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A strong push for hardcore mobile gaming
Laptops have been selling much more than PC’s for a long while now, and every year the gap between them grows in sales. A full blown desktop computer may be $500 cheaper than an equally powered laptop, but there are some things that laptops just don’t have or can’t do. Laptops cannot be exceptional game machines for several reasons: their small size limits the parts that can be used, the available parts are underpowered compared to standard PC parts, heat issues, and they’re very, very expensive.
Alienware, disregarding this rule, pumps out hardcore gaming laptops year after year. The company recently released its newest addition to the lifestyle for gamers on the go with the m15x. This 15.4” laptop isn’t just suitable for gamers with loaded pockets: anyone looking for a desktop replacement or a powerful laptop on the go can pick one up for as low as $1499, a bargain for a high-end brand such as Alienware.
I recently sat down with the m15x for some serious testing. I put it through its paces and used it for everything for a full month.
| Processor | Intel X9000 2.8GHz Dual Core (6MB Cache 800MHz FSB) |
| RAM | 4GB @ 667MHz (2X2048MB) |
| Videocard | NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX |
| Display | 15.4” WUXGA (1920X1200) |
| Operating System | Vista Home Premium |
| Hard Drive | 200GB 7,200 RPM w/Free Fall Protection |
| Wireless | Intel 4965 a/b/g/N |
| Sound Card | Integrated |
| Extras | Intel Turbo Cache Memory (1GB), 320GB 5,400 RPM₁ Smart Bay, 2x Dual Layer Blu-ray Disc Burner, AlienRespawn Recovery, HDMI-DVI adapter, 6-cell Smart Bay Battery, Express Card Media Remote Control, 1-year AlienCare Warranty |
Current models carry 120GB and 200GB smart bay drives at 7,200 RPM, and 500GB at 5,400 RPM.
This is the top of the line model (with minor exceptions), and is MSRP $4,768. The current model equally scaled is priced at $4,743. Starting price for the m15x is $1,499.
