Dell Alienware17X Laptop

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Dell Alienware17X Laptop (Core i7 2nd Gen/8 GB/750 GB/Windows 7/2) is permanently discontinued.

Key Specs

Performance

  • Intel Core i7-2620M (2nd Gen)
  • 2.7 Ghz Clock-Speed
  • NVIDIA GeForce 580M Graphic Processor
  • 2 Graphic Memory

Design

  • 48.7 mm thickness
  • 4.1 Kg weight

Display

  • 17.0 Inches (43.18 cm)
  • LED Display
  • 1920 x 1080 Pixels (130 ppi)
  • Features
    • Full HD WLED Display
    • 3D Screen

Storage

  • 750 GB HDD (SATA)
  • 7200 RPM HDD Speed

Battery

  • 3 Hrs Battery Life
  • 9 Cell (Li-Ion)

General

  • Windows 7 Home Premium
  • Colour(s): Black
  • 1 Year Warranty
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Summary

Buy For
  • Extremely rich display
  • Very Powerful processor
  • Extremely good looking and sturdy
  • One of the best Gaming laptops
Beware of
  • Quite Bulky
Verdict
Alienware is a name that is synonymous with quality and high end gaming and with the M17X, it has done the same. Cramming in everything that would make gaming a more immersifying experience including an AlienFXTM Illuminated Keyboard, Surround sound and of course, the high end configuration, The M17X is a serious gaming machine. If you have that sort of money, then go ahead and buy this, because hardly anything can top this behemoth.
The hardcore gamers’ paradise.

Display and Design

In the world of laptops, Alienware holds a hallowed position, compiling the best of hardware and software in an extremely striking and awe inspiring body. The Alienware M17X is no different and sports a massive 17 inch WLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels with a refresh rate of 120 Hz, enabling it to display 3D with ease. This massive laptop is packed into an extremely stylish body which is designed to enthrall. This can be considered as a supercar of laptops.

Configuration, storage and OS

The Alienware M17X comes with a 2.7GHz Intel i7 Second Gen processor. This is coupled with the extremely powerful Nvidia 580M GPU which runs almost every game that is available extremely smoothly. The device comes with 8Gb of RAM which is more than sufficient to run almost every software that is on the market today, but if that seems less to some users, there is a provision to expand it by 8GB more to a whopping 16GB.
 
Storage is managed by a 750GB Hard disc drive running at 7200 RPM, thus giving very high read write speeds. Windows home premium 64 bit is preinstalled.

Connectivity, Multimedia and Battery

The device comes with a horde of connectivity options such as Ethernet, 2 USB 3.0 Ports, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth and the most discerning feature of this laptop is that it also features a Blu Ray read write combo drive. Thus you can also enjoy Blu Ray movies with the 5.1 surround sound and Full HD display. 

Powering all this is no easy task and Alienware has put in a 9 Cell Li-Ion Battery to keep it up and running. In spite of this, don't expect it to run more than 3 hours on battery If you decide to lug its 4.1 Kg bulk.
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