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Alienware Sentia m3450

Alienware Sentia m3450

Specifications

Alienware Sentia m3450
Alienware Sentia m3450
Graphics adapter
Display
14.10 inch 16:10, 1280 x 768 pixel, WXGA LCD-Bildschirm mit Webcam
Mainboard
ATI Radeon RS480
Storage
: 0GB, 0rpm
Additional features
HDD: 0GB, 0rpm, ,
Weight
2.5 kg ( = 88.19 oz / 5.51 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
0 Euro

 

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Average Score: 63% - average
Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)
price: 60%, performance: 73%, features: 70%, display: 50% mobility: - %, workmanship: 80%, ergonomy: 40%, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Alienware Sentia m3450

Alienware Sentia m3450 14-inch Notebook
Source: The Tech Lounge English Archive.org version
The Alienware Sentia m3450 is a mixed bag. On one hand, we have a good notebook for students who mostly use office applications, watch movies, listen to music, and play a few casual games. The faster hard drive (7200RPM versus 5400RPM) helps performance in desktop and multimedia applications alike. However, the Sentia m3450 is not for hardcore mobile users – the integrated graphics and thermal throttling and shutdown issues we experienced showed that 100% load on both CPUs will bring the system to its knees.
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Preis/Leistung negativ, Leistung mäßig, Akkulaufzeit negativ
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/05/2006
Rating: price: 50% performance: 60%

Foreign Reviews

Alienware Sentia M3450
Source: c't German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/20/2007
Rating: performance: 70% features: 70% display: 40% ergonomy: 40%
63% Alienware Sentia m3450
Source: PC Magazin German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 63% price: 70% performance: 80%
63% Perfekte Symbiose: Alienware Sentia m3450
Source: PC Go German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/11/2006
Rating: Total score: 63% performance: 80% display: 60% workmanship: 80%

Comment

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.


T5500:

Slow clocked dual core processor based on the Merom-2M core without virtualization functions.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


14.10":

14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact. 

In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers. 

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


Alienware: Alienware was founded in the USA in 1996. The European headquarters is located in Ireland. Alienware has been part of the Dell Group since 2006. The product range mainly focuses on gaming laptops and desktops, which are developed and manufactured by Dell. The trademark is a slightly futuristic design with an Alien as the logo. Additionally, workstations for private and business customers are sold.

As with every brand, there are also some points of criticism with Alienware. Some customers have complained about the high prices of the products, while others have criticized the quality of customer services. There have also been some reports of problems with the reliability and durability of some Alienware products. However, many customers have also had positive experiences with the brand and appreciate the powerful gaming computers.


63%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.


» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

 

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Stefan Hinum (Update: 2013-01-15)