Alienware M17 Laptop @ DH

***craig5320*** · Feb 19, 2009, 09:06 AM

Alienware M17 Laptop Review
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Towards the latter half of 2008 we took a look at two high performance laptops from Alienware, the m15x and m17x. Both laptops offered phenomenal performance in an attractive package. Today we are going to look at the Alienware M17, a laptop which slips in next to the m17x, ditching Nvidia’s SLI for Crossfire and bringing quad core processing to the table on an updated platform.

comp_ali · Feb 19, 2009, 10:43 AM

Great review guys . Was waiting for it as I saw a lot of advertisements on this laptop.I am quite disappointed with gaming performance especially in crysis . Even with my rig (under avatar) I can achieve higher FPS .

Mac Daddy · Feb 19, 2009, 12:41 PM

Great review Nathan and not really what I expected. As noted the 3870, temps and battery life amongst other things really degrade this system from a buyers standpoint.

procupine14 · Feb 19, 2009, 08:49 PM

I was surprised to see how poorly this machine really did when put to the test. Great review!!! Also, how do you screw up one of the things you base your unique reputation on (cough*cough* lighted keyboard). Oh well hahaha better luck next time I suppose. I did find it interesting that it was x-fired 3870's that were used in theis build rather than some type of 4000 series chips

clanman · Feb 19, 2009, 11:36 PM

Funnily enough my friend bought this machine last week online and it arrived and his keyboard was faulty. the red didnt work. also some brightness problems down the right side. Real shame they don't use a high end LED screen on this machine.

He got it replaced and the lighting on the keyboard is awful. For the money its terrible value. No gamer wants 3870's in 2009. Shame on Alienware. The Asus W90 thats coming out soon looks like it will absolutely slaughter all of these poorly put together machines.

NathanMarks · Feb 25, 2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by clanman

Funnily enough my friend bought this machine last week online and it arrived and his keyboard was faulty. the red didnt work. also some brightness problems down the right side. Real shame they don't use a high end LED screen on this machine.

He got it replaced and the lighting on the keyboard is awful. For the money its terrible value. No gamer wants 3870's in 2009. Shame on Alienware. The Asus W90 thats coming out soon looks like it will absolutely slaughter all of these poorly put together machines.

Hold on tight

We'll be looking at one soon hopefully

Falstaff · Feb 28, 2009, 12:46 PM

forgot to mention a while ago, but great review..
I am glad I cancelled my order for this reboxed CLEVO.
Alien is all hype.
They wouldnt survive without Dell.

Feb 19, 2009, 09:06 AM	#1
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,568 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	Alienware M17 Laptop @ DH Alienware M17 Laptop Review ____________________ Towards the latter half of 2008 we took a look at two high performance laptops from Alienware, the m15x and m17x. Both laptops offered phenomenal performance in an attractive package. Today we are going to look at the Alienware M17, a laptop which slips in next to the m17x, ditching Nvidia’s SLI for Crossfire and bringing quad core processing to the table on an updated platform. __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Feb 19, 2009, 10:43 AM	#2
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: Alienware M17 Laptop @ DH Great review guys . Was waiting for it as I saw a lot of advertisements on this laptop.I am quite disappointed with gaming performance especially in crysis . Even with my rig (under avatar) I can achieve higher FPS . __________________

Feb 19, 2009, 12:41 PM	#3
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Re: Alienware M17 Laptop @ DH Great review Nathan and not really what I expected. As noted the 3870, temps and battery life amongst other things really degrade this system from a buyers standpoint. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Feb 19, 2009, 08:49 PM	#4
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	Re: Alienware M17 Laptop @ DH I was surprised to see how poorly this machine really did when put to the test. Great review!!! Also, how do you screw up one of the things you base your unique reputation on (coughcough lighted keyboard). Oh well hahaha better luck next time I suppose. I did find it interesting that it was x-fired 3870's that were used in theis build rather than some type of 4000 series chips __________________ HTPC/file server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom x4 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 1TB WD Black - 4 x 1TB Hitachi DeskStar in RAID 5 - ATi TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - HIS Raedon 4850 512MB - ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo - OCZ ModExtreme Pro 500W PSU GF's Gaming PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 - 500GB Western Digital GP - HIS Raedon 5770 1GB - ASUS M3A78-EM - Zalman 650W PSU Media Streamer: Win 7 Pro 64-bit - AMD Athlon x2 3200+ - 4GB SuperTalent DDR2 800 - 250GB SeaGate Barracuda - MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 - ASUS Raedon 5450 SILENT - FSP group 250W PSU

Feb 19, 2009, 11:36 PM	#5
clanman DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 152 Rep Power: 34	Re: Alienware M17 Laptop @ DH Funnily enough my friend bought this machine last week online and it arrived and his keyboard was faulty. the red didnt work. also some brightness problems down the right side. Real shame they don't use a high end LED screen on this machine. He got it replaced and the lighting on the keyboard is awful. For the money its terrible value. No gamer wants 3870's in 2009. Shame on Alienware. The Asus W90 thats coming out soon looks like it will absolutely slaughter all of these poorly put together machines.

Feb 28, 2009, 12:46 PM	#7
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	Re: Alienware M17 Laptop @ DH forgot to mention a while ago, but great review.. I am glad I cancelled my order for this reboxed CLEVO. Alien is all hype. They wouldnt survive without Dell. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."