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Alienware m9750 Notebook Gets Dual SSDs

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Alienware m9750 Notebook Gets Dual SSDs

Formerly boutique computer maker Alienware—now a subsidiary of computer giant Dell—is adding 64 GB solid-state drivs to its flagship m9750 gaming notebooks. That’s drive, drives: new configuration options make the m9750 the first notebook on the market to feature two 64 GB solid state drives in RAID 0 configuration. Alienware is also offering the m9750 with a 64 GB SSD drive and a 7,200 RPM, 200 GB hard drive for serious storage needs. Customers can also choose a single 64 GB SSD configuration. All the 64 GB SSDs are 2.5-inch SATA models from Samsung.

"Alienware has achieved another milestone in mobile storage by being the first to deliver a dual 64GB SSD RAID 0 configuration and the first to combine a single 64GB SSD with a second larger capacity hard drive," said Bryan de Zayas, Alienware’s associate director of marketing, in a release. "This gives Alienware notebook users unprecedented data access and storage flexibility and allows them to take advantage of rapid performance, rugged reliability, and maximum power efficiency all at once."

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The dual-SSD RAID 0 configuration pricing starts at $4,099; the 64 GB SSD with a 200 GB hard drive runs $3,499, while the single 64 GB SSD option runs $3,199. Of course, the m9750s are available with a plethora of additional configuration options, including high-res 17-inch displays, high-speed Core 2 Duo processors, a TV tuner, dual-layer DVD writers, and more. The new configurations are available immediately; previous configurations with 32 GB SSD drives are also available.

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