Internal slots
The following table lists the internal slots of your Alienware m18 R2.
Table 6. Internal slots
Description Values
M.2
● Two M.2 2230 and two M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drive
slots, for computers shipped with NVIDIA GeForce RTX
4080/4090 graphics card
● Two M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drive slots, for computers
shipped with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060/4070 graphics
card
NOTE: To learn more about the features of different types
of M.2 cards, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at
www.dell.com/support.
Ethernet
The following table lists the wired Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) specifications of your Alienware m18 R2.
Table 7. Ethernet specifications
Description Values
Model number
Killer E5000 integrated Ethernet controller
Transfer rate
5000 Mbps for Killer E5000 Ethernet controller
Wireless module
The following table lists the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) modules that are supported on your Alienware m18 R2.
Table 8. Wireless module specifications
Description Option one Option two
Model number
Intel Killer AX1675i Intel Killer BE1750x
Transfer rate
Up to 2400 Mbps Up to 5760 Mbps
Frequency bands supported
2.4 GHz/ 5 GHz/ 6 GHz 2.4 GHz/ 5 GHz/ 6 GHz
Wireless standards
● WiFi 802.11a/b/g
● Wi-Fi 4 (WiFi 802.11n)
● Wi-Fi 5 (WiFi 802.11ac)
● Wi-Fi 6E (WiFi 802.11ax)
● WiFi 802.11a/b/g
● Wi-Fi 4 (WiFi 802.11n)
● Wi-Fi 5 (WiFi 802.11ac)
● Wi-Fi 6E (WiFi 802.11ax)
● Wi-Fi 7 (WiFi 802.11be)
Encryption
● 64-bit/128-bit WEP
● AES-CCMP
● TKIP
● 64-bit/128-bit WEP
● AES-CCMP
● TKIP
Bluetooth wireless card
Bluetooth 5.3 wireless card Bluetooth 5.4 wireless card
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