Lowyat official just release 'first look' on AW14. not sure if im slowpoke or otherwise..

http://www.lowyat.net/2013/06/14/9403/firs...-gaming-laptop/

IMO, m14x looks much better than the AW14. the thing i found drawback design from AW14 are the keyboard layout, the lit surrounding the touchpad, and i kinda miss the lit grill.

but i do like the light surround the AW14. looks pretty cool.

So, what they call new alienware? Still using 'R' series? (R4, R2, R3)

posted 9 hours ago. you are earlier than me.

actually, i prefer the previous grill design over than the new 1 too. or if alienware could make mixed ones, remain the old grill design, add surround lightning and maintain the alien power button, then it will be better.

Yeah, they probably will I guess
AW 14 R1?

My God does it look ugly from the side
Too thick liao

i wish i can embed the new models' mobo into the old R4, so i wont miss the coolest looking alienware ever.

I also think the grill type looks better... the new one (AW 14 or AW17) look very bulky and thick eventhough lighter

Looks like the caddy bay HDD is dragging the SSD boot time. Normally with 2 hard disks where one HDD is faster than another, it will have such delay problem.

Oh I see. I am not sure that is why I ask any BIG different from the two GPU. Thanks for clarifying. So means I will wait for the GTX780 to have optional customization at Dell MY before order the AW17.

Thanks for the reply. But when I test it with my asus laptop, it boot very fast (<10sec.)

IINM, the caddy bay has slower transfer rate than 6gb/s SATA ones. normally, caddy drives can run max 3gb/s only.

But the boot time should not be affected rite?
Asus = <10sec.
AW = If boot, >1min. Sometimes will stuck at windows logo
(^both laptop have SSD and HDD; HDD installed inside the caddy bay)

faisal_smks03
What about if you remove the HDD caddy?
Test with SSD alone.

and the Boot Order in BIOS, already set to SSD ?

I got no problem when test with SSD alone. The problem starts when I replace the optical disk with the HDD caddy. Is it possible the boot order changed when I install the HDD?

Well, it could be from the beginning the first order is ODD.
Thats why check it first.


http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-...tml#post8668981
looks like related to the jumper for the HDD.

try this guide,
http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-...tml#post8599260

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Jun 14 2013, 04:42 PM

Alienware 17 first look

kinda slow a bit.

Thanks for the replies

This post has been edited by faisal_smks03: Jun 14 2013, 10:31 PM

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Finally got mine after going through 4 sales agent. Managed to get CAD$5040. Including 5% Provincial tax.

I managed to chop off CAD$734 from the original price, which is CAD$5,774.15 including tax.


Alienware 18
Windows® 7 Ultimate 64-bit, English
Overclocked 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4930MX (8MB Cache, up to 4.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Microsoft® Office Trial
16GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz
Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780M with 4GB GDDR5 - NVIDIA SLI® Enabled
750GB SATA 3Gb/s (7,200 RPM) + 64GB mSATA SSD Caching
Essentials
3 Year Alienware Enhanced Support
3 Year Accidental Damage Service

Very nice. @ office trial.

oh yea! im gonna get it from gulf of aden