A boost to the internal hardware gives the second revision of the M11x substantially stronger performance, but battery life takes a hit. In my review of the original ...

The Alienware™ M11x gaming laptop lets you play anything, anywhere, in HD. It weighs less than 4.5 pounds—and has over 6.5 hours of battery life. The scores are in—and they are out of this world.

Before we cover the keyboard and trackpad, let's expand on that built-in light show we mentioned earlier. The M11x features five coloured zones - the Alienware logo, the power button, the status ...