Dell Inc. acquired Alienware as being a subsidiary in March 2006; however, Alienware was established about Ten years ago. Alienware had specialized in high end desktops, laptops and workstations. Previously, most major manufacturers, including Dell had failed to see the potential with the high performance gaming market. Because the interest in gaming laptops grew, Dell was drawn towards Alienware.

Alienware’s name itself plus the names of the company products are inspired through the successful TV series, The X-Files. Even types of its laptops have extra-terrestrial themes.

Alienware’s absorption into Dell failed to give you drastic changes to its products. Alienware actually got a lot of leverage now as it is still equipped with autonomy in terms of design and marketing as it advantages of Dell’s supply chain, purchasing power, and production capabilities.

There’s no doubting the belief that the Alienware M17x is often a gamer’s machine. The look is just not ambiguous in any respect. LED lights are found everywhere for the M17x so we especially just like the option that enables an individual a personalized lighting combo.

Like most gaming laptops, the M17x is very heavy. Which is made heavier due to the metal trimmings, the eccentric design, the chassis, and it is internal parts. Perhaps the lid is heavy. Portability is decreased since we doubt that folks would enjoy carrying anywhere near this much weight around.

We love to its full-sized keyboard that’s as responsive as any laptop we’ve tried. The M17x is able to do multimedia tasks extremely well. The figures say all this: 17-inch display using a 1920 x 1200 high-definition resolution. Furthermore, its speakers produce clear and loud sounds.

Alienware does are convinced that the M17x will be the “the strongest laptop inside universe.” Nobody is sure about this but we’ll go and say that it ranks quite high on that list. Internet connected computers provides you with two Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 280M graphics cards and a 2.53-GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad QX9300 CPU. Using these, no game would be fat to play.

Additional features in the M17x include HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, four USB 2.0, eSATA, DisplayPort and FireWire ports, plus, a memory reader, plus an ExpressCard/54 slot.

SPECS Available choices (From Dell’s website)

CPU – Intel Core 2 Suo P8600 (3MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB) around Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad QX9300 (12MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)

RAM – 4GB, 6GB, 8GB DDR31

Display size – 17-inch WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 – (900p) LCD, 17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 – (1200p) LCD

Operating System – Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)

Battery Life – About 3 hours

Graphics – Single 1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M, SLI Dual 1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M

Pros

It’s difficult never to obsess regarding the Alienware M17x featuring its many top-of-the-line features and sheer power. We like its style and its sturdiness. A lot of people would find the customization options useful, plus has outstanding graphics. Because it can be configured, it can be more practical than the others.

Cons

The load of the Alienware M17x is often a minor problem. Upgrading these devices is costly along with causing more inconvenience as it adds more importance.