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On a side note, you can buy a Sager notebook with a quad core processor, 3 hard drives, 2 video cards and a 17" HD screen for $400 less than this dual core equivalent. ]]>Nov 19th 2007 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Triple 64GB Samsung SSD Drives - $1200
Built in Blueray Burner - $300
Buying a $5000+ 10 lb laptop with 45 minute runtime - priceless.]]>Nov 19th 2007 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/
In general though, I've always really loved the look of Alienware machines. Sure, they have a wild look, but they do it well and keep it understated.]]>Nov 19th 2007 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/
I bought mine because I wanted you all to hate me. ]]>Nov 19th 2007 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/photos/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops-2/498277/? It's the one with the white screen and an alien behind it with his hand on the screen.]]>Nov 19th 2007 7:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 19th 2007 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/
I LOVE the backlit keyboard and have been practically crying out for this forever. Why on earth aren't all keyboards backlit these days? It seems Dell, Alienware, and Apple are the only companies that offer it.

I slso love the finish on these systems - I actually like my laptops to look good, too, not just perform well. Each to his own, but these systems look like they have custom paintjobs worthy of an automobile. To all who don't like the glossy finishes: Fine by me. Keep your ugly computers.


The only thing I don't like about the m17x: no HD-DVD drive. I wish companies would stop choosing sides and just offer both flavors. If I'm invested in HD-DVD, then what good does a Blu-ray drive do me? Companies need to offer both, and let the CUSTOMER decide.
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They're offering two styles (for the top lid of the laptop): Skullcap (which looks like the Alien ribs) and Ripley (which is just a smooth surface with what looks like a soft crease down the middle). Along with the Ripley design, the m17x has one of the cleanest looking designs I've ever seen on a PC laptop - reminds me a lot of a MacBook Pro in terms of the smooth, clean lines. Go here: http://www.alienware.com/intro_pages/m17x_m15x.aspx - and look at the m17x gallery. It's not that I care about differing opinions - I honestly don't - it's just that it's completely perplexing to me how someone could think that particular system is offensive to the eye. Please provide me with an example (of a PC laptop) that you think looks good (or better than this).

Taking that gallery (that I provided a link to) into consideration, along with the Ripley lid, the beautifully clean blue backlit keyboard, and coupling that with a glossy black paintjob, you'd have to be absolutely NUTS to think that wouldn't look good. Again, each to his own, but it just seems that some of you would never be pleased with what anyone came up with. Either that, or you're simply more attracted to designs that are drab.]]>Nov 20th 2007 4:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/
If you don't think this is pretty you have to be NUTS


This is the most beautifull laptops i have ever seen,, and i have allways loved the "ribs" on alienware's laptops and would hate to see this go,,,

The keyboard is just so beautifully made,, i might even set this laptop as my background, even though i know i will never buy one because the concept of a gaming laptop is nuts in itself...

If only alienware offered a work-laptop with this design i would pay the difference between this and an equally good (yet ugly) laptop like a DELL XPS...]]>Nov 21st 2007 5:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 21st 2007 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/hands-on-with-alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-laptops/Nov 24th 2007 3:38AM