Alienware introduced its most powerful notebook to date, the Area-51 m17x. The Area-51 m17x is for professionals and hardcore enthusiasts who want pure, unbridled performance with the added benefit of portability.
The Area-51 m17x has the following specifications:
- Intel Core 2 Duo Processors (6MB Cache, 800MHz FSB)
- Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme Processors (6MB Cache, 800MHz FSB)
- 17" Wide Screen WUXGA 1920 x 1200 with Clearview (1200p HDTV resolution support)
- Up to 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
- Dual graphics cards:
- 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX
- 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
- 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
- Up to two hard drives in RAID 0
- Smart Bay accepts third modular hard drive or modular DVD burner
- Two speakers with SubWoofer
- 12-Cell Lithium-ION Battery
- Full Size Keyboard with Separate Numeric Keypad - optional AlienFX backlighting
- Height: 2.1"
- Width: 16.1"
- Depth: 11.5"
- Weight: 10.5 lbs
- Rear-Exhaust Cooling
The m17x is available with a backlit keyboard courtesy of AlienFX system lighting. The Alienware Area-51 m17x currently starts at $2,199 with a Core 2 Duo T8100 (2.1GHz) processor and dual 8600M-GT graphics cards.