The Alienware Aurora mALX is a show-offy laptop. Its 19-inch display is so massive that you need a huge Alienware backpack to carry it around. Its case features an extremely detailed custom airbrush paint job with a ribbon of metallic color that changes when viewed at different angles. And as with all status symbols. The mALX isn’t all bark and no bite, though. With two graphics cards running in a scalable link interface, the mALX achieved the highest frame rates to date on our gaming benchmarks.  For hard-core mobile gamers who want to turn a few heads as they frag the competition, the Alienware Aurora mALX is the laptop to buy today! There’s a reason Alienware has opted to include a massive backpack with the Aurora mALX: the beast measures 18.8 inches wide, 13.5 inches deep, and 1.4 inches thick, and it weighs 15.2 pounds–without its AC adapter. The 19-inch display on the Aurora mALX may be a backbreaker, but it’s also a beauty. Though the native resolution of 1,680×1,050 is lower than that of some 17-inch laptops, the screen has plenty of real estate for multitasking, graphic design, or immersive game environments. The screen size alone is awe-inspiring. The display’s glossy finish helped colors pop but was not overly reflective.  The laptop’s full-size keyboard and 10-key number pad are very comfortable, even with extended bouts of typing.  Above the keyboard sit four launch buttons: one to control the Webcam above the laptop’s screen, one to turn the system’s wireless radio on and off, and two quick-launch keys for e-mail and Web applications.  Because of its large case, the Alienware Aurora mALX has room to include nearly every possible connection for audio (headphone, microphone, and S/PDIF jacks), video (S-Video input and output, VGA and DVI ports, and a connector for an external TV antenna), and data (five USB 2.0 ports, one four-pin FireWire port). Networking connections include Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g wireless, and a V.92 modem; also an external Bluetooth adapter. Finally, you get a PC Card slot; a 4-in-1 card reader that reads Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro and MultiMediaCard formats; and a tray-loading DVD burner. That’s virtually everything gamers will need, and it’s identical to the list of ports and connections on the M590K Emperor. Also worth noting are all the goodies Alienware throws in with the mALX. In addition to the backpack mentioned above, our box was stuffed with Ozma 7 headphones, a luggage tag, a keychain, a pen, a mouse pad, and a polo shirt–all tagged with the Alienware logo, natch.

The Aurora m9700’s performance numbers are just as high as its build quality. The notebook is saddled with a mere Turion ML44 processor, but the SLI GPU array enabled 3DMark03 scores above 21,000 and a F.E.A.R. frame rate of 67 fps with the settings maxed out, good enough for a third-place finish. With the display’s subtle color depth and crisp brightness, gaming was a total pleasure. F.E.A.R. has never looked this good on a machine with this price. While other notebooks dispel heat through the front and sides, warming up the palm rest, Alienware keeps the Aurora m9700’s heat directed through the rear of the notebook, making for more comfortable long-term usage. The system’s media and audio performance were also quite good; if the sound was a bit more powerful, this would be an unbeatable system.

In anticipation of the summer movie, Superman Returns. Alienware has released a Superman-themed laptop and desktop in limited edition. Both of the machines include a Superman desktop theme, and certificate of authenticity. The desktop will also include an exclusive mouse pad. These are in limited edition with only 350 of the laptops available and 250 of the desktops available.

The Area-51 Superman Edition Desktop is powered by a dual-core Pentium D processor. This fully customizable Area-51 notebook is powered by an Intel Core Duo processor. It features the Superman logo on the lid of the “Superman-blue” laptop.

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