Alienware M14x, XPS 15 or 14z

[JB52]

I'm looking for a new Dell laptop to replace my latitude E6400. I want a good all around laptop that can play SC2 and Heroes 6 of Might and Magic well, and is portable (I like to take it with me on trips). The recommended specs to play Heroes 6 are:

Operating System: Windows® XP or Windows Vista® or Windows® 7
Processor: 2 Ghz Intel® Pentium® Core 2 Duo E6400 or higher, 2.8 Ghz AMD Athlon™II X2 240 or higher
RAM: 2 GB for Windows® XP, Windows® Vista®, Windows® 7
Video card: NVidia™ GeForce® 8800GTX (1 GB VRAM) or ATI™ Radeon HD 3870 (1 GB VRAM) or better
512 MB DirectX® 9.0c–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (See Supported List for more information).

DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM (24x)
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
Sound: DirectX® 9.0c Compatible Sound Card 5.1 with Latest Drivers
Internet: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode and online features

I'm not a big gamer, I'd just like the laptop that I get to be able to handle the game when I play it; I'm just looking for a solid all around laptop. I like the screen size of my current computer, so I want to stay around this range, hence my choices. Fortunately, price is not much of an option, so I can even go so far as to custom build an XPS 15 or 14z and get whatever I want in it. I talked with a Dell rep and he said that if I customize a 14z, I can get better stuff in it than the M14x and it is much slimmer and lighter as well. Any opinions on which one to get?

[JoanaJhon]

Any laptop that has Intel core i3 or higher with 4GB RAM & 1GB gpu support is enough to deal with any kind of game today. I will recommend you to go for XPS range. The laptop according to me are :

• XPS 17 Laptops : Quite costly. Only recommended if you want 3D supports.
• XPS 15 Laptops : Mid range system quite good for gaming.
• XPS 15z Notebook : Low range good for gaming and multimedia.

It depends on your choice and budget for which model you want to go for.

[JB52]

Ok thanks for the info Joana , appreciate it.