Dell Alienware M18X R2 With Ivy Bridge Specs Leaked

By Doug Crowthers
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Though no official announcement, the Alienware M18X R2 gaming laptop specs have been leaked.

Alienware M18X

Information coming out of dell-lab.posterous.com has the upcoming Alienware M18X R2 featuring the new Ivy Bridge mobile CPUs. Users will have the option between three CPUs: i7-3610QM (@ 2.3 GHz), i7-3720QM (@2.6 GHz) and i7-3820QM (@ 2.7 GHz). To power the 18.4-inch FullHD LCD White-LED Glossy screen, end-users with have the option for dual Radeon HD 7970M (CrossFire) or dual GeForce GTX 675M (SLI) mobile graphic cards. A third option of the GeForce GTX 660M will be available but it is unknown if it will be available in SLI or just a single card setup. As for your memory options, the M18X R2 will offer DDR3 1600 MHz in 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB, with DDR3 1866 at 2 GB.

Users will find the M18X R2 offers a wide range of storage options from standard hard drives to SSDs. Users will be able to choose either a 500 GB 7.2K 2.5-inch HDD or 750 GB 7.2K 2.5-inch HDD for their systems. If speed is more your thing, you have the option for SSD storage. The SSD storage options include; 256 GB / 512 GB Samsung PM830 (SATA3, 7mm, 2.5-inch), 32 GB / 64 GB Samsung PM830 (SATA3, mSATA) or 512 GB Micron C400 (SATA3, 7mm, 2.5-inch). In addition, the Alienware M18X R2 will feature a Wireless HD card (optional), a 240 W or 330 W AC adapter, and two color choices - red and black.
 

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48 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Hypertraxx
    Alienware, OVERPRICED SHIT.
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  • joytech22
    *Drools*
    If I had the money, I'd buy something like this. It would save carrying my desktop to every damn LAN party and allow me to go to others, since some LAN's I don't have a ride to.

    I mean sure it's fun to show off your work (by work, I mean what you put together) but for convenience sake I think I could make a compromise (in performance too).
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  • ojas
    and for how many thousands of dollars?
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  • synd
    joytech22*Drools*If I had the money, I'd buy something like this. It would save carrying my desktop to every damn LAN party and allow me to go to others, since some LAN's I don't have a ride to.I mean sure it's fun to show off your work (by work, I mean what you put together) but for convenience sake I think I could make a compromise (in performance too).For the money you would spend on this Alienware laptop, you could buy 2 better than this one and be a total baller everywhere you go with 2 laptops.
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  • mindless728
    Not only is it the price of the alienware machines that bothers me, its that god awful design. It looks like they are catering to a teenager who is building desktops with as many lighted fans and lights in their desktop as possible.
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  • -Jackson
    joytech22*Drools*If I had the money, I'd buy something like this. It would save carrying my desktop to every damn LAN party and allow me to go to others, since some LAN's I don't have a ride to.I mean sure it's fun to show off your work (by work, I mean what you put together) but for convenience sake I think I could make a compromise (in performance too).Mini-ITX system anyone?
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  • animeman59
    I really hope that Alienware makes a Trinity APU laptop with their M14X, and M11X systems.

    Combine the APU with a decent Radeon card, and you have a monster gaming machine in a very portable package and excellent battery life.

    I never understood the need for these monstrous laptops that weigh 20 pounds or more (not including massive power supplies). Just make a damn desktop machine. Both would be just as portable.
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  • JOSHSKORN
    Build your own with the exact same parts for probably half of the price.
    Reply
  • tsnorquist
    Call me old fashioned, but I really dislike all the club lighting on computers. Just illuminate the keyboard for me with a soft color and be done with it.
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  • molo9000
    Nice, but I still don't understand why you would buy a 18.4" laptop that weights more than 5kg and runs out of battery in 3hours.

    Do you really need all those graphics details on a 18.4" display?
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