Alienware M11X Netbook

[Tecknik]

This is quite possibly the only Alienware product I would ever consider buying...

http://gizmodo.com/5442711/dell-alienware-m11x-is-their-first-ultraportable-gaming-netbook

Alienware no longer means "bulky gaming PC." Dell's new Alienware has an 11 inch display and looks like a netbook! Update: We got a hands-on.



• 6 1/2 hours of battery life (battery mode)
• 2 hours of "intense gaming"
• that gaming mode will come courtesy of a faster NVIDIA GPU, which you can switch to in seconds and which does not require a restart or logging out
• Video out via DisplayPort, HDMI, and VGA
• 3D mark scores in 6-7k range
• 50FPS Crysis, 30FPS Call of Duty on High Settings
• Under $1000 (later this year, we believe)

AT CES DELL UNVEILS FIRST "ALL POWERFUL" ULTRA MOBILE GAMING SYSTEM

· The Alienware M11x, the most powerful 11-inch gaming laptop in the universe — as easy to carry as it is powerful, making high-performance gaming accessible to all.

Alienware M11x
· The Alienware M11x demonstrates the graphics power of a 15-inch laptop in an 11-inch form factor
· Play all of your games and media, whether at home or away, at HD 720p resolution
· With the Alienware M11x, gamers can enjoy the feel of the gaming without compromise anywhere they go.

http://gizmodo.com/5442786/alienware-m11x-hands+on-fast-ride-in-a-short-machine

According to Dell, the M11X is the most powerful laptop under 15 inches. And, playing CoD at 30fps, with 720P resolution (on what's essentially a netbook), I fell in love with the little machine.

Let me make this clear: The M11X is unabashedly Alienware. I mean, its LEDs behind the keyboard and thermal grates sort of give that away. I'm not crazy about the plastic case, and I wish the 1366x768 screen were covered in glass instead of plastic. As someone who appreciates minimal design, it's pretty much the antithesis of my taste.

Yet, I still liked the M11X.

While it manages to still weigh in at a hefty 4 or so pounds (your brain doesn't anticipate the weight), it's just an incredible amount of power for an 11.6-inch laptop.

Inside, you'll find an energy-sipping Core2Duo alongside a 1GB Nvidia 335M graphics card—which is fairly insane for the size. But playing Star Trek Online and Call of Duty, I didn't doubt the power. You can't run CoD with anti-aliasing on, but otherwise, the experience is sharp, smooth and surprisingly palatable on the tiny display—keep in mind, I was testing it running off a battery.
   
The trackpad and keyboard both feel pretty good, too. The trackpad has just enough texture, and the keyboard isn't too cramped with nicely curved keys. The battery is non-removable, but the 8-cell lithium ion polymer lasts 6 1/2 hours casually or 2 hours of full-out gaming. Plus there's a battery meter on the case's underside.

Also of note, you'll find ports galore. 3 USBs, an HDMI, DisplayPort, mini FireWire, VGA and even a SIM slot. Jesus.

But the best news, the news that got me legitimately excited, is that it will be out within a month, specs maxed, for $1000 or under. For that price, you could have an i7 at home, and a little laptop for the road/LAN parties. And why oh why would you ever buy one of those "premium" netbooks again?

Now I'm interested to see what the competition comes up with, and if it'll be better and/or cheaper.

[Fuse]

Under $1000? I'm in.

[Lithium]

Kind of reminds me of a souped up version my old M1210 XPS (I think it's like 3 or 4 years old now!) that I am back using since my shit HP tablet died a few months ago. And I am a huge fan of HDMI on new laptops, a lot still don't have DVI/HDMI. Only thing is all the LEDs are a little flashy but I imagine you can turn them out.

I'll probably be looking for a new laptop around this size soon. I'll keep this in mind.

[Setun]

That's fucking hot...I just might save up for that little powerhouse.

[ArchNemesis]

That's pretty impressive for it's size. It seems to be a bit better than my current laptop.

It's a little small for my taste though. I just recently bought the newer version of the M15x (Not the Area 51) with the i7 core.

Still waiting for that puppy to come in. After watching some of the videos on it i was really impressed with what it was capable of. I probably would have ended up spending that money on the M17x had that line come with i7 Cpus.

[Orphaeus]

Funny this should pop up. I've had my eye on an m17x for a while now, and I'm seriously wishing I had one right about now.

[ArchNemesis]

I would hands down say go for an M17x if it had an i7 core (and of course if money wasn't an issue )

I take my laptop everywhere, so lugging around a 17inch laptop is a bit of a pain. Considering that the M15x is over 7 lbs, i can't imagine how much heavier the M17x is.

[Orphaeus]

It's a fucking monster by the look of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy7IjMG22-w

[ArchNemesis]

Hell, even the M15x is a tank... I just got mine in today and i can BARELY fit it into my laptop bag...

I'll probably make a vid or comparison shots of this one and my XPS1530...

[Lithium]

Unless you are on the road a lot and want to play games what is the point of getting a monster laptop? It defeats the purpose in my opinion. I'll take a small powerful laptop that I can dock to a second screen when I get home to do most tasks and then build a budget desktop to do the serious gaming. Back in the day I had no problems playing matrix on my XPS 1210.

[ArchNemesis]

Well you hit the nail on the head...

Personally i'm always out of my house. My house is mainly just used as a place to sleep.
Otherwise i'm out in a different location. So yes, I run this because i'm always on the road. If i built a Gaming rig for at home it would just sit there and never get attetion. It's the same as all my consoles, i never use them since i'm never at home.

[Tecknik]

http://www.alienware.com/microsite/m11x/m11x.aspx?source=ECH0023

The Alienware M11x, with over 6.5 hours of battery life and weighing under 4.5 lbs. will start at an amazing $799!  Leave it to the folks at Alienware to enable truly mobile performance gaming at an affordable price.

I will be buying one.  Probably with the blue back-lighting.  Looks better than the red.

[Lithium]

Like I'm trying to count like how many times like the guy said, "like"

But it's priced right. I would imagine a good build would be around $1300. And that is a great price. That's about what the M1210 ran me 4 years ago.

[ArchNemesis]

Yeah this is definitely the REAL portable gaming rig.


It's not a Monster but should be able to run most if not all current games pretty well. Not only that but it certainly looks more portable than the M15x and WAY cheaper. Definitely a good buy if you're not power hungry.

[ArchNemesis]

I felt this is worth a Double post bump.

For those that wish to pre-order / customize and see what the M11x comes with you can just go here.

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&kc=&oc=dkccmp3&dgc=AF&cid=51991&lid=1346583