Alienware M17X Sandy Bridge Laptop Review
The M17X (Sandy Bridge) has a feature set worthy of the highest praise. Its list of video options is the most notable, which include mini-DisplayPort, HDMI-Out, VGA-Out, and a port rarely found in laptops: HDMI-in. With HDMI-in, the 17-inch screen can be used with your gaming console, DVD player, camcorder, or another laptop that has HDMI-out. There are five USB ports, two of which are USB 3.0 (with speeds 10 times that of USB 2.0), two USB 2.0, and one ESata/USB combo. A slot-loading Blu-ray drive is included in this configuration. The speakers are crisp and fully immerse you into any 3D game, but it lacks a subwoofer, for base. An SPDIF port on the left side of the laptop will allow you to hook up a better speaker system. The Acer AS8950G-9839, in comparison, has a five-speaker system (subwoofer included) built in. There's no shortage of hard drive space in the M17X (Sandy Bridge), as it comes with two 750GB,7200rpm drives, for a total of 1.5TB. Striped in RAID 0, these dual hard drives are also tuned for performance.
The M17X (Sandy Bridge) has a feature set worthy of the highest praise. Its list of video options is the most notable, which include mini-DisplayPort, HDMI-Out, VGA-Out, and a port rarely found in laptops: HDMI-in. With HDMI-in, the 17-inch screen can be used with your gaming console, DVD player, camcorder, or another laptop that has HDMI-out. There are five USB ports, two of which are USB 3.0 (with speeds 10 times that of USB 2.0), two USB 2.0, and one ESata/USB combo. A slot-loading Blu-ray drive is included in this configuration. The speakers are crisp and fully immerse you into any 3D game, but it lacks a subwoofer, for base. An SPDIF port on the left side of the laptop will allow you to hook up a better speaker system. The Acer AS8950G-9839, in comparison, has a five-speaker system (subwoofer included) built in. There's no shortage of hard drive space in the M17X (Sandy Bridge), as it comes with two 750GB,7200rpm drives, for a total of 1.5TB. Striped in RAID 0, these dual hard drives are also tuned for performance.
