Review summaries for Alienware M9750 from expert notebook reviewers.
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this highly configurable system is great for hardcore gamers
Alienware Area-51 m9750:CNet
The bottom line: Alienware's flagship gaming laptop, the Area-51 m9750, has plenty of appeal for high-end gamers, but the alien head aesthetic seems dated, and newer components are right around the corner.
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twin SLI video cards offer unparalleled 3D performance for a laptop"
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battery life weak"
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The Area-51 m9750 ran for a mere one hour and 12 minutes on our DVD battery drain test"
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full-size keyboard and separate number pad, along with a generous touchpad."
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No HDMI."
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Massive resolution display"
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The screen looked great, with excellent detail"
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DVI and surround sound outputs"
top-of-the-line gaming notebook
Hands On - Alienware Area-51 m9750:NotebookReview
The machine looks great and performs like no other. It features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and is available with dual Nvidia high-performance video cards. The Alienware Area-51 M9750 definitely ranks as one of the most impressive systems I have used in almost every aspect, from its striking visual appearance to the fast overall performance. The picture quality of the display is excellent; images have crisp detail and colors look vivid.
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The machine looks great and performs like no other."
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fast overall performance"
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The Alienware Area-51 M9750 definitely ranks as one of the most impressive systems I have used in almost every aspect, from its striking visual appearance to the fast overall performance."
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The keyboard is very solid"
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the Alienware M9750 has a full-size keyboard with separate number pad."
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The tactile feedback is very pleasing and I enjoy typing on this keyboard"
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The display is fantastic"
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the 17" display is great"
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The picture quality of the display is excellent; images have crisp detail and colors look vivid."
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speakers can get very loud"
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Blu-ray disc player"
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For a notebook there is very little to complain about in regards to the sound"
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Solid-state storage"
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Gaming frame rates, while good, were disappointing for a laptop with two graphics cards"
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its battery life was short"
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Gaming frame rates, while good, were disappointing for a laptop with two graphics cards"
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it suffers from a dark screen"
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Screen a tad dark"
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The laptop's sound is only so-so quality"
Excellent 3D graphics
Alienware Area-51 m9750:Laptopmag
This is the first Core 2 Duo/SLI laptop available, and its speed blew our minds.
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Excellent 3D graphics"
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Unsurpassed speed"
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The top-shelf components delivered phenomenal performance: a score of 5,552 on PCMark05, and 34,585 on 3DMark03-the best score we've ever seen."
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Mediocre battery life."
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Excellent 3D graphics"
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High-resolution display"
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The screen's good viewing-angle performance"
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Alienware offers a Blu-ray drive option to put the gorgeous screen (and Nvidia Purevideo HD technology) to work."
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Blu-ray drive"
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the keyboard is well-made, comfortable"
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glossy 17-inch wide-screen display"
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One drawback to bear in mind is the tiny, barely readable onscreen text typical of high-resolution displays"
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DVD playback looked excellent"
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most powerful notebook"
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battery life is laughable"
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its native resolution is an amazing 1920x1200"
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Alienware's “Clearview” technology is employed to make the display richer and more vibrant"
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Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 processor with 1GB total graphics memory between the two NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950GTX GPUs and 2GB of RAM"
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Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 processor with 1GB total graphics memory between the two NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950GTX GPUs and 2GB of RAM"
Performance is second to none, and the Alienware remains a usable machine
Alienware Area-51 m9750 Review:TechRadar.com
A distinctive high-performance laptop that's been worth waiting for
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3D performance is impressive"
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high-end Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 (2.33GHz) processor"
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two high-end Nvidia GeForce Go 7950GTX graphics cards"
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comfortable keyboard"
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3D performance is impressive"
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It's ideal for playing games, with the Super-TFT coating helping to create vibrant images"
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two high-end Nvidia GeForce Go 7950GTX graphics cards"
