Alienware M17X

Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) fits your needs of outstanding gaming laptop. Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) has outstanding performance to support playing games smoothly at the true HD (1080p) screen resolution. Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) specs are: fast Intel quad-core Sandy Bridge processor with Intel Core i7-2720M, great graphical performance from AMD Radeon HD 6970M which paired with 8 GB DDR3 memory on 17.3 inches large screen. More features on Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) are: sturdy chassis, great keayboard for gaming, unique design of Alienware. But some trade come with its great specs, Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) is weighted at 9.8 pounds and has less than 3 hours battery life. Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) price on the market offered from $2,239.00. Other rivals you may compared are Dell XPS 15-Sandy Bridge ($1,785), Acer Aspire AS8950G-9839 ($1,499.99), and Asus G73SW-BST6 ($1,299.99).

Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) Review: Performance, Design, and Features

Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) system relies on 2.2GHz Intel Core i7-2720QM quad-core Sandy Brigde processor with clock speed at 2.2GHz. It paired with 8GB DDR3 memory and RAID 0 hard drives. In PCMark Vantage testing, it scores at 10,042 which is higher than other gaming laptop like Acer AS8950G-9839 (8,211), Asus G73SW-BST6 (7,845), or Dell XPS 15-Sandy Bridge (8,089). Meanwhile its graphical chip, AMD Radeon 6970M with 2GB of VRAM, admited as one of the best mobile graphics chips on the market. No need to worry to play hard 3D game with best quality setting. Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) can play Crysis at 58.7 fps and Lost Planet 2 at 57.4 fps on best quality setting. Tested on 3DMark 06, it scored at 20,097 points, which make most rivals left far behind. But, having high performace means there are other part to be sacrificed. Although Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) equipped with the biggest capacity batteries (90WH), it only can run up to 2 hours 24 minutes based on MobileMark 2007 battery testing. So, don't forget to plug in its AC adapter when playing games.

Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) has 17.3-inch widescreen which can reach 1,920-by-1,080 resolution and brightness intensity at 400 nits. But it screen rather glare which can be detected under any light source. This make its screen turned into a mirror (coz resulting reflection). Its designed are showing special characteristics as Alienware laptop (like 'Alien face' on the lid and base with LEDs that looks as it is peering at you) which is hasn't changed since two years ago. Its body uses rubber-like texture over its stealth-black magnesium frame. With those materials and specs, Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) comes at 9.8 pounds, which is heaviest among its contender. Both of Asus G73SW-BST6 and Acer AS8950G-9839 has 8.3 pounds weight.

Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) storage relies on two 750GB,7200rpm drives, for a total of 1.5TB with RAID 0 setting. No need to worry of hard drive space shortage. Features you may find are: mini-DisplayPort, HDMI-Out, VGA-Out, HDMI-in (rarely found on laptops), five USB ports, two of which are USB 3.0, two USB 2.0, and one ESata/USB combo, a slot-loading Blu-ray drive. Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) speakers give crisp sound and fully immerse when playing 3D game. But it doesn't has a subwoofer. If you want to have better sound, you can connect it via SPDIF port on the left side to a better speaker system.

Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) Review: Full Specs

Processor	Intel Core i7-2720M (clock speed at 2.2 GHz)
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Video Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 6970M (primary) Intel HD Graphics 3000 (secondary)
Memory	8 GB DDR3
Display	17.3-inch widescreen which 1,920-by-1,080 resolution
Hard Drive	2 x 750GB 7200 RPM HDD with RAID 0
Optical Drive	DVD+/-RW DL with Blu-Ray
Network	802.11n Wi-Fi
Ports	mini-DisplayPort, HDMI-Out, VGA-Out, HDMI-in (rarely found on laptops), five USB ports, two of which are USB 3.0, two USB 2.0, and one ESata/USB combo
Weight	9.8 pounds
Battery	90WH battery up to 2 hours 24 minutes
Audio	stereo speakers