Intel E8500 CPU Review
In the world of CPUs (Central Processing Units) and motherboard chipsets Intel is the number one manufacturer and is the platform of choice for enthusiasts in the PC industry since the launch of the Core 2 series outshined the top CPUs at the time it was launched and they haven't looked back.
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24.3.2008 Intel CPU bugs
Kris Kaspersky, author of numerous books on reverse engineering and software engineering, will be presenting hisKris Kaspersky research on remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs at the upcoming Hack in the Box Security Conference in Malaysia.
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15.7.2008 Intel to launch new Core 2 Extreme CPU for Skulltrail platform
Intel is planning to launch a new desktop processor for its upcoming Skulltrail motherboard, a high-end enthusiast and gaming platform, according to sources at motherboard makers.
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16.10.2007 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 review
Late last year Intel unveiled the worlds first quad-core desktop processor, stealing a bit of thunder from the amazing Core 2 Duo range. For a whopping $999, the new Core 2 Extreme processor would become Intel's new flagship product.
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16.7.2007 CPU-Z 1.42
CPU-Z is a tiny freeware application that provides information on your current processor (including voltages, clock speeds and cache), the mainboard and memory.
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25.11.2007 Could a three-core CPU be coming your way?
Tom's Hardware Guide ran one of the most unusual benchmarks I've ever seen, having taken a dual-CPU system and put two different CPUs in it. Now, anyone who knows anything about dual-CPU systems knows this is a no-no. Most motherboard makers don't even recommend mismatching steppings, let alone anything else. And sure enough, Tom's Hardware Guide had its fair share of trouble getting the system to work in such an odd configuration, but it got the system to work.
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3.12.2005 AMD Developing Hybrid CPU/GPU
In addition to the snazzy new website launched by AMD/ATI today, the chipmaker announced that they are developing a hybrid CPU/GPU system dubbed 'Fusion' for release in late 2008/early 2009.
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25.10.2006 Beyond dual core: 2007 desktop CPU road map
What a difference a year makes. One year ago, we were dazed, dazzled, and beguiled by the arrival of dual-core processors. Offerings from Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) had analysts, journalists, IT pros, and enthusiasts all gushing with praise for a bright new multitasking future.
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2.1.2007 Microsoft Makes Vista SP1 Play Nice with the VIA 64-bit CPU
Even though the processor market is dominated by Intel, with AMD struggling to expand its elbow room, new players are able to find a little room to breathe.
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1.7.2008 Vista SP1 with Antivirus Installed on Multiple CPU Systems Eats All Resources
Microsoft has warned customers of a problem affecting both Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 RTM/SP1, where the two operating systems in combination with some antivirus software, and running on machines with multiple processors, can eat all the system resources available to them.
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10.8.2009 AMD versus Intel, bye bye Intel
You may recall a few months back when AMD took out full-page newspaper ads to challenge Intel to a dual-core server duel. Intel declined to take up AMD on its offer, but the challenge got us thinking: what would the results of a dual-core desktop CPU fight look like? Many people equate Windows PCs with Intel Pentium processors (and soon will likely be doing the same with Macs), but we've seen dual-core CPU AMD systems power ahead of dual-core Intel-based PCs on more than one occasion.
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27.11.2005 Windows 7 Review
On October 22nd, 2009, Microsoft will reboot Windows. Next week, just five days from now, Windows 7 will hit store shelves worldwide.
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18.10.2009 My Office 12 Review
A few weeks ago the Microsoft Office team worked hard to get Beta 1 out of the door to beta testers via Microsoft Beta. This build was quite successful in all products of Office.
Unfortunately, Microsoft Office ?12? does not come with a new product but the same products that have many changes will keep testers busy until Beta 2! During the Beta phase of Office 2003, Code-named ?Office 11? and referred to as NGO (Next Generation of Office), brought new applications to the table. These applications were InfoPath and OneNote.
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27.11.2005 Sony PSP Review
I know, I know. It's wayyyyyyy too late to put a review about Sony PSP here. I just think it's not perfect if I post a lot about this gaming console here but no review about it. So, yes, here it is. Just don't hate me and ignore this post if you don't like it. Please :p
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27.11.2005 Full review of the iPhone
Despite important missing features, a slow data network, and call quality that doesn't always deliver, Apple's iPhone sets a new benchmark for an integrated cell phone and MP3 player. See how it stacks up to our testing.
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1.7.2007 Windows 7 beta 1 review
Ive now had my hands on Windows 7 beta 1 build 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400 (the build that is widely expected to be made available to beta testers by Microsoft early in January) and have had some time to compose my thoughts and feelings about this latest release.
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29.12.2008 Nokia N96 review
When the specs of Nokia N96 were first leaked to the net, I thought it was a pretty boring phone.
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14.2.2009 Ubuntu 9.04 Review
Ubuntu is a community-developed operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. Whether you use it at home, at school or at work, Ubuntu contains all the applications you'll ever need, from word processing and email apps, to web server software and programming tools.
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21.5.2009 Review of Microsoft's Mouse + screenshot
Back on a sunny day in July at Redmond, WA - Microsoft announced the killer combo of Philippe Starck's unique design combined with Microsoft's unique ability of trendsetting. The Microsoft Optical Mouse by S+ARCK was dubbed "a sleek shape and shimmering finish" by Microsoft's PR people.
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OneCare Family Safety, a review
I don't have children yet but let's imagine I have a 20 years-old son and a little 13 years-old daughter. OFS helps me monitor and protect both of them despite different needs and interaction with Internet they have.
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3.10.2006 Microsoft Office 2007 - Review
Releases of Microsoft Office over the past 6 years have been considered evolutionary upgrades, delivering new features with each new version making life a bit easier for authors of Office documents.
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16.11.2006 LG KU580 Hero Review
After more than 1 year from its launch, LG's Chocolate collection ends in 2007 with another high-end stylish phone KU580 aka Hero. Also known as Chocolate Multimedia, the new handset embeds more Internet capabilities than its predecessors and a unique look which makes it the best choice in its class.
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4.8.2007 Sony Ericsson W960i Review
Sony Ericsson, one of the most important handsets manufacturers, is also one of the fewest that managed to educate its fans and teach them how to choose their future mobile phones.
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21.12.2007 The Microsoft reorg week in review
Its time, yet again, to update the ever-changing Microsoft org chart. Heres another piece to add to the seemingly never-ending stream of Microsoft reorg news: Developer Platform and Evangelism (DPE) Chief Sanjay Parthasarathy has given up his post (as of mid-December, 2007).
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11.1.2008 Nokia 6500 slide Review
Fully aware that its own developed Symbian operating system is not a perfect one, Nokia offers users devices with its newly launched S40 5th Edition.
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18.1.2008 Microsoft Windows 7 RTM Review
This October Microsoft will release Windows 7 world-wide, the successor to Windows Vista and Windows XP (again), a major upgrade that promises to further improve the user experience on different PC form factors such as the popular Netbook.
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21.10.2009 A Top-to-Bottom Review of Office 12
Releases of Microsoft Office over the past 6 years have been considered evolutionary upgrades, delivering new features with each new version making life a bit easier for authors of Office documents. The release of Office 2000 in 1999 introduced tighter integration with the Web, giving users the ability to flawlessly save documents in HTML format and distribute over the Internet or Intranet, adding stronger ways of accessing information.
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14.1.2006 Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Review
A Little History
Virtualization software is nothing new, and dates back quite some time. One of the most popular examples for the end user was Connectix Virtual PC for the Mac. Since there are a pretty huge number of programs that are only available on Windows, this created a strong market niche to let Mac users run Windows programs, even if at reduced speed.
Virtual PC for the Mac, rather than emulating Windows, emulated the x86 architecture and the requisite peripheral devices, such as a video and sound card. This meant that emulation could work quite flawlessly, but also that any user would need to purchase a copy of Windows as well and then install it onto the Virtual PC. Virtual PC was a success and Connectix later created a Windows version which let you run most x86 OSes ? something quite useful for developers, enthusiasts, and IT professionals.
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22.1.2006 Microsoft Live "Academic Search" review
First, the overall concept of Microsoft Academic Search is similar to Google Scholar in that "it allows users to search across the Web for articles in academic journals, databases like PubMed and OA repositories".
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10.4.2006 Review: Top 5 Improvements In Vista RC1
When the CRN Test Center last looked at Microsoft Windows Vista, it was obvious the operating system was far from complete, which wasn't a surprise because it was still a beta version.
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8.9.2006Intel E8500 Core2 Duo CPU Review
The E8500 is the fastest Core 2 Duo solution on the market with the clock speed set at 3.16GHz, fully 266MHz higher than the next fastest E series
CPU. For a MSRP on the Intel CPU price list of $266 this makes an affordable solution for those not wanting to spend $999 on an Intel CPU like
the QX9770 that’s upcoming. Dual Core CPUs like the E8500 are excellent choices for the everyday user.
The E8500 also overclocks
like a beast reaching 4.389 GHz, a nearly 40% overclock on normal air-cooling. Other people have reached over 4.5GHz on theirs. Dual Core processors
still have a market as only the Q6600 Core 2 Quad CPU reaches this level of price but performance on the E8500 beats that CPU in many cases.
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24.03.2008Intel denies new iMac has new 'Montevina' platform
Is it a first peek at an entirely new class of Intel CPU that Apple is offering in its latest refresh of iMacs, or is it an older class of CPU that is
being overclocked at customers' requests? Intel is indicating that the iMac's new high-end CPU is neither...
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30.04.2008Intel to Show Off 1 TFlop, 80-core CPU
At a meeting of the
International Solid-State
Circuits Conference in Santa
Clara later this afternoon,
engineers from Intel are
slated to demonstrate a
working version of a
conceptual CPU. As promised
during the last Intel
Developers' Forum, this
concept CPU will incorporate
80 cores using an experimental
"network-on-a-chip"
architecture...
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13.02.2007Intel slashes quad-core CPU prices across the board
This morning, an Intel spokesperson confirmed to Betanews that the company has made drastic cuts in its CPU prices for 1,000-unit shipments, effective
immediately. They include a 40% slash on its top-of-the-line processor...
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20.01.2009Intel shows off its X7900 CPU
Intel today officially debuted its long-awaited X7900 CPU. The Core 2 Duo Extreme dual-core processor was unveiled at the 2007 Games Convention in
Germany and is Intel's highest performing notebook CPU to date.
The X7900 is clocked at 2.8GHz, contains 4MB of L2 cache and
runs on an 800MHz FSB. Intel said the CPU also features mobile-specific power-saving features, that will help computer manufacturers to deliver more
energy-efficient and higher-performing designs.
It also claimed the X7900 will be exploited for high-end gaming and demanding
applications, both at home and when out and about. Its expected to appear within systems from the likes of Asus, Dell and Medion within the next four
weeks...
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22.08.2007Intel Atom 230 ultra low-power desktop CPU Review
We recently reviewed Asus' Eee PC 901, which uses the new 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor. Atom uses the same 45nm technology that you’ll
find in the latest 'Penryn' Core 2 CPUs and it packs in some nifty power-saving features that result in a TDP of a mere 2.5W which makes it a
natural choice for Small, Cheap Computers.
But there’s another side to Atom, as Intel also sells it in desktop form, the 230, which
is likewise clocked at 1.6GHz. Atom processors are genreally soldered onto the motherboard so your choice of Atoms is limited to a single model. Buy
an Intel D945GCLF motherboard - it was codenamed 'Little Falls' - and you get a 230 as part of the package.
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24.06.2008Intel Officially Confirms Integrated Memory Controller for 45nm Nehalem
This afternoon, Intel
confirmed to BetaNews what its
executive vice president, Pat
Gelsinger, inadvertently
revealed in comments to
reporters several weeks ago:
Intel's second generation of
45nm CPU architecture,
code-named "Nehalem,"
will integrate memory
controllers typically featured
in the northbridge component
of Intel chipsets, into the
CPU itself...
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29.03.2007Intel subpoenaed by FTC over CPU business practices
Though the US Federal Trade Commission has yet to issue a statement as of 1:30 pm EDT, Intel has acknowledged it has received a subpoena from the FTC,
effectively formalizing its inquiry into Intel's US business practices in the CPU market...
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06.06.2008Intel Not Trying to Shut Down AMD's CPU Production
Intel is not
trying to shut
down AMD or GlobalFoundries, a source inside Intel Corporation told
DailyTech in a phone conversation. The chip giant is simply trying to
protect its intellectual property, which it doesn't want to see distributed without its control.
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19.03.2009DDR3 vs. DDR2 - The Intel P35 Test
About three years ago
DDR2 memory first appeared on
the desktop PC scene. It would
be impossible to say it burst
on the scene since it was
introduced with the
unimpressive Intel NetBurst
processors. In that market
DDR2 was more like a trickle
since it was mainly a
curiosity for a processor that
was running a distant second
place to the leading AMD
Athlon chips, which were still
powered by DDR
memory.
DDR2
finally became the universal
standard last May/June when
AMD switched to DDR2 on their
new AM2 platform and Intel
introduced Core 2 Duo, the new
CPU performance leader. Core 2
Duo resided on socket 775,
which also was fed by DDR2.
While it sometimes seems like
centuries ago, it is worth
remembering that Intel Core 2
Duo regained the CPU
performance crown less than a
year ago, and the two years
prior to that all the fastest
systems used AMD Athlon
64/X2/FX processors.
What this review does
address is the performance of
the new DDR3 memory that is
launched with P35. The new
Intel P35 chipset, known as
Bearlake during development,
supports either DDR2 or DDR3
memory. This presented a
perfect opportunity to look at
the performance of both DDR3
and DDR2 on the new P35
chipset. We were also able to
compare performance to a Gold
Editors' Choice Intel P965
motherboard. The results of
these comparisons provided
interesting results about the
capabilities of the new P35
memory controller. It also
answered the question of
whether you should care about
DDR3 in any upcoming system
purchase.
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16.05.2007Intel explains new Core i3, i5 and i7 CPU branding
On Wednesday, Intel posted a statement on their website explaining how their branding will look in the future; as CNET reports, the hardware company
will be splitting their Core CPU range into three categories: i3, i5 and i7, each different tiers of performance. As you can imagine, the new Core i3
range will be the lower performance, the i5 will be mid-range, and the i7 will be reserved for maximum speed.
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20.06.2009Intel CPU Price Declines Help it Retain Value Edge
Earlier this week, AMD's
introduction of the Athlon 64
X2 6000+ processor at the $464
suggested price point signaled
the start of CPU price
reductions in its midrange
segment. But since that time,
pre-order prices for the 6000+
have risen, not fallen; and
meanwhile, street prices for
Intel CPUs have declined a
tick or two, according to
Pricewatch...
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22.02.2007Intel demonstrates 22nm chips scheduled for 2011 release
Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, stated in a 1965 research paper that the number of transistors on a CPU will double approximately every two years;
this belief became very famous, and is now known as 'Moore's Law'. Intel is still very determined on keeping to that law, as Paul
Otellini, President and CEO of Intel, has just demonstrated the world's first CPU constructed with a 22nm manufacturing process. This means that,
according to Intel's press release, a massive 2.9 billion transistors are squeezed onto a wafer in about the same area as the average fingernail.
Otellini stated, "At Intel, Moore's Law is alive and thriving.
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23.09.2009Intel Core i7 Ships
Today Intel's next-generation Core i7 shipped. The new 64-bit CPU includes 4 cores, each with 2 threads, brings the memory controller onto the
die and significantly increases performance over Intel's existing CPU line. Dell Computer took the news with the launch of the new Dell XPS 730X
that now comes standard with 64-bit Vista and up to 6GB of memory. View: Wired: Intel launches Core i7 View: Dell XPS 730X
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18.11.2008Asus P6T Deluxe Intel X58 motherboard review
Having just recently examined the new Intel Core i7 processors, the timing seems perfect to also show you in detail a motherboard designed to take
advantage of these CPUs. The Asus P6T Deluxe sports the new Intel X58 chipset and is one of the first production Core i7 motherboards available in the
market. Because of the added cost inherent of moving to a new platform, building a new Core i7 computer is going to be quite steep.
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24.11.2008Intel V8 versus AMD 4X4 Platform
In the world of CPU processors, whose is the best is always in question as the balance has swung in both directions in this war of the silicon wafer.
Intel has been the leader many times and on many levels and markets, and although Texas upstarts AMD have given them a fair share of competition,
Intel seems to always come out on top.
AMD's FX series of CPUs propelled them into the limelight in the desktop environment,
but their Opteron CPUs failed to make the impact AMD had hoped in the server domain as did the Turion CPUs in the mobile market. AMD makes a good
product when they are at the top of their game, but Intel still maintains the overall leader position in all these platforms and that equates to
better sales numbers. Only those gamers who just love AMD are really into the whole AM2 platform at the moment, and that is due to the mass popularity
of Intel's Core 2 CPU line which is dominating the desktop environment.
The CPUs and systems in this round of competition were
submitted to me as high-end, desktop systems/ workstation, but the truth is these systems cost so much that there is no way anyone but the rich could
afford these systems as just their gaming machine.
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01.09.2007Intel planning quad-core notebook CPUs for 3Q08
Intel is going to launch eleven 45nm dual-core CPUs for notebooks in the first half of next year, and the company is also planning to launch quad-core
versions in the third quarter, according to sources at motherboard makers.
Intel will launch a 45nm quad-core notebook CPU
codenamed Penryn QC comprised of two Penryn cores in a multi-chip package. The CPU will adopt Socket P (35mm × 35mm) and have 12MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz
FSB and 45W maximum TDP.
Initially the Penryn QC will only appear in the Core 2 Extreme series and most Montevina platform
notebooks will not support the quad-core CPU, added the sources...
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19.09.2007Virtual environments are processor pigs
New research has confirmed what many a hard-core gamer already knows: the more realistic the virtual environment you're playing in, the more your
processor is getting thrashed.
As part of ongoing research into virtual environments and the transition from the current Internet
to more realistic 3D worlds, Intel has benchmarked the server and client utilisation of a range of common Internet environments.
While a conventional Web site only utilises 20 per cent of a local CPU and less than 1 per cent of its graphics processing unit (GPU), those rates
change dramatically as environments became more realistic. Google Earth can consume 60 per cent of the local CPU and up to 15 per cent of the GPU,
while for Second Life those figures rise to 70 per cent for the CPU and as high as 75 per cent for the GPU, Intel found.
"The
growth in computational intensity is actually quadratic in nature," said Intel chief technology officer Justin Rattner, who unveiled the figures
during the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco...
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21.09.2007Intels new 3.0 GHz quad 45nm QX9650 uses less than 65 watts
TechReport has an early review on the new Intel QX9650 45nm 3.0 GHz quad-core extreme desktop CPU (due for launch next month) and the
power consumption results are shocking. The new QX9650 quad-core based on
the latest 45nm
HKMG (High K Metal Gate) manufacturing process
consumes less power on average than an Intel E6750 2.66GHz dual-core. At idle the QX9650 system draws 160W versus an E6750 at 175W idle. At peak
consumption the QX9650 draws 215W versus the E6750 at 214W which is nearly identical. Thats shocking when you consider the fact that were comparing
four 3 GHz cores versus two 2.66 GHz cores.
The E6750 is based on stepping G which is already the latest and most mature 65nm
manufacturing process from Intel and it was already an extremely efficient CPU. The idea that one of the first 45nm CPUs on the planet on one of the
earliest production silicon can get these kinds of results is astounding. Whats just as astounding is the fact that Intel calls the QX9650 quad-core
CPU a 130W TDP part when the Intel E6750 is already a very conservative 65W TDP part. It is noteworthy that the server version of the 3 GHz 45nm
quad-core Intel processor is rated at a less conservative 80W TDP which makes perfectly good sense considering its in the same power envelope of a
conservative 65W TDP chip.
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30.10.2007Alienware Area-51 m15x gaming notebook review
For years Alienware has been producing machines that cater to gamers and enthusiasts desires, coupling some of the industry's most radical designs
with top of the line PC hardware. So when Alienware introduced the Area-51 m15x we were obviously keen to check it out.
Our review sample
came configured with the new Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 "Penryn XE" mobile processor and a GeForce 8800M GTX (512MB) graphics card. In short, this
is the combination of the fastest possible mobile CPU and the fastest mobile GPU out there. Of course, this won't come cheap as the retail value
of our review sample was $4770.
The build quality of a laptop is just as important and this is typically an area where we typically
haven't seen Alienware products falling short. Furthermore, there are details on the inner and exterior design that a product in this price range
better have.
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