Don't get me wrong I'm slating the dell, i almost bought one.
The main differences are
the alien has a 17 inch screen
it uses a standard pentium HT processor not the mobile processor
It is expandable to 4 gig of ram from 4 slots (mem is sensible price compared to dell)
You have the option to...
twit just remembered somthing else
BOXX and EUROCOMM
both of the above companies supply the same machine. I have been told that they are all made by the same company and just badged for each company
Sorry forgot a bit
I don't know if SW has certified this card yet it has only been available since feb 2005 in the UK
Try the link below
http://www.alienware.co.uk/product_detail_pages/MJ-12m_7700/MJ-12m_7700_features.aspx?SysCode=PC-EU-LT-MJ12M-7700&SubCode=SKU-VIDEO
The grafix card is the quadro fx1400 pci express. Its the new card being fitted to dells flagship m70. If you go on the akienware web site go to the workstation section because if you go to laptops you get the gaming grafix cards
thankyou for that thread. I was expecting just a couple of sites, I think that will keep me going for an age.
As to what parts, I design jig&tool and Special purpose machines. I have only just bought SW so I am really looking to see what is out there to make my life easier.
Thanks again