Dell Alienware M17 - Review
Dell announced its thin and light gaming laptop Alienware m17
This is made of magnesium alloy and
copper for good thermal management.
It starts with 23mm of thickness
and weight around 2.63 Kg (5.79 lbs)
Dimensions : (WxDxH)
16.1"x11.52"x0.91"
(410 x 292.5 x 23 mm)
The Display is 17.3 inch FHD (1920 x1080 pixels) 60Hz Anti-Glare IPS Display with 300 nits of brightness and 72% color gamut.
There is also a UHD model with 400 nits of brightness and 100% sRGB color gamut.
17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare IPS Display
17.3" UHD (3840 x 2160) 60Hz Anti-Glare IPS Display
It has Alienware AlienFX mSeries keyboard with 4 Zones RGB Lighting, 1.4mm key travel, anti-ghosting, programmable macro keys and alphanumeric keys.
For the processor it comes with Intel's 8th generation processors upto Core i9-8950HK processor.
8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-8300H (4-Core, 2.3GHz to 4.0GHz)
8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-8750H (6-Core, 2.2GHz to 4.1GHz)
8th Generation Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK (6-Core, 2.9GHz to 4.8Ghz)
And for the GPU It starts with gtx 1050 Ti and goes upto latest nvidia RTX 2080 With Max-Q Design.
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB GDDR5
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 with 6GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 Max-Q Design with 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 Max-Q Design with 8GB GDDR6
For heat management it comes with cryo tech 2.0 thermal technology with dual fan design.
For the storage, It has many options in single and dual storage configurations starting from 256GB and goes upto 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD.
SINGLE STORAGE CONFIGURATIONS
1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive
256GB PCIe M.2 SSD
512GB PCIe M.2 SSD
1TB PCIe M.2 SSD
DUAL STORAGE CONFIGURATIONS
128GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive
256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive
512GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive
1TB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive
118GB Intel Optane SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive
256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD
512GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD
1TB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD
For the ram, it starts with 8gb and goes upto 32gb ddr4 ram (2666MHz) option.
8GB (1x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz
16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz
32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 2666MHz
For connectivity, it has
Left Side Ports
1.RJ-45 Killer Networks E2500 Gigabit Ethernet NIC
2. One USB 3.1 Type-A USB SuperSpeed with PowerShare technology port
3. Audio Out 1/8" Port (Compatible with inline mic headset)
On the right it has (ports)
TWO USB 3.1 Type-A
1. Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.1 Port
2. Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.1 Port
& On the rear it has (ports)
1. HDMI 2.0 Output
2. Mini Display Port 1.3 Output
3. One Thunderbolt™ 3 Port
4. Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port &
5. Power In
For the operating system, it comes with Windows 10 Home and Pro option.
To power the device it has 60Whr & 90Whr battery option with 130W or 180W adapter.
This Laptop will be available from 29th January 2019 with the starting price of 1,649 dollars. It comes in two colour options epic silver and nebula red.
The availability, prices and configurations may vary according to country market and time.
So Let me know What you think About this alienware m17 in the comment section below.
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