Dell Alienware M17x Touch Panel and configuration

With 17 inch screen, Dell Alienware M17x with enough operation space put a standard 104 – key keyboard, this lets users whether playing action video games, or working with numbers form can get better keyboard support. M17x keyboard spacing between each key is relatively reasonable, the user won’t appear wrong operation during rapid operation, and the key of a key process is reasonable. But need to point out that the key of damping some larger when users tap needs certain strength, but considering the M17x users most men in the tip of the finger when playing games will power is larger, so big damping is understandable. Considering the users will often high-speed, vigorously tap, M17x press keys are made with the ThinkPad X framework to ensure that its good resistance to wear and tear.

We can see that the M17x’s touch pad mouse is not in the center of the operating platform, but in the M17x keyboard input area is below. So the design advantage is to make the touch pad mouse and keyboard input area to a good combination, the user can operate better in operation. But “favorable have disadvantages” in practice we found that due to the thick of the M17x fuselage, and the main operating area is located in the operating region of the left side, so when user operation for a long time will feel arm because long-term suspended and feel tired, and because the m17x operating region of the edge is obvious, users in a long time after the operation on his left arm will leave a significant indentation.

In addition, M17x touch pad feeling is quite general, and the touch panel is smaller. When using the touch panel, we cannot complete the operation across the entire screen with a drag and drop mouse, so it is recommended to use an external mouse to solve the positioning problem.

M17x’s fast space is divided into two parts, and the two part is faced with a common problem: the space between each key is too small, the user in the actual operation easily appear false operation. Here suggest that the user can use the AlienFX LITE set the shortcut keys and keyboard lighting color and color settings, there is a significant gap, which can effectively avoid false operation.

As a positioning in game and entertainment notebook, we think its interface is quite rich, but the layout is slightly unreasonable.

The left side of the M17x’s fuselage interface can be divided into two parts. The latter part is: VGA, HDMI and DisplayPort three different formats of video output interface, we can called video output interface group, three different video output mode interface ensure the m17x adapt to any external video equipment. And we also pay attention to the distance between VGA and HDMI interfaces, obviously about HDMI and DisplayPort interface between the distance, this is because the VGA connection volume should be obvious about the other two, if the distance is close will cause the HDMI interface cannot be used, thus the m17x designers has been considered for the m17x use external two different facilities and equipment simultaneous.

Small knowledge: DisplayPort interface is a high-definition digital display interface standards, the transmission speed is higher than the HDMI, but because of the cost has not been spread in the low-end products, and in the future this interface is will become the mainstream interface standards for high-definition digital display.

In the first half of the left, we can see the RJ45 interface, 2 USB2.0 interfaces, E-SATA interfaces, and IEEE1394 interfaces. Also worth mentioning is that the E-SATA M17x interface is the three interface, can not only take into the E-SATA interface and USB interface functions. At the same time, the E-SATA also has a regulated charge function, which also caters to the majority of mobile phones support USB charging function.

Would like to point out here is the distance between the m17x is the USB and the E-SATA interface too close, especially the two vertically arranged the USB2.0 interface, and this will cause when an external USB equipment multi crowded appeared, users in the pulling very prone to misuse.

Relatively a little crowded on the left side of the interface, the right interface M17x display well-proportioned. The interface of the front part of the suction type CD-ROM, three in one card reader (MMC/SD/MS) and ExpressCard interface. The second part is 2 USB2.0 interface, a set of audio input/output interface and the M17x is equipped with a special two headphone interface, can satisfy the couples together to enjoy the film, between friends together to play the game.

Alienware M17x Powerful performance configuration should not be underestimated. Equipped with the Intel Core 2 Extreme quad core mobile processor QX9300, the SLI dual 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260m graphics processing unit, up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066MHz ram and two 320GB hard drive support raid o, the gathering of the most luxurious lineup disposition. With WUXGA (1920 x 1200) high-definition LCD display (evaluation prototype for 1440 x 900), even harsh players will full of praise for the excellence and the m17x will undoubtedly was dedicated to the game players the most realistic gaming experience.

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