Compare the MTECH M5700 with the top of the line Alienware M17X, Come on guys! Are you even trying? MTECH M5700 New! Nvidia 9800M GTX with 1024MB New Montevina CPU with  20% faster FSB 1066 MHz New faster DDR3 RAM at 1066MHz and 1333Mhz 2X Faster SATA II Hard Drives 3GBs 80GB or 250GB SSD Solid State Drive Newer 2GB Intel Turbo RAM Alienware Area 51 m17x Older Nvidia 8600,8700 or 8800M Older version Core 2 with 800 FSB Slower DDR2 RAM at 667MHz Slower SATA Hard Drives 1.5GBs No SSD Option for this model Older 1GB Intel Turbo RAM  Compare Alienware with 2.5 CPU, 2GB DDR2 RAM, 320GB HDD is $3873 MTECH M5700 with 2.53CPU, 2GB DDR3 RAM, 320GB SATA II $2900 Too easy man, just too easy... Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology provides a forward leap in wireless connectivity, battery life, and performance. You'll get the power you need to run Windows Vista* at its full potential, enjoying Aero* graphics, 64-bit environments2, and demanding new applications-without the use of an external graphics card. And you'll do it all with a minimum of frustrating lags and delays.1 You'll take that cutting-edge performance on the road with up to 5x faster wireless connectivity and the longest possible battery life, keeping you mobile and productive longer than ever before.2 What's more, thanks to halogen-free and lead-free manufacturing and a breakthrough 45nm design, you'll enjoy true energy efficiency. Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology helps meet Energy Star* requirements without sacrificing performance. It's time to push the limits of mobile computing. Get there with the latest innovations from Intel, the industry leader in processor technology.   NVIDIA® GeForce® 9M Series GPUs: lighting up pixels on popular laptops and bringing visual brilliance in features demanded by mobile lifestyles across the spectrum. You can have the best of both worlds – great performance and extended battery life. NVIDIA GeForce GPUs for Notebook PCs deliver outstanding performance and real-time graphic processing power of a desktop to notebook solutions. The extraordinary features enhance the visual experience of everyday applications, continually pushing the envelope of multimedia performance, and providing ultra-realistic effects for gaming - all with rock-solid stability. With revolutionary rendering architectures and advanced on-chip video processors that produce premium visual quality and realism, GeForce GPUs for Notebooks pack power into a smaller form factor for the ultimate notebook PC experience.   HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first and only industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. By delivering crystal-clear, all-digital audio and video via a single cable, HDMI dramatically simplifies cabling and helps provide consumers with the highest-quality home theater experience. HDMI provides an interface between any audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and an audio and/or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV), over a single cable. HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. It transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel, 192kHz, uncompressed digital audio and all currently-available compressed formats (such as Dolby Digital and DTS), HDMI 1.3 adds additional support for new lossless digital audio formats Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™ with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements.   Intel® Turbo Memory is a primary PC component, along with the CPU, chipset, and system memory. It caches large amounts of frequently used data or user selected applications for faster access by the processor. This decreases the need for hard-disk accesses, saving both time and power, which equates to increased performance and energy efficiency. That's good news for users who run data-intensive software like media applications. It's also a good match to the substantial system requirements to load and run Windows Vista*. Intel Turbo Memory is a single solution that accelerates data transfer both to and from the processor.   Processor Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Intel Core 2 Duo Processor and Intel Core 2 Extreme mobile Processor with 1066MHz System Bus 20% faster FSB Display 17" WUXGA (1920x1200) or WSXGA+ (1680x1050) with Glass View LCD featuring Super-Wide Viewing Angles Graphics nVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT, 9800M GTX Graphics with 1GB Memory 2GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM Expandable to 8GB 4X faster RAM Hard Drive Built-In Hard Drive, Support SATA-150, SATA-300 2x Faster hard drive, SATA II SSD 80 or 250GB Optical Drive 8X DVD±R/RW DVD Burner Battery Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Weight 8.35 lbs. with Battery Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Genuine Windows Vista Genuine Windows XP Warranty and Service 1 Year Standard Parts and Labor Warranty Return shipping pre-paid (Optional 3 Years)   Security management - Fingerprint reader     • Security management     • Computer Protection     • File Encryption