The good Subtle improvements to Alienware's dorm-room-chic design Amazingly fast and powerful Highly configurable The bad Good configs can get very expensive No 16:9 display With a brand-new look, and some of the highest-end tech available in a laptop, we're semi-surprised that Alienware has kept the M17x name for its newest 17-inch laptop (even if it loses the X-Files -esque "Area 51" moniker). While the system starts at a reasonable AU$3999, you'll need to configure something closer to our AU$7667 review unit to really get the benefit of Alienware's years of experience making high-end gaming PCs. Design We appreciate the evolved design of the new M17x, which does away with some of the dorm-like qualities of past Alienware systems, making for a (slightly) more sophisticated-looking package.

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