Alienware Area 51m 7700 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Chris Stevens

Reviewed on: 26 May 2005

Tags: Alienware, Alienware Area 51m 7700, surround sound, keypad, screens

We like:

Massive screen; gutsy performance; glowing alien head on lid

We don't like:

The weight of the thing -- but most gamers need the exercise anyway

You might also need:

You might want to plug in an external mouse. Sometimes the trackpad just doesn't cut it when spinning around to nail your enemy with a cranial drill

CNET UK judgement:

Warmongers and hitmen-in-training, rejoice -- this is the toughest, meanest gaming laptop this side of hell. The Area 51 knocked our cotton socks off and held a blade to our throat, whispering, "There's nothing faster than me, you hear? Nothing." By the end of our review, we believed it

Full review:

There's something kooky about Alienware. It's the kid at school who threw balled-up paper around during maths lessons, but then quietly snuck off to read up on relativity at lunch time. The Alienware brand says 'late-90s raver', but the Alienware components and price-tag say 'I'm deadly serious about my PC'. Continue Reading...