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After the slew of Ultrabooks we have tested at ITProPortal, we thought it was about time we looked at something right at the other end of the spectrum. And we couldn't get much further from featherweights like Toshiba's Portege Z930-10Q and Lenovo ThinkPa...
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Fast quad, core processor, Class, leading graphics performance, Beautiful 18in screen, Eye, catching design...
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Hugely expensive, Very large and heavy...
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The Alienware M18x is a beast of a notebook. In fact, the category of notebook doesn't really do it justice. It also comes at a beast of a price, with our configuration exceeding £2,500. But if you are willing to pay a small fortune for a portable gaming...
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evogadget.com Updated: 2017-03-01 06:21:34
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Dell Alienware have once again struck gold and their M18x is the perfect case in point for that. The company seems to know exactly what gamers need the most as well as when they need it the most. They will have to pay a lot on this product, $5.552 to be p...
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The new Dell Alienware M18x is a very fine gaming gadget indeed. Forget the price: if playing games is your most favorite hobby in the world, then you've found your ideal in the form of the product we rated here...
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Alienware's top end rig offers near nuclear levels of power, and gamers who've saved wildly since childhood might possibly even be able to afford one. The M18x starts at £1699 with full spec models pushing well past the £5000 mark, ensuring this Goliat...
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Nearly Beyond Powerful, Connectivity, Amazingly engrossing screen, Build Quality...
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Price, Cost of Upgrades, Some may feel it needs a redesign...
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The M18x is the like Mike Tyson in his prime, extremely powerful, a little crazy and a class act, if you can afford the astronomical price...
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Alienware have a well earned reputation for creating some of the most exotic, ludicrously specified gaming machines and today we look at their M18x laptop which features the latest flagship Intel Core i7 2960XM Extreme Edition processor, Bluray driv...
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Overall performance is staggering, As powerful as a high end Core i7 2600k desktop gaming system, Build quality is exceptional, Onboard lighting system is a lesson in how it should be done, Can power the latest Direct X 11 games, Fantastic 1080p panel, Strong upgrade options, Is supplied with three preoverclocked bios settings, Can be overclocked even further in the right hands, Klipsc...
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Heavy, Expensive, 3GBps SATA drive used, Some keyboard flex, Cooling system can be heard when taxed hard, Kitguru says: The most powerful laptop we have reviewed to date. Nothing comes close, Rating: 9.0, Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1...
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Over the years Alienware have earned a reputation for creating some of the finest gaming laptops available to the enthusiast user. With such a wealth of configuration options, the M18x reinforces the brand name and cements their position, right at the top...
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The Alienware M18x is a desktop replacement notebook in the truest sense — it’s powerful enough to replace a desktop workstation, but it’s also as big and as heavy as a desktop PC. It’s exceedingly powerful and has the ability to handle almost any curr...
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If you’re looking for a proper desktop replacement -- replacing a gaming desktop, that is -- the Alienware M18x is undoubtedly the notebook to pick. It’s massive and has a price tag that’s painful, but its performance is almost unparalleled...
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The Alienware M18x we tested was a mid-range specification, but you can build one to order on Alienware’s site that is even more of a performance beast. Our test unit had a second generation Intel Core i7 processor, the 2720QM. 16GB of RAM was install...
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Hugely powerful, Great screen and excellent build quality, HDMI-in, USB 3.0, amazing feature-set...
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Hugely expensive, Just huge, Clunky process to switch graphics...
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If you're looking for a proper desktop replacement -- replacing a gaming desktop, that is -- the Alienware M18x is undoubtedly the notebook to pick. It's massive and has a price tag that's painful, but its performance is almost unparalleled...
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The latest release from Dell-owned Alienware, the M18X, is a behemoth with enough power to run any game under the sun without so much as a flicker. But you'll have to have deep pockets to get your hands on one. Even getting the M18X out of the box is a...
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Great performance, Decent build quality, Powerful 3D performance, Immersive screen...
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Limited basic spec, Battery life...
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Last year, Dell added to its Alienware laptop family and simultaneously expanded the definition of ultra-portables with the tiny-beefcake M11x. This year's new addition, the flagship M18x, now expands the other end of the spectrum. Big player: Dell's A...
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The M18x lives up to expectations. It feels lovingly crafted around gamers' needs, combining superlative design, build quality, aesthetics and scalable power. But it comes at a cost. The review model's price compares reasonably well to other gaming la...
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T3.com Updated: 2017-03-01 06:21:49
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Alienware sent T3 two of its powerful gaming laptops - the M14x and M18x. Not only were they specced out to the max, the laptops were also powerful enough to engineer a moon landing without breaking a sweat. But we didn't want to use them for tricks...
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Incredible performance, Comfortable gaming experience Excellent screen, Stunning keyboard...
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We can't afford one, Chunky and quirky design, No Blu-ray drives as standard...
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Zdnet.com.au Updated: 2017-03-01 06:21:54
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Tweet The M18x is, functionally, the same thing as the M17x R3 but bigger, with some different innards, and extremely thick. In an age where laptops are fighting to be razor thin, the M18x's 54.2mm height — yes, over 5cm — is going to be too much f...
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Excessive power that melts faces, HDMIin is a boon for gamers who don't want to buy a TV, Excellent build quality, with great lighting options...
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Huge and heavy. Over 5cm thick!, AMD switchable graphics require a Windows restart...
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If a desktop is too large but you still want excessive power, the Alienware M18x is your holy grail.
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With a massive 18.4in screen, it's over an inch wider that previous Alienware laptops, and it makes no attempt to conceal its size. Aluminium plating on the lid and round both sides combines with the giant illuminated vents front and back to make it seem...
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hardwareheaven.com Updated: 2017-03-01 06:22:02
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UPDATE: SLI Testing has now been added to our coverage.
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Where to start with the M18x? Well it probably has to be the size... this system is a desktop replacement without doubt and has a significant weight to it thanks to the tough, metal outer shell and large display with high end components/cooling inside...
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The Alienware brand and PC gaming are synonymous, and with good reason. For the past 15 years the folks at Alienware have been churning out high-end gaming systems, and thankfully they continue to so. Its flagship laptop rig, the M18x ($4,529 direct), is...
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Blazing performance, Solid build quality, Sleek design, Cool lighting effects...
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Expensive, Short battery life...
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The Alienware M18x looks intimidating and has the performance chops that gamers crave, but it doesn't come cheap...
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Around the launch of the Alienware M17x R3, Alienware essentially bifurcated its high end notebook offerings into single-GPU (the M17x R3) and dual-GPU (the M18x). The M17x R3 was slimmed down from its beefy predecessor and the M17x actually remains...
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As I mentioned in the conclusion of my review of the Alienware M17x R4, there are no points awarded for repetition. The original M18x was good but not perfect, and simply repeating the design instead of at least iterating it isn't going to somehow result...
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The Alienware brand and PC gaming are synonymous, and with good reason. For the past 15 years the folks at Alienware have been churning out high-end gaming systems, and thankfully they continue to so. Its flagship laptop rig, the M18x ($4,529 direct), is...
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Blazing performance. Solid build quality. Sleek design. Cool lighting effects.
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Expensive. Short battery life...
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The Alienware M18x looks intimidating and has the performance chops that gamers crave, but it doesn't come cheap...
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makeuseof.com Updated: 2017-03-01 06:21:35
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Buying a laptop is a difficult decision. Most of us have to walk a tight-rope, balancing what we want (power, style, portability and more) with what we can afford.But what if money wasn't an obstacle? What would you buy then? You'd probably consider lapto...
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There's no question that the Alienware M18x is one of the fastest, best-looking gaming notebooks on the market. But users considering this high-end system must choose between configurations with Nvidia and AMD graphics chips. When we reviewed the back...
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Epic power, Highly customizable backlit keyboard and speaker grilles, Gorgeous full HD display...
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Heartbreakingly expensive, SSD Costs Extra, Very heavy, Slight flex on the keyboard...
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Big, bad and unapologetic. These three words accurately describe the Alienware M18x. Unapologetic about its size, this is a desktop replacement notebook that almost defies the entire category of portable machines. Sure, it's portable, in the sense that yo...
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Gorgeous good looks, Exceptional build quality, Topshelf components, Great lighting and AlienFX, Beautiful 18inch LCD, Killer performance...
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Pricey, Big and power hungry, Small range of GPU configurations...
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Competitively, between the AMD and NVIDIA solutions we tested, the AMD Radeon HD 6990M CrossFire setup, in general offered better dual-GPU performance scaling, at least in the tests we ran. However, NVIDIA's and AMD's solutions traded victories, dependin...
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Historically, whenever NVIDIA or AMD launched a new mobile powerhouse GPU, AVADirect has been on hand with a high-end Clevo notebook ready to put its best foot forward. Yet lately NVIDIA and AMD have been playing such a rapid game of oneupsmanship a...
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For end users who want a powerful gaming notebook, or heck, a powerful notebook in general, my go-to has been the Alienware M17x R3 since I reviewed it (provided they have the budget for it). Now that I've had a chance to sit down and review the M18x, my...
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The Alienware M18x is a desktop replacement notebook in the truest sense — it’s powerful enough to replace a desktop workstation, but it’s also as big and as heavy as a desktop PC.It’s exceedingly powerful and has the ability to handle almost any curr...
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If you’re looking for a proper desktop replacement, replacing a gaming desktop that is, the Alienware M18x is undoubtedly the notebook to pick. It’s massive and has a price tag that’s painful, but its performance is almost unparalleled...
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As the case, screen, and input devices in this model have not changed from the previously reviewed version, we only look at the components which have been altered, with some additional tests and readings...
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Range of ports, Extensive illumination, High-quality materials, Very good performance...
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Loud under stress, Extremely heavy, Large mains adaptor, Keyboard ghosting, Graphics cards throttle on battery power...
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Alienware M18x (GTX 580M SLI, 2920XM)It turns out that the Alienware M18x is also an outstanding gaming notebook when fitted with two GeForce GTX 580M graphics cards in SLI mode. Weighing over 5.5 kg, its portability is severely limited, but at least it c...
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Like a Michael Bay movie, it's getting harder and harder for Alienware to top itself. But somehow, it keeps doing it. Case in point: the M18x. Featuring an 18-inch full HD screen, an overclocked Core i7 processor running at 4 GHz, two of Nvidia's most...
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Insanely powerful, Customizable backlit keyboard, WirelessHD streaming, HDMI input...
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Sky-high price, Very heavy, A little keyboard flex, Need to spend more for SSD...
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techreviewsource.com Updated: 2017-03-01 06:21:49
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The Alienware M18x desktop replacement laptop offers a huge 18-inch display, fantastic performance and high-end internal specifications. Behind a rather bland design, however, there is an Intel quad-core CPU, a massive 16GB of memory and dual Nvidia GT...
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Theinquirer.net Updated: 2017-03-01 06:21:57
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The stunning display uses an LED backlight and provides a lot of screen real estate to play your favourite titles on or watch films. You'll obviously want to use a USB mouse for some games, especially first person shooters like Call of Duty, but the...
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18 inch notebooks do not usually garner a lot of attention. However, thanks to Alienware's simultaneous release of the 14 inch, M14x , and the massive 18 inch M18x, publicity will not be a problem. As usual, the M18x can be extensively configured on the m...
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Great connectivity, Extensive lighting, Very good input devices, High quality materials, Fantastic performance, Long battery life, Lots of accessories, Nice display...
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Clearly audible under heavy load, Very high weight, Fat power adapter...
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Alienware M18xIn the beginning, we were skeptical of the M18x. Alienware's 18 inch "monster" does not exactly fit into any of the current trends, and most buyers do not go above the 17 inch range. However, after our in-depth testing of this laptop, we hav...
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about.com Updated: 2017-03-01 06:21:59
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The Bottom Line May 7 2011 - Alienware's latest gaming laptop comes in the form of the larger than life 18.4-inch M18x system that features a 1920 x 1080 full HD display. Unfortunately, the base M18x is somewhat underwhelming for the price with only 4G...
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May 7 2011 - Alienware's latest gaming laptop comes in the form of the larger than life 18.4-inch M18x system that features a 1920 x 1080 full HD display. Unfortunately, the base M18x is somewhat underwhelming for the price with only 4GB of memory, a...
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