Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Alienware launching new M15x laptop and Aurora / Area-51 ALX desktops at TGS]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/alienware-launching-new-m15x-laptop-and-aurora-area-51-alx-des/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/alienware-launching-new-m15x-laptop-and-aurora-area-51-alx-des/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/alienware-launching-new-m15x-laptop-and-aurora-area-51-alx-des/#commentsWondering what all those teasers were about? So were we, and now we've got the skinny on what exactly is looming at the Tokyo Game Show. For starters, you may have noticed that Alienware has completely removed the option to purchase an Area-51 m15x gaming laptop except in refurbished form, and the only desktop remaining in the store is the Area-51 X58, which is conveniently discounted today. The reason? It's launching five of its most powerful creations yet on September 23rd (that's tomorrow, bub), including the quickest 15-inch lappie in the galaxy (the all-new M15x) as well as the dual-GPU Aurora / Aurora ALX desktops. Finally, a refreshed Area-51 and Area-51 ALX will also be on tap, though exact specifications for the whole lot won't be revealed until the 23rd. Oh, and we'll totally be on hand in Japan to provide all the hands-on media you can stand, so stay tuned!

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Alienware launching new M15x laptop and Aurora / Area-51 ALX desktops at TGS originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Alienwareall powerfulAllPowerfulareaarea 51area-51Area51atxAuroraAurora ALXAuroraAlxdellgaming pcgaming rigGamingPcGamingRigleakleakedM-ATXM15xtgstgs 2009Tgs2009Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:17:00 EST<![CDATA[Alienware's 'All Powerful' M17x gaming rig with dual GTX 280M graphics ready to frag your savings]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/02/alienwares-all-powerful-m17x-gaming-rig-with-dual-gtx-280m-gr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/02/alienwares-all-powerful-m17x-gaming-rig-with-dual-gtx-280m-gr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/02/alienwares-all-powerful-m17x-gaming-rig-with-dual-gtx-280m-gr/#comments Just because you're timid and demure doesn't mean your laptop has to be. Alienware's M17x "All Powerful" gaming rig with option for twin GTX 280 GPUs is now up for grabs on Dell's retail site. While the base configuration starts at $1,799, we went ahead and priced it fully loaded just for kicks. As such, our rig is stuffed with a 2.53GHz Core 2 Extreme Quad QX9300 ("the most powerful mobile processor in the world" according to Dell), Vista Ultimate, dual GTX 280M running in SLI, the 1920x1200 WideUXGA LCD panel, 8GB of 1333MHz DDR3 memory, and a pair of 256GB SSDs for 500GB of RAID 0 storage, slot-loading Blu-ray combo drive, and ExpressCard ATSC tuner with remote. The damage? $5,587. Who says gaming doesn't kill?

Update: NVIDIA has confirmed that this monster exists.

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Alienware's 'All Powerful' M17x gaming rig with dual GTX 280M graphics ready to frag your savings originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The announcement wasn't scheduled for a few more days -- four according to the teaser site -- but it looks like Alienware's All Powerful gaming laptop has been set free anyway. So, does it live up to the clues? Pretty much... how does a pair of 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M GPUs strike you? No Core i7 listed, instead we're looking at a Core 2 Extreme quad-core CPU at the top end with up to 8GB of 1333MHz DDR3 memory, and 1TB of 7200-rpm disk or a 512GB SSD if you prefer. RAID 1 or RAID 0? Sure. Rounding things out is a nine-cell battery of unstated performance, FireWire, 4x USB, eSATA, ExpressCard, 802.11n WiFi, 8-in-1 media card reader, dual-layer Blu-ray, a 1920 x 1200 pixel edge-to-edge LCD, DisplayPort and HDMI-outs all wrapped up in a massive chassis weighing 11.68-pounds with a 15.98 x 12.65 x 2.11-inch footprint. It's also packing a GeForce 9400M G1 GPU with HybridPower technology that allows you to scale the graphics back to conserve battery power. Prices start at $1,799 for a lot less than we mentioned above.

As a footnote to the details above, PCWorld also says that Alienware will use next week's E3 show to update us on its 42.8-inch curved monitor we went hands-on with back in January of 2008.

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Alienware's M17X gaming laptop with twin GTX 280M GPUs truly is all powerful originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 May 2009 05:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1TB512GB9400m9400m g19400mG1alienwarealienware m17xAlienwareM17xallpowerfulbreaking newsBreakingNewscore 2 extremeCore2Extremee3gaminggaming laptopGamingLaptopgeforcegeforce 9400m g1geforce gtx 280mGeforce9400mG1GeforceGtx280mgtx 280mgtx 280m sliGtx280mGtx280mSlilaptopm17xnvidiaquad-coreslissdFri, 29 May 2009 05:28:00 EST<![CDATA[Alienware's Allpowerful laptop teases with riddles]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/alienwares-allpowerful-laptop-teases-with-riddles/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/alienwares-allpowerful-laptop-teases-with-riddles/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/alienwares-allpowerful-laptop-teases-with-riddles/#comments Five days before launch and out pops another teaser for the Alienware Allpowerful gaming laptop. The image above again comes courtesy of the cats and kittens over at the NotebookReview forums. Noted symbolist, Larven, went so far as to translate the gibberish on the picture setting the forum into a tizzy of code cracking. It reads line-by-line as follows:
The sum of the first four primes (Answer: 17 hinting at a 17-inch display or Core i7 maybe?)
Denotes a state of two parts (Core 2 Extreme or dual-GPUs perhaps?)
Known as the gentleman's muscle car of 1967 (Plymouth GTX pointing to NVIDIA graphics?)
When pure, it will carry a yield strength of 7-11 mpa (Aluminum chassis?)
Is always empty in zero sum games (Core?)
Of course, with a name like Allpowerful, we're expecting something big here. We've seen Core i7 laptops before, but dual GTX 260M / 280M GPUs might be a little much? We'll turn the sleuth-work over to you now dear readers. Best guess gets a HTTP cookie.

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Alienware's Allpowerful laptop teases with riddles originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 May 2009 07:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alienwareallpowerfulcore i7CoreI7gtxnvidiateaserThu, 28 May 2009 07:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Is this the Alienware 'Allpowerful' laptop?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/18/is-this-the-new-alienware-allpowerful-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/18/is-this-the-new-alienware-allpowerful-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/18/is-this-the-new-alienware-allpowerful-laptop/#comments
Menacing huh? The slightly enhanced image above was uploaded to the NotebookReview forums by a jockey claiming to be from Alienware marketing in Costa Rica. The tease upon tease shows what could be the Allpowerful laptop already counting down for product launch in 15 days. Further image manipulation reveals the typical offset-left trackpad found in Alienware's current gaming rig lineup. One thing's for certain, with a name like "Allpowerful," we'd better be looking at a 17-inch screen (minimum) and heavy-hitting Core i7 or we're setting phasers to kill. Pew pew. Fully enhanced image with added fanart by forum member Quicklite after the break.

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Is this the Alienware 'Allpowerful' laptop? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 May 2009 07:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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