Extreme Gaming Laptop - The Alienware Area 51m!

It wasn't that long ago we would not even think about playing any serious games on a laptop. Here we are today buying extreme gaming laptops and hunger for even more power. So, who makes the best gamnig laptop today? If you had 10 serious gamers in one place this topic would likely result in a heated debate. Many would agree that the Alienware laptops have earned their place in the extreme gaming laptop top choices. If you want one of the best gaming laptops, expect to part with a couple thousand dollars, though, but we all know it's well worth it if you get the right notebook. So, why consider the Alienware Area-51m laptop? Let's take a look at some reasons to buy.

Looks are important. Granted, a good looking machine isn't much good if it doesn't perform. That said, the Alienware Area-51m is one of the best looking notebooks out there. The Alienware logo and the contoured top set it apart from the pack and certainly stands out in the crowd.

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	Ok, it looks great, but what does it have inside? This information is accurate as of May, 2005. To see the latest specifications, go to the Alienware website. The Area-51m uses the latest Pentium 4 processor so you can get an Intel Pentium 4 Processor 570J w/ HT Technology 3.8GHz 800MHz FSB with 1MB cache seated in an Intel 915P Chipset Supporting PCI-Express. For RAM, you can get up to 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 533MHz, it comes standard with 256MB. Running 2GB of RAM is recommended for optimum performance. For video, you can get the Area-51m 7700 ATI MOBILITY RADEON X800 with 256MB of DDR 3 memory or the Area-51m 7700 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Go with 256MB of DDR3 memory, which powers the large 17 inch LCD display. This display has the ClearView technology for crisp, clear and bright images and video. The ClearView LCD doesn't wash out in birght litght like normal LCD displays can. For sound, you have a few options to power the 4 integrated speakers and subwoofer and digital 5.1 Surround sound output: Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS PCMCIA Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 NX USB External Zalman ZM-RSSC 5.1 Channel USB Sound Card Intel® High-Definition Audio (24-bit, 192Khz) with 7.1 surround sound Your hard drive choices range from 20 GB to 100GB single drives or a couple 80 GB drives, with and without RAID 0 or even RAID 1. You can have up to 2 optical drives and can choose from CDRW or DVD RW drives. Go wireless with internal or external wireless capability. So what makes an extreme gaming laptop? There's no single feature that makes a system tops for gamers but rather of combination of features. Good looks, speed and power, plenty of storage, great video capability, and plenty of RAM are all features you should look for in a gamer's system. Get over to Alienware and see for yourself why we think the Area-51m is a great choice as an extreme gaming laptop.