Alienware prepping "Allpowerful" laptop for next month

When it's not busy perpetrating negative stereotypes about alien cranium sizes, Dell's Alienware has been known to throw together a product teaser now and then. This latest one points to 20 days in the future, when Alienware will presumably unveil a "new gaming laptop & computer" (according to the header) dubbed "Allpowerful." Seems a little pretentious, sure, but we wouldn't expect anything less. We'll see y'all in June.

[Blake @ May 12th 2009 6:53PM]

Holy crap...something new??
Wait, all their laptops are amazing. I have an Area 51, and it is overkill

[Game_playa @ May 12th 2009 6:37PM]

Whatever it is, I'm sure it's gonna be $1000-$2000 overpriced

[AVG @ May 12th 2009 6:51PM]

And will also, of course, feature all of the colored lights and Alien "technology" inspired case designs that will bring flocks of beautiful women wherever you choose to display it.

[Joseph @ May 12th 2009 6:59PM]

@AVG
it's stupid comments like that have inspired me to switch to AVIRA antivirus.

[Game_playa @ May 12th 2009 7:06PM]

Can you read minds? I also used to use AVG and have now switched to Avira. This is funny

[Stupidiot @ May 12th 2009 7:28PM]

How does Avira compare with AVG?
Haven't had any major problems with AVG really, but I'm always scouting for better software.

[j_g_puff @ May 12th 2009 7:32PM]

Whatever it is, you'll be able to out-game it with a $500 machine in 18 months time.

[Monkey with glasses @ May 12th 2009 7:33PM]

Me too, i would like to know which is better and why?.

[Ray @ May 12th 2009 7:35PM]

What ever it is, im pretty sure its going to be butt ugly...

[holy_moly112 @ May 12th 2009 7:57PM]

@ Game_playa

Just like an Apple product!.. Right?

[yopladas @ May 12th 2009 8:51PM]

Yes, because they should have given my my computer for free...

[AVG @ May 13th 2009 12:57AM]

@Joseph

You're right. Alienwares are stylish and hip.

[Mike @ May 13th 2009 2:06AM]

cant wait! i always like to customize my own and see how much it comes up to! although it probably wont beat the mac pro in price.

[Srikanth @ May 13th 2009 10:52AM]

well said.. i lost my interest in tracking alienware products..its too much out of 95% of people's reach..is that why its "alien" ware..

[nerdtalker @ May 12th 2009 6:39PM]

I've had it with gaming laptops. They're all the pain of a huge laptop and none of the upgradeability or cool factor of a normal desktop, and they have a huge price premium to boot. I'm getting rid of my XPS M1730.

[skyblaze @ May 12th 2009 6:51PM]

i always thought your ava was a guy with a tie sitting down with his head low all depressed like... now seeing it in un-reply size its actually something quite disturbing................

[r3loaded @ May 12th 2009 6:54PM]

Yeah, the phrase "Jack of all trades, master of none" comes to mind with my laptop. Sure, it's fast. But it can't quite handle Crysis like a full desktop, yet at the same time, its battery doesn't match up to more traditional laptops...

[Chavez @ May 12th 2009 7:05PM]

You're getting rid of your massive luggable? It's an icon though! How will people at the coffee shop know to pay you homage without it?

[CH3BURASHKA @ May 12th 2009 7:35PM]

I got 100 bucks. You interested?

[Levi @ May 12th 2009 9:23PM]

Well.. look at it this way. You could have an awesome desktop and a low end laptop or netbook fo the price of a gaming laptop... or you could have a nearly awesome dekstop replacement that is 90% as good as that desktop and 290% better than that low end laptop or netbook. And either option costs the same amount.

I just got a desktop replacement gaming laptop. First laptop ever, first time I've been without a desktop. I'm torn whether I made the right choice or if I should have built a new desktop instead. It plays Crysis on high, but I haven't even taken it out of the house yet -_-

[Setnev @ May 13th 2009 1:16AM]

Another thing too is they say that all these parts that are supposed upgradable, you can't even find parts to match or newer parts that are compatible.

[TareX @ May 12th 2009 6:42PM]

Only way I'm considering this is if it's got a multitouch 120 Hz screen....

Other than that, gaming desktop FTW.

[jonshipman @ May 12th 2009 6:48PM]

Did they hire Ben Heck and they're making a 360 laptop?

[JamesBond @ May 12th 2009 6:50PM]

I think this guy is using it in this James Bond fan movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jz3eDK0eN4

[Dach @ May 12th 2009 6:50PM]

They don't translate the headline when you roll over it, but it says "Let Armageddon Begin"
It was fun translating it. I wish it didn't translate the rest when you rolled over it. Too easy...

[AVG @ May 12th 2009 6:52PM]

You are just the kind of ridiculously huge nerdass that Alienware is hoping to sell this to.

[Menos @ May 12th 2009 6:53PM]

you, sir... are a genius.

[Jason @ May 13th 2009 1:31PM]

Translate? Dude, it's just a different font...

[H0rK @ May 12th 2009 6:51PM]

ok, so its going to be an i7 laptop. how back-breakingly awesomely un-portable.

i so would :(

[marccarroll0 @ May 12th 2009 6:54PM]

Great. They've crammed another machine full of the latest hardware to make it super powerful. And they're making it really expensive. And ugly as an elephants arse. What's there to anticipate?

[Marco Juan @ May 12th 2009 6:55PM]

Is that like the "allspark" ?

[voodoo @ May 12th 2009 6:56PM]

Its either going to be based around the Nvidia GTX260M/280M, or else a refresh of the Ati-based M17 (with HD4850 or 4870).

Hopefully they'll get rid of that sh1tty M15x also, that has been a joke of a laptop, with the overheating and falling-apart issues.

[Amrosorma @ May 12th 2009 6:56PM]

Gaming laptops all suck a huge one.

[Brian @ May 12th 2009 7:03PM]

Give me an option for the nVidia's GTX 260M / GTX 280M!

[z-man @ May 12th 2009 7:03PM]

So long as it is not four feet thick and weighs 3 tons, im ok with it. :)

[Ed T @ May 12th 2009 7:06PM]

Yet another plavitch from the masters of the genre.

[crescentdavid @ May 12th 2009 7:38PM]

very nice use of plavitch. I truly think the old motorola macs were the original masters of the genre... "but our single, proprietary test shows they're 38% faster in these two cherry-picked filter runs in PS than any mortal pc .... "

[CH3BURASHKA @ May 12th 2009 7:36PM]

The stuff they sell now is plenty powerful. How about "Allcheaperthanyournewbornchild"

[darkmax @ May 12th 2009 7:38PM]

ok I learn something new today... Dell owns Alienware.....

[Brian @ May 12th 2009 7:46PM]

Exactly what i thought when i read this article

[Matt @ May 12th 2009 8:02PM]

I like the word omnipotent better..

[Eric AHAF @ May 12th 2009 8:19PM]

+1

[jay @ May 12th 2009 8:04PM]

Alienware is so 2003

[Psycros @ May 12th 2009 8:48PM]

Allyourbase.

[Super-sic @ May 12th 2009 9:49PM]

Are belong to us. Ah hah haha ha.

[TZK @ May 12th 2009 9:12PM]

Mobile Quad Core i7

[Levi @ May 12th 2009 9:24PM]

aren't i7's like 6 or 8 cores...?

[Cosmo @ May 12th 2009 10:08PM]

No, they are quad-core processors but a six core version is to come out in late 2009 or early 2010.

[Neoprimal @ May 13th 2009 2:51AM]

I7s have 4 physical cores, but they have 8 logical cores that look and perform like 8 cores to the operating system.

[e. @ May 12th 2009 9:16PM]

Did they ever fix those issues with the m15x? You know: Over heating, Cracked Case, CPU scaled down power?, Screen Hinge breaking, wobbly screen.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/12/alienware-area-51-m15x-owners-outraged-by-overheating-cracking

Its kind of tough to be excited about any thing from Alienware.