Alienware m17x10-1847DSB 17‐Inch Gaming Laptop

Alienware m17x10-1847DSB Take control of your gaming with the Alienware M17X multimedia laptop (model m17x10-1847DSB), which features a thermally optimized case design with aggressive lines and an in-your-face attitude. It features a stunning, high-definition 17-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 5870 graphics with 1 GB of video memory and CrossFireX capabilities. Other features include a 500 GB hard drive (7200 RPM), 4 GB of DDR3 RAM, double-layer DVD drive, Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking, Bluetooth connectivity, 2.0-megapixel webcam, and both HDMI and DisplayPort video outputs.
The M17x comes with the new quad-core Sandy Bridge 2.3-GHz Intel Core i7-2820QM processor. Like AMD's Fusion APU, this new 32-nanometer architecture combines both the CPU and a GPU on the same piece of silicon, which means better multitasking, especially when it comes to graphics-heavy tasks such as video editing and gaming. On PCMark Vantage, which measures overall performance, this notebook scored 17,486; that's by far the highest score we've ever seen. The next most powerful notebook we've tested, the Origin Eon 18 (2.53-GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300, 8GB of RAM, and dual 160GB SSDS) notched 11,039.
The Samsung SSD is a speed demon, helping the M17x boot into the 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium in a record 29 seconds--a third of the time it takes the average desktop replacement. It duplicated a 5GB folder of multimedia in just 51 seconds, a rate of 99.8 MBps. That's the same speed as the SSD in the Origin Eon 18, but the Toshiba SSD in the Sony VAIO Z was even faster: 108 MBps.
The M17x took just 36 seconds to convert a 5-minute, 114MB MPEG4 to AVI using Oxelon Media Encoder. That's 30 seconds faster than the average, and 16 seconds faster than the VAIO Z. Anything we did on this notebook--opening apps, movies, files--was instantaneous.

Alienware m17x10-1847DSB Specifications

CPU
2.3-GHz Intel Core i7-2820QM
Operating System MS Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
RAM
8GB
RAM Upgradable to
24GB
Hard Drive Size
256GB
Hard Drive Speed
Hard Drive Type
SSD Drive
Display Size
17.3
Native Resolution
1920x1080
Optical Drive
BD-ROM/DVDRW DL
Optical Drive Speed
8X
Graphics Card
AMD Radeon HD 6970M, Intel HD
Video Memory
2GB
Wi-Fi
802.11a/g/n
Wi-Fi Model Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 AGN
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
Mobile Broadband
Touchpad Size 3.9 x 2.2
Ports (excluding USB)
Dual Headphone; eSATA/USB; Ethernet; HDMI; Kensington Lock; Microphone; Mini DisplayPort; S/PDIF
USB Ports
4
Card Slots
3-1 card reader
Warranty/Support
Size 16 x 11.9 x 1.75 inches
Weight 9.6 pounds

Alienware m17x10-1847DSB 17‐Inch Gaming Laptop (Space Black)   Alienware $2,239.00