Alienware Area-51 m5500
The Alienware Area-51 m5500 notebook is available with new ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics which increases the performance by some 50% over earlier generation technology. The Area-51 m5500 architecture utilizes a high dynamic range, as well as anti aliasing (AA) rendering. It also supports shader model 3.0. To represent a near life realistic gaming experience, the Alienware m5500 has excellent light, reflections and shadow effects.
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The laptop is on par with the latest desktop designs in terms of graphic performance and next generation technology. It is a go everywhere solution that delights many who look for optimum performance.
Alienware Area-51 m5500 Specs:
The Area-51 m5500 balances the capabilities of high-performance mobile graphics, Intel Centrino mobile technology, and DDR2 Alienware-qualified memory with a highly mobile design.
In addition, the Area-51 m5500 features a new Alienware innovation. The Graphics Control Technology, gives customers the flexibility of switching between the advanced capabilities of graphic solutions like the NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600 and Intel Media Graphics Accelerator, depending on performance and battery power. This will give gamers the option to choose whatever they need at the moment and ads total flexibility to a new concept.
The Area-51 m5500 thin profile is only 1.2 by 14 by 10.6 inches (HWD) and is very sleek. But this actually deceives from the weight which is a hefty 7.2 pounds. The 15.4-inch matte screen isn’t ideal for a Media Center notebook which would favor more brighter and higher contrast screens instead.
Alienware Area-51 m5500 System:
Operating System: MS Windows XP Media Center
RAM: 1 GB
Screen Size: 15.4 inches
Screen Type: Widescreen
Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce 6600 Go
Graphics Memory: 256 MB
Storage: 80 GB
One disadvantage is the DVD control. It only has one which is the Play button and this unit only works with Media Player 10. It won’t work with Media Center OS which is strange.
The Alienware Area-51 m5500 is a good notebook for gaming, even though it has its faults. The size can be an advantage for mobility but also a disadvantage for practicality reasons.
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