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Alienware M17X Review System Specification:
| Processor : Intel Core I7-3610QM |
| Display : 17.3″ WideFHD (1920 x 1080) WLED LCD |
| Camera : Integrated Skype HD Certified FullHD Camera with dual digital microphones 1 S |
| LCD Back Cover : Soft Touch – Stealth Black |
| Memory : 8192MB (2×4096) 1600MHz DDR3 Dual Channel |
| Hard Drive : 64GB mSATA Boot Drive + 500GB SATA (7,200rpm) |
| Optical Drive : BluRay Combo (Blu-ray read only, DVD, CD read & write) |
| Battery : Primary 9-cell 93W/HR LI-ION 1 S |
| Graphics : 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 7970M |
| Sound Card : Creative Sound Blaster Recon3Di with THX TruStudio Pro Software |
| Wireless : Intel 2230 Wireless Card + BT |
| Keyboard : Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard |
| Operating System : English Genuine Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium (64 BIT) |
| Software : Datasafe Local 2.0 Basic |
| Software : Dell Support Center 3.0 |
| Avatar : Alienware Logo |
| Antivirus : McAfee SecurityCenter 30 Days Trial 1 S |
| AlienFX Colour : Plasma Purple 1 S |
| Standard Service – 1 year of Next Business Day coverage included with your PC 1 S |
Cost £1,457.51, Delivery £16.66. Total including VAT £1,769.01.
Well I never thought I would say it, but £1,700 is actually pretty good value for that machine. must be their best priced laptop in a long time. I might end up going for a 128GB SSD though as 64GB is borderline.
Thats a nice looking system. good pictures of the keyboard, is that the Star Trek font they use? lol.
What a spec, my dream laptop. The ivy bridge mobile processors look good, but not really such a huge advancement for Intel.
Shame they didnt use an AMD processor, but I suppose it wouldnt be popular.
Dell confuse me, some of their pricing upgrades are decent, like the HD7970 but the memory options can be excessive. the fact that this is easy to open makes me want to spec the memory as LOW as possible, then get some from amazon, like the corsair veageance (16gb for £100 on amazon for 1600mhz! 2x8gb!).
Can this computer take 8GB memory sticks?
Hi Warren, yes it can take 8gb memory sticks. go for it !
I dont mind dell machines. (its basically dell) – but I think id opt for a precision with Quadro for work. The only concern i have is dell batteries, ive had three other machines now and all the batteries fail after a year.
I ordered one, now to deal with my wife 🙁
You are mad buying one of these ! you could build one for much less ! alienware are a ripoff.
Dont talk nonsense, this isn’t a desktop system. you can’t make a laptop. half the parts aren’t widely available for a start.
Yes there are cheaper options like the vortex 3 from pcspecialist but they look cheap compared to Alienware. This is also cheaper than an apple too and has better spec. I’m sold on it