Dell and Alienware Corp. unveal Alienware M17X gaming laptop

(This entry was originally uploaded in May 29, 2009)

Famous computer producer, Dell Inc. is not going to produce gaming laptops anymore. Alienware Corp., the Kendall, Illinois based computer systems producer is going to produce gaming laptops for Dell Inc. Dell Inc. acquired Alienware Corp. in 2006 but the company maintains its autonomy. Dell-Alienware partnership is now betting big on the All Powerful Alienware M17X laptop. Alerady, Alienware has started its “All Powerful” teaser website www.allpowerful.com. The Alienware M17X is a powerful machine and an “extreme” in every way. If you are one of those hardcore gamers then this is the ideal machine for you.

Dimension:

Length: 15.98 inches

Width: 12.65 inches

Breadth: 2.11 inches

Weight: 11.68 pounds

Features of Alienware M17X:

• The exterior of the Alienware M17X is made of anodized aluminum.
• The Alienware M17X comes with one 1GB nVidia GeForce GTX260M GPU which can be upgradable to dual 1GB nVidia GeForce GTX 280M GPUs if you want.
• The Alienware M17X is fitted with Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz P8600 CPU which can be upgradaded to Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core CPU.
• The Alienware M17X comes with 4GB of RAM. It can be upgraded to 8GB of 1333MHz DDR3 RAM.
• The Alienware M17X contains a 250GB 7200-rpm hard drive which can be upgradaded to a 1TB 7200-rpm or to 512MB of solid-state storage capacity.You can swap hard drives by removing the battery.
• The Alienware M17X is fitted with DVD-RW drive. It can be upgradade to dual-layer Blu-ray Disc.
• The Alienware M17X is fitted with a nine-cell battery.
• The Alienware M17X comes with nVidia GeForce 9400M G1 GPU with HybridPower technology.
• The Alienware M17X comes with 802.11n Wi-Fi.
• The Alienware M17X comes with an optional LCD monitor with a resolution of 1920X 1200.
• The Alienware M17X comes with a four-pin FireWire port.
• The Alienware M17X has four USB ports.
• The Alienware M17X comes with an eSATA/USB combo port.
• The Alienware M17X has an ExpressCard slot.
• The Alienware M17X comes with an eight-in-one Media Card reader.
• The Alienware M17X comes with built-in speakers.

Price:

All Powerful Alienware M17X laptop is priced at $1799. The company will offer “a host perks” with the 17″ machine.

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