Dell Alienware M11x

Sehr schnell für seine Größe; Hochwertige Materialien; Exzellente Akkulaufzeit; Schicke Beleuchtung; Gute Eingabegeräte; Schnittiges Design; Grafikumschaltung; Flotte Festplatte

Spiegelndes Display mit mäßigem Schwarzwert; Hohe Geräuschentwicklung unter Last; Ungünstige Anschluss- anordnung; CPU-Throttling unter Volllast

How Alienware has managed to pack so much performance into a subnotebook

Excellent workmanship; High-end materials; Elegant design; Numerous light elements; Relatively good performance; Respectable battery life; Fast hard disk; Nvidia Optimus

Fairly heavy for a 11.6 incher; Warm case surfaces; A poor CPU in comparison to graphic card; Display poor in brightness and contrast; Display reflects very intensely; Suboptimal interface alignment

Competitors? The Alienware M11x is currently the only gaming suitable 11.6 inch notebook. You'll only find comparable performance in the 13 inch division

Uberportability, robust gaming, and long battery life in one kick-ass package

No optical drive; no Express Card; old-school hybrid graphics solution

Frankly, we’re amazed at Alienware’s accomplishment. Are there sacrifices? Sure. The biggest being the lack of an optical drive. But all things considered, that seems a fair trade for an otherwise thoroughly outfitted ultraportable that can actually...

Chic design ; Excellent workmanship ; Extensive lighting ; Quite a lot of connections ; Fairly good application and gaming performance ; Long battery life ; Good input devices ; Fast hard disk

Reflective, poor luminosity and sensitive display ; A weak CPU in comparison to the graphic card ; Wrist-rest gets warm ; Noisy under load ; Screwed battery

There aren't actually any. The Alienware M11x has cleverly settled into a market niche - that of the currently rather thinly equipped gaming capable notebooks

You'll find the usual comprehensive review, which occupies itself extensively with the gaming performance, the emissions and the battery life of the compact gamer in the next few days, here on notebookcheck.net

Best-in-class gaming performance ; Fantastic battery life ; LED-backlit keyboard ; Durable build quality

Heavy for an 11-inch laptop ; Cooling fan sounds like a hair dryer ; Lackluster screen and no alternative screen options ; Expensive compared to previous version

Bottom line, if you want a compact, 11-inch laptop that can still play virtually any game on the market there is no other choice than the Alienware M11x

Like its predecessors, the third-generation Alienware M11x offers equal parts style, gaming prowess, and portability. As the only true gaming notebook under 13 inches, the M11x is a must-have for anyone who needs a lightweight notebook that's capable...