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Alienware M17 Reviews
Core 2 Quad Q9000 / 2 GHz - RAM 4 GB - HDD 500 GB - DVD More product details
$1699.00
Subtle improvements to Alienware's dorm-room-chic design ; amazingly fast and powerful ; highly... (cnet.com)
Decent mix of price and performance ; optional quad-core CPUs and dual ATI GPUs (cnet.com)
alaTest Review Summary for Alienware M17
We have collected and analyzed 58 expert reviews and 89 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 81/100 and users rate it 78/100. The average review date is April 26, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 173647 reviews from other Laptops. The alaScore™ for this product is 97/100 = Excellent. Last update: February 8, 2010.
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Expert Reviews (58)
Review summary for the Alienware M17
By (alaTest Semantic - BETA)Read the full review
alaTest has collected and analyzed 141 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the color. The tuner also impresses, but many are less positive about the storage.
Experts rate this product 81/100 and users 78/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Alienware M17 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 97/100 = Excellent quality.
Alienware M17x Gaming Laptop Computer (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300, 500GB HDD, 8GB)
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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...
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Alienware M17
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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...
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User Reviews (89)
"This is a buyer beware product."
By _hanzoverfist_ (cnet.com)Read the full review
I purchased the m17x with all top of the line...
nothing positive to say
Numerous product defects minor and major
"Very good build quality, pleasure to use"
By alflame2002 (cnet.com)Read the full review
Lovin it. If you're willing to use a larger l...
Great cooling
Cost
"Terrible, huge, underpowered"
By MatKH (cnet.com)Read the full review
There is no target market for this, it cannot...
The 17 inch screen is ok
Too heavy to carry around, to underpowered to replace a desktop
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Manufacturer's Description
The M17 brings ATI CrossFireX to Alienware's laptop lineup for the first time ever. Delivering a revolutionary leap in mobile graphics, ATI CrossFireX dual-GPU technology brings enhanced scalability and performance along with full DirectX 10.1 support. ATI PowerPlay allows the M17 to monitor GPU usage and adjust the graphics power according to current resource requirements. The Alienware M17 laptop is powered by the world's first-ever quad core mobile CPU. The Intel Core 2 Quad delivers...
