Alienware boast of new ‘world’s smallest gaming laptop’

Alienware has surprised the laptop world by releasing an 11.6-inch gaming laptop, which it has dubbed the most powerful sub 12-inch gaming laptop in the universe.

Propping up the bottom of the Alienware laptop family, very little is known of the machine’s internal specifications. It’s obvious, however, that design cues have been taken from its larger M15x and M17x brothers.

Subtly angular lines and menacing lighting effects are hallmarks of Alienware laptops, and they’re all present and correct on the M11x, making it one of the most distinctive looking machines on the market.

What is known is that the M11x boasts switchable graphics cards. This allows you to choose either the dedicated gaming card, or the considerably more resource light integrated graphics card.

We’ll have to wait for UK availability and pricing, head over to http://www.alienware.com/microsite/m11x/m11x.aspx for more information.

World’s ‘most powerful gaming laptop’ hits the shelves

Gamers rejoice! Alienware reckon they have ‘pwned’ their competition with the unveiling of ‘the most powerful 17-inch gaming laptop in the world’, the M17x. Certainly an audacious claim, but it could well prove to be justified as the laptop hits the shop shelves in what is Alienware’s most important release since being bought out by Dell back in 2006.

According to the company themselves: ‘Alienware M17X laptop combines brains with brawn to give you the ultimate Hi-def mobile gaming and entertainment powerhouse. With mind-blowing graphics, the latest generation of processors and its new industrial design, you’ll have the universe bowing before you. Be all powerful, it’s yours for the taking.’

Riveting stuff, but let’s take a closer look. Using an entirely new design scheme, the large chassis of the M17x is built from anodised aluminium and is available in a choice of metallic silver or black finishes, but what actually lies within that ‘brawn’?

Well, buyers can configure their systems from a range of Intel Core 2 Duo, Quad and Extreme processors, and up to 8GB of DDR3 memory. Up to 1TB of hard disk space or 256GB of Solid State Drive storage can also be configured, and a Blu-ray drive can be added for full HD compatibility. A choice of nVidia GeForce GTX 260M or 280M GPUs running alone or in an SLI configuration can be chosen for utmost performance.

You can also switch between dedicated and integrated graphics to save power when required and extra features include facial recognition software, a backlit keyboard, a dual CCFL backlit LCD screen and a 2-megapixel webcam.

The most striking aspect of the laptop is the glowing red lighting which emanates from every possible orifice including the keyboard, trackpad, and ‘grill’, declaring in chest-thumping style “I’m a gaming laptop” to anyone who dares approach it.

Available now, the M17x starts at £1699 (inc. VAT) which includes Quad 9000 (2.0GHz). You need to spend around an extra £700 to buy the Quad Extreme QX9300 (2.53GHz).

Alienware M17x is the Fastest Ever Gaming Laptop

Unlike Desktop PCs, gaming on laptop has never took off as it should have. The main problem is the slow processors that are used in notebooks. With a few exceptions of some Dell XPS laptops, there aren’t many fast Laptops available that can run games smoothly. However, that is soon to change as Alienware, a renowned name in portable device industry is to launch the world’s fastest 17 inch gaming laptop ever. Alienware M17x is a 17 inch notebook with a cutting edge design and features. It features 8GB of DDR32 1333MHz Memory and a SSD that’s either single or dual up of up to 1TB. The Alienware M17x is your best choice to play intense games on laptop. The M17x is powered by Quad Core extreme mobile processor, the fastest quad core processor with over-clocking capabilities.

The laptop is capable of providing HD video output, thanks to its 1920×1200 LCD screen. The graphics are powered by nVidia’s GeForece SLI technology supporting graphics cards. You can hook up two graphics cards and get a freame-rich gaming experience – thanks to the SLI technology. Alienware M17x has something they call as the BinaryGFX. With Alienware’s BinaryGFX technology, users have the ability to switch between discrete or integrated graphics.

The Alienware M17x Gaming Laptop also has a Stealth mode which when turned on, disables the discrete graphics cards and throttles down other components to achieve a 65W power limit. Thhe presense of steath mode ensures that you don’t drain the battery of you laptop when you are doing your regular work other than playing games.

The Alienware M17x starts at a price of $1,799 and has quite good customizing options available.