Alienware Area-51m15x gaming notebook

Alienware Area-51® m15x – 15.4-inch Widescreen

The most powerful 15.4-inch gaming notebook ever
Laptop Editor's Choice : March 10, 2008

CNET - Area-51 m15x : March 2008
CNET EDITORS' RATING 8.1/10 Excellent

The good: Top-of-the-line components; backlit keyboard is a cool touch; highest resolution we've seen in a 15-inch display; one of the fastest laptops on the planet right now.

The bad: Still not as slick looking as it should be; thick, clunky chassis; touch pad hard to use.

The bottom line: Alienware's amazingly powerful flagship Area-51 m15x has the insides down, but our finicky aesthetic sense isn't sold on the look of this otherwise awesome 15-inch powerhouse of a gaming laptop.

Alienware engineered the Area-51® m15x notebook from the ground up for both performance and portability. Expert design, superior performance and innovative software are only the beginning.
System Highlights

* First 15.4-inch notebook with Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme
* First 15.4-inch notebook with NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800M GTX
* Up to 4GB of 667MHz DDR2 Memory
* Dual Hard Drives with Smart Bay Technology
* Extreme-High Definition Video (1200p) and HD Audio
* Command Center with AlienFX® Lighting Control
* Stealth Mode Power Management


Alienware USA
Customizable Online
USD1,799.00 package
*15.4" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD (720p) with Clearview Technology
*Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting(Color choices)
*256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
*Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7100 1.8GHz (2MB Cache 800MHz FSB)[Up to Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme X9000 2.8GHz (6MB Cache 800MHz FSB) [+$900 or $27/mo.] ]
*Windows Vista® Home Premium
*Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
*2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 1024MB
*160GB 7200 RPM (8MB Cache)
*None Smart Bay(2nd Hard Drive)(Upgradeable)
*8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
*Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
*Internal High-Definition Audio with surround sound (Upgradeable to External Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card)
*Exclusively Designed Non-Illuminated Keyboard



Alienware Australia
Customizable Online
Area-51® m15x Ranger

Advantage

* Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.2GHz
* NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
* 1 GB 667MHz DDR2 Memory
* Alienware Command Center
* WideXGA+ (1080p) Video and HD Audio

Standard Features

* 7-in-1 Media Card Reader
AUD3,401.88
Before all applicable rebates.
Price is Inc GST and excluding freight.
*15.4" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD (1080p)
*Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting(Color choices)
*256MB Nvidia® GeForce™ Go 8600M GS[Up to 512MB Nvidia® GeForce™ Go 8700M GT [ +$174.54 ]]
*Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz (6MB Cache 800MHz FSB)[Up to Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9500 2.6GHz (6MB Cache 800MHz FSB) [ +$379.69 ]]
*1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 512MB [up to 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 1024MB [ +$33.26 ]]
*Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home Premium
*80GB 7200RPM HDD SATA
*None Smart Bay(2nd Hard Drive)(Upgradeable)
*8X Dual Layer CD-RW/DVD±RW Burner
*Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
**Internal High-Definition Audio with surround sound (Upgradeable to External Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card [ +$112.31 ])
*Exclusively Designed Non-Illuminated Keyboard

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