Dell Alienware M18X R2 Specs Leak

Cristian_25H · Apr 17, 2012, 04:21 PM

Still not officially announced by Dell, the Alienware M18X R2 gaming laptop has once again found its way in the news thanks to a leak detailing its hardware. According to the latest scoop, the M18X R2 will pack a quad-core Intel (Ivy Bridge) processor - either the 2.3 GHz Core i7-3610QM, 2.6 GHz i7-3720QM or 2.7 GHz i7-3820QM, AMD (Radeon HD 7970M in CrossFire) or NVIDIA (GeForce GTX 660M or GTX 675M in SLI) graphics, up to 8 GB of RAM, and up to a 750 GB (7200 RPM) hard drive, and/or a solid state drive with a capacity of up to 512 GB.

The updated Alienware M18X will also feature an 18.4-inch (1920 x 1080) LED-backlit display, a Wireless HD card (optional), a 240 W or 330 W AC adapter, and two color choices - red and black.

Source: dell-lab.posterous.com

FreedomEclipse · Apr 17, 2012, 04:51 PM

sorry but that is ugly.... red sides black chassis and green lights???

makes me want to barf

Delta6326 · Apr 17, 2012, 05:05 PM

I just wish they where cheaper

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

sorry but that is ugly.... red sides black chassis and green lights???

makes me want to barf

you can customize these to lots of different colors when you buy one.

happita · Apr 17, 2012, 06:09 PM

Dam. That's 1 fine piece of mobile power. Sheer beast, only thing I would do is disable all of the outside lighting, OC it just a tiny bit, and just go to town on some of the newer games while I'm on the go

Static~Charge · Apr 17, 2012, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

sorry but that is ugly.... red sides black chassis and green lights???

makes me want to barf

I was going to say "hideous". The all-black model: slightly less hideous.

OneCool · Apr 17, 2012, 08:28 PM

Surely it hold more than 8gigs of ram?

Suhidu · Apr 17, 2012, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delta6326

you can customize these to lots of different colors when you buy one.

Not even just when you buy one, the whole thing is software configurable. Someone's even made a Winamp plugin for it:

http://3d.benjamin-thaut.de/
http://forum.notebookreview.com/alie...mp-plugin.html

Fourstaff · Apr 17, 2012, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

sorry but that is ugly.... red sides black chassis and green lights???

makes me want to barf

That was what I thought too, until I saw it first hand (everyday, in fact). It will slowly grow on you, and you can choose to get the black cover instead if you dislike the clash.

THE_EGG · Apr 18, 2012, 12:45 PM

i think i vomited a little...

Prima.Vera · Apr 18, 2012, 04:11 PM

people are only bashing stuff they cannot afford...

tnn500af · Apr 19, 2012, 11:42 PM

I (personally) think it looks funky even though I am not that young. For these who cannot digest the Alienware’s aesthetics’ I would suggest to look at other powerful alternatives such as EUROCOM http://www.eurocom.com/ monsters, with more toned down looks and much more conservative lines. However, they have price tag to match if not higher.

Apr 17, 2012, 04:21 PM	#1
Cristian_25H Staff Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Still on the East Side Posts: 41 (0.08/day) Thanks: 9 Thanked 962 Times in 486 Posts	Dell Alienware M18X R2 Specs Leak Still not officially announced by Dell, the Alienware M18X R2 gaming laptop has once again found its way in the news thanks to a leak detailing its hardware. According to the latest scoop, the M18X R2 will pack a quad-core Intel (Ivy Bridge) processor - either the 2.3 GHz Core i7-3610QM, 2.6 GHz i7-3720QM or 2.7 GHz i7-3820QM, AMD (Radeon HD 7970M in CrossFire) or NVIDIA (GeForce GTX 660M or GTX 675M in SLI) graphics, up to 8 GB of RAM, and up to a 750 GB (7200 RPM) hard drive, and/or a solid state drive with a capacity of up to 512 GB. The updated Alienware M18X will also feature an 18.4-inch (1920 x 1080) LED-backlit display, a Wireless HD card (optional), a 240 W or 330 W AC adapter, and two color choices - red and black. Source: dell-lab.posterous.com

Apr 17, 2012, 04:51 PM	#2
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Apr 17, 2012, 08:28 PM	#6
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Apr 19, 2012, 11:42 PM	#11
tnn500af Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 12 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I (personally) think it looks funky even though I am not that young. For these who cannot digest the Alienware’s aesthetics’ I would suggest to look at other powerful alternatives such as EUROCOM http://www.eurocom.com/ monsters, with more toned down looks and much more conservative lines. However, they have price tag to match if not higher.

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