The Dell sub-brand has also added CrossFireX support to its portables for the first time and now lets owners double up on the Mobility Radeon HD 3870 for more desktop-like 3D performance; Alienware estimates as much as an 80 percent boost.
A base M17 continues to cost $1,399, but adding the Core 2 Extreme boosts the price by $1,200 above stock. The second graphics chipset itself adds $250. Custom orders have the option of up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, 1TB of hard drive space split across two drives, and a Blu-ray combo drive.
