With the M11x Alienware already proved that it could put a gaming machine in a place where nobody even expected there to be one… the netbook market. What if Alienware were to do the same thing with another category where nobody expects gaming machines to exist: convertible tablet pcs. Currently on the market there are almost no tablet pc’s that even have a discreet graphics card, much less the ability to run current pc games at any acceptable level.

What I am thinking about would be the merging of the Dell’s existing Latitude tablet PC (with a slight increase in screen size) and the Alienware M11x. Imagine a 13.3 inch convertible tablet pc with multi-touch and pen input, aimed at a wide range of users who utilize the functions of a tablet pc, yet also want a computer that is powerful enough for gaming on the go. This could include students or professionals who utilize OneNote or other hand-written note-taking programs, yet also want to use the same computer they’ve already brought with them to fire up a game of Left 4 Dead 2. Another example is artists or designers in the game, animation, or other digital content industries who need the portable graphical power to work in everything from Flash, Photoshop, and Painter, to Premiere, Maya and even Zbrush. Perhaps these folks travel frequently and want the capabilities of a Wacom Cintiq, yet in a portable and self-contained unit that does not require extra hardware.

A convertible tablet would be the perfect platform to pack all these capabilities into a single machine: A physical keyboard and powerful GPU to handle gaming, and a touch and stylus enabled screen to go along with it to handle graphics programs. This combination would lead to functionality that no other laptop out there has (without the aid of external peripherals.) Additionally it would be cool to see Alienware’s current design aesthetic applied to a tablet PC- no other convertible tablet PC I can think of features a backlit keyboard (let alone a color-customizable one) or other features that gamers would appreciate such as custom lighting on the speaker grills, or a special edition “nebula red” paint job.

If Alienware were to actually make such a product, it would definitely fill an existing gap in the market that no other system has quite addressed. Dell/Alienware, please consider making a convertable tablet PC packs gaming punch. There are people out there who wouldn't hesitate to buy this product if it existed.

I bought a  vostro 1500 a few years ago. it had great speakers, graphics, processor etc. Since all in the U.S. is made to last 5 years, I found myself having to buy a newer model. I chose the vostro 3500. In compariosn after working with thiscomputer, the processor is way slower than my previous one, the sound system is terrible, the features on it cause problems like the blue window of death and the computer's check disc diagnostic to come on every other time the computer is started. Windows explorer keeps shutting down most of the time causing me to restart the computer frequently.

The vostro 3500 i know is a cheaper made work horse for the small bussines user, but maybe you should consider constructing the future models of the vostro series with better processors, a western digital hard drive instead of the seagate brand. seagate hard drives tend to crash more often than western digital or maxtor hard drives. Of what use is a system for bussiness if when you connect the unit to an external source to show a display and not have any viable speakers to produce sound like the vostro 1500 model.  The speakers being on the top of the unit just above the key board serves no purpose if it cannot be heard or if when connected to an external source the hdmi produces very low sounds and have to be boosted with louder speakers.

I fell that you have designed an inferior computer compared to the vostro 1500. though one had to use s video connectors, the output was quality and sound was great. though the processor was not i-5 or i-7, the computer was not shutting down internet explorer on a regular basis nor giving the blue window of death. I had never seen check disk run by that computer in the last 4 years of use, where as I have owned a vostro 3500 for a month and a half and have had these issues on a regular basis, this being the 3rd 3500 because the first two sent to me were defective.

I think that the vostro models in the future need to be designed entirely different than  the ones produced at present. study the vostro 1500 and vamp that model up a few notches and then MAYBE you will have a product worth advertising and selling to the public.

elberro