| When you are out shopping for computers, you will | | | | you are probably getting the best machine available. |
| see that they are often put into different categories | | | | You can probably go down a level in price and still get |
| that they are built specifically for. Gaming is no | | | | a better machine than what you will see from |
| different and since it is more popular than ever, there | | | | someone else at the next price point. |
| are plenty of good gaming laptops to choose from. | | | | The closest competitor in this price range would be |
| Two of the more popular and most affordable | | | | the Sony VAIO NW180J/S. It actually costs about |
| laptops are from Alienware and Sony. | | | | $200 less than the Alienware, but the technology and |
| Alienware is the big gaming company out of these | | | | performance are not even close. This is no to knock |
| two and has machines up and down in price points | | | | the Sony, but you get so much more bang for your |
| that will do just about anything that you want. The | | | | buck out the Alienware laptop that it is hard to pass |
| Area-51 M15x sells for about $1,200 and has a 2.8 | | | | up. |
| GHz processor and 4GB RAM already installed in the | | | | Just because laptops for gaming are close in price, it |
| machine. This translates to about 150 MPH when you | | | | does not necessarily mean that they are anywhere |
| are playing your games. | | | | near in quality. You have to really check their |
| If you want to spend more money, Alienware will | | | | components and whatever you do, don't get too |
| give you a machine that will pretty much blow | | | | loyal to any one brand. If you are a Dell or Sony |
| everything else out of the water. They are always a | | | | loyalist, you have no idea what you are missing out |
| good option because regardless of the price point, | | | | on by passing by Alienware. |