Alienware m15x is a brand new 15.6-inch gaming notebook with the latest Intel Core i7 processor. The laptops is available for the price of $1,499 dollars for the standard configuration and is equipped with the Nvidia GTX 260M graphics card.
Alienware m15x pros:
+ Intel Core i7 processor 
+ Powerful graphics
+ Outstanding performance
+ Windows 7
+ Excellent display
Alienware m15x cons:
- A bit too pricey
- Unresponsive touchpad
- Larger than most gaming laptops
The design:
Alienware m15x measures 14.5×10.8×1.7 inches and weighs 7.8 pounds. The laptop is made of high quality materials and it is available in three different colors. The Alienware m15x is a bit bigger and heavier than the class average, but it is probably because of its powerful hardware. The wrist rest is pleasant in touch, does not overheat and does not attract fingerprints too easily. The 15.6-inch LED display shows up to 1920×1080 resolution and great colors. The viewing angles are great both vertically and horizontally and the image is always bright and vivid. The keyboard on the Alienware m15x is full sized, with responsive and comfortable buttons. Moreover, the laptop has a set of multimedia buttons over the left side of the keyboard. The Alienware m15x is full of ports and slots. The left side of the laptop features the Kensington lock slot, USB, VGA, power connector, Ethernet as well as DisplayPort and the 8-in-1 memory card slot. The right side houses the optical drive, dual headphone jacks, Express card/54 slot
Performance:
Along with the excellent display the Alienware m15x has equally good speakers. Unfortunately the touchpad has matte surface and it is rather unpleasant so you will most probably end up using a regular mouse. The speakers have decent audio quality but as with many speakers the volume is a bit too low.
Thanks to the Intel Core i7 processor the laptop is a real monster. There is simply nothing too demanding for it. For example it can run Crysis at 1600×900 with the average of almost 30 fps. It will surely run the latest games at high settings without a glitch and most probably many of the games to come.
When the Alienware m15x is not doing anything demanding it is very quiet and you can hardly hear the fans. The laptop does not overheat (unlike a lot less powerful HP Envy 15). As with the majority of the Alien
Selected Alienware m15x features and specifications:
- Processor Type:
Intel Core i7
- Processor Model:
(options)
i7-920XM (2.00GHz / 8MB L3 Cache / 3.20GHz Turbo)
i7-820XM (1.73GHz / 8MB L3 Cache / 3.06GHz Turbo)
i7-720XM (1.60GHz / 6MB L3 Cache / 2.80GHz Turbo )
- Chipset:
Intel PM965
- LCD:
15.6″ Widescreen
- Screen Type:
Matted
Glossy
- Native Resolution:
1920 x 1080 (WLED)
1600 x 900 (WLED)
- Video Card:
(options)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
- Video Memory:
512MB
- S-Video Out:
No
- HDMIÂ Out:
No
- Second Monitor Output:
VGA
- SLIÂ support:
No
- Memory Maximum Amount:
up to 4GB (2 slot)
- Memory Speed:
DDR3 1066
DDR3 1366
- Hardrive 1:
(options)
250GB 5400rpm SATA 150
128GB Solid State Drive
256GB Solid State Drive
- Hardrive 2:
(options)
No
250GB 5400rpm SATA 150
128GB Solid State Drive
256GB Solid State Drive
Raid Configuration:
No
- Optical Drive 1:
(options)
Slot Load Blu-ray and BR-R/W
DVD±R/RW CD-RW
Slot Load Blu-ray and DVD±R/RW Combo
Slot Load DVD±RW (±R DL)
- Built-in Speakers:
2 speakers & Subwoofer
- Audio Jack Ports:
2
- S/PDIF Digital Output:
No
- Built-in Card reader:
8-in-1 Card Reader
- Built-in Wireless Device:
Intel Pro/Wireless 5300AGN (A/B/G/N)
- Built in 3G/4G:
No
- Built-in TV Tuner:
No
- Built-in Bluetooth module:
Yes
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