I need an opinion on a computer

[AizenTheAzure]

So I'm getting a good bit of money from scholarships next week and I need a computer for school, but I want something that can run games respectably too.

Currently I'm looking at the Alienware M11x, which is the newest model and has pretty awesome specs and a decent price tag after I customized it.

So, any ideas or suggestions, commentary on the M11x?

 

[delet]

I'm fairly certain your best bet would be to get something other than Alienware...

 

[SniperWolf427]

Give us a bit more info on your exact setup for it. Which size M11x were you going for? Etc...

 

[Irridium]

Could you provide a link to it?

I'd say look around a bit more, you may find somthing better.

Otherwise I'd say go for it.

 

[AizenTheAzure]

Well after customization it's going to have a Intel® Core?2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache) processor, Windows 7 64 bit, 4GB of ram, a 320GB hard drive, and the 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 335M graphics card. It's an 11.6 inch netbook. At that configuration it's $1300.

My budget is around $1400, so it seems right, I was looking at the HP mini 311, but this thing trounces it.

 

[SniperWolf427]

Well after customization it's going to have a Intel® Core?2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache) processor, Windows 7 64 bit, 4GB of ram, a 320GB hard drive, and the 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 335M graphics card. It's an 11.6 inch netbook. At that configuration it's $1300.

I need a laptop, not a desktop.

In terms of laptops, that's pretty damn good. You might be able to find something a tad cheaper (maybe around $1000) but nothing that would be that small. Plus, I think the M11x looks cool.

I'd recommend browsing Newegg.com for gaming laptops and seeing if there's anything you like more. Otherwise, go for it.

 

[Vek]

Well after customization it's going to have a Intel® Core™2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache) processor, Windows 7 64 bit, 4GB of ram, a 320GB hard drive, and the 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 335M graphics card. It's an 11.6 inch netbook. At that configuration it's $1300.

I need a laptop, not a desktop.

If you can, try to get more RAM. While not as bad as Vista, Windows 7 works best with a minimum of 2GB of RAM, and since it's 64-bit, there's no practical limit to the amount of RAM usable by the system (actually, it's like 256GB of RAM, so no worries unless you've got some super-massive server.)

Also, see if you can get a slightly faster Core 2 CPU. Even an extra 2 MHz will make a huge difference.

 

[AizenTheAzure]

Well after customization it's going to have a Intel® Core?2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache) processor, Windows 7 64 bit, 4GB of ram, a 320GB hard drive, and the 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 335M graphics card. It's an 11.6 inch netbook. At that configuration it's $1300.

I need a laptop, not a desktop.

If you can, try to get more RAM. While not as bad as Vista, Windows 7 works best with a minimum of 2GB of RAM, and since it's 64-bit, there's no practical limit to the amount of RAM usable by the system (actually, it's like 256GB of RAM, so no worries unless you've got some super-massive server.)

Also, see if you can get a slightly faster Core 2 CPU. Even an extra 2 MHz will make a huge difference.

6GB of ram was like $200 more, so that would put it out of my price range, and that was the fastest processor offered at the moment. I didn't upgrade to 64 bit btw, that just what comes with it.

 

[Sir Kemper]

I use a Dell PC for what it's worth, and it's always been good to me, it does run games fairly well, although, possibly becuase of the upgraded graphics card i use...

 

[shotgunbob]

ibuypower.com

You can probably find a better deal at that website

 

[AizenTheAzure]

http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/notebooks/alienware-m11x/pd.aspx?refid=alienware-m11x&s=dhs&cs=19

There's a link to it. Oh and it comes with steam and portal pre-installed. Included in the price I gave you guys was Office home and student for school and tax and next day shipping, so without all that it's much cheaper.

 

[Horticulture]

Well after customization it's going to have a Intel® Core?2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache) processor, Windows 7 64 bit, 4GB of ram, a 320GB hard drive, and the 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 335M graphics card. It's an 11.6 inch netbook. At that configuration it's $1300.

You can skip the processor upgrade from Pentium to C2D unless you need to run virtual machines. Both CPU offerings are the same architecture and clockspeed.