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The tests were performed in a controlled air conditioned room with temperatures maintained at a constant 23c – a comfortable environment for the majority of people reading this. Idle temperatures were measured after sitting at the desktop for 30 minutes. Load measurements were acquired by running Furmark and Cinebench together.
The Core i7 3610QM remains well within the tolerance thresholds. AMD's HD7970M runs quite hot under extended load, although the fan system ensures that it is perfectly stable at all times.
We also attached 5 diodes to the underside of the machine to measure the load temperatures of various parts of the chassis. These were measured after 1 hour of intensive work.
The rear of the M17X can get warm under load, with all the warm air being pumped out of the bottom of the machine. Diode 4 and Diode 5 are focused on the fan areas to cool the Core i7 processor and AMD HD7970M.
To be fair, the the M17X is a desktop replacement and isn't ideally suited for extended ‘on the lap' use.
Well I never thought I would say it, but £1,700 is actually pretty good value for that machine. must be their best priced laptop in a long time. I might end up going for a 128GB SSD though as 64GB is borderline.
Thats a nice looking system. good pictures of the keyboard, is that the Star Trek font they use? lol.
What a spec, my dream laptop. The ivy bridge mobile processors look good, but not really such a huge advancement for Intel.
Shame they didnt use an AMD processor, but I suppose it wouldnt be popular.
Dell confuse me, some of their pricing upgrades are decent, like the HD7970 but the memory options can be excessive. the fact that this is easy to open makes me want to spec the memory as LOW as possible, then get some from amazon, like the corsair veageance (16gb for £100 on amazon for 1600mhz! 2x8gb!).
Can this computer take 8GB memory sticks?
Hi Warren, yes it can take 8gb memory sticks. go for it !
I dont mind dell machines. (its basically dell) – but I think id opt for a precision with Quadro for work. The only concern i have is dell batteries, ive had three other machines now and all the batteries fail after a year.
I ordered one, now to deal with my wife 🙁
You are mad buying one of these ! you could build one for much less ! alienware are a ripoff.
Dont talk nonsense, this isn’t a desktop system. you can’t make a laptop. half the parts aren’t widely available for a start.
Yes there are cheaper options like the vortex 3 from pcspecialist but they look cheap compared to Alienware. This is also cheaper than an apple too and has better spec. I’m sold on it