Wednesday, August 31, 2011

ALIENWARE M14X


The Alien-company has introduced a new Notebook range, the M14X and M18X.  The M14X which is already available in the local market appeared to gain momentum over their current range of gaming notebook, the M11X and M17X. The M14X is considerably the most powerful 14” notebook, period, is equipped with 14” HD display, the second generation of Intel® Core™ i7 processor and of course the top of the range graphic performance. However, the goodness of having the best of 14” notebook specifications does come with the setback, the weight problem. The starting weight of M14X is around 3.2kg, and that is around 1kg heavier than most 14” notebook.
The M14X is equipped with choices of Intel i5 and i7 Processor.  The Intel® Core™ i5-2410M processor 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz is the lowest processor option up to the highest processor range of the i7-2820QM processor 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.40 GHz. The standard Memory is 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 2GB) and it is upgradeable up to 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 4GB). The M14X is using NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M using NVIDIA Video card is made standard either with 1.5GB DDR3 or 3.0GB DDR3. Alienware is also banking on their 14” WLED HD LCD of the option 720p display with 1366 x 768 resolutions or 900p display with 1600 x 900 resolutions. These are the offered specification made available for the current M14X;
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-2410M processor 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz, Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz, Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz, Intel® Core™ i7-2820QM processor 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.40 GHz
Operating System
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit, Genuine Windows® 7 Professional SP1 64bit,    Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate SP1 64bit
Memory             
                4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 2GB), 6GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1 x 2GB + 1 x 4GB), 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM(2x4GB), 6GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1 x 2GB + 1 x 4GB), 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 4GB), 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 2GB)
Video Card
1.5GB DDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus™ technology, 3.0GB DDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus™ technology
Display
14" (35.6cm) WLED HD (720p) display (1366X768), 14" (35.6cm) WLED HD+ (900p) display (1600X900)
Hard Drive
                Up to 750GB7 hard drive (7200RPM), Up to 256GB7 Solid State hard drive
Optical Drive
                8x SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Slot load optical drive
Power
                High Capacity 8-cell Lithium Ion (63whr)
Camera
                2.0 Megapixel HD Video and Picture Camera with dual digital microphones
Wireless
Networking and Wi-Fi Options,  All Intel® Wi-Fi options include Intel® Wireless Display (Wi-Di) technology support.9, Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet NIC (Standard), Intel® Wireless-N WiFi Link 1000 a/g/n 1x2 (Standard, Intel® Advanced-N WiFi Link 6205 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO Technology (Optional)
Bluetooth Option
                Internal Bluetooth® 3.0
Ports, Slots & Chassis
External Chassis Connections, (1x) RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet, (2x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Ports, (1x) Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Port with PowerShare Technology, (1x) Mini-Display Port, (1x) HDMI 1.4 Audio and Video Output, (1x) VGA Port, (1x) 9-in-1 Media Card Reader, (2x) Audio Out 1/8" Ports, (1x) Audio In / Microphone 1/8" Port (re-stackable for 5.1 audio),  (1x) Security Lock port
System Dimensions
Height: 37.8 mm (1.49 inches), Depth: 258.34 mm (10.17 inches), Width: 337.00 mm (13.27 inches), Starting at Weight3 with 8-cell battery: - 2.92 kg (6.45lbs)
Color Options
                Stealth Black with Soft Touch Finish or Nebula Red with Soft Touch Finish
Keyboard
                4-Zone, multi-color RGB, 82 key keyboard with AlienFX lighting controls
Customized Features
                Laser-Engraved Nameplate
 Design wise, the M14X is not much of a different from the older M11X and M15X. Retaining the aggressive and supersonic outlook, the M14X is much closer to the M11x. The LCD cover is pretty much the same with slender alien lines, and so does the keyboard. This is because there is no number pad in M14X and M11X. The other improvement of the M14X is the availability of HDMI 1.4 port in it, and it also compatible with 3-D TV which however requires additional device. The M14X also boasted with better built in 2.1 speaker configuration which is tuned and configured by Klipsch. The battery life is amazingly longer too. The 14X manage to average itself around 2-5 hours of usage, depending on the hardware notebook configuration and the system setting. This is a stupendous feat not previously possible with the already-departed Alienware M15X.
Picture taken from: Dell.com

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