Dell Alienware M14X

design, energy

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

performance, screen, design, value for money, sound

65% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Convincing performance; Speedy GPU; Bright and contrasty display; Quality workmanship; Good input devices

Hot and noisy under load; Mirror like Display surface; Low SSD capacity; High price

Comparable 14" notebooks are currently not available, so the M14x primarily compete with 15" notebooks like the Schenker XMG A502, Samsung 550P5C or Asus N56. Whoever would like an extremely compact gamer should take a closer look at the Schenker XMG...

The M14x that we received will set you back a whopping Rs.1,19,000, which is nearly the same as the Asus G74SX. You may argue that the high price is for the small form factor and portability, but the fact is that it’s just too heavy to be truly...

Great program performance; Excellent display; Rubber surface; Illuminated case; Futuristic design; Good input devices; High battery life; Lovely sound output

Very high noise emissions; CPU throttling under full load; Battery is screwed into place; Glossy display; No GDDR5-VRAM; Somewhat heavy

The great sound offered by the integrated 2.1 speaker system

Good overall performance. Cache drive boosts access speed. Highly customizable. Attractive gaming-oriented design

Delivers less-than-optimal DX11 frame rates. Not fastest in every application. Display not full HD

The Alienware M14x R2 is a fine 14-inch gaming laptop hampered only by its performance in a couple of key areas.

Solid build quality ; Beautiful 1600 x 900 display ; Excellent sound system

Offers poor performance value ; Lacks broad appeal

Size is the selling point. You have to decide if that matters. The 11.6 display the older M11x used was too small, and the M15x was too big. The M14x is just right.

Cool design ; Good enough performance" for most serious gamers while on the road ; AlienFX lighting is still awesome

Still a horrible glossy screen ; Still thick and heavy ; Powerful, but not "best in class

The Alienware M14x R2 is a perfect example of why it’s so tough to compete in the gaming PC market. Technology moves so fast that you not only have to make sure you’re keeping pace but you have to watch out for what the compeition is doing in the same...

An ideal compromise between power and portability, the $1,604 Alienware M14x R2 makes high-quality fragging on the go a very real possibility. Gamers with smaller wallets but stronger backs might want to check out the larger MSI GT60, which costs $200...

Cool AlienFX lighting ; Runs cool even when gaming ; Good keyboard and touchpad ; Decent battery life

Glossy screen ; Thick and heavy ; Poor performance at this price

The Alienware M14x is indeed "the most powerful 14-inch laptop in the universe" but that doesn't mean much when you can get a much better 15-inch or 17-inch gaming laptop for the same price (and roughly the same weight)

With the M14x, Alienware has once again assembled a battalion's worth of hardware inside a stylish chassis. While you can get the same specs in a larger 17-inch notebook such as the Dell XPS 17, it's pretty fantastic that you can enjoy quad-core power...