ALIENWARE AREA-51 M17X REVIEW

Alien is out with the tag line of M17X from Alienware

The m17x is Alienware's top-end gaming laptop. Prominent features of this all-black monster comprise an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor, twin NVidia Geforce 9800M-GT graphics accelerator cards, and a 500GB RAID 0 array.

Design
This all-black monster is one of the principal laptops I have experienced. It is 2.1 inches thick and guidelines the scales at 11 pounds. The corporeal design of the m17x is conventional – there are no conjure curves or other design constituents. It has a box-like intend with filleted edges. The rubberized matte black come to an end of the m17x loans it a top-end feel and look. The only lustrous finish to be set up on the m17x is on the borders of the LCD.

Performance
The m17x comes customary with the only display obtainable, a 17-inch lustrous widescreen with a WUXGA declaration (1920x1200 pixels). The m17x has 2 stereo speakers and a 2-inch subwoofer. The sound excellence is to some extent above average for a laptop, and they get convincingly deafening the subwoofer adds some required low-end. The cooling system is significant on any laptop, but on a laptop packed with high-powered constituents like the m17x, it is assignment critical. Providentially the m17x’s system is up to the task. Vista Home Premium and eventual (32-bit) are the 2 accessible operating systems. I did not have any concerns with Vista Home Premium on our test unit; all of the abounding software including the Alienware Command Center labored without questions. I had no difficulties entering/resuming from standby, and hibernation enforced fine as well. The m17x has a 12-cell, 6600mAh battery power pack. With the display dimmed down in power-save mode and wireless off, I calculated 66 minutes of battery life.

17-inch WUXGA (1920x1200) lustrous display Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 (2.8GHz/ 4MB L2/ 800MHz FSB) processor Dual NVidia Geforce 9800M-GT 512MB graphics accelerator cards in SLI 4GB DDR2-667 RAM 500GB RAID 0 (2x 250GB 7200RPM Samsung) hard drive

Overall
The Alienware Area-51 m17x is an extraordinary gaming laptop and a clear step ahead for Alienware in terms of intend and presentation. It is crammed to the gills with top-shelf paraphernalia, most remarkably a pair of NVidia 9800M-GT video cards. This is one of not even a handful of engines that can contentedly max out Crysis.

Pros
+ Extraordinary gaming presentation
+ Alien FX LED lighting system
+ Rock-hard build quality
+ Unbelievable display quality
+ High-quality keyboard & touchpad

Cons
- Very pricey
- Earsplitting fans
- Keyboard warm up

Value For Money

Our Rating

ALIENWARE AREA-51 M17X ARE OUT TO RULE

Alienware today launched its most influential laptop to date, the all new Area-51 m17x. The m17x is the much expected stable mate of the present version of the m15x, which was launched quite a few months ago. The Area-51 m17x notebook carries along the following arrangements:

• A choice of either Intel Core 2 Duo Processors (6MB Cache, 800MHz FSB) or the Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme Processors (6MB Cache, 800MHz FSB)
• 17" Wide display WUXGA 1920 x 1200 with Clear-view (1200p HDTV decree support)
• Can be scaled Up to 4GB Double Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
• Dual graphics accelerator cards option of:
• 512MB NVIDIA Geforce 8800M GTX or 512MB NVIDIA Geforce 8700M GT
• Up to 2 hard drives
• Dual speakers with Subwoofer
• 12-Cell Lithium-ION Battery power pack
• Full extent Keyboard with take apart Numeric number pad which is an discretionary Alien-FX backlighting
• Height: 2.1"
• Width: 16.1"
• Depth: 11.5"
• Weighs up to 10.5 lbs
• Exhaust cooling vents is provided towards the rear.

Frank Azor, the Vice President of Alien ware’s product assembly, told regarding the m15x and m17x, "With both systems, Alienware has once again revolutionized mobile performance.

AREA-51 M15X GAMING LAPTOPS ON THE FIRING LINE

Many associates in our Alienware forum have run into performance related issues with their new Area-51 m15x gaming laptops. While playing games, the CPU overheats after a certain period of time and then under clocks to keep it cool, resulting in substandard gaming performance. Our members have been very frank about the issue, and complaints have broadened across the Internet.

Alienware has been aggressively participating in our forums and working with members to determine the issue. According to their newest official post the cause of the problem has been found.

This communication comes from Frank Azor, VP of Alienware's Product Group:

"Over the weekend, we tested quite a few solutions for the m15x issue related to graphics overheating. We have verified that the subject surrounds the software-controlled thermal profiles not executing as designed. We have created and will allocate a beta BIOS to all customers who have emailed us observing this issue.

ALIENWARE AREA-51 M15X REVIEW

The laptop revolution has begun and all the companies are out with the most competitive and competent notebooks in the market. The new 15.4-inch Widescreen note book from Alienware is a perfect example for the competencies. Alienware’s Area-51 m15x notebook is manufactured the needs of great performance and ultra mobility.

Design
The design is nothing but skilled. The expertise in the designing is been well exhibited in the notebook. The appearance of the notebook shows that it is a powerful and mobile gaming rig. A silver paint finish and the backlighting blue in the key board are not too flashy to ignore but a feast to enjoy. Compared to the other Alienware notebooks, this notebook gives a classy look and standard one too. There are options to customize and that requires a little digging.

Performance
The notebook is of superior performance. The following credits will give you an overview of how the system works. The system gets the credits of being the first 15.4-inch notebook with Intel Core 2 Extreme and with NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX. The system is capable of up to 4GB of 667MHz DDR2 Memory besides having the Dual Hard Drives with Smart Bay Technology. The highlights also include Extreme-High Definition Video (1200p) and HD Audio. The other special features are Command Center with AlienFX Lighting Control and Stealth Mode Power Management. Connectivity is never a problem as it is got Wi-fi built in.

Pros
It is advanced than the similar priced computers in terms of operating system. The laptop has a 200GB hard drive which is quite larger. The dual hard drives with Smart bay technology are more upgradeable and they give many options than an integrated drive. It is Environ-friendly too; EPEAT Silver level of environmental performance criteria including a minimum of 65% recyclable or reusable materials.

Cons
The weight is more and the processing is complicated. For instance if you often need access to special character sets you will likely need to upgrade to a full-fledged office suite.

Conclusion
Minus the cons, the notebook meets many requirements and it is worth the price. With superior performance and great design, the notebook is the powerful gaming rig of the times.

Value For Money

Our Rating

NO SIDELIGHTS IN ALIENWARE AREA-51 M15X – CUSTOMERS DISAPPOINTED

Alienware tending to make some interesting development by its new Area-51 m15x gaming notebook, however they are very disappointed knowing that it is no more offered with sidelights of monitor. You must be aware of its six distinct lighting zones, but it is no longer a part of Area-51 m15x. However, Alienware convince its customers by saying - "The lighting is not currently working on the systems that are being sent out, but an update will be available in a couple of weeks either for download from our site or sent directly to the customer. So even if you do get a system without active lighting, a fix should be along soon after."

ALIENWARE AREA-51 M5790 REVIEW

Desktop Replacement Notebook from Alienware, this one is an economical option for a Gaming notebook, and is at an initial price of $1,200.

Design
The notebook has been given a deep glossy look, and a shiny silvery finish. There is the Alienware logo along with the alien head on the top, which glows blue when the laptop is on. They keyboard is a nice full size, a must for every gamer out there. There are additional keys above the keyboard which have various functions like the Power ON. The screen is a WUXGA, 17” and it offers great color reproduction and quality. Presenting a vibrant and clean feel, it can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1200. The screen has a great viewing angle and absolutely no problem was faced while viewing it from different locations. The adapter port and one USB port reside on the left and Firewire , 3 USB and Ethernet port on right. A DVI port has also been provided at the back of the laptop, which has an advantage over the traditional VGA.

Performance
The laptop has an Intel Core-2-Duo T5600 processor, 1GB RAM and 256MB ATI Radeon Mobile x1800. The laptop performs well and you can carry out a fair amount of tasks simultaneously, without any lag or slowdown. It scored a 4,411 in PCMark 05 and 2,625 in 3DMark 06, which is an average score for a gaming notebook. The notebook could play latest games at medium settings easily, but faltered at higher settings. The sound system of the notebook deserves a special mention, because the speakers of very good quality and it also includes a sub-woofer at the bottom as well. The sound-card was a bit of a setback though, and I had a feeling, that the speakers could perform better had the card been better. The battery is a plain-jane, with lasting around 1 hr and 30 mins.

Conclusion
The performance is good but there is definite scope for improving it. The price is a definite plus for a notebook as powerful as this, and the features and configuration is justified by the price tag.

Pros
+ Good design
+ Good performance-price ratio
+ Superb screen viewing angle

Cons
- Poor battery life
- Sound card limits the speaker power.

Value For Money

Our Rating

ALIENWARE EXPOSES AREA-51 M15X

Alienware has finally exposed the long-waited Area-51 m15x notebook, which is the latest gaming monster with the price range stating from $1499. The engineers of Alienware claim to have taken care on both the part Performance and Portability while making Area-51 m51x notebook. This amazing looking display, advanced performance and pioneer software is just few talks about Area-51 m15x. It has the latest Intel Core 2 Extreme processor and RAM space up to 4GB of 667MHZ DDR2 Memory. “Look matters” so Alenware integrated 15.4 wide screen display of WUXGA 1920 x 1200 resolution that is beyond 1080 HDTV support. With 8x Dual Layer CD-RW/DVD±RW and Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 it is definitely one of the best purchases one could make.

ALIENWARE AREA-51 M9750 GAMING LAPTOP REVIEW

Design
This laptop is available in black and white and looks very cool from a gamer point of view. The laptop weights 9.5 pounds, that’s not so bad for a big and powerful laptop like this. The 17-inch 1920 x 1200 pixel widescreen is made with very good quality and offers a supreme gaming experience, however the screen is very glossy so make sure you do all the gaming in the dark so you won’t only see your own refection.

Alienware Aera-51 m9750 features a Blu-ray optical drive which also makes this a good multimedia laptop. The display supports full 1080p HD resolution and works perfect for movies. The viewing angles works also very nice, so you can enjoy a movie with your friends. The 2.1 audio system on the laptop works okay but I recommend that you get a better system if you watch a lot of movies. You will also get a TV tuner which u can use with the media center and a DVI-D output so you can watch them on a larger screen.

Performance
The Alienware Area-51 M9750 can be customized in many ways the one we tested here comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 processor and two nVidia Geforce Go 7950 GTX with 512 RAM. You can also get the more powerful Geforce 8700GT in SLI mode. However this is really a future gaming laptop with an insane power and performance. We did some testing and on PCMark05 we got a core of 5563 points while on 3DMark03 we got a score of 34585 points (the best I ever seen on a laptop).
When we tested F.E.A.R we had an average of 140 FPS with the next best resolution. This is even better then many modern gaming desktops.

Conclusion
This is the perfect gaming laptop with an insane performance. The laptop also works nice for multimedia and video work. A must buy if you are looking for a new gaming laptop.

Pros
+ Great performance
+ Great display
+ Awesome gaming laptop

Cons
- No HDMI output

Value For Money

Our Rating