Monday, November 3rd 2008
Alienware Introduces New M17 CrossFire X M17 Gaming Laptop
High-end laptop maker Alienware is now offering a new M17 laptop model that is not to be mistaken with the mighty M17x from the same company. Like most of its siblings, the new M17 is highly customizable. Starting at $1399, this 17-incher is the very first CrossFire X-enabled notebook, that can be outfitted with a Core 2 Quad / Extreme CPU, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, two ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 GPUs, a WXGA+ (1440x900) or WUXGA panel with Clearview (1920x1200), an optional ATSC HDTV tuner, up to 1TB of HDD space in a RAID 0 array, a dual-layer DVD writer / optional Blu-ray reader, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, gigabit Ethernet and a AlienSense facial recognition sensor or a biometric fingerprint reader. Of course, with all the goodies your're looking at around $4000 price tag. The Alienware M17 is available now, for the full list of features or the purchase page please click here.
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22 Comments on Alienware Introduces New M17 CrossFire X M17 Gaming Laptop
High 5iiiiiiiiivvvvvvve!!
*checks pockets.........13 cents....doh*
Lately I've been getting sent out of state for a week at a time on business trips, and a gaming laptop would make more sense at any hotel that trying to lug around my PC. It's expensive, but for me it might be worth it. My alternative would be to build a mATX PC, and still have to drag around a monitor...
My cost would come out around 2500$ after taxes and shipping. I could build a helluva PC for that price, but I wouldn't be able to game on it at least 1 week each month (more often 10-15 days).
www.ocztechnology.com/products/diy_notebooks/ocz_diy_17-gaming_notebook-small-intel-ati_crossfire_edition
At least I think they're the same. The OCZ is definately an Arima and Alienware has a history with Arima as well. But, of course, the OCZ one is cheaper!
Actually, the Alienware one isn't much more expensive than if you built it yourself.