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Dell Alienware M11x - Honey I Shrunk the Gaming Notebook!

By Aloysius Low - 10 May 2010
Launch SRP: S$1999

An Alien Affair

An Alien Affair 

So far, we've reviewed three Alienware units from Dell, and we've found the first two, the M17x and M15x, expensive yet impressive gaming machines. Battery life for those units weren't anywhere decent, as their power hungry CPUs and discrete graphics made short work of the battery. In the Dell Alienware M11x however, we're looking at a compromise that seems worthy of the Alienware name - decent performance but excellent battery life even with the use of discrete graphics.

Build wise, the M11x shares much of the design and form factor of its bigger cousins, though obviously in a much more compact form factor. While it is a little heavy at just slightly over 2kg and quite chunky aesthetically, the aforementioned battery life does give it a portability edge as reflected in our Portability Index benchmark. As for performance, the M11x churned out decent performance for an Intel CULV processor equipped notebook, and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M discrete graphics gave it the edge for gaming in an even a more compact form than larger notebooks. Furthermore, the use of a 7200rpm drive gives it an edge in general responsiveness and standard productivity tasks.

As for the price, Dell seems to have pulled a rabbit out of the hat from somewhere, as the base model will only cost your a measly S$1599. Our review set however, will cost you a little bit more at about S$1800 depending on the additional software that you may want to include. That's still pretty darn cheap to be honest, and just a little bit more than what you would pay for a CULV processor equipped notebook from other brands. Dell has a winning product on their hands with this long lasting portable gaming machine, one that's hard not to love unless you absolutely detest the Alienware design - and there aren't many in that group.

A Dell Alienware notebook that won't blow your budget out of the sky while still delivering the gorgeous build quality, decent performance, and for once has a long lasting battery life? Sounds impossible? Not with the Dell Alienware M11x.

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9.0
  • Design 8.5
  • Features 9
  • Performance 9.5
  • Value 9
  • Mobility 9
The Good
Excellent performance
Good battery life
The Bad
Chunky for a 11-inch notebook
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