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Alienware vs Rockdirect vs Dell : Finding the Best Gaming Laptop

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the  best
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buy -- the fastest, the most powerful, thepurchased  for  up
ultimate  kick-ass,
to 4 years.The Alienware Area-51m 7700's
take no prisoners, meanest motherboard ofbase  price  starts  at  around
all gaming laptops.Well, there's some good
news  for  you,  things  have really changed$2000 but if you want to max out this
system,  be  prepared
in the laptop world. No doubt you are
probably  aware  there  have  beento double that amount. High price for high
performance.
some major developments in laptop
construction  and  technologyRuns quiet and cool. This one is dressed to
kill.Rockdirect LaptopsNext, we go across the
in the last year or so. Technology that putspond,  for  a  company  that  produces  some
the  gaming  laptop
high priced yet powerful gaming machines.
on par or near par with its main rival, theRockdirect  gaming  notebooks
desktop PC.Recent changes in technology have
really  brought  gaming  laptopsare another group of machines that many
gamers  should  consider.
into the spotlight with a whole list of new
Technologies:Rockdirect, formerly known as Rock, is a
British  company  that's
PCI Express, Sonoma Chipset, SLI,
Hyper-Threading,  Dual  Graphics,on the cutting edge of notebook technology.
They  have  had  a  long
Better RAM, and now Dual Core gaming
laptops.  Gaming  notebooks  arehistory of making high quality laptops for
business  and  gaming.
just now entering the specs and performance
arena  which  was  exclusivelyRockdirect laptops are expensive, there's no
way  to  get  around
reserved for the bulky yet much more
powerful desktop PC.Just in case you have hadthat fact.Rockdirect's Xtreme 64 is one of
your  head  buried  in  term papers and studythe  world's  first  dual  core
sheets lately -- hey, it happens! Here's anotebooks using AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
brief  rundown  of  theseprocessors  and  twin
new technologies that will give you the100GB 7,200RPM hard drives. With
fastest gaming laptop:Graphics Cards: theseNVIDIAGeForce  Go  7800  GTX
are the real heart of any gaming machine.
Theygraphics and a 17 inch WSXGA+ (1680x1050)
display  with  X-Glass
are getting faster and more powerful. We
also  see  the  use  of  dualfor better viewing. Around 2,300 pounds or
$4,000  USD.
graphics cards and better transfer of data
with  new  pipelinesThree Year Collect and Return Warranty.Dell
LaptopsHey dude, this can't be a DEll?Dell
and buses.PCI Express: is a new standard forwith the introduction of its XPS second
expansion  cards  that  comes  ingeneration  gaming
different versions. Presently, we have thelaptops has to be considered by the serious
x16  and  x1  lanes,  theygamer.  Don't  laugh!
offer increased bandwidth. For example, x1With the introduction of the XPS Gen2
lane  offers  500MB/seclaptops,  Dell  entered  the
instead of just 133MB/sec for PCI.NVIDIAgaming market for real. A lot of people
SLI: SLI stands for Scalable Link Interface,stood up and took notice.Even more people
technologystood up when Dell introduced the XPS
Renegade  600
that lets you use a couple of GeForce 6800
graphics  cards  togetherdesktop gaming system with 4 NVIDIA 7800GTX
GPUs  at  the
with PCI Express X16. Basically, SLI will
speed  up  graphics  on  a  singleCES this year. Now that's putting SLI to
some good use!Dell's top Notebook Model is
monitor by deploying two graphics cards. Itthe  XPS  M170  powered  by
also  lets  you  combine
Intel Pentium M Processor 780 (2.26 GHz/2MB
4 GPUs in one system for the fastestCache/533MHz  FSB)
graphics yet.An alternative system would be
ATI's  CrossFire  whichand 2GB1 Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2
Dimm  Memory  on
is a SLI-like configuration using 'Master'
and  'Slave'a 100GB 7200rpm Hard Drive. It uses 256MB
NVIDIA  GeForce
cards to combine two Radeon GPUs for
improved  and  fasterGo 7800 GTX and has a 17 inch UltraSharp
Wide  Screen  UXGA
graphics.Hyper-Threading: Gives processors
better  performanceDisplay. Priced at around $3,896 with a two
year  warranty
especially when combined with dual-core
processors,and longer warranties may be purchased.Show
me the Facts!Anyone can pick a top gaming
capable of handling four software threadsnotebook  and  say  its  the  fastest
which  will  put
in the world. However, you have to prove it
a smile on any gamer's face.Better RAM: DDR3or  back  it  up.
SDRAM  (Double  Data  Rate Three Synchronous
That's where benchmark testing enters the
Dynamic Random Access Memory) this new DDRpicture,  these  are
memory  standard
standard tests that rate the performance
will use 40% less power and run at speeds uplevel  of  your
to  800  MHz.
gaming laptop. Hey, tests are good for
Don't confuse this with GDDR3 (in Graphicssomething!One good site that has performed a
Cards)  which  iswhole  slue  of  tests  on
a totally different technology.Dual Core:the  gaming  laptops  mentioned  above  is
just  as the name says, you put two CPUs into
You can see the different Benchmark tests
a laptop for more power and fasterhere:
computing.  Rockdirect's
for  memory bandwidth and latency, picfast,
Xtreme 64 was one of the world's first dual
core  notebooks  tocryptography, raytracing, realistic render,
encoding  and
hit the market.Also be on the lookout for
Intel's  Dual  Core  Notebookso on. The dual core Rock XTreme 64 showed
impressive
Chip dubbed Yonah, it will be somewhat
different  in  thatnumbers, even beating out an Athlon 4000+
Desktop  in
this notebook chip will not only have two
cores  but  thesemany areas.WildCard Entry: M-TECH!There's
another laptop maker many novice gamers don't
cores will share a 2MB cache which willconsider
greatly boost performance.In most cases,
keeping  ahead of all these developments andwhen buying their ultimate gaming machine.
It  may  not  be  as
improvements can be a pleasurable chore for
most  gamers  butwell known as the ones above but the real
wildcard  entry  is
it can sure eat into your gaming time. And
as  the  notebookM-TECH. This is basically the American
equivalent  of  Rockdirect,
technology evolves, the gaming laptop will
get  even  more  smalleralthough the companies are in no way
connected.  They  just  have  a
and more powerful, offering a real
alternative  to  the  gamingsimilar philosophy of working with and using
cutting-edge  technology
desktop PC even for the most die-hard Power
Junkies.Serious gamers will also know laptopand firms to produce some superior gaming
or  notebook  gaming  technologymachines.M-TECH, a Michigan company, started
in  1995  and  has  close
is constantly evolving and mutating.
Therefore,  most  gamers  willstrategic partnerships with Tech firms in
Silicon  Valley.  It
only purchase a fully upgradeable open
architecture  notebook,  theyis favorably reviewed by many industry
magazines  such  as
look for a laptop design which can be easily
upgraded  with  the  newestLaptops, Mobile Computing, CNET, PC TODAY
and others.M-TECH produces some powerful low
and latest technology, if at allpriced  (relatively  speaking)
possible.Despite this option, as laptop
gaming  technology  steadily  improves,gaming laptops such as the D900K and the
D900T:You can configure your D900T with two
gamers are still left with the choice of100GB  (7200RPM)  SATA  HDD
which  gaming  system  to  buy.
Hard Drives with Pentium 4 3.8GHz 2MB
Just in case you have be hibernating forL2Cache  with  a  RAID  setup.
last  five  years  --  hey,  it
With Nvidia GeForce Go 7800 GTX w/256MB DDR3
happens. Here's a quick rundown of theand  a  17  inch  TFT  WSXGA+
different  systems  on  the  market
Glassview LCD display for around $3500 USD.
...Voodoo, Alienware, Mayhem, Vigor, Sager,One  year  warranty,
ASUS,  Rockdirect,
longer warranties may be purchased.When
M-Tech, Dell...Despite the fancy lapels,buying your laptop, keep in mind, just
serious  gamers  know  that most laptops arebecause  a  gaming
made by the same two or three companies inlaptop has a lot of style doesn't mean it
Taiwan!  The  same  componentshas  sacrificed  performance.
and mainframes are assembled under differentIt is not a matter of style over substance,
brand  names  and  marketedit  just  means
to the public.Not to get too cynical, butyou have to pay highly for all that style
sometimes  it's  the  laptop  withadvertising/packaging.
the better paint job or the betterIf you can afford it, go for a higher priced
advertising  that  willgaming  laptop.
win your purchasing dollar. Not that savvyPeople buy Ferraries don't they? There's no
gamers  are  easilyaccounting  for  how
fooled, perish the thought, but packagingpeople spend their money, if you want one of
may  rule  the  day,these  dual  core
performance may be the same or negligible inlaptops from Rockdirect and you can take a
gaminglittle  bit  of  heat
machines with basically all the sameand noise with your games, go for a
components and specs.Regardless of this soberRockdirect  Xtreme  64  or
reality,  gamers  are  still  left  with the
the older Xtreme Ti.If you want a dressed to
choice of which gaming manufacturer haskill  Alienware  laptop,  go  for  the
tweaked  these  components
Area-51m 7700. If you're on a budget, look
into the best gaming laptop on the market.closely  at  the  Dell
There  are  numerous  gaming
XPS M170 or the other XPS systems and watch
specialists that make high quality machinesfor  special  Dell
well  worth  your
coupons and discounts. Dell is known for
consideration but because of limited spacegiving  some  great
here  we  will  only  examine
discounts so keep your eyes peeled. And if
three major gaming manufacturers, sometimesyou  really  want  to
for entirely different reasons.These three
are Alienware, Rockdirect and Dell. Allgo against the mainstream, why not check out
produce  seriousM-TECH.  Especially
contenders for the ultimate gaming laptop.the M-TECH D900K or the D900T, ultimate
Here's  a  brief  rundown  onperformance at a good price.No matter which
gaming  system  you  go with, try to pick one
all three makers and their gaming laptops
which  may  be  of  some  helpthat has a fully upgradeable open
architecture  structure  so
to anyone looking to purchase a high-end
gaming monster.Alienware LaptopsFirst, weyou can easily upgrade when the time comes.
will start with the most distinctive lookingKeep  in  mind,
gaming
laptop technology is changing so fast by the
laptops on the market. Those coming fromtime  your
Alienware,  a  company
dream machine is configured, it is probably
founded by two avid gamers, Nelson Gonzalezalready  out  of  date.
and  Alex  Aguila,  in
Sobering thought but more true than any of
1996. It has become one of the leadingus  would  like  to
producers  of  revolutionary
believe.Finding the fastest gaming laptop
gaming PCs and Notebooks. It has also wonmay  be  an  on-going  process
raves  and  rewards  from  such
of outfitting your dream machine with the
top industry publications as CNET, PC Gamer,latest  technologies
Computer  Games  and
and hardware as they come on stream. Hey,
many more.Their flagship model is thenobody  said  life  would
Area-51m  7700.  This  scary  monster
be simple.Just wondering how you can fit
can be outfitted with an Intel Pentium 4Quad  SLI  with  4  GPUs
Processor  with
into a laptop. Hey, it can happen and
Hyper-Threading Technology - (2.8GHz -probably will!For more on the best gaming
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