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Alienware GeForce 7900 SLI Notebook Tested

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the drooooool dept.

MojoKid writes "Dual Graphics in Notebooks have been in development for a long time now but very few Notebook vendors have actually brought products to market. Recently, NVIDIA's launch of the GeForce 7900 series enabled manufacturers like Alienware the ability to configure Dual GPU SLI systems in a Notebook form factor. HotHardware has a world's first look at the Alienware m9700 Aurora, that comes equipped with a pair of GeForce 7900 MXM modules in a Desktop Replacement form factor. With a 2.4GHz AMD Turion64 processor, SLI and a 17" panel, this machine has more horsepower and features than many high end Desktop setups."

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  1. Re:notebook? by mobby_6kl · · Score: 2, Informative

    That's why it clearly says "Desktop Replacement form factor" in the summary.

  2. Re:Missplaced purpose? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    I need a wuxga screen for my eclipse work, and you simply can't get one for a desktop.

    Yes, you can. All the 24" widescreen displays are WUXGA. like apple's 24" Cinema, or Dell's 2405 or 2407fwp.

  3. Re:Speaking of dual monitors... by generic-man · · Score: 4, Informative

    You want Synergy for the keyboard, mouse, and clipboard sharing. Move your mouse to the right edge of LinuxComputer1 and it moves over to the left edge of WindowsComputer2. For the file sharing stuff you're on your own though.

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  4. iBUYPOWER by king.nerdhome · · Score: 2, Informative

    ibuypower.com has a 19" SLI Notebook for about the same price as the Alienware. Actually cheaper... Later.

  5. Misleading header by S3D · · Score: 2, Informative

    This is not a first review, and this laptop is not manufactured by Alienware. This laptop is really a Clevo M590K, rebranded as Alienware. It's also avalable from a lot of other reseller like Sager, Voodoo PC etc. For ages Alienware was trying to get credit for "reseach" a"design" of laptops of Clevo. All that it really doing is modifing the lids.