NEW:
Alienware 17 Intel® Core i7-4910MQ processor (Quad Core, 8MB Cache, Overclocked up to 4.1GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
16GB DDR3L at 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
1TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s + 80GB mSATA SSD Caching
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (9.5mm)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 880M graphics with 8GB total GDDR5
17.3" WLED FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare Display
802.11ac Dual Band 2x2 AC WiFi + Bluetooth 4.0
OLD:
M14x R2
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM @ 2.40 GHZ 2401Mhz, 4 cores, 8 logical
12GB Ram DDR3 1600mhz
HD: 500gb, 16mb Cache @ 7200 RPM + 64gb mSATA
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
Display: 1600 x 900
What do you guys think? Although I know a bit about computers, hardware isn't my specialty other than being able to research enough to know that 5400 RPM is 30% slower?
Alienware 17 Intel® Core i7-4910MQ processor (Quad Core, 8MB Cache, Overclocked up to 4.1GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
16GB DDR3L at 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
1TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s + 80GB mSATA SSD Caching
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (9.5mm)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 880M graphics with 8GB total GDDR5
17.3" WLED FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare Display
802.11ac Dual Band 2x2 AC WiFi + Bluetooth 4.0
OLD:
M14x R2
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM @ 2.40 GHZ 2401Mhz, 4 cores, 8 logical
12GB Ram DDR3 1600mhz
HD: 500gb, 16mb Cache @ 7200 RPM + 64gb mSATA
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
Display: 1600 x 900
What do you guys think? Although I know a bit about computers, hardware isn't my specialty other than being able to research enough to know that 5400 RPM is 30% slower?