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Alienware Area-51 m17x

Date Released: Apr-10-2008
Date Discontinued: May-19-2009

Specifications

Brand:	Alienware
Model:	Area-51 m17x
Processor Type: (options)	Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme Edition
Processor Model: (options)	T8100 (2.1GHz / 3MB L2 Cache / 800FSB ) T8300 (2.4GHz / 3MB L2 Cache / 800FSB ) T9300 (2.5GHz / 6MB L2 Cache / 800FSB ) T9500 (2.6GHz / 6MB L2 Cache / 800FSB ) X9000 ( 2.80GHz / 6MB L2 Cache / 800FSB )
Chipset:	Intel PM965 + ICH8-M
LCD:	17" Widescreen
Screen Type:	Matted Glossy
Native Resolution:	1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)
Video Card: (options)	NVIDIA GeForce Go 8600M GT SLI NVIDIA GeForce Go 8700M GT SLI NVIDIA GeForce Go 8800M GTX SLI NVIDIA GeForce Go 9800M GTX SLI
Video Memory:	256MB DDR3 (per card) 512MB DDR3 (per card)
S-Video Out:	Yes
HDMI Out:	Yes
Second Monitor Output:	No
SLI support:	Yes
Memory Maximum Amount:	up to 4GB (2 slot)
Memory Speed:	DDR2 667
Hardrive 1: (options)	200GB 7200rpm SATA 150 320GB 5400rpm SATA 150 160GB 5400rpm SATA 150 64GB Solid State Drive 500GB 5400rpm SATA 150
Hardrive 2: (options)	No 200GB 7200rpm SATA 150 320GB 5400rpm SATA 150 160GB 5400rpm SATA 150 64GB Solid State Drive 500GB 5400rpm SATA 150
Hardrive 3: (options)	No 120GB 7200RPM SMART BAY 200GB 7200RPM SMART BAY 320GB 7200RPM SMART BAY 400GB 5400RPM SMART BAY 500GB 5400RPM SMART BAY
Raid Configuration: (options)	No Raid 0 Raid 1
Optical Drive 1: (options)	DVD±R/RW DL Blu-ray ROM / DVD±R/RW DL Blu-ray-R / DVD±RW / CD-RW
Optical Drive 2:	No
Built-in Speakers:	2 speakers & Subwoofer
Audio Jack Ports:	4
S/PDIF Digital Output:	Yes
Built-in Card reader:	7-in-1 Card Reader
Built-in Web camera:	No
Built-in Wireless Device:	Intel Pro/Wireless 4965AGN (A/G/N)
Built-in TV Tuner:	Yes
Built-in Bluetooth module:	Yes
Floppy Drive:	No
Fingerprint Reader:	No
USB Ports:	4 USB 2.0 Ports
eSATA Port:	1 Port
1 IEEE 1394a (Fire Wire):	2 Ports
Numeric Keypad:	Yes
Battery Type:	12-Cell Lithium-Ion
Battery Life:	2 Hours+
Secondary Battery:	No
Width:	16.1”
Length:	11.5"
Height:	2.1"
Weight:	7lbs

Consumer Ratings

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Alienware Area-51 m17x Consumer Benchmarks

Benchmark Averages

Note - the following graphs are derived from people who bought this laptop, ran benchmarks, and submitted their scores here on Notebookforums. The benchmarks are then totaled and averaged (per benchnmark ran). The average score is then compared to the best of all benchmarks.

3DMark Vantage

Model's Average Score: 6,414
( 1 best score )

(worst)
1,294

(best)
12,357

3DMark03

Model's Average Score: 48,684
( 1 best score )

(worst)
632

(best)
58,817

3DMark05

Model's Average Score: 18,190
( 1 best score )

(worst)
915

(best)
21,042

3DMark06

Model's Average Score: 12,643
( 1 best score )

(worst)
838

(best)
17,668

3DMark2001 SE

Model's Average Score: 36,455
( 1 best score )

(worst)
649

(best)
41,168

AquaMark3

Model's Average Score: 103,787
( 1 best score )

(worst)
12,502

(best)
153,102

CINEBENCH R10

Model's Average Score: 2,883
( 1 best score )

(worst)
249

(best)
6,783

Company Of Heroes Performance Test

Model's Average Score: 15.10
( 1 best score )

(worst)
15.10

(best)
60.90

Counterstrike: Source Stress Test

Model's Average Score: 262.79
( 1 best score )

(worst)
29.53

(best)
262.79

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast Stress Test

Model's Average Score: 168.44
( 1 best score )

(worst)
24.21

(best)
180.42

HD Tune

Model's Average Score: 75.10
( 1 best score )

(worst)
45.20

(best)
201.80

Super PI 2M

Model's Average Score: 0.77
( 1 best score )

(worst)
0.57

(best)
3.64

Windows Vista Experience Index

Model's Average Score: 5
( 1 best score )

(worst)
2.40

(best)
5.90

World in Conflict

Model's Average Score: 20
( 1 best score )

(worst)
4

(best)
30

wPrime Multithreaded Benchmark

Model's Average Score: 0.49
( 1 best score )

(worst)
0.15

(best)
0.91

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Fastest Benchmarks

The fastest verified benchmarks in our db

PassMark PerformanceTest 7.0

Sager NP9280
2,316.70
by chunkdside

Sager NP9280
1,933.50
by Hanzo

Sager NP8662
1,635.20
by ganzonomy

Alienware M17x
1,621.70
by Steve

HP/Compaq Pavilion dv7-2040US
1,168.70
by NickWelder

HD Tune

Sager NP8662
201.80 MB/sec
by ganzonomy

Alienware M17x
137.90 MB/sec
by Steve

Alienware Area-51 m17x
75.10 MB/sec
by Steve

Alienware m17
62.50 MB/sec
by Steve

Dell XPS M1710
46.30 MB/sec
by Maconi

Windows Experience Index (Win 7)

Alienware M15x
6.80
by Yoob@NBF

Sager NP8662
6.40
by ganzonomy

Dell XPS M1710
5.30
by Maconi

Acer Aspire 7738G
5.10
by qhn

Doom 3 Built-in-Benchmark

Alienware Area-51 m15x
130.80 fps
by Packer445

Alienware Area-51 m5550
128.10 fps
by Rammi

Sager NP5793
126.50 fps
by Steve

Alienware Area-51 m5550
124.70 fps
by sno0kiez

Sager NP9750
115.30 fps
by Wiley

Dawn of War II

Alienware M17x
38.47
by Steve

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Latest Benchmarks

Recently verified benchmarks (per system). Note - for users with benchmark logs, if more then 1 benchmark is submitted under different settings, the best score of all settings will show.

PassMark PerformanceTest 7.0
HP/Compaq Pavilion dv2000
318.30
by ganzonomy

PassMark PerformanceTest 7.0
Sager NP8662
1,635.20
by ganzonomy

HD Tune
Dell XPS M1710
46.30
by Maconi

Windows Experience Index (Win 7)
Dell XPS M1710
5.30
by Maconi

HD Tune
Sager NP8662
201.80
by ganzonomy

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