I've just watched an unboxing on utube of one of the new Alienware 17 laptops.
Where to begin, it is just me or has anyone else noticed that slowly Dell have been subtracting "pieces" of the Alienware M17x "Kit" and also diminishing the quality too, let me explain further.
The M17x (Called the R1 by some people) Had an Alloy exterior, it come in three colours, had 1920 x 1200 screen resolution, it also come with a Alienware branded baseball cap, a Alienware Alienhead sticker, a Leather bound users manual, Alienware branded black protective slipcase and a Alienware mousepad.
The M17x R2 - Had all the same as the M17x
The M17x R3 - Dell dropped the alloy exterior, the superior screen resolution (I get the screen res, they wanted 3D panels), changed the protective slipcase to include red and black, the Alienhead sticker was dropped, as was the baseball cap and leather users manual, the luner silver colour was dropped too
The M17x R4 - Had the same as the R3
Now to the Alienware 17 - Talk about bare essentials. GONE are all the little bits that make buyers feel like their part of something a little different. so since the M17x new buyers have lost the following extra's
Alloy Case ( I know it's available in an 18)
Black and Red colour options
1920 x 1200 screen res
Alienware Baseball Cap
Leather users Manual
Alienhead Sticker
Alienware Mouse pad
Colour coded protective slipcase
Talk about pay more and get less
Take away the flashing lights and the new Alienware 17 looks like any other gaming laptop, all the extra's that made it "special" or helped to make it special have been removed.
Death of an icon I think