Alienware M17X10: A Close Encounter

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InsideHW.com has reviewed Alienware M17X10 gaming notebook

This portable PC may not be all that portable - if you have a look at the charts, you’ll see that the monster we’re reviewing this time around weighs in at over five kilograms! This makes it clear from the ground up that we’re talking about a desktop replacement notebook, aimed at gamers. The desktop replacement category is intended for users that require portability from their PCs, whether it’s work at several places, data availability or simply gaming around, but don’t care much about the large size and weight that are a consequence of a strong system build or specific needs. For example, a notebook we’ve recently reviewed, ASUS’ NX90JQ with an 18” display, is about as portable as the old Sony TVs with Trinitron cathode tubes, but they still belong to the notebook category. Dell’s managed to make its Alienware brand synonymous with the best money can buy in the gaming department in recent years, and garnered quite a following among hardcore gamers that way. Well, after years of staring at their models at various fairs, we’ve finally had the chance to test one out for ourselves. The model that we’ve received is a 17” model, bearing the name M17X10…

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