Alienware Area-51 m17x
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The most powerful notebook on the planet announced last year is finally released.
Alienware Area-51 m17x is the 17-inch version of the Alienware Area-51 m15x described in one of our previous articles.
Its bigger brother has a Extreme High-Def 1200p display, advanced multimedia capabilities and is the best gaming notebook.
Powered by an Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 processor and with the SLI-enabled NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX GPUs with DirectX 10 support, it is able to deliver highest performances besides allowing for extra large media storage with its dual drives configured in RAID 0 array and 500GB Smart Bay drive, totalizing 1.5TB maximum capacity.
“The Area-51 m17x is, by far, the most aggressive, most powerful notebook computer Alienware has ever built,” according to Frank Azor, Executive Vice-President for Alienware’s Product and Marketing Groups.
It features the Alienware Command Center control panel for AlienFX customizable lighting system, the AlienFusion power management system, High Speed Draft-N Wireless module, Windows Vista Ultimate operating system pre-installed, and built-in TV tuner.
The AlienFX lighting system allows the user choose from different colors and transition effects from 6 areas from the logo and keyboard to the touchpad.
AlienFusion is the way to the power management tools from where you select maximum performance for your work or increased battery life.
Other features include 4GB memory, 7.1/5.1 Digital High-Definition Audio, 2 speakers/subwoofer, auto-sensing headphone jack, FireWire, ExpressCard slot, a 7-in-1 card reader, a 12 Cell Lithium-ION Battery with Touch Activated Battery Meter, Full Size Keyboard with Separate Numeric Keypad, Full Size Touchpad with Rocker Buttons, and Security Lock Slot.
The price starts at $2,199 and raises depending on your final configuration.
“With NVIDIA SLI and two GeForce 8800M GTX GPUs, the most powerful notebook graphics processing solution ever, Alienware’s Area-51 m17x is equipped to generate an unrivaled visual experience,” said Rene Haas, general manager of notebook GPUs at NVIDIA. “Whether users are tackling the new era of DirectX 10 games, high-definition movies or dynamic Windows Vista applications, they can count on the Area-51 m17x to deliver.”
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