i think i7 2820 also overkill.
why not upgrade the GPU to 6970M?

1st thing, RAM, 4GB is more than enough for a laptop, unless u wan ALT+TAB for few games in the same time

2nd thing, 3D is a bull shit, some how laptop performance is too low for 3D gaming, even my GTX580, gaming on 3D, Lost planet 2 with everything max only gets around 30 - 40FPS, if not to many thing on the screen u might get most of 50FPS only. 3D is nothing special. If u wanna show off among ur friend, then 3D is ur choice, if u really wanna game, 3D is not ur choice.

3RD processor, within Core i7 2720, vs Core i7 2820, is just 15% or less than it, this is intel marketing stratergy. like Core i7 740QM vs Core i7 720QM(whats the point, pls tell me)

4TH GTX460M is too slow for 3D, in additional GTX460 performance cant match with 6970M(On paper). PhysX is a bull shit thing as well, but if u really concern about the benchmarking, then go ahead of Nvidia.

5TH warranty u might need or might not need, i dont know. like me, warranty is useless for me, since a laptop never follow me over 3 month, so probably i wont invest in warranty, who knows few more month ivy bridge coming out. sandy bridge draw too much time d, almost Q2 2011 d....

Below is my spec
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit (English)
Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM Processor (2.2GHz, 1600 MHz DDR3, 6M cache)
17.3" Full HD (1920x1080) WLED LCD Panel
6GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1 x 2GB + 1 x 4GB)
750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
8X DVD + /-RW Drive with DVD + R double layer write capability
2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 6970M

well, since i had a strong PC d, so laptop for me is just for review and test purpose, so that i can give customer a correct info about the laptop, no like those people in lowyat know to sell, but know nothing about PC or Laptop

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Added on March 8, 2011, 11:32 pm
if u wanna order let me know, we can order togather

This is good news for those who are thinking of getting the M17x... 

Klipsch speakers coming to Alienware's 3D-enabled M17x gaming laptop

Guess the M14x is finally for real~ 
Sos cili padi~

the m18 doesnt look like m18x. looks smaller. liket he size of m17x but m17x has a plastic cap right at the bottom of the top casing. so its a product we will never know....for now

that gpu is too overspec dude..depend on your requirement

So when are you going to get 1? 
Anyone know where to buy Intel N6300 wireless card? Please let me know. 

I mean the gpu on m18x is overspec..

m17x r3 is cool~i'm getting one 

really?

their alienware is so affordable... compared to malaysia lol

I sense some potential flame war going on soon~
Another SNSD fan~!!!   

This is for the Alienware M14x:

Display:
14 inch HD WLED with Truelife 1366x768 (HD)
14 inch HD+ WLED with Truelife 1600x900 (HD+)

Audio:
Realtek ALC665-GR
Dual 8-ohm speakers (left and right speaker assembly)
1 subwoofer up to 3W average

HDD:
2.5 inch SATA 2.0 or SATA 3.0
Supports one HDD or SSD (just one slot)

Video:
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Nvidia Geforce GT555M

It lists 1.5GB or 3.0GB discrete video memory and 512 MB integrated

Memory (RAM):

2 slots up to 8GM (1, 2, 4GB modules)
up to 1600 MHz Dual channel DD3

USB:
One USB 2.0
Two USB 3.0

Ports:
HDMI
Display port (mini)
VGA
Also it has intel wireless display for wirelessHD
Also note that there is some mention of a touch screen

CPU:
SB i5 or i7
HM67 Express Chipset

Optical Drive:
Slot load optical drive

Yummy!
Where did you find this?   

14 inch HD WLED with Truelife 1366x768 (HD)
14 inch HD+ WLED with Truelife 1600x900 (HD+)

Truelife just mean glossy ?

so yea, if you guys are waiting for the m18x, it will release at the end of april.

Demmit~!

I envy at those who spend so much just to get a super-comp out there~

i7-990x + GF 580 on Quad-SLI + 24GB of RAM OCed to 2k MHz with 4x 256GB SSDs...

^
^
^ My dream that's not gonna happen~

Save your money. There is no point for u to get a 1600mhz ram for your m17x. Your mobo limits the memory clock speed to 1333mhz. Only pure x58 n p67 boards allow u to do that as the BIOS does not restrict it. Therefore there is no use if u have a 1600mhz ram.
The reason crysis 2 is running good on most PC is because its default running on dx9. Also, Ive compared the settings between advance n hardcore and I found out there is no difference at all. Your 280m is at 50fps, therefore my dual 480s shod be 100 over, right? Its sad to say its not. Mine was the same as yours. The had been poorly ported to the PC three is why most 2-1 yo PC could run smoothly. Hopefully they fix this soon with the patch they promised after the release.