Alienware Calls Dibs on World's Fastest 15-inch

this is nice and all, but the Clevo offering is more powerful (ironically) and better priced

Yes

but can it play crysis at 2560 x 1600?



haha jk i hate that game now

False claim, Clevo has superior offerings at a better price

I was just going to say that. With W860 out now it would destroy that. And not look like a toy at the same time

-_- did you even read the title -> "Alienware Calls Dibs on World's Fastest 15-inch"

http://ibuypower.com.au/build.php?products_id=11332

Got P11387 in 3DMark Vantage and 23/35/41 in Crysis at 1920x1080 in base spec.

A powerful gaming laptop is a waste of money, and it really proves the term: Pay more for less!

I bet MY 15 inches can go FASTER.

I don't know why I said that, the words just came to me when I read the title ._.

Was this ever really up for consideration?

I hold gaming PCs nearly tantamount to aftermarket VGA cards that cost $400.00 and up. You will notice that there is NO MARKET (I believe) for upgrading the VGA hardware on a laptop computer. -At least I have never heard of one targeted toward this.

With $4600, I believe I can produce a multihead-desktop PC that will make that laptop seem like a waste plastic, battery, and PCBAs.

It's already obsolete, where is the DX11 support?
1GB VGA frame buffer limit? C'mon Dell?


A thing about Dell...
I have supported a LOT OF DELL hardware over the years, from PowerEdge server clusters (Server 2003 EE x86) with rotating carousel tape backup and quorum storage, to desktop, to mobility.
I have spent hours on the phone with Gold Technical Support, not as bad as Silver, Bronze, or free, but still inept.
I can tell you that I have made a living recovering from defective Dell parts, and I will NEVER, EVER PAY MONEY for a product from Dell.

This seems dissapointing.
Why would I even want a 15"?
17 inch for a gaming laptop please. Hell, 19" if I can find one...

No love for ATi?

I had a 5 year old laptop that went faster than this......when I threw it off the roof of my office building it went really fast

But seriously, I couldn't imagine paying this much for a machine that couldn't be upgraded, it's not that it's Alienware or Dell, just that a gaming laptop is like buying a games console. Once you outlay you will see the product degrade in comparison to newly emerging PC technology.

I could spend half that money and get a super-fly PC and a get a full HD monitor. Take the rest of the money and spend it on games and upgrades for the next 5 years.

Alienware laptops run extremely hot and do not last like other laptops out there. I had one and I had a cooler for it to sit on and it burned up after a year and a half. If you want a gaming laptop, look at someone else if you want it to last as taking a few FPS hits is better than having a system die before it's two years old.

I sense a lot of Hate in the comments. Is there a law that when you can't afford a product you have to hate it and call it stupid, useless, nonsense, etc. yes a desktop will be cheaper but for gamers that require constant travel like myself (deployed on Iraq).I can easily carry a laptop in my lap in the helicopter but I can't be carrying a full gaming desktop around with me all the time. Sure is expensive but you pay for performance and the convenience of hauling. Its nice to know there is still options for the people that do games but are always on the go.

It's just a matter of time before we see more Core i7 laptops and prices drop.

I got 15 inches and it lasts for hours.

I agree the others posts, get a killer home rig but build it yourself. For $1,500 you can assemble one nice upgradeable rig.

Not everyone can be at home to game all of the time... Think about other people's lives outside of your own

I do agree this is to expensive but there is nothing wrong with gaming laptops, even if you can't upgrade it.

I bet the Alienware runs hot in Iraq.
Plus if you carry it in your backpack, does that give you enhanced protection against rocket fire?
If you play COD4 is it a bit like me playing "Office Simulator"?

+999999 LOLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

can u sue alienware if it is not actually the "worlds fastest?" i know they got a coachload of money

Let me know how that works out for you

I'd still rather have the gscreen duo but then again, I wouldn't be gaming it either. I would just wait till I got home to game.

Shitty video cards: Mobile 260GTX is just a re:badged desktop 9800GT (what's the point of even having 1GB on that), a 240GT is a desktop 9600GSO, this will offer craperiffic gaming performance. I can't believe no one has sued nVidia for misleading advertising with their naming shenanigans. It's getting beyond ridiculous, their 2xx mobile series has nothing to do with the desktop 2xx series; in fact their M280GTX (mobile) is a 9800GTX. So, what's this "gaming" laptop fastest at; doing spreadsheets?

the most imnportant things with laptop this price is warranty

if its 1 year : be ready to lose it within 1-2 years

too bad

I could see this as more a very powerful but portable photo/video/audio editing studio for around $2000.

[citation][nom]back_by_demand[/nom]I bet the Alienware runs hot in Iraq.Plus if you carry it in your backpack, does that give you enhanced protection against rocket fire?If you play COD4 is it a bit like me playing "Office Simulator"?[/citation

I'll give you a thumb up for being funny, and no, it doesn't protect me against rockets although one time we were getting attacked and I raised the Laptop over my head and when they saw the alien head they got scared and took of running.....

Actually I don’t own an Alienware, I have an old gamming laptop that has kept me happy for a long time. Time for an upgrade.

Also we have being in war(conflict) for 6 years now, so we have AC on the office and the rooms. Except when they go out (all the time by the way) then indoors could rise to over 105 F then I don't use the computer until it gets fix. And there is a lot more action on CoD4 than on "Office Simulator" except on the part that "Steve" walk in on the morning carrying coffee and doughnuts that’s pretty exiting I'll guess.

Expensive gamming laptops are great for who has some extra cash and travel. But a Desktop will always be a better choice considering budget and upgradeability.

for this price tag you can buy a cheap car and take your desktop to a lanparty

You know, if you're going to put that much horsepower into a gaming laptop, then why not go for a 17" model? 15" just seems a bit on the small side for any serious gaming (which this puppy is clearly designed for).

This is not the worlds fastest period but maybe on a 15" model it is and only because of its CPU because that crappy 260M is not help. I have last years m15x with 9800GTX and other than the i7 mobile CPU I don't see any advantage to this new model. For all the whiney people talking about how you need a 17" to "game".., uh yea, there is a 17" model, its the m17x and it offers the 280M GPU even in SLI although I have heard on that model you can't get the i7??? The m15x is still a good gamer with a single mobile 9800gtx and if you need to make it run for hours and hours on regular work, put it in stealth mode, boot into the built in video and add a bay battery and it will run for at least 6 to 7 hours, more if you dim the screen.