smaller than 15inches. Smaller... not 15 but smaller. So 11-14 would have been awesome. I wanted a decent processor and a good GPU which the M11x didn't have in my opinion. So that left me with the M15x and the Asus G73 but they were huge and heavy as shit. About 10lbs. That's nothing really but I wanted it to be portable. I wanted to walk with ease around my campus without cramping my back since I would've been carrying other stuff like books.
The big ones I just mentioned are obviously meant to just be desktop replacements but still..
I hope one day, they'll be able to put all that powerful shit into a smaller laptop that is LIGHT, portable, is quiet and cool and weighs less than 4lbs.
That would be my dream laptop and I would gladly "overpay" for it.
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I think its a pretty good deal, should last you quite a few years.
Just make sure to take care of the laptop, most aren't meant for continuous gaming.
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Bought a Dell M13X before they started putting alienware on them, works like a charm, i like dell, their support is great.
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I think buying a refurb laptop is a nightmare waiting to happen.
I am fundamentally opposed to gaming laptops in general since they are large, bulky monsters that are more expensive and less reliable than a desktop, while performing worse.
So I can not endorse your decision to buy this. You could probably build a comparable desktop with a larger monitor for $300 less
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On September 07 2010 22:22 floor exercise wrote:
I think buying a refurb laptop is a nightmare waiting to happen.
I am fundamentally opposed to gaming laptops in general since they are large, bulky monsters that are more expensive and less reliable than a desktop, while performing worse.
So I can not endorse your decision to buy this. You could probably build a comparable desktop with a larger monitor for $300 less
Lol $300 no. A 5770 alone is about $130 for cheap versions, up to about $180 for the hawks. You would need a cpu, mobo, psu, hdd, disk drive, monitor, and case. Oh and a legitimate version of Windows 7 will also be over $100. I'd say at least $700-$800 is needed to match this laptops performance including a 1080/1200 monitor, if you don't skimp on parts.
I buy almost all of my electronics reburb/used, same performance for a significantly cheaper price and it's going to get out dated in a year anyways. My desktop has an open box 460, a used i7 920/mobo, a craigslisted h50, reburd mouse, dented box keyboard, craigslisted haf 922, the rest of it is new, basically very little of it(psu, hdd). Performs just like it would if all the parts are brand new, and I can resell them for nearly the same value I paid for since I paid so little in the first place($180 for i7, $120 for ud3r, $155 for 1gb gtx 460, $40 for h50, $40 for 922).
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For around the same price you can get a better Asus G73 i7 gaming laptop.
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On September 07 2010 05:23 sob3k wrote:
Why the shit would you buy a gaming LAPTOP?
Because some of us do other things than game and need a laptop. I have an ASUS laptop and it is great. Runs SC2 perfectly fine. <3 it.
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Even though you got it like 50% off, it's still not good for its price. I would expect to pay $800 for brand new laptop with those specs.
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On September 08 2010 03:20 superbabosheki wrote:Show nested quote +On September 07 2010 22:22 floor exercise wrote:
I think buying a refurb laptop is a nightmare waiting to happen.
I am fundamentally opposed to gaming laptops in general since they are large, bulky monsters that are more expensive and less reliable than a desktop, while performing worse.
So I can not endorse your decision to buy this. You could probably build a comparable desktop with a larger monitor for $300 less Lol $300 no. A 5770 alone is about $130 for cheap versions, up to about $180 for the hawks. You would need a cpu, mobo, psu, hdd, disk drive, monitor, and case. Oh and a legitimate version of Windows 7 will also be over $100. I'd say at least $700-$800 is needed to match this laptops performance including a 1080/1200 monitor, if you don't skimp on parts. I buy almost all of my electronics reburb/used, same performance for a significantly cheaper price and it's going to get out dated in a year anyways. My desktop has an open box 460, a used i7 920/mobo, a craigslisted h50, reburd mouse, dented box keyboard, craigslisted haf 922, the rest of it is new, basically very little of it(psu, hdd). Performs just like it would if all the parts are brand new, and I can resell them for nearly the same value I paid for since I paid so little in the first place($180 for i7, $120 for ud3r, $155 for 1gb gtx 460, $40 for h50, $40 for 922).
He said $300 less, not at $300.
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M17x is not even considered a laptop. It's a freaking portable desktop. Literally.
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Not a terrible deal for an Alienware refurb, but for $1,260 you could’ve built a far more powerful and upgradable system with used enterprise gear like a ProLiant DL360 https://serverorbit.com/pc-and-servers/proliant-dl360/6-core-2-53ghz-xeon (6 Core 2.53GHz Xeon). Here’s the comparison:
Your M17x R2 (2010):
Pros: Portable, "gaming" aesthetic, 1080p screen
Cons: Outdated GPU (5870M struggles with modern titles), non-upgradable CPU, DDR3 bottleneck
DL360 Alternative:
CPU: 6-core Xeon (2.53GHz) + hyperthreading = better multitasking
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Performance: Handles esports at 100+ FPS (vs. 5870M’s ~30 FPS in modern games)
Future-Proof: Supports DDR4 (with adapter), PCIe 3.0
The DL360 lacks portability, but for a desktop replacement, it’s a smarter performance-per-dollar play. That said, if you needed a laptop, the M17x is still a decent nostalgia piece—just temper expectations for 2024 gaming.
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