Last year, Alienware unveiled their new 17 line of laptops. This year, they’re bringing out the latest iteration of it, dubbed the 17-R2 (at least from what I’ve seen on screenshots of pages now fixed from their site). The page now says that there are two Alienware 17s – one having its current configuration, and one with new 900-series mobile GPUs and more goodies. Let’s take a look at Dell’s refresh of their 17” mobile battlestation, before we’re intended to by its’ creators.

(Photo from Dell’s website.)

First off, from the pictures on the website it looks identical to the old 17. These may just be placeholders, but I’m not sure as the M14x R1 and R2 looked identical as well. I’d just like to put it out there that all pictures I show in this article are and are showcasing property of Dell; I do not own them, and are using them under the United States’ Fair Use act.

First off; the specs. There are two options for graphics this time around, the 3GB Nvidia GeForce 970m and the 4GB Nvidia GeForce 980m – the latest Nvidia mobile GPUs. It sports a 17.3” FHD 1920×1080 display, coming in a standard and touchscreen variety. It has an internal soundcard sporting the Creative Soundblaster X-Fi MB3 software, and a 2.1 Klipsch audio system with subwoofer (7.1 supported through HDMI-out). It has a webcam, two Killer Wireless network cards to choose from, a gigabit ethernet port, 4 USB 3.0 ports (1 with PowerShare technology), an Alienware Graphics Amplifier port, an HDMI 1.4 port, a 9-in-1 card reader, a headphone jack, line-in jack, and a Noble Lock port. The keyboard is a full, AlienFX supported keyboard with a numpad and 9 fully programmable macro keys. It comes with either Windows 8.1, 8.1 Pro, or Windows 7 Professional. This whole package weighs in at a whopping 8.73 pounds; heavier than my fully-grown 8-years-old Teacup Poodle (she’s 6 pounds).

Here are some screenshots of Dell’s website page for this laptop, which I’m pretty sure isn’t supposed to be public yet:

[Overview Page Screenshot]

[Tech Specs Page Screenshot]

I’m curious to see Dell’s reaction to having their latest laptop model out in the open before it’s intended by accident (most likely an accident). Stay tuned here at Gaveroid.com for more tech news on subjects such as the Alienware 17-R2 gaming laptop leak!

I decided to add a little flash back from the past while playing on our Just Cause 2 multiplayer server. You can now take a break from all the exploring and destroying and discover our great version of the classic game Pong.

To obtain access you must first be a member of our Steam group http://steamcommunity.com/groups/gaveroid. Once you have joined our Steam group and connected to our JC-MP server at jc-mp.gaveroid.com type /pong [difficulty] in chat. You can choose from six [difficulty] levels, amateur, easy, medium, hard, veteran and pro.

You against the CPU. First one to win 5 games wins the match. There are no limits to the number of matches you can win.

Use your mouse to move your bat, click either mouse button to pause the game. While playing hit the X key to exit. Hit the H key for help. Once you have won a match you can press the C key to continue playing pong at your current difficulty level.  To select another difficulty level you must exit your current game by pressing X then type /pong [difficulty] in chat again.

Only your highest score no matter what difficulty level will be saved. While playing pong your player will be in passive mode, this means you cannot be killed/harmed or kill/harm other players. The game also keeps track of the overall high score and if you manage to beat it you will receive $100 to use in game via the buy menu.

Good luck!

We are pleased to announce that Gaveroid’s JC-MP Scavenger Hunt Server is now affiliated with 5AM Gaming.

www.5amgaming.com

You must be a member of the Steam Group http://steamcommunity.com/groups/5amgaming to receive the following exclusive content and perks for 5AM Gaming members:

• Under vehicle neon lighting to match your player color. Type /neon in chat to toggle on and off.
• Access to the “Location Map”. Press F2 to display a map showing all players,factions and nuclear sub locations.
• Increased AFK time limit from 5 to 10 minutes until you are kicked from the server for being inactive.
• Higher dollar amounts found in the cash crates.
• Advanced notification of special server events and competitions.
• Increased pay day amount from $2000 to $2500.
• Increased bonus for every 15 minutes you are online from $250 to $325.
• Added advantage (increased hints) to finding the hidden logo on our Scavenger Hunt.

Once you have connected to the server you will see the 5AM Gaming logo on the upper right of your screen.
If you are a 5AM Gaming member and you cannot see the logo or you cannot access the exclusive content please note it takes about 15 minutes for our server to obtain the list of members. If you are still having problems contact one of the admins for help.

We are currently working on adding some exclusive player models, appearance items and vehicles. A temporary God Mode.

In closing, The official Gaveroid.com JC-MP Scavenger Hunt Server has many things to offer. We have Advanced Factions, Derbies, Races, Player Bounties and Nuclear Submarine Patrols and a whole lot more. Find cash crates, win races and claim bounty rewards to help build your wealth. Visit our custom locations, Gaveroid Airport, Gaveroid House and the Gaveroid Space Program. Press F5 once connected for a complete list of available gameplay add-ons. We recommend purchasing the DLC content for the best experience. If you do not own the content, you will not be able to see it or the players using it.

Explore, Discover, Destroy.