Reviews of Dell Alienware M11X - Core i5 8GB DDR3 5.1 Surround Sound Stealth

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I bought this through Amazon, kept it for two weeks, then gave it to my grandson, who was ecstatic to get it. I ordered it for myself as an all purpose laptop. It met most of my needs. All applications ran very fast, and web surfing was a joy. The backlit keyboard is very good, and you can adjust the settings of the track pad to fit your preferences. The ability to change the colors of the lighting on the keyboard and other components is very cool. I liked being able to select which programs used the dedicated graphics processor, and which use the integrated graphics. It is whisper quiet, and runs very cool. Battery life is very good with the proper settings. Screen resolution and clarity is excellent. And the sound it produces is outstanding loud and clear. The rubberized finish feels so luxurious, and the included sleeve is a nice extra.

The only two things I did not like were the screen and the lack of a built in CD/DVD drive. The screen was simply too small for my aging eyes this is not a negative for this laptop, but rather an indication that buyers should try before buying. It was the small screen that made me to decide to give it to my grandson. And while the absence of a CD/DVD drive may help keep weight and power consumption down, the need to hook up an external drive with two USB cables tends to defeat the whole portability concept, especially if you play games that require the CD to be active.

To summarize:

The pros:

1) Very portable and relatively light weight

2) Excellent performance

3) Good battery life

4) Good screen resolution

5) Great sound

The cons:

1) Small screen

2) Lack of integrated CD/DVD

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Awesome laptop with amazing performance for it size. It will play the latest games from medium (COD MW2) to high/ultra settings (SC2).

This thing also never overheats. Its pretty big for a netbook but def worth it!

Thanks to nVidia Optimus technology, the battery life on this thing is fantastic (3+ hours playing online,5+ hours regular web surfing,watching videos...). The 8GB of Ram and the option to overclock the processor make this on-the-go gaming laptop a good future proof system.

Overall I'm very pleased with this system.I recommend it to anyone (especially if you can find it for under a grand)looking to do some gaming on the go and want to have the coolest looking laptop around.

Cons: I've heard about some hinges issues but Dell is working on it and will replace them even if the laptop is out of warranty. Make sure you open the lid with both hands to put less strains on the hinges.

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I have owned this notebook for about 6 months now and I'm really happy that I bought this machine. I really wasn't in the market for a new computer but when I got a new job that requires me to be away from home about 90% of the time, I had to get a desktop replacement to help keep my sanity (TV is over rated). This little guy is awesome small and easy to carry around. The battery can last me between 3 to 6 hours depending on what I'm doing. I have yet to peg this machine out with 8GB of RAM it is really hard to do and I had some pretty powerful applications loaded (MW3, WoW, FFXI, CoH, SWTOR, SolidWorks, 3DS Max, Blender, Visual Studio 2010, Netbeans 6). I usually have at least 2-3 of these applications running at the same time and I have yet to see a major hit on performance.

A large disadvantage I think is the factory standard option HD is pretty small. Specially since Dell will partition some of the drive off so you can do a system recovery(inevitable on all computers). I need to use a large amount of hard drive space and 300GB seems rather small for me. Specially if you do a lot of 3D modeling and gaming on the same machine.

Another knock on this little guy, which really isn't a knock against the MX11 but the Optimus Chip. The Optimus only kicks in automatically if the application is in the list already or specifically launched with the graphics accelerator. It will not notice an application if it doesn't use Direct X, I hope that changes (You can get an application to load with the Nvidia GPU rather than the integrated Intel with some work).

Overall this laptop is a great machine to replace your desktop computer. I really enjoy this computer and I will most likely purchase another Alienware in the future, when it comes time to replace this one.

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I can play all my games on max settings np, the battery life is amazing, and It's so tiny and cute that when you travel with it..many heads will turn! If you are interested in buying this laptop Please note there is no way to change the color of the Alienware Head on the back of the monitor, it's not a big deal but it caught me by suprise. I brought this at almost all max setting with the core i7. I needed something I can travel with, and still be able to game on and the Alienware M11x delivers. The lack of the CD drive is not a con to me..it's a bit obsolete because everything I install is digitally especially my games! I do think that the LCD screen itself could have been a bit bigger because they used up a lot of it to create a black border, which is minimally needed really. Other than that I have no complaints. My computer is almost a dream come true. here is my Unboxing/mini review video, please copy the link into your browser in order to check it out!!

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very nice laptop with wonderful keyboard colors and the sound of it is high as well good laptop to travel with and play games ;)