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Alienware M17 Expert Reviews
Core 2 Quad Q9000 / 2 GHz - RAM 4 GB - HDD 500 GB - DVD More product details
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November, 2009
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Alienware M17x Gaming Laptop Computer (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300, 500GB HDD, 8GB)
Subtle improvements to Alienware's dorm-room-chic design ; amazingly fast and powerful ; highly configurable
Good configs can get very expensive ; no 16:9 display ; garish lights don't scream "high end
Alienware's new version of the M17x makes some welcome design tweaks and offers the best laptop gaming hardware you can get. Just be warned: it ain't cheap.
Price as reviewed / Starting price$4,849 / $1,799Processor2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme QX9300Memory8GB, 1033MHz DDR3Hard drive(2) 500GB 7,200rpmChipsetNvidia MCP79Graphics(2x) SLI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280MOperating SystemWindows Vista...
July, 2009
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Alienware M17
Decent mix of price and performance ; optional quad-core CPUs and dual ATI GPUs
Backtracks to an older, clunkier Alienware design ; can get very pricey with the right options
Alienware is trying to have it both ways with the new M17, combining a relatively low starting price with some very pricey upgrades, including quad-core CPUs and ATI CrossFireX video cards. Our configuration wasn't very exciting, but turned in capable ...
Not surprisingly, Alienware's high-end flagship M17x laptop, which we reviewed with a powerful 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 CPU, outperformed both. (Of course, both Alienware systems are configurable with higher- and lower-end...
November, 2008
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Alienware Area-51 m17x
Highest-end components ; imposing design ; fantastic performance
Starting configurations are overpriced ; touch controls are a bit wonky
If you're looking to drop some major change on a show-off gaming laptop, it's hard to do better than the Alienware Area-51 m17x, a mean-looking, high-performance black slab.
Alienware Area-51 m17xAverage for category [desktop replacement]VideoS-video, HDMIVGA-out, S-Video, HDMIAudioStereo speakers with subwoofer, headphone/microphone jacks, optical audioStereo speakers with subwoofer, headphone/microphone jacks. The...
September, 2008
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Alienware M17x
Alienware has been advertising its latest portable gaming rig as the "most powerful 17-inch laptop in the universe." We're not sure how to go about verifying the off-planet...
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
Slurps up power like a storm grate swallowing water ; at $5,600 fully loaded, it costs as much as a good used car
August, 2009
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Alienware M17x
Award: Editor's Choice!
Most hardcore gamers couldn't care less about how a gaming laptop looks. Give them the fastest processor and most powerful 3D graphics card and let them get on with the show. While most gaming laptop manufacturers would agree (they would buy the ...
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 ...
Glass screen is like a mirror. Steep price ; Watch the Alienware M17x
The Alienware M17x is the complete mobile gaming package, as its all-metallic look can stand in the spotlight with its parts.
The Alienware M17x ($4,850 direct) is now the benchmark of gaming laptop designs, as its frame is completely covered in aluminum metals—a look reminiscent of an all-terrain vehicle. In 3DMark06 tests, the M17x trailed the Fragbook DRX in...
July, 2009
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Alienware's M17x notebook sports three GPUs for $2399, now available
Alienware has officially released its latest high-end gaming PC. The M17x sports a 17-inch display and a single GTX 260M 1GB display for $1799. It can be upgraded to a pair of GeForce GTX 280M 2GB GPUs, as well as a GeForce 9400M GPU for lower-power ...
June, 2009
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Alienware M17
The Alienware brand conjures images of powerful and elite computing hardware-think of the nearly invincible antagonist from the 1987 action flick, Predator. Alienware's M17 looks the part, but the unit we received for review was about as dangerous as ...
Hip finish, luscious display, cool backlit keyboard
Heavy, unimpressive gaming performance, terrible speakers
Bluetooth), delivered better gaming performance, and cost $350 less
April, 2009
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Review: Alienware M17 gaming laptop
Can you get a good gaming notebook for $2000? In the past we have looked at both the Alienware m15x and the m17x gaming notebooks. These are two gaming systems, one 15-inch and the other 17-inch, with relatively low starting prices ($1099 and $1499) ...
March, 2009
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