Alienware Area-51 M5550 Laptop
The Alienware Area-51 M5550 laptop is a high-powered gaming laptop. The M550 is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo 2 Ghz processor, 2 GB of RAM, a 160 GB hard drive, and an ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 Graphics card. It also has a 15.4 inch LCD screen with WXGA 1200×800 widescreen resolution, WiFi, a DVD dual burner, a battery control option, 7.1 high definition audio, and runs Windows Vista Ultimate. Prices begin at $1,699.
CNET reviewed the M5550 and found:
“The good: Attractive design; great application performance, thanks to top-of-the-line Core 2 Duo mobile chip and Nvidia graphics; bright display; touch pad on/off button.
The bad: Lousy battery life; mediocre gaming performance; slightly compact keyboard; screen is very reflective.
The bottom line: The Core 2 Duo-based Alienware Area-51 m5550 can perform as well as larger, more expensive gaming systems, but its short battery life means you won’t be very mobile.”
This laptop reminds me of that strange (fake) UFO Haiti video that’s been going around YouTube.
Alienware m5790 “Special Edition” Laptop
Alienware announced a more powerful laptop, recently, the m5790 “Special Edition.”
The m5790 comes with a 17 inch display, 512 mb of RAM, a 60 GB hard drive, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600, gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, WiFi, a 56k modem, and combo drive. Plus, if you add $800 to the base price (of a reasonable $1300), you can beef up the m5790 with an overclocked 2.66 GHz Intel T7600G Core Duo Processor. Other possible upgrades include a $430 for 2 GB of RAM, $270 for 200 GB of hard drive, $600 for a built in Blue-Ray drive, and $350 for ATI’s X1900 Graphics Card.
Alienware’s Limited Edition Superman Computers
Not to be outdone by Dell’s X-Men themed computers, Alienware is now releasing 350 limited edition Superman Area 51 laptops, and 250 limited edition Superman themed Area 51 desktops. The desktop starts at a price of $1,899 (without a monitor or any upgrades), and the 17 inch screen, core duo laptop starts at $2500. Alienware’s promotional site is very entertaining and well designed in order to market these highly coveted limited edition computers.
