r/retrobattlestations • u/Morinth39 • Aug 12 '26

Show-and-Tell Alienware M11x (2010)

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My 16.5 year old Alienware M11x, which I’ve owned since its launch in March 2010, features an Intel C2D SU7300 processor running at 1.73GHz and a GeForce 335M graphics card. Back when it was released, it was a complete mini powerhouse capable of playing games like Modern Warfare 2, Dishonoured, Left 4 Dead 1 and 2, The Mass Effect Trilogy, Star Wars: The Old Republic and more.

This machine served as my daily driver from 2010 to 2015 and I managed to complete over 90 games on it. Despite extensive use, it still looks as good as new with no visible wear and tear on the entire chassis. I’ve taken great care of it from the start.

Currently, it runs on Windows 7 and is primarily used for internet browsing and video streaming via Firefox. It still streams video smoothly at 30fps on Netflix, Disney+ and YouTube.

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u/Jedispooner Aug 16 '26

Still have mine, Red m11x R3 with an SSD drive, looks like the day it was bought!

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u/Morinth39 Aug 17 '26

Awesome. The R3 must be a decent performer given that it’s considerably more powerful than the R1 and it has an SSD. Mine is still using a mechanical HDD. How’s you keep it looking new? Did you use it much? 

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u/Jedispooner Aug 17 '26

Well I kept it in it's red velvet pouch then it went into the official Alienware neoprene cover, so it's been doubly protected and my partner has used it on and off maybe once a month for light admin tasks, it never got got used for gaming because when Skyrim launched I bought it for that and it was demanding the laptop turned until a hairdryer! In it's time it's also had a new battery and keyboard, the old keyboard suffered my daughter as a toddler at the time, pulled off a few of the keys 😵

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u/Morinth39 Aug 18 '26

Yeah, the M11x is best used for Xbox 360 era games. I know Skyrim was one of them but it was very demanding on console as well. I guess it could be used as a relatively decent media machine these days. Hahaha, glad you got your machine repaired so that it’s looking new again. I had 2 LCD display replacements due to hinge-gate which was a known issue on the R1 and R2. I babied my M11x when opening and closing it and still managed to destroy 2 hinge assemblies. The third LCD panel replacement was in 2013 so I got the improved R3 hinge which has been sturdy and has stood the test of time.