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Someone was rambling on about an Area-51m variant doing the same thing. Word to the wise for everyone thinking about ordering one... get the Conspiracy Blue chassis for now. They're giving $200 off for that color since they ran out of the Saucer Silver ones :rolleyes: Someone ought to...

I've seen both good and bad about the MN-500 series from various magazines. But, I got to try one out for myself the other day... they suck. The speed from both wired and wireless connections was atrocious. To be honest, even the installation software didn't work properly. The nice thing is...

I dunno where you got the price for that router, but if it helps Best Buy will be having coupons for 10% off this weekend ;) Hey Diesel, do you have any experience with the Microsoft MN-500? Other than it being an MS product, I've actually (frighteningly really) heard some good things about...

Re: Thanks! Hey, if you're going to order an Area-51m, I'd hold off for a wee bit (say a week or two) and watch their website. With some luck, the free Targus bag will still be available as well. AW has yanked the mini-PCI card offered for WiFi. It was an A/B card, and while good, the...

Thanks! Well before you go jumping off there, I just wanted to point out one thing: The guy on that thread is nice, but by his own admission, doesn't know much about computers. Take some of it with a grain of salt. But yeah, the TechTV article went really well for AW. Though I am VERY...

Where did you read that? Ask and it shall be given, Seek and ye shall find, Knock and it shall be opened. http://www.8bitjoystick.com/archives/peter_review_alienware_area_51_notebook_shock_and_awe_in_a_small_package.php I probably sound like a bit of a putz in the thread, but I'm...

Here's a bit of an update. I just read an online series of posts where someone picked up an Area-51m with 1Gb of RAM, 3.2Ghz processor and the 15.4" WideScreen display. The person made the comment that he/she is getting about 1.75 hours from a single battery. I don't know just how they have...

Other than the TechTV article, I've not seen any reviews on the new Area-51m's batter life. But considering that the company actually took some time to deal with the pathetic battery performance encountered in the original Area-51ms, I'd say that 2 hours sounds about right. Question of the...

Personal opinion: NVIDIA card isn't bad... but I wasn't impressed with it. It also seems that NVIDIA has irritated some game designers, which doesn't seem to be a good thing to me. I like the Mobility Raedon 9600 better. There are some great reviews for it on Tom's Hardware, and some...

aren't you so special... :nod: still think I can beat you on price though.

Awww... but I liked some of the spider graphics :no: But when you're right, you're right.

I agree with the 15" monitor comment. If you like the monitors Dell uses, they're currently offering an extra 20% off right now. A small screen is an evil thing. Definately some good recommendations from the group on memory, CD-R, and processor. I'd like to add one as a possibility for...

LinuxGeek, you really need to learn patience... geez! Yeah, NEC is middle of the road for quality, but they actually got a really nice review in recent issues of PC Mag and CS. Nopes, they didn't set the world on fire, but for the price it was a good deal. BTW: every so often you can...

Just curious, but I've got word from a supplier that the Raedon Mobility 9600 is in stock, but I'm only seeing one or two manufacturers offering it and ATI claims that it won't be released for another few weeks... Is this thing actually out yet? I was wondering if ATI finally fixed the...

Okies... or you could think that maybe I took a look at the forums after doing a google search, and found the forum. Closest I work to Alienware is having been in a commercial filmed in Florida. Sorry to dash your hopes like that (I don't even think that the AW techs answer posts on their...

right... since the 16"LCD will cost $500+ to begin with, I have a hard time with that one

Some stuff that folks were reporting here are a bit off: Battery life with the new Area-51ms is over 2 hours. Granted, 2 hours isn't all that good off of one battery, but its a LOT better than in the past. I've not heard much about the Area-51m freezing up or overheating thanks to the...

I'm curious to see LinuxGeek build a laptop which can compete with an Area-51m BTW: they used that chipset/motherboard configuration because 1) that is what unidell offered with the case and more importantly 2) Problems with heat generation. The benchmarks with the older chipset are still...