Alienware M11x to Get Optimus, New Intel CPUs
It seemed like almost as soon as the M11x was announced, people were coming up with ways to make Alienware's almost-a-gaming-netbook better. Today rumors have emerged that say the notebook could get new Intel CPUs and Nvidia's Optimus technology.
Engadget points to a couple of postings on the Notebook Review forums by someone who appears to be connected to Alienware. When someone said they'd like to see the notebook get the Optimus treatment, along with the option for Intel's newest CPUs and a better screen resolution, a poster named Darkhan responded and said everything but the improved screen resolution was coming. When pressed for a release date, Darkhan gave an end of June to mid July estimate.
Currently the 11.6-inch M11x ships with Intel's Core 2 Duo SU7300 (1.3GHz), Nvidia GT335M GPU, 4GB of DDR3 and a 160GB HDD.

LOL. I think for the price they are charging it is a pretty solid deal though, a lot more value then the dell XPS I purchased 3 years ago for school/casual gaming.
SU7300/4GB/500GB ~ around 1150 in states ~
This is awesome, glad I didnt get the first version now
Or should I just bump another 1k to my desktop rig......
I hate decision making
If I could get a laptop with 8gb of a ram, and 4 threads (preferably 4 physical cores) and something that can max out all games @ 1280x720 (except crysis- it gets no AA and possibly a few compromises)
Asus makes good laptops too, but I think it would be sweet to have an alienware just for the brand name- especially something this portable.
However, I also want a desktop for upgradability and generally higher performance and higher resolutions. I figure I can build a sweet uATX cube with 8gb ram (in 2x4gb config, allowing for future additions/upgrades), 2tb storage, and quadcore, and then include a screen and mouse and keyboard for $1500 AFTER taxes and shipping (not a penny more... and I find that pretty awesome with comparison to what I could "build" on newegg even 3-4 months ago)
I bet this type of comedy performance brings down the house at parties.
check out this laptop if you want one for gaming:
http://www.jr.com/acer-computer/pe/ACE_AS5740G6979/
its only $750
core i5
ati 5650