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This post has been edited by cheesey: Jan 22 2017, 11:09 AM

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My AW14 also mobo spoilt. They quote rm2.5k + 150 labour. But i opt outside see either they can fix the chip.

Your mobo what problem? Issit about power problem?

Hey guys., sorry for the quick announcement.

Not sure if any of the senior forumer still remember me, but I will restart dealing and providing (only) Alienware that is 100% from Dell MY and 100% guaranteed cheaper than anyone else here.

Just send me quotation you customized from Dell website and I will quote you my price.

Currently I have sold near to 100 deals related to Alienware to Lowyat.NET forumer (and RM 700k+ in total) with 0% complaint or problem arise. Click on my Successful Threadlist on my signature to review the deal itself.

Will start dealing after the CNY

Will check with my partner if he can provide Warranty Extension Packages.

Previously I am offering RM 350-500 package (before USD:MY went down the drain) where you can REPLACE anything you want from DELL MY, anywhere you like. Support and coverage will be 100% from Dell MY.

I personally overhaul my previous M17x for almost annual basis - changing from GPU to mobo and CPU as well among many other things.

for the warranty, canbe extended eventho the warranty already ended>?

I can try. Shoot me your Service Tag @ PM.

yeah power chip problem.. ( the machine wont turn on)

for new users, always going through your laptop model service manual at least once. in fact, do it before purchase. doing that will make you aware of most features in your laptop model.

by today's standards, a ssd will make your computer to be much more responsive. the better combo is 1x ssd (sata, pcie) and 1x hdd (sata). i have checked the service manual of your laptop; found out you can either use 1x 2.5" disk, or 2x sata m.2 ssds. so, if you choose to have a single-disk system, i suggest you go for 1x 2.5" ssd with at least 512gb. (240gb is very limited in space, along with os in it)

about maintenance, it depends on the surroundings in which your laptop operates. the bottom line is that the cpu/gpu temperatures do not exceed 85c under loads. for dusty environments, you should do maintenance/clean-up as frequently as possible. (maybe as aggressive as 6 months once) for less dusty environments, however, you actually can do the maintenance once a year. (i use my aw at office only; it's been 2 years, and cpu/gpu temperatures are still below 80c under loads) for better results, it's better to replace thermal paste during maintenance.

actually your previous laptops also need such maintenance from time to time to maintain optimal thermal performance.

Had settled for 1tb hdd due to budget constraint. Hope hat the performance is still ok and not much noise lah. Haha.
I get to know the owner of that aw didnt do any cleaning before pr apply thermal paste. But i can see through the vents, the fan is quite free from dust lah due to low usage.

ok. hdd as os drive is the obvious bottleneck in a computer system.

yeah, as long as the temperatures are ok for you, there is no need to keep cleaning the cooling system up.

As mentioned previously by you, there is two sata ssd slot? Means i can put two ssd? Like 240+240?

From the service manual, yes; 2x sata m.2; you can open up the backcover, disconnect the battery and then look around (the slots should be at the same location of your hdd)

Wats the diff between sata and the 2.5? Pricier?

there are some factors :

1. Performance - depends on the manufacturer whether to ship it with NVMe, SATA3 or USB3.0 spec. It is safe to mention that Alienware (Dell) ship them with NVMe spec.

2. Size - Slightly thinner but longer than mSATA.

3. Price - Depends on the m.2 SSD spec. NVMe type is the most expensive due to it's performance.

EDIT : size correction.

This post has been edited by raymondtong94: Jan 24 2017, 09:17 PM

hoho didnt expect to see you here:)

the differences have been highlighted above. for no. 1, i think aw13r1 that you have is of sata type, not nvme (you can look this up with search engines also, beside referring to service manual). don't buy the wrong m.2 type, or else the ssd will not run because it's incompatible with m.2 connector.

they're similar in performance if both 2.5" and m.2 connectors are sata.

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Like that better two sata m2 compare to one 2.5 ssd rite? I mean i can buy one first then another one when i have some extra bucks

if you RAID 0 both, yes.
if you just use one, then the performance is the same as 2.5" SSD.

however, take note that RAIDing drives are risky, especially RAID 0. if one of it fails, data stored on the drives will corrupt.

This post has been edited by raymondtong94: Jan 24 2017, 11:52 PM

Tomorrow last day RM388 discount for AW13 R3.
Which 3 years warranty is more worth it if I were to purchase the laptop?

a) 3Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
b) 3Yr Premium Support: Onsite Service

This post has been edited by edmund_yung: Jan 25 2017, 02:37 PM

What is raid 0? Sorry for spoonfeeding. New in this. Haha