Price range: £1,598.99
What is it: Spectacularly fast, 17-inch gaming laptop
What we think: The fastest gaming laptop we've ever tested, but it costs a small fortune
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 7 August 2009
Tags: Alienware, Alienware M17x, chips, pixels, storage
We like:
Insanely fast gaming performance; powerful quad-core processor; customisable LEDs
We don't like:
Keyboard flex; awkward touch-sensitive panel; overkill for all but the most enthusiastic of gamers
CNET UK judgement:
The Alienware M17x is a monstrously fast laptop that makes mincemeat of the latest games, even at high resolutions. Unfortunately, it also costs an arm and a leg
Full review:
With specs that ought to make most desktop PCs drool, the Alienware M17x uses of some of the fastest laptop components currently available and is aimed squarely at gaming enthusiasts. It only takes a quick look at the price tag to make you realise this is no ordinary laptop. Alienware supplied us with pretty much the top M17x configuration, costing around £3,330. If you want to save some cash, most components can be scaled back -- check out the Alienware Web site for full details. Prices start at about £1,700. Continue Reading...
Alienware M17x History
21 Sep 2009 in Crave
CNET UK Editors' Choice winners August 2009
August's Editors' Choice awards are rather late, we admit. We can only apologise profusely and hope the outstanding quality of this month's winners will placate you
17 Jun 2009 in Crave
Photos: Alienware M17x hands-on
It's allegedly the "fastest laptop in the universe". It's got 8GB of RAM, two dedicated Nvidia graphics cards and the horsepower of Intel's Core 2 Extreme chips. And we went out to Paris to see it
1 Jun 2009 in Crave
Alienware M17x: 'Fastest laptop in the universe'
This is the Alienware M17x, which according to the gaming PC maker is the "fastest laptop in the universe". We're not sure what the Gloobopians, orbiting Alpha Centauri, would say about that
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