The AlienWare Area-51 m15x: Falling in Love All Over Again

By Rob Enderle
March 7th, 2008

A few weeks back I wrote about the World of Warcraft Dell XPS laptop which is incredibly impressive but since it’s a portable desktop, the AC adapter is basically its’ lifeline. The XPS is a monster and while it would be fun to take it into the office, the reality is you’d only do it once because it’s so heavy.

The new Alienware Area-51 M15x laptop is actually much more practical and, in some ways, more powerful. It sets a new bar for notebooks which have a dual use, kind of like a superhero. Mild-mannered during the work day, and fighting video game crime at night. The overall look is more Porsche’ with a metallic silver finish and clean lines then the traditional Hummer look of the XPS and other big gaming boxes; but it still is incredibly distinctive.

Here are my impressions of what ...

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