I am an owner of an m14x albeit an older one. The chasis are made well and there some niceties, but one major pain point is the amount of work and management required from a driver perspective. Dell has to much proprietary for my comfort. There are other Clevo builds that that are comparable with Alienware. A close friend of mine purchased (a few years back) a Clevo W230ST (CLEVO - Products) and for a 12 inch IPS display laptop the amount of customizing you can do is quite amazing. I had a chance to work within the chassis, and it was far easier and more customizable than my M14x by a long shot.