3 hours + on the supplied battery, double that , close to 7hrs when you slot in the Smart Bay battery module. This laptop halves its power when on battery, since the 8800M GTX is so power-hungry. If it is not on AC, the system drops down to 1.6Ghz on the processor side, and switches to BinaryGFX onto the integrated Intel AGP. Those figures I gave was when they are on those settings.



Yup, personally I'd rather have the laptop LOOK the part when it HAS the part. You dont see supercars built to look like a Yugo.


I dont blame him. For the amount he paid, he is entitled to nitpick to the very last little detail. I nit and picked myself, and my queries were satisfied in a timely manner. Only then did I dropped the dough to get one.

As with all evolving technology, the 8800M GTX/9800M GTS will soon be rendered obsolete.......well, not entirely obsolete, but no longer top of the line anyway. The new ATI 48xx Mobility versions will soon be inside the innards of the new Alienwares, so exciting times ahead.

so hows ur mothership doin?..haha...just wanna ask whats the average temp on normal and full load...

Running fine, thanks. What temperatures are you you looking for? CPU? System? GPU?

Under normal load:-

CPU 60-63C, System 62C, GPU 72C

Under stress, after running Crysis:-

CPU 81-85C, System 79C, GPU 89-97C

that's..... hot. I hope the surrounding is cool, otherwise you may want to look at a laptop cooling solution.

Crysis tend to bring that warm passionate feeling out of any computer.

I'm not particularly alarmed though. There had been cases of M15X sustaining temps up to 105C on the GPU side and still running pretty. These cases are reported on Notebookreview.com forums.

The surroundings? Depends. Those reading was last taken while I had the thermostat on 25C while I was in my room in Germany.

You bring this alien while working as well?not MBA?

Depends. If the stay is long, I bring the M15X. Need to catch up on the PC games I've missed the last 3 years. MBA if the stay is short, and if I plan to move around while I'm away there at my nightstops. Australian nightstops are idea, since I move around a lot while I'm there. Long stay nightstops like Frankfurt and God forbid, boring old Mumbai and Johannesburg, I carry along the M15X. Mix and match.

wah...ur kinda brave to bring it everywhere..salute you ...if its me i wont even bring it out from my house...lol...

What is the point of having a LAPTOP, if it stays in the house only? Might as well get a DESKTOP than a LAPTOP. The whole point of a LAPTOP is making it portable and its ability to be transported everywhere.

Other Brands : Yes Alienware : No

Are you saying:-

Other Brands = Expendable, Alienware = Too precious to be carried anywhere?

The Americans had been commuting with the Alienware since, on subways in Manhattan or elevated trains in Chicago. No point calling it a laptop, if it stays on a desk. That defeats the purpose it is built for.

How heavy is the Alienware ?

In kg.

3.8Kg. Remove the Smart Bay module, 3.5Kg.

cuz alienware is like nothing too them...its very cheap for them....

Ermmm, not it's not. Alienware still is and remain a premium product. The American , they are no different than us, and their laptop choices and consumption too depends on what's available in the market, they also have cheap laptops from Dell and the likes. However, they are different in the fact that they make full use of their purchased products as it is intended, not babying it. To them, it is a waste and against the advertised design of the product to not use it as intended. They are a very practical-minded people.

Well the sad reality here is that the general public is too spooked by the crimes happening in broad daylight here to consider toting such precious products outdoors.

I don't really know what to think, what happens out there that's reported in newspapers are real. The stakes are real and it hit a little too close to home when I myself have been the target of such crimes, namely laptop theft.

I suppose you know how to take care of your posessions. Stay safe.

ya...better safe then sorry...

It's more mentality than anything around here. Some people just can't stand seeing others with better things than them, they'd resort to stealing them, be it cars, money or laptops. If freedom of expression and possession is not upheld, sooner or later you'll everyone wearing bland singlets, shitty pants and selipar jepun just so that he doesn't get mugged!

Conform to the masses or risk being in harm's way? Sounds like Communism to me.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jan 30 2009, 08:53 PM

I like how you think. Just for the sake of knowledge, how are crime rates in other cities overseas? Are they as bad as malaysia or ...?

I know singapore for one has lower crime rate, which can explain why people are more inclined to toting their precious belongings in public.

This post has been edited by slickz: Jan 30 2009, 06:56 PM

i went to singapore last year...and the ppl there like walking here and there at midnight without worries...