M11x vs $650 Build

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Here's the deal. I was informed that you can get the Alienware M11x for $649 (after $200 student discount). If you didn't know, now you know (my contribution to Tom's) .

Honestly I don't need that kind of hardware. I'm not looking at gaming, but I am interested in computing power and long battery life (M11x = 8hrs) , and really expect the M11x to handle what I throw at it: multiple windows open (literally 100+), streaming video (1080), Excel, Word, mainly applications and not games.

So I wanted to ask you guys. With a budget of $649, what can you build for:
Computing power
Portability 12"
6-8+hrs battery life

Those are really my selling points at the moment. If you can do it for under, great, but if an M11x for $650 is the best deal that I can get or netbook/laptop that I can put together, please let me know.

MTIA,

Message edited by Juker008 on 10-05-2010 at 06:28:20 PM

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Could really use some help and advice on this. I was told that the sale will end soon, and would like to jump on it, if it is indeed the best deal.

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If your not looking for gmaing,the M11x handles everything I have for it,although if your looking to run multiple CPU heavy programs,DO NOT get the core 2 duo.

------------------------------ Not to nitpick, but why do you have your 920 at 3.3GHz?
Unless your case is a solid box with no holes for intake/exhaust airflow and you live in a windowless room in the desert, with no special tricks, it should overclock easily.
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