Processor Intel Core 2 Duo and Extreme Processors (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB) Intel Core 2 Quad and Extreme Processors (12MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB) Memory Up to 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium (32 and 64-bit) Windows Vista Ultimate (32 and 64-bit) Display 17" Widescreen WUXGA 1920 x 1200 with Clearview 17" Widescreen WXGA+ 1440 x 900 System Graphics Single Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 Dual Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 - CrossFireX Enabled! Hard Disk Drive Single Hard Drive: 5400 RPM - Up to 500GB SATA 7200 RPM - Up to 320GB SATA Dual Hard Drives in RAID 0: 5400 RPM - Up to 1TB (2 x 500GB) 7200 RPM - Up to 640GB (2 x 320GB) Optical Drive 8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW) 8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW) w/ LightScribe Technology Dual Layer Blu-ray Disc Reader (BD-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW) Wi-Fi Bluetooth Fingerprint Reader Dimensions 15.65 x 11.8 x 1.7 inches Weight 9.5 lbs

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About Alienware M17 Laptop

The usual reviews would take the reader, rounds around the technical specifications before actually divulging into the explanation in understandable language. Now, lest not the tech-conscious feel neglected, here are the specifications of Alienware M17 – The processor is a 2.26 GHz Intel core 2 duo P8400, the hard drive has a good capacity of 160 GB with 7200 RPM and to speak about the memory; it’s a 3 GB 1066 MHz DDR2. The chipset is the Intel P45 and the graphics is courtesy, ATI mobility Radeon HD3870 (yes, they’ve sacrificed Nvidia for ATI). The laptop doesn’t lack behind any other laptop in the desktop replacement category and has all the features in tact like the DVD burner, Bluetooth, expresscard expansion slot, Ethernet, modem, VGA-out, HDMI-out, 3 USB ports, SD card reader, miniFirewire, optical out, digital out, eSATA port, the usual microphone jack, integrated ATSC TV tuner 802.11 b/g/n wireless and so on.

At a price range of $1399-$1999, the laptop stands as a pretty fair mix of performance and value of cost. The laptop takes away applauses for the optional quad core CPU’s and dual ATI GPU’s. However, it fails to impress in the design. No, the design isn’t yuck! It’s just that there’s nothing new and exciting in the design. Finally, the battery life is just 2 hours and that’s mediocre for a desktop replacement notebook.

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