Open Question: Ok I have gone to a couple different sites to compare customizable laptops which is best?

5 February 2012, 11:43 am

I have 4 different sites just want to get peoples opinions on them compared side by side im not big on specs? Alienware M18x Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 2960XM Overclocked Turbo Boost to 4.0GHz (8MB Cache) O2960XM 1 [317-8690] 2 Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit AW71HPE 1 [420-9691][420-9956][421-0092][421-5789] 11 Memory: 16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (4DIMMS) 16G4D16 1 [317-6884] 3 Video Card: Dual 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M – NVIDIA® SLI® Enabled D580M 1 [320-2318] 6 Hard Drive: 1 TB RAID 0 (2x 500GB) 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s R01TB 1 [342-3650] 8 Display Panel: 18.4-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 WLED WFED 1 [320-2269] 5 Wireless and Bluetooth: Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO for Gaming & Video and Bluetooth 3.0 KW1130N 1 [430-4332][469-0549] 19 Optical Drive: Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW) with Roxio Creator 2011 DVDRWRX 1 [318-0842][421-4838] 16 Sound: Soundblaster® X-Fi™ Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled. SBXFI 1 [421-5100] System Color: Space Black Anodized Aluminum ABLK 1 [225-0887] 1 Nameplate: Personalized Plate [Andrew Dalum] NPLATE 1 [330-6106][331-2426][0] 9 AlienFX: Terra Green GREEN 1 [313-8797][421-5099] 10 Pre-Installed Software: Steam and Portal™ Factory Installed STEAM 1 [421-1360] 73 Mice: Razer USA Naga MMOG Laser Gaming Mouse A3113954 1 [A3113954] 5801 A/C Adapter: Alienware M18x 330W A/C Adapter 330W 1 [331-2428] 4 Adobe Reader Acrobat SW: Adobe Acrobat X Reader ADOBEX 1 [410-0548] 15 Gear Store: HD3 Gaming Chill Mat - Black A4403512 1 [A4403512] 5868 Gear Store: Alienware Orion M18x Backpack - TSA Friendly A4869114 1 [A4869114] 5868 Standard Nameplate Trigger: Thank you for Purchasing Alienware NOPLATE 1 [330-5090] 748 Hardware Support Services: 1 Year Basic Plan S1OS 1 [421-1723][950-3337][950-9797][953-9080][953-9100][994-3730] 29 Office Productivity Software: Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2010 AIHS 1 [410-3942] 22 Security Software: McAfee SecurityCenter, 36-Months MCEM36M 1 [410-0575] 25 Power Protection & Adapters: 240-Watt 3-Prong Additional AC Adapter with 6 ft Power Cord for Dell Alienware M17x/ M17x R3/ M18X L 330-4342 1 [330-4342] 5748 Chassis Model: Digital Storm x17 Laptop (Model: 8170) Display: 17.3 Inch (16:9) (Resolution: 1920 x 1080) (Glossy Surface) LED-Backlit Display Processor: Intel Core i7 2960XM Extreme Edition (2.7 GHz Turbo Mode to 3.7Ghz) (Quad Core) (8MB Cache) Thermal Compound: Premium IC Diamond CPU and GPU Thermal Compound (Reduces Thermal & Laptop Noise) Memory: 16GB DDR3 1866MHz Primary Hard Drive: 750GB 7200RPM (SATA 3Gb/s) Secondary Hard Drive: 500GB 7200RPM (SATA 3Gb/s) Optical Drive: DVD/CD 8x Multi-Drive (Writes and Reads DVDs, CDs) Wireless Card: Bigfoot Networks Killer Wireless-N 1103 (Reduces Latency for Online Gaming) Video Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M 2GB Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Warranty Plan: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty Display17.3" Full HD LED-Backlit Display with Super Glossy Surface (1920 x 1080) Video & Graphics CardNvidia GeForce GTX 580M GPU with 2GB GDDR5 Video Memory [$475.00] CPU Processor2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2960XM Processor Extreme Edition ( 8MB L3 Cache, 2.70GHz ) [$870.00] Thermal CompoundIC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU [$40.00] Operating SystemGenuine MS Windows® 7 Home Premium 32/64-Bit Edition ( 64-Bit Preloaded ) Memory16GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1866MHz - 4 X 4GB [$285.00] RAID Storage OptionsNon-RAID Storage Primary Hard Disk Drive750GB 7200rpm SATA Hybrid Hard Drive with 8GB SSD [$160.00] 2nd Hard Disk Drive750GB 7200rpm SATA with 8GB SSD Secondary Hybrid Hard Drive [$255.00] Optical Drive Bay — Optical Drive or Hard Disk Drive in Optical Drive Bay with Caddy case6X BD-R Blu-ray Burner/8X DVD±R/2.4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software [$150.00] Wireless Network CardBigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module [$60.00] Primary BatterySmart Li-ION Battery Pack Integrated Security DeviceFingerprint Reader Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Office 2010 Home & Student Edition [$139.00] WarrantySager 1 Year Limited Parts and Labor Warranty Additional Power AdaptersACA-8170, NP8170 220W 110V/240V autoswitch AC Adapter [$95.00] Additional Battery PackBAT-8170, NP8170 Smart Li-ION Battery Pack (8 Cell) [$110.00] Optical DrivesSamsung USB External Slim 8X DVD±R/ 6X ±RW/ 6X±DL Super-Multi Drive & Software ( Black ) [$50.00] Carrying BagStandard Carrying Bag Battalion 101 P170HM Gaming Laptop 1 x Case ( Battalion 101 P170HM 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080 Widescreen LCD TFT Laptop w/HDMI Port, eSATA port, fingerprint Reader, Li-Ion Battery, Universal AC Power Adapter - Original Metallic Black ) 1 x Processor ( Intel® Core™ i7-2960XM Mobile Processor Extreme Edition (4x 2.70GHz/8MB L3 Cache) ) 1 x Memory ( 16GB [4GB x 4] 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM [Laptop Memory] ) 1 x Video Card ( AMD Radeon HD 6990M 2GB GDDR5 Video [P170HM] ) 1 x Primary Hard Drive ( 500 GB 7200rpm Serial-ATA Super Slim Laptop Hard Drive ) 1 x Data Hard Drive ( 250 GB Intel 510 SSD - Single Drive ) 1 x Optical Drive ( 6X Blu-Ray Reader / 8x Dual Format DVD±R/±RW Combo Drive [P170HM] ) 1 x Flash Media Reader / Writer ( Built-in 9-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer [Laptop] ) 1 x Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard ) 1 x Network Card ( Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN [Laptop] ) 1 x Internal Wireless Network Adapter ( Intel Ultimate-N 6300 802.11 a/b/g/n 450Mbps Dual-Band Wi-Fi ) 1... 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