what notebook was it?

aftershock titan

go their website and see


More better than alienware overcharge but still it is in Singapore dollar though , malaysia ringgit keep dropping 0.001% almost everyday

ah it's s'pore clevo-based laptops locally we have illegear.

the statement about aw is overcharged, well.. it really depends. if you're talking about the hardware alone, maybe. to me, they have good support. for a high end system like aw, I think it's more important than the hardware itself. (I have several experience with dell tech support. I'm pretty impressed to be honest)

again, custom VARs like aftershock might be able to offer the same coverage under their warranty, like dell does, with cheaper price tags.

Local illegear service is pretty bad , their website is still outdated on some pages

Service times take days or even weeks

If you can travel to SG easily , then aftershockpc is a good choice even you are not because the service only take up to almost 3/4 less illegear service does

Aftershockpc won the best notebook electronics consumer last year even beat best denki and other retailer stores.

So that is pretty awesome

I like AW but their hardrive configurations are old and uses old SSDs from toshiba and sandisk + the price is crazy

Because of that Normal AW 14 from the current alienware malaysia cost around 7k without any SSD only few GB for cache while aftershockpc cost around 7.5k with 3 yr warranty parts and service

256GB x 2 in raid 0 , 750GB western digital black and IC daimond thermal paste

AW 17 cost more than 10k with good spec or GTX 780m , that price can already buy a aftershockpc/clevo with TWO GTX 880m in SLi . Run anything on max settings even crysis 3 or elder scrolls online or even total rome


I am waiting for AW to refresh their 800m GPUs and see whether the price is good then i am going to decide which to buy

This post has been edited by Xu3r: Mar 25 2014, 10:56 AM

ok yes get whatever you think awesome and be happy like us

notes: after some brief tests, i think intel 7260 ac card is just 'partially' working for aw17. (maybe i have done wrong somewhere) the bluetooth module is having problems (unable to run due to some unknown reasons)

the replacement of wifi card is quite simple in aw17. just take out the back cover (2 screws); disconnect the antennas from the stock card; take out the stock card (1 screw); replace it with the new one; reconnect the antennas, and finally replace the back cover.

if you do not use the bluetooth module, just get rid of it from device manager by disabling it in the bios. (good for me because i only use wifi; i never used bluetooth )

with the latest intel wifi driver 16.x (16.11.0 to be exact), it is stable at 866.7mbps, when coupled with asus rt-ac66u. note that somehow the cutting edge 17.x driver didn't work well with it.

I suppose the lineups will be refreshed soon, worth the wait!
As for the pricing, checked with bro Oscar already?
Can get a lot less if you bargain~

Same here
My M14x R1 is still working like a charm although suffering from pretty bad wear-and-tear Almost 3 years old already, no chance to claim my complete cover warranty!
Its good to have support for an expensive performance machine like AW, or any other performance notebooks. And I'm really glad that Dell offers good warranty support + offers us the chance to extend warranty even after 3 years

....But the recent AW series too thick already, don't like

right

wear and tear is normal i don't mind that part. the most important stuff in aw to me is still parts lol!

yeah i also think he should talk to putochip123 first. however he seems to like aftershock pc very much haha! everyone has his own preference, and i really hope him finding a good machine that serves him well

Can I know how far is your notebook from your router?

also mind passing me the latest drivers link

About 3 meters lol! My ac router is near to my desk

I found the drivers here: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=67153619

No wonder

Can you try moving 10 to 15 meters and tell me what does speed drops to or avgs up to?
Also I recommend you researching about ddwrt firmware for your router.

Anyone playing Guildwars 2 on this beast Alienware 14 or 17?

Kindly give me some reviews on how it performs.

Cheers

ddwrt? maybe later. i am fine with the stock firmware for now.

Where can i send my laptop to service the fan, thermal paste, heatsink..my warranty already ended..its very hard to access the gpu, and dont have complete tools to o..so u guys got any suggestion?

My normal temp = 50 - 60 when doing normal stuff

Gaming = shoot up to 70-78 and fps drop

raymondtong94 might be able to help you so try contact him.

78c shouldn't cause fps to drop. mine is about 74c but still nothing happens. if it's more than 84c maybe.

that system is quite a headache to disassemble but at my most effort, i will do my best.
or if you need guidance, you can watch this video. all you need is a philips and flat head screwdriver actually.

oh i didn't know that. yeah normally a screw driver, a brush and a stick of thermal paste is all you need hehe

it magically fixed by itself again.
i just switch off my laptop for 30 min and switch on again, problem solved..

This post has been edited by Michaelbyz23: Mar 27 2014, 07:50 PM

did u recently update ur gpu driver? my laptop too fps drop in dota 2, usually fps 60+, but now 40+,