Reviews: Alienware Area-51 m15x

Looking for a new gaming laptop? ZDNet has a review of the Alienware Area-51 m15x. Here’s the summary:

• The good: Top-of-the-line components; backlit keyboard is a cool touch; highest resolution we’ve seen in a 15-inch display; one of the fastest laptops on the planet right now.
• The bad: Still not as slick looking as it should be; thick, clunky chassis; touch pad hard to use.
• The bottom line: Alienware’s amazingly powerful flagship Area-51 m15x has the insides down, but our finicky aesthetic sense isn’t sold on the look of this otherwise awesome 15-inch powerhouse of a gaming laptop.

I’m going to disagree with the ‘finicky aesthetic sense’ part because, as an Alienware product, there’s an expectation that the laptop should look good. I mean, if this came from any other brand the looks could’ve been ignored. But the good thing is that it’s all eye-candy, and the m15x is still strong where it really counts: the hardware. It’s not going to win any beauty contests, but it will draw attention when you fire up Crysis on max settings.

Source: ZDNet

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