first post....love this forum

GERGOZ

GERGOZ

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  • #1
    hey everybody

    my name is gervis

    i just bought an m9700 laptop
    it is awesome green and i will never part with it
    got it for less than $500 including an $80 bag
    it is in perfect condition
    was owned by a young lady that used it in college
    she said it was too heavy for her to continue carrying around
    i dont use it for games but it is still getting plenty of use
    maybe, sometime in the future, i will spring for a newer model
    but like i said, i will never part with this one....my first alien

    i officially have the alien fever !

    i found this site while surfing and got hooked.....ALIEN NATION !!!!!!!!

    i am happy and proud to be a member

    gervis
     
    GERGOZ

    GERGOZ

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  • #7
    thanks everybody for the welcomes !
    it wasnt two days after i bought my alien, when a buddy at work told me i couldve bought his
    we got to talking about it and i bought it, sight unseen
    its a m5550, starship color, i think they call it
    got it for $400 including a $90 badass alienware bag
    i got it for my son and he loves it
    he hasnt put it down since i gave it to him (he is 15 and a gamer)
    suggested to him, to sign up here, he may have already, havent checked
    we are becoming a family of aliens....lol.....albeit, old school style
    gervis
     
    GERGOZ

    GERGOZ

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  • #13
    thank you "P" :) .....kinda wish i was more into gaming, but i love it here just the same

    say, does anybody know where i can find info on what upgrade options i have on these two systems ?

    i have already moved up to a 750g seagate hybrid drive for my m9700....not real sure about ram options
    i know it has 2-1g cards.....just curious

    my son is already talking about upgrading the video card(s) in the m5550....i dont know what to tell him, lol

    any help or directions would really be appreciated

    wow, i feel kinda embarrassed.....already asking for stuff....i guess it dont take us new guys long, huh...lol

    thank yall
    gervis
     
    MattyB

    MattyB

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  • #14
    That's what we're here for!
    I just bought an old M7700 and I need a new GPU for it too when it arrives so I've been trying to find out what the old girl can take. I think the max for my old unit is the Go 7900 GTX. I think the 5550 can take that card too. Not sure how high we can go with the upgrades though.

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    These machines could possibly take the 8000M series cards. I would love to know for sure though.

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    Doesn't look like it :(
     
    GERGOZ

    GERGOZ

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  • #15
    sounds like we are in the same boat matt, lol

    when i bought both units, they came with all kinds of documentation and disks....
    but i was kind of let down when i didnt see a build/spec sheet anywhere

    the woman i got the m9700 from said it had an 80g single drive
    i opened it up out of curiousity and was amazed to find 2-100g seagate 7200's

    she also said it had 2-4g ram cards....nope....2-1g ram cards......go figure

    there has got to be something somewhere on the web.....gonna keep lookin til i find it
    how do they say it ? .....the answer is out there, lol

    gervis
     
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