News: Alienware “AllPowerful” Notebook – confirmed M17x refresh – Gophn called it
May 29, 2009 
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Alienware’s “Allpowerful” notebook… not so new.
Did I call it or what !!! 
Here are the pictures of the new “AllPowerful” Alienware, which is not new at all… in technology or innovations.
Its just a M17x refresh (by Quanta)… but it does have enough power now to go up against the big boys (Clevo, ASUS and Arima).
Too bad the ATI Crossfire compatibility did not pan out as well… or this thing would have been pretty sweet to support both dual videocard formats.
Now lets jut see how much this thing is going to cost with a dual videocard setup… I think you will see some price gouging happen with this exclusive system. 
Like the Alienware M17, the latest Alienware laptop looks to load up on features while still achieving a fairly reasonable price ($1799 in this case). The base-level 17-inch machine will come with a host of perks that should earn a warm reception from gamers.
Among the configuration delights lurking under the anodized aluminum hood of the starter model are the following:
• A single 1GB nVidia GeForce GTX260M GPU (upgradable to dual 1GB nVidia GeForce GTX 280M GPUs for your sweet high-end graphic needs)
• An Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz P8600 CPU (upgradable to a Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core CPU)
• 4GB of RAM (Up to 8GB of 1333MHz DDR3 RAM)
• A 250GB 7200-rpm hard drive (upgradable to a 1TB 7200-rpm or to 512MB of solid-state storage capacity [Raid 1 or Raid 0]; users can swap out hard drives by removing the battery)
• A slot-loading DVD-RW drive (upgradable to dual-layer Blu-ray Disc)
• A nine-cell battery
• An nVidia GeForce 9400M G1 GPU with HybridPower technology (the big bonus here on the motherboard helps you get decent scaled-down graphics when you don’t need the dual-card megaton firepower; it kicks in when plugged into AC power)
• 802.11n Wi-Fi
• An optional 1920-by-1200-resolution edge-to-edge LCD
Like any self-respecting desktop replacement, this laptop uses its monstrous size (it measures 15.98 by 12.65 by 2.11 inches and weighs 11.68 pounds) to accommodate a gaggle of ports. Crammed around the sides are a four-pin FireWire port, four USB plugs, an eSATA/USB combo port, an ExpressCard Slot, and an eight-in-one Media Card reader. The M17x also makes room for DisplayPort, HDMI, and VGA video-outs. A bunch of audio-out jacks for 6.1 sound provide a pretty strong indication that you won’t be tempted to stick with the two built-in speakers. (Pro tip #1: It may not provide the best sound. We’ll give you the lowdown once we get our hands on a review unit.)
Otherwise, the M17x comes with a pimp-my-rig-worthy lighting kit for the keyboard, numberpad, touchpad, and trim lights. (Pro tip #2: Don’t bank on long battery life from this traveling arcade.) Want to optimize features or tweak the way the lights twinkle? Alienware still has its user-friendly performance-shifting software on hand.
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Nice one Gophn
3 yearss agoIt will be interesting to see the price tag for the medium to maxed out version..
If the student discount applies to AW machines I might actually consider buying it.
“(Hint: The notebook is the one without the wheels.)” – oh the humour.
So when will this be one of your giveaways? lol
3 yearss agoi agree with him…..
3 yearss agoeasy answer.
as soon as I get sent one for free, I will just give it away.
3 yearss ago512MB SSD?
3 yearss agoLOL. yeah, I saw that. I didnt type that, it was quoted.
but they are jumping the gun a bit by saying that it supports something that doesn’t exist yet. (1TB 2.5″ drives and 512GB SSDs)
3 yearss agoHow many HDD is this supposed to support? I want to be able to Raid 0 SSD and a third platter drive for more storage.
3 yearss agoI think it supports 2 only though I hope 3.. since they say on the side you’ll be able to upgrade to 1TB storage or 512GB SSD storage (actually the site says MB but I trust that’s an error
) aka 2x 500GB @ 7200 or 2x 256GB SSD and they offer Raid 0 and 1
3 yearss ago