Dell's upgraded flagship Alienware Area-51m R2 shows the promise of upgradeable Area-51m has failed, as the original won't get any of the new CPU or GPU updates
Original owners won't get any of the new CPU or GPU upgrades — Alienware has announced the second generation of its flagship Area-51m gaming laptop, the Area-51m R2.
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Discussion
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@dcseifert
Dan Seifert
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on the other hand, the whole premise of the Alienware Area-51m has fallen apart in just one year, which is a super bummer (if not totally surprising) https://www.theverge.com/...
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@chillmage
@chillmage
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has a modular consumer device *ever* succeeded? I can't think of one https://twitter.com/...
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@davegershgorn
Dave Gershgorn
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ugh RIP Project Ara https://twitter.com/...
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@dcseifert
Dan Seifert
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i'm normally not interested in big laptops, but I kinda like what Dell is doing with the new XPS 17: *17" (16:10!) screen in a 15" size chassis *Beefy 45W processor *RTX2060 graphics *A full size SD card slot https://www.theverge.com/...
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
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This is Dell's new XPS 17 and redesigned XPS 15. They come with 16:10 screens and only USB-C. Dell has squeezed some impressive specs into small form factors for 15- and 17-inch laptops. Details here: https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...