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Our Alienware M14x rumors from earlier in the week are looking that much more close to being confirmed: Chinese tech site Zol.com.cn has posted a full review of the alleged M14x here. The articles include a number of very clear photographs as well as component information. As for the vitals, this M14x R1 build has an Intel Core i7-2820QM processor (Sandy Bridge), 8GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GT 555M graphics, 750GB drive, and a Cougar Point HM67 chipset.
The M14x looks a whole lot like the M15x, but how do we know this isn’t an M15x? We can tell the laptop in question isn’t an existing M15x (R2) by the exterior ports: the right side of the M14x does not have the ExpressCard/54 slot and the port layout was changed from three 3.5mm audio jacks, eSATA/USB combo, and USB to two USB jacks, ethernet, and a lock port (see above). There are other updates as well: the front grills were changes, the area around the power button is more intricate, Klipsch speakers were used, and there appears to be USB 3.0, to name a few.
So the question then becomes, how to we know that this isn’t just the M15x R3? The images clarify this as well. The name plate on bottom of the computer says “M14x” and the spec list says “M14xR1″ on it. Though the review is quite thorough, there appears to be no mention of the weight or dimensions. These wouldn’t necessarily be further proof of the existence of the M14x but they would help explain the existence of the M14x when the M15x has proven to be popular.
It might just be time to start believing that the M14x will happen. What does everyone think? Any doubters? Anyone starting an M14x savings fund today?
Read on at Zol, via NBR, h/t to vikingrinn
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