Alienware is a subsidiary of Dell. It focus on desktops and laptops for gaming and likewise different excessive graphical efficiency functions. Alienware provides M11x, M15x and M17x product traces for his or her gaming laptops.

On this article, we’re going to take a look at it is highest efficiency product line, the M17x laptops.

Alienware M17x gaming laptops boast of probably the most highly effective Intel mobile processor. It’s utilizing the lastest Intel Core i5 and i7 processors which has Intel Turbo Enhance Expertise for dynamic, on the fly overclocking function to ship the pace wanted to for top finish gaming. It additionally boasts of ATi CrossFireX twin GPU graphics to ship the final word gaming expertise. In line with alienware website on the time of writing, the M17x gaming laptops beginning value is USD1799 in US and SGD3499 in Singapore. The distinction in value is because of totally different default specs provided in it is website each nation.

Lets undergo the M17x gaming laptops technical specs.

Beginning with it is processors, Alienware solely provides Intel processors. In it is Singapore website, it provides Intel Core i7-740QM (default), and upgradable to choices i7-840QM and i7-940XM Intel core processors for a value. Within the US website, it provides Intel Core i5-520M (default), upgradable to i5-540M, i7 720QM, i7-820QM and i7-920XM Intel Core processors for a value. These are the newest i5 and i7 product line from Intel and may do effectively for any kind of game requirement.

It’s shipped with Home windows 7 working system. So far as gaming is worried, this shouldn’t be of any concern. Most new games help each Home windows 7 and Home windows Vista.

For graphic or video card or GPU (Graphic Processing Unit), M17x comes with CrossFireX Twin 1GB GDDR5 ATI Mobility Radeon HD5870. There may be additionally a single 1GB GDDR5 ATI Mobility Radeon HD5870 and single 1GB GDDR5 ATI Mobility Radeon HD4870 choices obtainable. You’ll be able to’t hvae an excessive amount of of video reminiscence. Graphic card handles the graphic processing in your computer. Rising the video reminiscence, utilizing CrossFireX permits 2 or extra graphic card to work collectively to enhance the system efficiency, supplying you with smoother, sharper and extra detailed graphics. Games now has very detailed graphic results corresponding to shadow, reflection 3d and would require increasingly more highly effective graphic processor to make sure the final word gaming expertise. ATI is a company acquired and personal by AMD since 2006. It is foremost competitor and the opposite main participant in graphic card market is NVIDIA’s GeForce.

M17x gaming laptops comes with MacAfee antivirus. Whereas antivirus just isn’t a facet to be thought of for gaming laptops, it is rather vital as there are various virus, trojan and worms that might simply infect your laptops whereas accessing the web spoortsbook.

For its reminiscence, M17x gaming laptops comes with 4GB (2x2GB), 6GB (2GB+4GB) and 8GB (2x4GB) 1333MHz or 1067 MHz DDR3 SDRAM. Extra reminiscence will increase the general system efficiency. It permits more room for the laptop to retailer at the moment used information and allow your computer to run extra functions on the identical time. It’s a rule of thumb that laptops with Home windows Vista or Home windows 7 have no less than 2GB RAM. For gaming laptops, the extra reminiscence the higher.

For the show, M17x gaming laptops comes with HD Show. It provides 17.0 inch UltraSharp WUXGA (1920×1200) RGBLED Show with TrueLife or 17 inch WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 (US solely). A much bigger show with excessive decision will give a greater gaming expertise with the state of the art graphics gaming has to supply. Alienware laptops additionally come customary with a 1.0 MP Webcam and digital microphone array.

M17x gaming laptops comes with a 640GB 7200 RPM SATA (320GBx2) Arduous drive. It is usually upgradable to 1TB 7200 RPM SATA onerous drive (500GBx2). There are additionally 128GB, 256GB and 512GB Stable State Drive choices obtainable. Stable state drive are much less vulnerable to bodily shock, quieter and have decrease entry time and latency. Nevertheless, the value is rather more costly than a tough disk drive. For now, stable state drive could not make an excessive amount of distinction in gaming expertise. There are enchancment to load instances for games utilizing stable state drive however that itself could not justify the costly value you must fork out. To retailer extra information, video, photos and set up extra applications, select a better capacitiy onerous drive.

MX17x gaming laptop comes with 8X DVD + /-RW Drive with DVD + R double layer write functionality Optical Drive, Wireless 1520 802.11n Half Mini-Card or Intel® Final N WiFi Hyperlink 6300 a/g/Draft-n 3×3 MIMO, Inner Excessive-Definition 5.1 Encompass Sound Audio, 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery and AlienFX Illuminated keyboard. It encompasses a QuickTouch system control pad and boasts of delicate keyboard.The casing and laptop design can be very smooth and good. Additionally, it comes with 1-year Premier Service with 1-year CompleteCover (Singapore) or 1-year In-Home Service After Distant Analysis(US). Based mostly on my expertise,it’s good to contemplate upgrading to an extended plan because it saves you the trouble of worrying when your laptop breaks down.

all of the specs, M17x really is an excellent gaming laptop. If it matches inside your price range, that is positively price contemplating.