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Laptop buying advice forum: Should i get the Alienware M17X or the Clevo P151HM?

by: xRebel_88x March 2, 2012 4:03 PM PST

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Should i get the Alienware M17X or the Clevo P151HM?

by xRebel_88x - 3/2/12 4:03 PM

First of all I just returned the Asus G74SX because the tracking pad was screwed up on that model specifically because they made it so big that my hands got in the way, which caused some miss typing. So should I get the Alienware M17X or the Clevo P151HM? Both of these Gaming laptops at the same specifications have a $450.00 price difference. The Alienware M17X cost $450.00 more than the Clevo P151HM. I like the features on the Alienware better but my main focus is cooling. I know that both of these Gaming laptops have a dual fan cooling system. The left fan is responsible for the GPU while the right fan the CPU. And I also know that the hot air will be away from me because it will be coming in through the bottom and going out the back but are these cooling systems stable? I don't like any palm rest or keyboard warm spikes like I had with the Asus G74SX because that Gaming laptop actually pulled warm air from the inside of the laptop and pushed it out the back through the dual fans to cool the GPU and CPU so the temperatures where all different and messed up on the interface. Who holds the highest reliability Alienware or Clevo?


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Depends on country IMO.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 3/2/12 4:32 PM

In Reply to: Should i get the Alienware M17X or the Clevo P151HM? by xRebel_88x

There are no end to problems with gaming laptops. All are compromises but let's note something about the touchpads. After some million posts many will disable or install TOUCHFREEZE and they are much happier.
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Well Clevo is an

by orlbuckeye - 3/7/12 5:06 AM

In Reply to: Should i get the Alienware M17X or the Clevo P151HM? by xRebel_88x

ODM and that laptop is a barebones system. Clevo used to make some of the Alienware laptops but this one isn't. You can find other Clevo machines under the brand name Sager or Prostar. So i would look at those also to see if they compare.


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