How does the Powerful Portable match up against so called “power laptops”? Lets compare a few of the leading ones. Due to time I only listed full specifications for the Alienware, however the Alienware is considered by power laptop users to be the most powerful one available.
| Mark II | Mark III | Alienware Aurora mALX | Asus G2Pc | Acer 9810 | |
| Weight | 8 kg (17.6 lbs) | 5 kg (11 lbs) | 8.2 kg (18 lbs) Without power supply, bag and cablesWith bag, power supply etc (est): 12 kg (27 lbs) |
4.4 kg Without power supply, bag and cables |
7.5 kg (16.5 lbs) Without power supply, bag and cables |
| Max RAM | 8 GB | 2 GB | |||
| RAM Speed | 800 | 400 | |||
| CPU / Speed | 3.6Ghz 960 dual core
Max: No Limit |
Duo 2 E6700 or Quad CoreMax: No Limit |
AMD Turion | ||
| Max HD | Raid 0 640 GB (2 x 7200 320 GB SATA)Max: No Limit |
Raid 0 320 GB (2 x 160GB) |
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| Price as configured | $1,200 as configured | $5,399 + tax | $2,999 + tax |