Alienware M15x 211CSB 15-Inch Gaming Laptop

Alienware M15x 211CSB Take control of your gaming with the Alienware M15X multimedia laptop (model m15x-211CSB), which features a thermally optimized case design with aggressive lines and an in-your-face attitude. It features a stunning, high-definition 15.6-inch display and a powerful Intel Core i7 processor--featuring four cores of intelligent processing power. Additionally, it offers ultra-fast DDR3 system memory and ATI Radeon HD 5850 graphics with 1 GB of video memory. Other features include a 640 GB hard drive (5400 RPM), 6 GB of DDR3 RAM, double-layer DVD drive, Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking, Bluetooth connectivity, 2.0-megapixel webcam, and both a DisplayPort video output.

On PCMark Vantage, which measures overall system performance, the M15x scored 6,543, surpassing every other production notebook we’ve tested. It beat out the M17x (which uses a 2.53-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo QX9300 CPU and 8GB of RAM) by almost 1,300 points, and the Toshiba Qosmio X505 by about 1100 points (which has an Intel Core i7 720QM, 6GB RAM, and a 64GB SSD). Booting into Windows 7 Ultimate, the M15x took a not-unreasonable 58 seconds. On our LAPTOP Transfer Test (copying 4.97GB of multimedia files), the M15x’s 7,200-rpm, 250GB drive notched 27.5 MBps; that’s around 5.0 MBps faster than the category average, but just under 10.0 MBps slower than the M17x.

Alienware M15x 211CSB Specifications
CPU
1.73-GHz Intel Core i7-Q820
Operating System MS Windows 7 Ultimate
RAM
4GB
RAM Upgradable to
8GB
Hard Drive Size
250GB
Hard Drive Speed
7,200rpm
Hard Drive Type
SATA Hard Drive
Display Size
15.6
Native Resolution
1920x1080
Optical Drive
BD-ROM/DVD /-RW
Optical Drive Speed
Graphics Card
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M
Video Memory
1GB
Wi-Fi
802.11a/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 2.1
Mobile Broadband
Ports (excluding USB)
DisplayPort; eSATA/USB; Firewire; Headphone; Microphone; VGA
USB Ports
3
Card Slots
8-1 card reader; ExpressCard/54
Warranty/Support One-year limited, in-home service/24/7 toll-free phone
Size 14.9 x 12.2 x 1.9 inches
Weight 9.0 pounds

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