Alienware M11x Ultra-Light Gaming Notebook Review

At the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, back in early January of this year, we showcased a myriad of upcoming products in our coverage of the event and the announcements being made.  Of the literally thousands of items we saw at CES, however, we'd consider only a handful of them to be truly stand-out products. One of those geek-lust worthy products, at least in our opinion, was the slick Alienware M11x.

We gave you somewhat more than a glimpse of the M11x in our
close-up look at the machine  on display at Dell's suite at the show, but we have since gotten one in house and have been able to put it through its paces on our home turf for a full evaluation. Our video review of the Alienware M11x utlra-portable gaming notebook follows here, along with an image gallery and a full run of benchmarks.

A full suite of benchmarks and more details are on the pages ahead...

Alienware M11x Ultra-Portable Gaming Notebook
Specifications and Features (as tested)

  • Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 @ 1.73GHz
  • 4GB of DDR3 RAM (800MHz)
  • 11.6" LCD (1366x768), LED Backlit
  • Intel GMA4500M HD (IGP)
  • NVIDA GeForce GT 335M (Discrete)
  • 500GB (7200RPM) Seagate Hard Drive
  • 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
  • No Optical Drive
  • 1.3 megapixel webcam
  • VGA output
  • HDMI Output
  • DisplayPort Output
  • USB 2.0 x 3

 

  • Mini 1394a FireWire
  • RJ-45 (Ethernet 10/100)
  • Headphone x 2 / Mic Input Jack
  • SD / MMC / SDHC Multimedia Card Reader
  • SIM Card Slot
  • Stereo Speakers
  • 4.5 Pounds (with battery) 
  • Removable 8-Cell Li-ion Battery
  • 11.25" x 9.19" x 1.29" (Dimensions)
  • Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
  • 1-Year Standard Warranty
  • Price (starting): $799.99
  • Price (as tested): $1099.99

 



 

 

The Alienware M11x is a notebook with a bit of on identity crisis. The machine's form factor is that of an ultra-portable, but its features an internal components are comparable to a full-sized, mid-range gaming notebook. The unit we tested was equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 processor overclocked to 1.73GHz, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a 7200 RPM SATA II hard drive, and a hybrid graphics solution consisting of integrated an Intel GMA4500M HD (IGP) and an NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M (Discrete).


Marco Chiappetta

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com

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