After the success of Alienware Area 51 and space-compressing Alienware Aurora R5, the space age computing firm introduced Alienware 17 R5. The laptop features an unchanged hinge-forward design as well as a 17-inch screen. However, it does not get any thicker in width in order to fit in the two extra processor cores that the laptop is equipped with – an Intel Core i7-8750H and a factory overclocked Nvidia GTX 1060. The Alienware laptop also features a full HD IPS screen display and a 1 TB hybrid hard drive. All these specifications make it the best gaming laptop under $1500.
With a 2.99 cm thick chassis that measures 33.2 cm in depth, the laptop weighs 4.42 kg. Because of these dimensions, you might find it difficult to carry around this premium device for too long. This is the reason it is advertised more as a desktop replacement gaming system.
- CPU: 2.9GHz Intel Core i9-8950HK (hexa-core, 12MB cache, up to 4.8GHz)
- GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 OC (8GB GDDR5X)
- RAM: 32GB DDR4 (2,666MHz)
- Screen: 17.3-inch, QHD (2,560 x 1,440) 120Hz G-Sync
- Storage: 512GB PCIe SSD, 1TB HDD
- Ports: 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB-C 3.0, 1 x USB-C (Thunderbolt 3), HDMI, mini DisplayPort, Ethernet, headphone jack, microphone jack,
- Connectivity: Killer 1550 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0
- Camera: Alienware FHD camera, Tobii IR Eye-tracking with Windows Hello
- Weight: 9.74 pounds (4.42 kg)
