is the alienware m11x a good laptop?

can it run games like assasin creed on desent settings?

will it run starcraft 2?

are there better laptops that are also portable and have a desent battery life?

also i live in peru so customer service doesnt apply to me

my price range is 1000-1800

thanks

You can get the same laptop for 60% of the price. it just doesn't say alienware on it. Alienware is like the Mercedes of computers. 50% of the price is just for the name. Take a look at the high end Asus laptops at their website. Look at this one. http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=8je5Ot4HBnKOdT81STAR_Admiral

I think that the m11x is pretty nice, and really the only alienware computer I would recommend.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834127212

This one off newegg is good too.

and this page

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=32&name=Laptops-Notebooks&Order=PRICED&Page=2

a friend of mine recommended me this:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5648469&CatId=4938

what do you guys think? is it portable? ( i have never owned a laptop)

If you can deal with a small monitor on a powerful machine it's great, if you can't then it's not so good.

Personally i don't like it, i like having lots of screen space and see no point in having all that power when i can only access it via a tiny monitor. Light cheap netbooks, mid power laptops and big heavy high power desktops is what makes sense to me I suppose you could dock it, though considering the comparative cost between a netbook + desktop combo and a docked M11X it dosn't seem worth it in 99% of circumstances.

You could squeeze a Sony Vaio Z into that budget, Not as good at gaming as the M11x, but better general use.

StarCraft 2 System Requirements

I play COD MW 2 on high settings perfectly , L4D2 runs silky-smooth , most games run perfect but you must remember that the M11x is a net-book and should never be compared to a full size laptop , you can game for over 3 solid hours on the M11x battery compared to a little over 1 on a regular size gaming laptop .

That's why I bought it , the small form factor combined with the ability to play most games , if you are really looking for a gaming laptop go for a bigger size or different brand although the Alienware M15x really delivers compared to same priced laptops .