But it is quite a bit thinner and lighter than the old m17x I remember seeing in stores a few years back. Let’s be clear on this first – this is not a very portable machine.

Update: Here are our thoughts on the updated m-series lineups, the Alienware m18 and m16 laptops. Multi-colored keyboard backlighting and accent lights, backlit trackpad, HD camera Killer N1535 Wireless AC, Killer E2400 ethernet, Bluetooth 4.0ģx USB 3.0, 1x USB Type-C(Thunderbolt 3) HDMI 2.0, RJ45,Alienware graphics amplifier, mic, earphone, SD card readerĤ30 mm or 16.93” (w) x 291.9 mm or 11.49” (d) x 34.4 mm or 1.354” (h) Integrated Intel HD 530 HD + Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M 4GB Intel Skylake Core i7-6700HQ CPU, quad-core 2.6 GHz, 3.5Ghz turbo The specs sheetġ7.3 inch, 3840 x 2160 px resolution, IGZO IPS, matte, non-touch After a couple weeks of using it, I’ve gotten to know it quite well and all I have to say so far is that I’m really liking it.Ĭheck out why in the sections below. Minus a better CPU option, this unit is pretty much the most you can put into a laptop. The model I got and tested in this post includes a Skylake quad-core processor, Nivida GTX 980M graphics, NVMe storage and a 4K screen. That’s why when I recently found a heck of a deal on the new Alienware 17 R3, I just had to try it.

Fix two of those three issues and I might be interested. I’ll admit that I’ve always been a little envious of 17-inch laptops though, but I’ve been hung up on three things: low dpi screens, size and cost.

Alienware 17 r3 memory slots