Dell has announced the availability of their new, top end, Alienware M11X gaming notebook. Dell kept their promise of keeping the price of the Alienware M11x under $1000 and is offering the M11X starting at just $799. This is the regular price of the small, yet capable, gaming computer which means you may be able to get it even cheaper in the coming months with sales and coupons.
According to Dell, with the Alienware M11X, they have delivered the power of 15†machine in an 11″ form factor; at an impressive pricepoint. On top of the small size the notebook claims an 8.5 hour battery life and weighs a little under 4 and a half pounds so you’ll be able to game wherever you find yourself without packing a back brace and an extension cord!
If you’re anything like Xavier, you may be skeptical of playing new games on such a small and cheap system, but he was able to play Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 on the Alienware M11X at CES 2010 and found that the 11″ notebook delivered an impressive mobile gaming experience with an consistent 30 fps and only the occasional slow down when the action got real intense. You can watch the video of Xavier playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 on the Alienware M11X and read more about his thoughts on the experience. The ability to provide such a rich gaming experience is due on part to the fact that the M11X has brought many of the features from larger Alienware gaming notebooks like the M15X and the M17X.
We weren’t the only ones impressed with the Alienware M11X at CES 2010; the gaming notebook also took Best of CES awards from Cnet and IGN.
Alienware M11x is now available to configure and order at Dell.com. The Alienware M11X comes with a powerful NVIDIA GeForce GT335M graphics processor, configurable Intel Pentium or Core 2 duo processor, 11.6 widescreen LCD, HDMI output, configurable 2 / 4 / 8 GB memory, High definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio and Windows 7.
The Alienware M11X gaming notebook comes with a configurable lighting profile. You can customize it in Quasar Blue, Mars Red, Nova Yellow, Terra Green, Plasma Purple or Astral Aqua colors with help of the Alienware Command Center. Every Alienware notebook Comes standard with a laser etched Alienware M11x†nameplate and you can customize yours by typing your full name or nickname in when ordering.
Please visit Dell.com to order the Alienware M11X Gaming Notebook for delivery beginning in early March.
Alienware M11x Specification / configuration:
Brand | Dell |
Model | Alienware M11x |
Color | Choices:
Cosmic Black Lunar Silver |
Operating System | Choices:
Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English Windows® 7 Professional, 64bit, English Windows® 7 Ultimate, 64bit, English |
Processor | Choices:
Intel® Pentiumâ„¢ SU4100 1.3GHz (2MB Cache) Intel® Coreâ„¢2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache) |
Memory | Choices:
2GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 800MHz 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 800MHz 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 800MHz |
Memory Type | DDR3 |
Hard Drive | Choices:
160GB SATAII 5,400RPM 250GB SATAII 7,200RPM 320GB SATAII 7,200RPM 500GB SATAII 7,200RPM 256GB Solid State Drive |
Hard Drive type | SATAII |
External optical drive | Choices:
Dell External Multi-Format CD/DVD USB Writer Verbatim Corporation DVD R 4.7GB 16X 20-Pack w/ Slim Case |
Headset | Choices:
Alienware TactX Headset Razer Carcharias Headset Logitech G35 Surround Headset Razer Barracuda HP-1 Gaming Headphones |
Accessories | PureAV Silver Series – 8ft Video / Audio cable
Pro A/V Series HDMI 1.3 Home Theatre Cable PureAV HDMI Audio/Video Cable – 12 ft Belkin 6 ft. HDMI Cable with HD TV Cleaning Kit |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth Module, 2.1+ Enhanced Data Rate |
Mobile Broadband | Choices:
No Internal WWAN Antenna Installed Gobiâ„¢ Mobile Broadband with GPS – supports Verizon Gobiâ„¢ Mobile Broadband with GPS – supports AT&T |
Display | 11.6 inch widescreen LCD |
Display resolution | 1366×768 (720p) |
Graphics Card | 1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT335M |
Height | 32.7mm (1.29 inches) |
Width | 285.7mm (11.25 inches) |
Depth | 233.mm (9.19 inches) |
Weight | 1.99 kg (4.39 lbs) |
Audio | Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio |
Chipset | Mobile Intel GS45 Chipset |
TV tuner option | Choices:
USB Digital TV Tuner, TV tuner with Remote |
Battery | 8 Cell Prismatic (64Whr)- Primary |
Ports | EEE 1394a (5 pin port)
Integrated Ethernet RJ-45 (100MPs) |
Keyboard | AlienFX Illuminated Keyboard Exclusive design |
Network Adapter option | 800.11 a/b/g/ 2×2 MIMO |
USB Ports | 3 H-Speed USB 2.0 Ports |
Card Reader | 3-in-1 Media Card Reader |
Input / Output port | DP/HDMI-Video Output
2 Audio Out connectors Audio In / Microphone Jack (retaskable for 5.1 audio) |
Battery Life | Up to 8.5 hours |
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