Hi all,
I've been lurking around on this forum for awhile. Deciding what type of laptop to try. A short background: I had an MSI GT70 but a voltage issue ended up frying my mobo just after my 2 years warranty was up. I've been strongly looking into moving on and picking up an Alienware. I've done some research and I am really amazed by the dedication of Alienware users.
Now on to my reason for post and current conundrum. I am a person who travels alot for work. I really want a machine that is well rounded as when I am staying in hotels, which I will always use this machine with a power supply by the way, I need something that will really perform well rounded tasks. From watching HD quality movies to fast paced gaming.
Now, I understand from viewing some expertise of current forum users here such as Mr. Fox and J. Dre that the Alienware 18, from a performance standpoint, is going to trump the 17 due to SLI capabilities. However, I am not one of those people that is huge on benchmarking or overclocking. Now, vice versa, I see that the 17 you can upgrade the monitor and grab a 120hz screen which is very enticing to me as I am a gamer at heart, and something that cannot be done with the 18. One other question I had is: Does the 17 have decent sound? I know that the 18 has a subwoofer but I have not found anywhere if the 17 does or not. Also, when it comes to headphones, will a subwoofer really matter? Coming from an MSI, the dynaudio speakers were quite nice, even for a lappy.
Anyways, that is my long winded rant. If anyone cares to convince me which direction to go, I would be happy to oblige. Thank you all for your help in advance! :thumbsup:
I've been lurking around on this forum for awhile. Deciding what type of laptop to try. A short background: I had an MSI GT70 but a voltage issue ended up frying my mobo just after my 2 years warranty was up. I've been strongly looking into moving on and picking up an Alienware. I've done some research and I am really amazed by the dedication of Alienware users.
Now on to my reason for post and current conundrum. I am a person who travels alot for work. I really want a machine that is well rounded as when I am staying in hotels, which I will always use this machine with a power supply by the way, I need something that will really perform well rounded tasks. From watching HD quality movies to fast paced gaming.
Now, I understand from viewing some expertise of current forum users here such as Mr. Fox and J. Dre that the Alienware 18, from a performance standpoint, is going to trump the 17 due to SLI capabilities. However, I am not one of those people that is huge on benchmarking or overclocking. Now, vice versa, I see that the 17 you can upgrade the monitor and grab a 120hz screen which is very enticing to me as I am a gamer at heart, and something that cannot be done with the 18. One other question I had is: Does the 17 have decent sound? I know that the 18 has a subwoofer but I have not found anywhere if the 17 does or not. Also, when it comes to headphones, will a subwoofer really matter? Coming from an MSI, the dynaudio speakers were quite nice, even for a lappy.
Anyways, that is my long winded rant. If anyone cares to convince me which direction to go, I would be happy to oblige. Thank you all for your help in advance! :thumbsup: