Alienware X-series: New ultra-thin gaming laptops

[13:43 Mon,7.June 2021 by Thomas Richter]

Dell has unveiled with the two models x15 and x17 of the new Alienware X-series, which are equipped with the latest Intel Tiger Lake-H45 CPUs and Nvidia GPUs, as well as fast displays. The two models with a 15.6" and 17.3" screen are Alienware&s thinnest gaming laptops to date at 15.9mm and 20.9mm respectively, the x15 is even the world&s most powerful 15" gaming laptop at less than under 16mm tall according to Dell.

Alienware X-series

Features

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The chassis of the Alienware

x15 and

x17 models is made of magnesium alloy, they can be optionally configured with an Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11980HK processor (both with 8 cores) and an Nvidia graphics card up to GeForce RTX 3080 with 16 GB (x15: 8 GB), which can operate at a power of 110W (x15) or 165W (x17). Moreover, they can be configured with up to 64 GB of RAM (x17) or 32 GB (x15) and two 2 TB NVMe SSDs (4 TB per RAID0).

For the display, the x15 comes with a choice of a 15.6" QHD (2,560 x 1,440) display with 240 Hz and 99% DCI-P3 coverage and an FHD (1,920 x 1,080) display with 360 Hz, the x17 comes with a 17.3 UltraHD (3,840 x 2,160) panel with 120 Hz and a brightness of 500 nits as well as 100% coverage of the AdobeRGB color space.

Cooling

Alienware has placed great emphasis on sophisticated cooling using four coolers to enable maximum CPU and GPU performance, which benefits gamers and video editing professionals alike.

Interfaces

Interfaces on both X models include an HDMI 2.1 port, a MicroSD card reader, a USB-C Thunderbolt 4 / USB 3.2 Gen 2 port, (with Power Delivery 5V/3A), a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port, and a USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (with Power Delivery 5V/3A) - plus the x17 has a Mini DisplayPort 1.4 and a 2.5G Ethernet port. Both models also have a Windows Hello IR camera for logging into Windows via facial recognition.

Alienware X15

Price and availability

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While all configurations of the new Alienware x15 and x17 will be available in the U.S. starting June 15 at prices starting at 1,999 and ,099, respectively, we&re making limited configurations and quantities available starting today through Dell.com, BestBuy.com and select Best Buy stores for those who want to get their hands on the X-Series as soon as possible.

more infos at bei www.dell.com

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