Alienware 17 Reviewer's Guide

Display Details
17.3 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare 300-nits Display (Standard)
17.3 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife 300-nits Display with Touch Technology
Exterior Chassis Color
Epic Silver
System Dimensions
Height:
Front: 34.4 mm. (1.354 in.)
Rear: 34.4 mm. (1.354 in.)
Depth: 291.9 mm. (11.49 in.)
Width: 430 mm. (16.93 in.)
Average weight: 3.780 Kg. (8.33 Lbs.)
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Battery Details
8-cell Lithium Ion (92 Wh) Battery
Integrated Camera Details
FullHD 2MP Camera with dual digital microphones
AlienFX Lighting Zones
10 unique programmable zones with up to 20 distinct colors providing over 10 trillion lighting
combinations
Keyboard
4-Zone, multi-color RGB, keyboard with AlienFX lighting controls and numeric keypad
9 user-programmable keys providing up to 19 distinct functions per application or game
Touchpad Details
Backlit button image sensor trackpad with all-points addressable (APA)
A/C Adapters
180W
Processor Options and Core Logic
Intel HM87 Express Chipset
Intel® Core™ i7
-4710HQ (Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, up to 3.5GHz w/ Turbo Boost) (Standard)
Intel® Core™ i7
-4980HQ (Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, up to 4.0GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
CPU Overclock with Alienware Graphics Amplifier
Intel® Core™ i7
-4710HQ (Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, Overclocked up to 3.7GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Intel® Core™ i7
-4980HQ (Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, Overclocked up to 4.2GHz
w/ Turbo Boost)
Graphics
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Options
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M with 3GB GDDR5 (Standard)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M with 4GB GDDR5
Memory
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Options
High Performance Memory Options
8GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz (Standard)
16GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz
Memory Slots
2x 204-Pin DDR3L SO-DIMM SDRAM Slots
Storage
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Options
Single Drive Options
1TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Standard)
Multi Drive Options
128GB M.2 SSD (Boot) + 1TB 5400RPM (Storage)
256GB M.2 SSD (Boot) + 1TB 5400RPM (Storage)
512GB M.2 SSD (Boot) + 1TB 5400RPM (Storage)
M.2 Slots
4x m.2280 SATA SSD Slots
Audio, Networking and Wireless
Audio Details
Creative Sound Core3D-EX Audio with Creative Soundblaster Pro Studio
Software (Standard)
2.1 Speaker configuration with subwoofer
Audio Powered by Klipsch®
7.1 Digtial Audio out using HDMI out connection
Networking and Wi
-Fi Options
Killer Networks Gigabit Ethernet NIC (Standard)
Killer 1525 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1 (Standard)
External Chassis Connections
(1x) Power/DC-in Jack
(1x) RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet IPv6
(3x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Ports
(1x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port with PowerShare Technology
(1x) Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port
(1x) Mini-Display Port
(1x) HDMI 1.4 Output
(1x) 9-in-1 Media Card Reader
(1x) Audio Out 1/8" Ports (Compatible with inline mic headset)
(1x) Line In Microphone 1/8" Port (retaskable for 5.1 analog audio output)
(1x) Noble Lock port (cable and lock sold separately)
Software
Operating System Options
Windows® 8.1 (64-bit) (Standard)
Windows® 7 Professional (64-bit)
Windows® 8.1 Pro (64-bit)
Alienware Command Center
AlienFX™
AlienFusion
AlienAdrenaline w/ Accelerator
Alienware TactX™

Alienware 17 Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Black
Housing material	Aluminium, Magnesium
Market positioning	Gaming
Numeric keypad	Yes
Keyboard layout	-
Pointing device	Touchpad
Bus type	DMI2
Stepping	C0
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	8 MB
Processor cores	4
Processor model	i7-4910MQ
System bus rate	- GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor series	Intel Core i7-4900 Mobile Series
Processor socket	PGA946
Processor threads	8
Processor codename	Haswell
Processor frequency	2.9 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	22 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3.9 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x8, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Motherboard chipset	Intel® HM87
On-board graphics card ID	0x416
Discrete graphics card model	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 880M
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Discrete graphics card memory	8 GB
Discrete graphics memory type	GDDR5
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card base frequency	400 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	11.1
Number of discrete graphics cards supported	1
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1300 MHz
Maximum internal memory (64-bit)	32 GB
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)	VT-d, VT-x
Processor code	SR15K
Processor ARK ID	78939
Intel TSX-NI version	0.00
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 x 4.7 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00
Operating system installed	Windows 8.1
Memory slots	4x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Memory form factor	SO-DIMM
Internal memory type	DDR3L-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)	4 x 8 GB
HDD size	2.5 \
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD capacity	1000 GB
SSD capacity	256 GB
HDD interface	SATA III
SSD interface	mSATA
Storage media	HDD+SSD
Optical drive type	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Total storage capacity	1256 GB
Compatible memory cards	MMC, MMC+, MS PRO, Memory Stick (MS), SD, SDHC, SDXC
Pixel pitch	0.252 x 0.252 mm
Display diagonal	17.3 \
Display brightness	300 cd/m²
Native aspect ratio	16:9
Battery voltage	14.8 V
Battery capacity	86 Wh
Battery life (max)	- h
AC adapter power	180 W
AC adapter frequency	50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltage	100 - 240 V
AC adapter output voltage	19.5 V
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Audio system	Dolby Home Theater v4
Speaker power	5 W
Speakers manufacturer	Klipsch
Number of built-in speakers	2
Video capturing speed	30 fps
Front camera resolution (numeric)	2 MP
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth version	4.0
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Cables included	AC
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
Operating shock	110 G
Operating altitude	-15.2 - 3048 m
Non-operating shock	160 G
Operating vibration	0.66 G
Non-operating altitude	-15.2 - 10668 m
Non-operating vibration	1.3 G
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 95 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	299 mm
Width	413.6 mm
Weight	4130 g
Height (rear)	48.46 mm
Height (front)	43.13 mm