Alienware Area-51 m17x Laptop
Category: Laptops
The good: Highest-end components; imposing design; fantastic performance.
The bad: Starting configurations are overpriced; touch controls are a bit wonky.
The bottom line: 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.
Specifications: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.1 GHz); RAM installed: 1 GB DDR II SDRAM; Weight: 10.5 lbs;
CNET Reviews – Area-51® m17x :September 19, 2008
“It’s hard to do better than the Alienware Area-51 m17x. ”
CNET Reviews – Area-51® m17xSeptember 24, 2008
“Clearly intended for a premium audience ”
Laptop Magazine – Area-51® m17xAugust 19, 2008
“Every once in a while a system comes through our offices that obliterates the gaming performance scores of those that preceded it. Currently, that notebook is the Alienware Area-51 m17x. ”
New York Times – Area-51 m17xMay 2008
“This futuristic-looking laptop…looks as if it just floated out of an invading spacecraft.”
Manufacturer: Alienware
Credit: Cnet Reviews, Alienware
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