Beside the fact that the above laptop is about as unmobile as a mobile device can get, gamers will be happy to hear that Alienware has let their extremely powerful M17X loose.

This is the real deal featuring not one but two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M video cards with 1GB of RAM. However, for the more discreet laptop sessions users will be able to switch to the onboard NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GPU. Furthermore, the M17X supports a quad-core Core 2 Extreme and up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM.

And I’ve only just gotten started, you can also opt for up to 1TB of harddrive space of 512GB of SSD space.  Also included is a 9 cell battery, FireWire, USB, eSATA and ExpressCardports, support for 802.11n WiFi, an 8-in-1 card reader, dual-layer Blu-ray and a 1920 x 1200 LCD screen. Of course, there are also DisplayPort and HDMI outs so you can connect this mammoth to any display you can throw at it.

Starting at $1,799 Alienware’s M17X weighs in at 11.68 pounds. Hey, I told you it wasn’t the most mobile laptop on the block, didn’t I?

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Feel like playing a game or two, or three or nine? Order Santa a new Alienware gaming oriented laptop. And they have a new, innovative laptop up for grabs. The M17 is the first CrossFire X-enabled notebook and it’s totally different than the M17x.

Here’s what you will get for $1,399 (that’s the starting price) and more

• Core 2 Quad or Extreme CPU
• up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM
• twin ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 GPUs
• a WXGA+ or a WUXGA panel
• an optional ATSC HDTV tuner
• up to 640GB of HDD space in a RAID 0 array
• a dual-layer DVD writer
• optional Blu-ray reader
• WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, gigabit Ethernet and a
• facial recognition sensor.

A facial recognition sensor… That’s something I’ll never use to protect my gaming laptop experience.

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If you’re still not impressed with any of the latest MacBooks, you might want a desktop like the Alienware Aurora from Dell. The new gaming PC will come exclusively from Best Buy for an exclusive price of only $1,699.99. For that exclusive price you will get some exclusive components like the AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz quad-core processor, the dual ATI Radeon HD 4850 video card with a total of 1GB GDDR3 RAM and the 4GB DDR2 RAM. The exclusive hard drive is a 500GB spinning at 7,200rpm. Other features are gigabit Ethernet, no less than 8 USB 2.0 ports, 2 Firewire ports, 2 S-video ports and 4 DVI ports.

The exclusive Aurora has Windows Vista on but it will probably be a mean gaming machine. So go get one if you’re a hardcore gamer looking for a new gadget.

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Does the picture above remind you of anything you might have seen recently? Would you guess what’s the target audience for it?

I am was a gamer once and a pretty good one. I was always looking for a better system. I was interested in faster processors, more RAM and of course the latest video card. I wasn’t at all interested in any visual upgrades.
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Dell acquired Alienware back in 2006. No news there, right? But since then both Dell and Alienware systems, desktops and laptops, sold quite good. Each a different brand, they both continued to offer unique solutions to various demands, all that for a corresponding price, whether higher or lower then others.

One particularly interesting line was of course the XPS line. Better looking, faster processing laptops and desktops for hardcore gamers or multimedia maniacs. According to the Wall Street Journal, Dell is going to dump the whole desktop XPS line despite its bestselling attributes. They will focus on Alienware instead!

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Alienware, the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook and entertainment systems, has added a new product to their family, the Area-51 m17x. This is an addition to their top of the line Area-51 series of notebooks.

The Area-51 m17x is pretty much like its predecessor, the Area-51 m15x. The only difference is that the m17x features a brilliant 17-inch, widescreen HD display that is suitable for PC gamers, 3D content creators and multi-media enthusiasts.

This notebook is touted as the fastest notebook Alienware has ever designed. It features an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor combined with the fearsome power of dual, SLI-enabled NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX GPUs for unprecedented performance levels. The notebook’s 500GB mobile hard drives are the world’s largest. Dual drives configured in a RAID 0 array plus a 500GB Smart Bay drive for additional storage give the user an astounding 1.5TB capacity, accommodating approximately 250 games, 375 full-length movies or nearly 400,000 songs.

via: businesswire

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Alienware has been known to put out some wonderfully crafted notebooks combined with ultra-high performance in the past. The latest to live up to this tradition is the Area-51 m15x, providing a great solution for professionals and gamers alike.

Touted as the first 15-inch notebook with the Core 2 Extreme processor and NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX graphics, the Area-51 m15x laptop features dual hard drives and Smart Bay technology giving user the capability of hot-swapping an optical drive or a second hard drive. It strives to deliver ultra-high-definition video at 1200p and combines high-definition audio to give user the ultimate HD experience. User will have complete control over lighting and power management thanks to Alienware’s Command Center, and the BinaryGFX Technology provides easy switching between integrated and high-performance graphics cards.

“Alienware always sets the bar almost impossibly high, but the new Area-51 m15x not only lives up to the elite tradition of past Alienware notebooks, it establishes a new performance standard that demands the attention of everyone from hardcore gamers and 3D content creators to students and professionals on the go,” said Frank Azor, Executive Vice-President for Alienware’s Product and Marketing Groups. “A mix of unparalleled speed, stunning graphics precision and exclusive customization features will be the lasting impact of Alienware’s most impressive, most unstoppable and sexiest mobile system yet.”

As always, the m15x starts at a base model, which can be customized according to the user’s desires. The base model features Core2Duo 1.8GHz processor, GeForce 8600M GS graphics, and is priced at $1,499.

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Just in time for the new school year, Alienware unleashed its new Area-51 m5550 Quick Ship Notebook PC, a special edition laptop that ships within two business days of payment confirmation and validation. The m5550 Notebook offers a 15.4″ display and comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz processor, as well as 2GB of memory. For graphics, the laptp is equipped with an ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 graphics card - great for work as well as games and video playback.

The Area-51 m5550 offers a 160GB 5400-rpm hard drive - that’s a decent amount of storage for your school needs. In addition, there’s an 8X dual-layer CD-RW/DVD+/-RW drive for backups and the like. The laptop comes with Intel 802.11g wireless access technology. The laptop offers a battery control option that lets you save on the battery by ramping down the CPU/GPU usage as well as lowering the cooling system when you don’t need it.

The 15.4″ display offers WXGA 1280×800 widescreen resolution. Measuring in at 1.36″ x 14.25″ x 10.75″, the Area-51 m5550 weighs in at 6 lbs. There’s also 7.1 high-definition audio and two speakers on-board. Bundled with Windows Vista Ultimate.

Prices start at US $1,699.

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