Member Reviews: Alienware M11x

Intro I purchased this laptop as a replacement for my outdated black-friday version 15" HP DV6000. I bought this laptop for use in college next year, mainly for word processing, CAD modeling, and light gaming. I was weary to purchase an Alienware because of the reputation of having overpriced computers, but after researching other laptops in the size range, the price tag was acceptable compared to what I was getting. I was very confident before purchasing this laptop that it was going to suit my needs perfectly. What's in the Box: Laptop Manuals Power Block Felt sleeve (somewhat durable?) Foam Design My first impressions of the laptop in person were nothing short of what I...

From left to right: Dell mini9, Alienware M11x R2, Alienware m15x R1 i7 Performance The i7 640UM is a dual core, hyper-threaded processor. There are 4 threads, so it looks like a modern mid-tier server at work. The i7 640UM is clocked at 1.2Ghz and Alienware advertises it has a max 2.6Ghz “turbo” frequency. This processor default bus speed of 133Mhz with a 9x multiplier, giving it the 1.2Ghz core speed. The 1.2Ghz frequency is misleading. This processor uses Intel® Turbo Boost Technology to dynamically adjusts the CPU multiplier from 5x to 17x. This makes the core speed low at (133Mhz*5) 665Mhz and maxes out at (133Mhz*17) 2.26Ghz. Alienware was cool enough...

Been looking at this model for some time. Given the uncertainties of refresh config/price in my market I took the bait. Been using 17" Dell systems for years but the battery life attracted me with this system. Portability WITH power was appealing. Specs: This is a "loaded" system. Dell Malaysia, even the online ordering, prepackages systems with items that are options in other markets. Ex: bluetooth. What I do NOT have by purchasing from retail is a bundled extended warranty or mobile broadband option. ...some of the important bits... SU7300 CPU 4GB Ram Nvidia GeForce GT 335M 500GB HD Win7 HomePrem 64 What's in the Box: In my case, there were extra items. Though...

Intro I was looking for something portable and powerful at the same time. I was sick and tired of carrying heavy 15.4 + notebooks and needed something that would do the same tasks as my 15.4 notebook. I stumbled onto this little thing when i was watching the CES show and since then i was waiting for it to come out. I had some money problems when it came out but i was able to get it after i managed the troubles i had. Specs: CPU: C2D SU7300 GPU: Intel 4500 / Nvidia GT335 1GB Memory: 2x1GB DDR 1600 Mhz HD: 320GB SATA 2 7200RPM OS: Windows 7 Home Premium x64 What's in the Box: The packaging was quite well done. Inside you do not get much. You get the Laptop covered with an Alienware...

AW m11x Hello, it's mb67 putting together his review of the AW m11x, since waiting on Steve to do his awesome review seems to be something of a fantasy right now. That, and qhn hounding me to do a review. (j/k qhn ) Anyway, on to more pressing matters. The reasons that led up to my purchase of this laptop have part to do with my one-year assignment to Biloxi MS. When I boarded the plane from Honolulu, HI (my home ) to MS, I was carrying my Dell Studio XPS 16 with me. While the XPS 16 isn't the heaviest laptop out there, it got to be a bit cumbersome lugging from airport to airport. It was then that I decided to get something much more portable. Right around that time the AW m11x...

Intro The reason I got this is that I wanted a laptop that would be more portable than my MALX and this looked like it would meet those expectations, placed my order and got a est delivery of March 3rd, I surprised to see it updated with a 18th delivery date. It arrived on schedule doulbe boxed with a DELL outer box and the Alienware box inside. Opening it up and seeing it sleeved inside a felt soft cover/case was a nice touch. picking it it feels heavier than I thought it would but it also feels solid and not flimsy or fragile. Opening it up and turning it on I immediately noticed the backlit keyboard, power button, and front grills. the textured touchpad is actually better than...