Alienware Area51 m5790 Special Edition ReviewSummary The Alienware Area 51 m5790 Special Edition is a big heavy laptop targeted at gamers that comes at a steep price for the average features it offers. My opinion is that you can hunt around for equally good or better laptops in the price range that an Alienware Area 51 m5790 Special Edition sits in. There are certain advantages using this laptop like the good display features, DVI output and a full size keyboard with a separate number pad. However performance wise this laptop is not worth the money you put in. The overclocking option that comes with this laptop is not something I would put so much of my hard earned money into. Specifications Dimensions: Alienware Area 51 m5790 Special Edition is 16 in wide with 11.5 in depth and 1.7 in height. Weight: The desktop replacement weighs around 8.0 lbs. Processor: The laptop uses an Intel Core 2 Duo T5500/1.66GHz with a bus speed of 667 MHz. The chipset used is Intel 945PM+ICH7.Cache Memory: The machine boasts of L2 cache memory of 2 MB (L2 cache refers to level 2 cache memory which means that the cache memory does not reside on the microprocessor chip but on a chip external to it). RAM: Your options with this laptop are 1GB or 2GB RAM based on DDR II SDRAM technology. This seems to be sufficient for most of the games that you would come across. Hard Drive: You get a standard 80 GB Hard drive with an Alienware Area 51 m5790 Special Edition. Display: The display option is a 17 in TFT active matrix screen with maximum resolution of 1440 X 900. This highest end resolution is good enough to give you a picture perfect viewing experience. Powered with ATI Mobility RADEON X1800 graphics processor with a video memory of 256 MB, this laptop is an apt answer to today’s gaming requirements. The laptop comes with a sound card for some real good audio experience.Input Device: Keyboard and touchpad. OS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Return from Alienware Area 51 m5790 Special Edition to home
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