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Author:  LadyKate [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Alienware m11x R1
Someone local is selling an Alienware m1x R1 laptop for $200 that has a broken LCD, but *supposedly* nothing else wrong with it. The only reason I'm considering it is because that's the only thing my son wants for Christmas and I can't afford to buy him one. (Nor would I...a 12 year old doesn't need several hundred dollars with of computer to play minecraft...)
Is it even worth a look?

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Author:  Lenas [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Alienware m11x R1
Well a new screen will run you about $50 for the part plus labor, which would probably be another 50-100.
Author:  Nitefox [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:43 pm ]
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Best way to test it is to hook it up to an external monitor and see how it performs.
Author:  LadyKate [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:46 pm ]
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That's a good idea, NF. The specs he gave are 350GB HDD and 4GB RAM. I forgot to ask for processor speed but Google says 1.3Ghz....is that enough?
Author:  Rorinthas [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:57 pm ]
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Are you planning on fixing the screen Kate

Can the owner run alien diagnostics for you
Author:  LadyKate [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:05 pm ]
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I looked on ebay and saw just the LCDs for $42 but the whole LCD screen for $97-$148.
Rori, I want it fixed but don't know if I should have a pro do it or not.
Author:  Rorinthas [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:10 pm ]
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Cracking one is not for the uninitiated. If you can find a trustworthy LCD and installer, how much lap top can you get for the equivalent price? It won't be an alienware.
Author:  LadyKate [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:16 pm ]
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking. When I worked in IT, even my fellow IT peeps wouldn't work on a laptop. I had a friend try to replace a kbd for me on one and he cracked it.
This guy wants $200.....I considered offering $100 and seeing where that went. It looks like a non Alienware laptop, comparable, would be about $250-$300
Author:  Müs [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:42 pm ]
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LadyKate wrote:
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. When I worked in IT, even my fellow IT peeps wouldn't work on a laptop. I had a friend try to replace a kbd for me on one and he cracked it.
This guy wants $200.....I considered offering $100 and seeing where that went. It looks like a non Alienware laptop, comparable, would be about $250-$300


You're paying for the Alienware name. An equivalent laptop new would be just as good, and wouldn't need an LCD replacement and likely have a warranty, no other issues, etc.

And also wouldn't be 4 years old. Which is an eternity in computer age.
Author:  Lenas [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Alienware m11x R1
Yeah, don't do it.
Author:  Müs [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:48 pm ]
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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-15-6-l ... &cp=1&lp=1

$229. And is a 2.16GHz as opposed to 1.7, same RAM, and a 15" screen as opposed to 11.6"

Just sayin ;)
Author:  LadyKate [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:01 pm ]
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Yeah....I told him we'd pass. I just was reeaaaally hoping to make my kiddo happy for Christmas since that's all he wants is an Alienware computer. This will be the first year that "Santa" didn't bring him what he asked for. But "Santa" is not dropping $700-$1000 for a gaming computer for a 13 year old.
Author:  LadyKate [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:01 pm ]
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Thanks guys. :)
Author:  Müs [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:06 pm ]
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LadyKate wrote:
Yeah....I told him we'd pass. I just was reeaaaally hoping to make my kiddo happy for Christmas since that's all he wants is an Alienware computer. This will be the first year that "Santa" didn't bring him what he asked for. But "Santa" is not dropping $700-$1000 for a gaming computer for a 13 year old.


Might be a good time to explain the difference between "Marquis Branding" and "Similar but without the Name". ;)
Author:  Kaffis Mark V [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:27 pm ]
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On the bright side, your kid didn't want a 4-year old Alienware computer in the first place. He wanted the brand new one. ;)
Author:  Lenas [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:37 pm ]
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Müs wrote:
2.16GHz as opposed to 1.7


1.3*

But... the two processors might as well be identical - http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-S ... eron-N2830
Author:  LadyKate [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:38 pm ]
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Kaffis Mark V wrote:
On the bright side, your kid didn't want a 4-year old Alienware computer in the first place. He wanted the brand new one. ;)


Ha! True! ;)

Müs wrote:
Might be a good time to explain the difference between "Marquis Branding" and "Similar but without the Name". ;)


He actually did that on his own and stayed up all night doing "internet research" and discovered that he can build his own gaming computer for less than $500. That's an option for the future, possibly.
Author:  Müs [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:51 pm ]
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Lenas wrote:
Müs wrote:
2.16GHz as opposed to 1.7


1.3*

But... the two processors might as well be identical - http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-S ... eron-N2830


Huh. Quick internetting got me 1760 MHz. Either way though. ;)
Author:  Müs [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:52 pm ]
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LadyKate wrote:
Müs wrote:
Might be a good time to explain the difference between "Marquis Branding" and "Similar but without the Name". ;)


He actually did that on his own and stayed up all night doing "internet research" and discovered that he can build his own gaming computer for less than $500. That's an option for the future, possibly.


That is very positive!
Author:  Vindicarre [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:57 pm ]
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Now you can explain the difference between Marquis and marque. :geek:
Author:  Müs [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:59 pm ]
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One's a little more sadistic than the other.

And *technically* it'd be marquee for that usage.
Author:  Vindicarre [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:08 pm ]
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Dammit, now she has to explain the difference between "Marquis", "marquee", and "marque".
Noblemen, tents and cars, oh my.
Author:  Müs [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:23 pm ]
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Vindicarre wrote:
Dammit, now she has to explain the difference between "Marquis", "marquee", and "marque".
Noblemen, tents and cars, oh my.


Worst part is they all sound completely different.

Mar-kwis, mar-key, and mark. ;)
Author:  FarSky [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:37 pm ]
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Müs wrote:
Vindicarre wrote:
Dammit, now she has to explain the difference between "Marquis", "marquee", and "marque".
Noblemen, tents and cars, oh my.


Worst part is they all sound completely different.

Mar-kwis, mar-key, and mark. ;)

...
Author:  Lenas [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Alienware m11x R1
What, didn't know that? :P
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