Dell Alienware M17 and M15 laptops are announced at CES 2019, adding to the impressive line up of Alienware’s gaming laptops. Both come with AlienFX customizable lighting across 6 zones and are powered by latest Intel Core chips and brand new Nvidia RTX graphics cards. While M17 comes with 17″ display, M15 comes with 15.6″ display. Alienware m15 and m17 sales will start on January 29, with starting price of $1,579 and $1,649, respectively. Best part of these two models is high level of customizable configurations and are much slimmer than typical gaming beasts.
Dell Alienware M17 Key Features
- AlienFX customizable lighting across 6 zones including keyboard, power button, and LCD over Alien head.
- Engineered for full support for Alienware Command Center technology enabling the management of system settings, game profiles, AlienFX, and with integrated special features in over 150 game titles.
- Enables full support for the Alienware Graphics Amplifier enabling dedicated PCI-
- Express bandwidth for desktop graphics cards from NVIDIA or AMD.
- Magnesium alloy construction along the LCD backpanel, keyboard palm rest, and bottom-face of the Alienware m17.
- Performance prioritized, never compromised, thanks to superior thermal management via Alienware’s Cryo-Tech 2.0 technology keeping the surfaces of the laptop cool and the performance hardware working to its maximum potential, no cutting corners.
- m17 is Fully compatible with peripherals in the Alienware portfolio with additional accessories such as backpacks completing your mobile experience.
- Designed with our new Alienware m-series keyboard featuring 1.4mm of travel, anti-ghosting technology, 4-zones of AlienFX RGB enabled keys, and a numeric keypad.
Alienware m17 Chassis Details
Display Options
- 17.3″ FHD (1920 x 1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare IPS Display
- 17.3″ UHD (3840 x 2160) 60Hz Anti-Glare IPS Display
- 17.3″ QHD (2560 x 1440) 120Hz Anti-Glare TN Display
Additional Display Specifications
Standard-border display
- FHD panel delivers up to 300-nits of brightness and 72% color gamut
- UHD panel delivers up to 400-nits of brightness and an sRGB 100% color gamut
- QHD panel delivers up to 400-nits of brightness and up to a 72% color gamut
Exterior Chassis Color
- Epic Silver
- Nebula Red (Available for configurations with the UHD display)
System Dimensions
- Height (rear): 23 mm. (0.91 in.)
- Height (front): 18.5 mm. (0.727 in.)
- Depth: 292.5 mm. (11.52 in.)
- Width: 410 mm. (16.1 in.)
Battery Details
- Lithium Ion (90 Wh) Battery
Integrated Camera Details
- Alienware FHD (1920×1080) camera with dual-array integrated microphones
AlienFX Lighting Zones
- Programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
Keyboard
- Alienware AlienFX mSeries keyboard with anti-ghosting technology
- 1.4mm key travel, programmable macro keys, alphanumeric keys
Touchpad Details
- All-points addressable (APA) trackpad
A/C Adapters
- 180W
Processor and graphics card Options
- Mobile Intel® HM370 Chipset (all configurations)
- 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-8300H (4-Core, 8MB Cache, up to 4.0GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
- 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-8750H (6-Core, 9MB Cache, up to 4.1GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
- 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK (6-Core, 12MB Cache, up to 4.5Ghz w/Turbo Boost)
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB GDDR5
- NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 with 6GB GDDR6
- NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 Max-Q Design with 6GB GDDR6
- NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 Max-Q Design with 8GB GDDR6
Memory Slots
2-SODIMMs
- 8GB (1x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz
- 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz
- 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 2666MHz
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
Audio, Networking and Wireless
Audio Details
- Alienware Sound Center and Audio Recon software
- 2.0 Speaker configuration
- 7.1 Digtial Audio out using HDMI out connection
Networking and Wi-Fi Details
External Chassis Connections
- (1x) Power/DC-in Jack
- (1x) RJ-45 Killer Networks e2500 Gigabit Ethernet Port
- (2x) Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port
- (1x) Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port with PowerShare technology
- (1x) Thunderbolt™ 3 Port (USB Type-C™ with support for SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps, 40Gbps Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort)
- (1x) Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port
- (1x) HDMI 2.0 Output
- (1x) Mini-Display Port 1.3 (certified) Output
- (1x) Audio Out 1/8″ Ports (Compatible with inline mic headset)
- (1x) Wedge-shaped lock slot (cable and lock sold separately)
