Alienware Chooses Airgo chipsets for new laptops

Julios Lanza writes "Alienware has chosen chipsets made by Airgo Networks to power two game-focused laptops. Alienware's 17-inch Aurora m9700 and 19-inch Aurora mALX notebooks are equipped with the Airgo's Gen3 True MIMO (multiple input, multiple output). Airgo's chips are designed to connect a computer with Wi-Fi systems at speeds fast enough to make high-performance gaming possible, Airgo executives said."

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So...

[JanneM]

So the "Alienware" line of Dell laptops gets the same chipset as other Dell laptops.

Or, in other words, "alienware" have already become normal Dell machines, only with garish colors and a higher price tag.

Your obviously not the intended market.

[Shivetya]

I did check up on the specs of these two machines, 8.5lbs and 15lbs with batteries for the 17" and 19" machines. Fact is, its obvious that these are not aimed at business users and as such should not be judged by those standards. They make no claim to "laptop style portability", they are desktop replacements. The have "portability" that a lot of gamers, who again are the market, want.

LAN parties are fun, whats not fun is lugging the stuff you need. Getting "portables" to that same level of performance is something many people want.

What would be wrong with someone owning one of these as well as a real notebook? Nothing. There are many of us who would love to have all the power of a real desktop without having to have permanent space set aside for it.

Ideally I would have a small, very small at that, base system connected to my internet provider and then wireless for the systems I actually use. Having a laptop like this means I can game anywhere I want and then put the thing away easily. Just as I don't have my audio equipment on some pedestal to show it off neither do I have PCs around to gloat. (all these windowed monsters make me laugh)

don't need it or don't want it, fine, but that really isn't grounds to call into question as to why it exists. Saying Laptops are for work is as ignorant as claiming thats all computers are good for.

Alienware is not designing laptops.

[S3D]

Alienware is not choosing chipsets for their laptops, because it's not in the buisness of designing laptops. Alienware laptops are rebranded laptops of OEM Clevo. The same laptops are also rebranded as Sager, Eurocom, Falcon NW, Voodo PC, and some others.