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March 2011
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The editors liked
Topoftheline performance
Optional 3Dcapable display
Numerous upgrade opportunities
Phenomenal gaming performance
AlienFX LED lighting system
Solid build quality
Fantastic screen
Good keyboard & touchpad
Input & output port selection
Modular bay (SmartBay)
Anodized Aluminum Case
Hybrid Graphics System
Wide Range of Customization Options
The large screen
Amazing audio and overall good performance are huge benefits
Top-notch gaming performance
Customizable backlighting
Large
Beautiful display
Terabyte of storage
HDTV tuner
Fantastic all-metallic design. Fastest mobile processor available. 8GB of memory. Fastest Nvidia graphics cards in SLI mode. A third nvidia chip for power savings. Customizable LED lights in the keyboard
Around touchpad and button. HDMI and Displayport t...
Around touchpad and button. HDMI and Displaypor
Killer gaming muscle
Solid CPU performance
High definition display
Excellent keyboard for gaming
Solid speakers
Superb gaming performance
Excellent battery life
Lights/colors are fun
Incredible performance and graphics
Gorgeous 1080p display
Rich
Enveloping audio
Impressive battery life
Excellent performance for the price
Big
Bright 1080p screen
Customizable lighting effects
HDMI-in port
Blazing performance
Fast SSD
Built-in WirelessHD
Innovative lighting effects
HDMI input
Highest-end components
Imposing design
Fantastic performance.
Subtle improvements to Alienwares dorm-room-chic design
Amazingly fast and powerful
Highly configurable.
Outstanding performance
Cool new design
Features galore
Ridiculously powerful
Thanks to processor
Graphics
And memory technology
Appealing design
Albeit a little geeky
Plenty of perks
Including AlienSense facial recognition and the ability to switch between integrated and discrete graphics
Clean design
The customizable gamerspecific software
Well made design
Extensive
Customizable illumination
Excellent performance
Excellent workmanship
Very good display
Always stays fairly cool
Vast connectivity
High-end
Lavish supplies
Fast hard disk
Good sound
Rugged shell with good workmanship
Effective and impressive LED lighting
Extensive port array with excellent layout
SmartBay
Comfortable Keyboard
Bright Display with high resolution and good contrast
Excellent performance in 3D applications
Individ
Attractive design
Good workmanship
Very stable
Highquality case
Individualization possible
High image contrast and good color representation
Very good application and 3D performance
Low system noise in office mode possible
Optimus
Fully adjustable backlighting
Design and feel
Easy access to HDD
Memory
Fans
GPU & CPU
The editors didn't like
Runs hot
Very short battery life
Only 4 GB of RAM on base model
Skyhigh price
Loud fans
Keyboard flex
Weight (11 pounds)
Dismal battery life (66 minutes as tested)
Performance and Benchmarks
Take a look at page two of this review for indepth details on the performance and benchmarks for the Alienware Area51 m...
Extremely Large and Heavy for 17inch Laptop
Expensive
Low battery life and a high price tag may drive some away.
PhysX support not yet available
Mediocre Wi-Fi range
Glass screen is like a mirror. Steep price.
Flimsy display hinge
Super heavy
Poor battery life
Obscenely expensive
Heavy
Hard drive is a little small (500GB)
Bottom runs warm when gaming
Thick and heavy
Reflective screen
Loud exhaust fans blast hot air when gaming
Bottom gets hot when gaming
Audio could be better
Starting configurations are overpriced
Touch controls are a bit wonky.
Good configs can get very expensive
No 16
9 display
Garish lights dont scream "high end."
Very expensive
Short battery life
Slurps up power like a storm grate swallowing water
At $5
600 fully loaded
It costs as much as a good used car
The price
Speakers
While good
Could be better
Unbelievably loud under load
Sometimes strange whistling noises
Extremely heavy
Several hard edges
Reflective display
Keyboard bends selectively
Touchpad is sometimes fastidious and a bit too far left
Graphic errors in Crossfire
Squeaky and loose Display hinges
Slow input on keysZusatztasten sprechen sehr verzögert an
Abstract: The M17x’s glossy LCD offers a 1,920 x 1,200 resolution with excellent brightness and uniformity. And its built-in speakers are some of the best I’ve heard in a notebook. The lighted keyboard flexes a bit in the center, which is annoying, but it has good...
Attractive design, Good workmanship, Very stable, highquality case, Individualization possible, High image contrast and good color representation, Very good application and 3D performance, Low system noise in office mode possible
Heavy weight, Adverse port distribution for lefties, High surcharge for warranty extension, Mediocre display illumination, Price
The first impression of the Alienware M17x sustained even after a longer working with the device. Alienware, or correctly Dell, has done a good job with the case and in our opinion could even surpass proclamations such as "level of the Precision range". T...
The M17x is Alienwares current flagship gaming notebook. It features an anodized aluminum shell that is available in a variety of colors, including silver, black, and red, and its 17" LCD sports a covering comprised of a shingle sheet of glass, that ...
Published: 2009-07-16, Author: Dan , review by: cnet.com
Subtle improvements to Alienwares dorm-room-chic design; amazingly fast and powerful; highly configurable.
Good configs can get very expensive; no 16:9 display; garish lights dont scream "high end."
Alienwares new version of the M17x makes some welcome design tweaks and offers the best laptop gaming hardware you can get. Just be warned: it aint cheap.
Fantastic all-metallic design. Fastest mobile processor available. 8GB of memory. Fastest Nvidia graphics cards in SLI mode. A third nvidia chip for power savings. Customizable LED lights in the keyboard, around touchpad and button. HDMI and Displayport t...
Glass screen is like a mirror. Steep price.
The Alienware M17x is the complete mobile gaming package, as its all-metallic look can stand in the spotlight with its parts....
Fantastic all-metallic design. Fastest mobile processor available. 8GB of memory. Fastest Nvidia graphics cards in SLI mode. A third nvidia chip for power savings. Customizable LED lights in the keyboard, around touchpad and button. HDMI and Displaypor
Glass screen is like a mirror. Steep price.
The Alienware M17x is the complete mobile gaming package, as its all-metallic look can stand in the spotlight with its parts.More Laptop Reviews:• Alienware M17x• Falcon Northwest FragBook DRX• OCZ Neutrino "DIY" Netbook Reviewed&bull...
Anodized Aluminum Case, Hybrid Graphics System, Wide Range of Customization Options
Extremely Large and Heavy for 17inch Laptop, Expensive
Jul 13 2009 - Alienware certainly has made a desktop replacement system that is capable of high levels of performance with the new M17x. While the base system has much more in common with a typical 17-inch laptop, Alienware offers a large number of per...
Outstanding performance; cool new design; features galore
Very expensive; heavy; short battery life
The fastest gaming laptop weve ever tested, Alienware’s M17x packs top-shelf components in its 17-inch frame. But dedicated gamers will have to dig very deep to afford this field-dominating PC. ...
