Alienware S-4 m5550

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Reviews for the Alienware S-4 m5550

60% Stückwerk
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 04/20/2007
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 60% performance: 90% mobility: 60% workmanship: 80%

58% Alienware S-4 m5550 Notebook
Source: Hartware DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 03/12/2007
Rating: Total score: 58% price: 50% performance: 80% features: 60% display: 70% mobility: 30% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 70%

92% Power-Books
Source: TV Movie Multimedia DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 02/20/2007
Rating: Total score: 92% price: 80% performance: 90%

74% Alienware S-4 m5550
Source: PC Go DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 02/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 74% price: 70% performance: 90%

Alienware S-4 m5550
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/05/2007
Rating: performance: 80% features: 80%

79% Arbeitstier - Test Alienware S-4 m5550 Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/22/2006
Rating: Total score: 79% performance: 93% display: 87% mobility: 57% workmanship: 82% ergonomy: 87% emissions: 58%

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ATI Mobility Radeon X1600: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 is a middle class graphic card for notebooks of the X1000 series. Its performance can be compared with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

» 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.

T7600:

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

15.40":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

3.2 kg:

A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.

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.

72.6%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

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