I was looking to buy a new laptop for a while now and had looked at SO many from all different brands. I am a hardcore Microsoft guy and all my computers are/have been Dells for the last five years. I kept finding features on all the different brands that if i could take a single feature from each... Read the full review →
I love this machine! I have been looking for a laptop that was light for travel but had the power of a high end gaming rig. Now i did choose the option to spec this unit up, (beauty of being able to use CTO) paid a little more than what i normally would. But this machine has not been disappointing... Read the full review →
reviewed on May 16, 2011
purchased on Jul 11, 2010
great!
Speed and features
great!
Battery life
great!
Durability
good
Design and form factor
good
Display
good
Portability (size / weight)
so-so
Expandability
so-so
Noise
I love my M11x and have loved it since the day I bought it last August. It's powerful, relatively light and has a commanding presence. My only complaint is that Dell's software support is not ideal, and they do not update the software as frequently as I desire, but thankfully nVidia and Intel have... Read the full review →
great!
Battery life
great!
Portability (size / weight)
good
Speed and features
good
Design and form factor
good
Durability
good
Expandability
so-so
Display
so-so
Noise
great!
Speed and features
great!
Design and form factor
great!
Battery life
great!
Durability
great!
Expandability
great!
Noise
great!
Portability (size / weight)
so-so
Display
So, i'm a software developer by day, a gamer by night and a music composer when the mood strikes me. I've had a DELL XPS M1730 for over 2 years and the time came, where it was time to figure out what to get next. So i've set out to find something that will satisfy my requirements:... Read the full review →
great!
Speed and features
great!
Noise
good
Design and form factor
good
Battery life
good
Display
good
Durability
good
Portability (size / weight)
so-so
Expandability
great!
Design and form factor
good
Speed and features
good
Battery life
good
Display
good
Noise
good
Portability (size / weight)
so-so
Durability
so-so
Expandability
I like it... nice and fast, good graphics capability, large hard drive, reasonable price, good battery life Read the full review →
great!
Battery life
great!
Portability (size / weight)
good
Design and form factor
good
Durability
good
Noise
so-so
Speed and features
so-so
Display
poor
Expandability
good
Speed and features
good
Display
good
Portability (size / weight)
so-so
Design and form factor
so-so
Battery life
so-so
Durability
so-so
Noise
poor
Expandability
great!
Speed and features
great!
Portability (size / weight)
good
Design and form factor
good
Battery life
good
Durability
good
Expandability
good
Noise
poor
Display
With the exception of the screen this little laptop is awesome if you want an ultraportable that can play games. But please AW.. put an IPS display in there! please Read the full review →
great!
Speed and features
great!
Display
great!
Durability
good
Battery life
good
Portability (size / weight)
so-so
Design and form factor
so-so
Expandability
so-so
Noise
I really love this computer. It is small enough to carry with me most places the batter last between 4 and 6 hrs. And it has all the power of a full desktop. Read the full review →
great!
Battery life
great!
Portability (size / weight)
good
Design and form factor
good
Durability
good
Expandability
good
Noise
so-so
Speed and features
so-so
Display
great!
Speed and features
great!
Noise
great!
Portability (size / weight)
good
Design and form factor
good
Battery life
good
Display
I actually bought this because I travel to and from my parents' house and I play games with my little sister (she has my old rig). I actually was very disappointed in the drivers that come with the laptop. Out of the box Optimus wasn't activating the discrete card and nvidia's control... Read the full review →
great!
Design and form factor
great!
Battery life
great!
Noise
great!
Portability (size / weight)
good
Speed and features
good
Display
good
Expandability
so-so
Durability
Overall a very capable computer that can play some of my favorite games with no problems. The lack of an optical drive can take some getting used to, but otherwise, a great laptop that I would recommend to anyone looking for desktop power in a netbook size. Read the full review →
great!
Speed and features
good
Design and form factor
good
Battery life
good
Durability
good
Noise
so-so
Display
so-so
Portability (size / weight)
poor
Expandability
I love this laptop and hate it at the same time. i haven't found anything this small and this cheap that plays games so well, or has been more reliable. That said, we're in an age where tablets and thin and lights are getting powerful enough to approach this capability without the bulk alienware... Read the full review →
good
Speed and features
good
Design and form factor
good
Battery life
good
Display
good
Durability
good
Expandability
so-so
Noise
so-so
Portability (size / weight)
great!
Speed and features
great!
Design and form factor
great!
Portability (size / weight)
good
Display
good
Durability
good
Expandability
so-so
Battery life
so-so
Noise
The M11x is a premium machine that you'll pay a premium price for. It offers astounding performance for its size, but the cramped keyboard, gaudy design (which might be to your taste, but isn't to ours) and slightly iffy viewing angles on the display mean that we can't give it full marks.
It's hard not to love the M11x after spending some time with it. It takes the traditional laptop and netbook formula and tilts the balance in unconventional ways, resulting in novel tradeoffs. It's sized like a netbook but it costs as much as many mainstream laptops -- and weighs as much as some of them.
The M11x nearly has it all: a stylish look, a small form factor, and the power to do more than just play around with spreadsheets. It also rips through web pages at blazing speeds. The only missing element is Nvidia’s Optimus technology, which, if included, would have eliminated the need for switching between integrated and discrete graphics. According to Alienware, the company is investigating this technology for future use.