thx for correcting.

Apparently its not good enough to handle the 36.3MP RAW files from the Nikon D800 monster Lagging here and there haha~

I think you might have to forego the Illegear or Surface in order to fund your ulti rig
As you grow older, there'll be more commitments in life haha, so aim or this while you're still young mate
U can do it~

well that depends. that ultimate PC project isnt important to me, so i will only do it when it comes to the time. i will first fund for a gaming laptop (im a mobile gamer) > travel to Japan for 1 or 2 weeks > investing > set up business > PC project. im targeting myself within 5 years from the day i got a proper job, i must accomplish all of that.

and thx for the support.

no problem man

life with some distant goals are good to live

i was thinking to build desktop rigs as a hobby when i am old and retired. (however by that time i am not so sure if there are still desktop parts available to do that)

Doubt so, but as we grow up. We'll just most likely unable to keep up with the gamer life and eventually opt for integrated graphic laptops for longer battery life and compact to carry along. Just like macbook.

Well, i haven't been upgrade my desktop since 2013 last added a SSD for OS. Others still stays intel qx6800, 4gb ram, AMD HD4850. Not sure to upgrade as this rig wouldn't want to die on me yet.

Yup, my point exactly
So do it while young haha
Priorities change with age XD

Still there are slim ultrabook with powerhouse graphic card. No sign of Alienware intending doing that though Razer Blade seems to push the market to get rid of OOD and provide slim and sleek looking power gaming laptop. Followed by Gigabyte P34G and Soon Lenovo Y40/50.

add in MSI GS70 as well. that was a 17" ultrabook like beast.

updated my siggy regarding laptop services.

hi there
considering to buy alienware or msi for my gaming laptop
i got a great offer for alienware m14x
however im not sure whether the m14x is ok enough coz the screen is quite... not that big
u know what i mean

Most important question, budget?

It's not about the screen size. The most important thing is the GPU. If u have a big screen with big resolution but ur GPU cannot handle it, it will be a waste also wut.

Yalo, why doesn't AW introduce an ultrabook?
I'm definitely going to buy one regardless of the heat! haha, bling bling on an ultrabook is awesome
No one seems to care about the heat anyways as with the MSI GE40, GS17 etc.

Alienware 14 or M14x? The latter is quite old already yo

budget i dont mind because i know a good price
but yet considering both is a different brand
and im looking for now and future 3-4 years usage
and i dont want to regret it afterwards :-)

corrected the MSI GS70.
my concern is if Alienware introduces ultrabook size, will it use MXM form? because i concern about upgradedibilities.

want a futureproof laptop with no regrets? get Alienware 17, graphics card is upgradeable and excellent cooling system. but one thing you might need to bear is the weight.

older generations of stuff usually lasts longer. (very hard to die haha!) to me, i get stuff for self satisfaction, for self rewarding.

i hope alienware is otherwise. they can create new slim models; but i hope they keep the bulky design for 17; maintainability and upgradeablity are important for long term use, so is the proper cooling for important components like cpu/gpu.

between the two, i will always choose alienware. if you're looking for 3 years or more of usage, like raymondtong94 said, get 17.

as I read earlier, seems like msi have few difficulties to upgrade its gpu
is alienware gpu available to upgrade to latest, such as gtx780?
im referring to alienware 14

AW 14's GPU is non-upgradable right?

only 17 and 18 (doesnt exist in Malaysia market) are upgradeable.

if alienware 17 is upgradable, that decides it :-)
sure ah.. hahaha

Sure

Cpu, gpu, ram, ssd (sata3 and msata; up to 4 drives), wifi card is also changeable.