Dell is looking to upgrade your gaming setup at home with the number of choices of gaming laptops and desktops they’ve just announced. There are two gaming laptops and a gaming desktop, which are the Alienware m15 R3, Alienware m17 R3, and the Alienware Aurora R11.
Alienware m15 R3 Gaming Laptop
CPU | Intel Core i5-10300H (4C / 8T @ up to 4.5 GHz), 8M Cache, 45W TDP, 14nm Intel Core i7-10750H (6C / 12T @ up to 5 GHz), 12M Cache, 45W TDP, 14nm Intel Core i9-10980HK (8C / 16T @ up to 5.3 GHz), 16M Cache, 45W TDP, 14nm |
RAM | 8 / 16GB / 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 |
GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Max-Q 8GB GDDR6 |
Storage | 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD (Class 35 / 40) Single Storage 256GB / 512GB / 1TB / 2TB M.2 SSD RAID0 512GB (2 x 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 1TB (2 x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 2TB (2 x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 4TB (2 x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 RAID 0 Dual Storage 2TB (2 x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD 4TB (2 x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD |
Display | 15.6″ FHD (1920 X 1080) 144Hz 7ms display with 300 nits brightness, 72% NTSC, NVIDIA G-SYNC optional 15.6″ FHD (1920 X 1080) 300Hz 3ms display with 300 nits brightness, 100% sRGB 15.6″ 4K (3840 X 2160) 60Hz 1ms OLED display with 400 nits brightness, 100% DCI-P3, Tobii Eyetracking |
Keyboard | 4-zone AlienFX RGB keyboard |
Connectivity | Wireless: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Wi-Fi (Dual Band 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz) KILLER Wi-Fi6 1650i 2×2 Bluetooth 5.0 I/O: 1 x Thunderbolt 3 (Supports USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps, 40Gbps Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort 1.2) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A with Powershare 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier 1 x RJ45 LAN (KILLER Ethernet E3000) 1 x HDMI 2.0b with HDCP 2.2 1 x miniDisplayPort 1.4 1 x Wedge lock slot 1 x UHS-II card reader 1 x Proprietary Charging Port |
Audio | 2-way Stereo Speaker Design with Discrete Smart Amp Woofer 1 x Combo Audio Jack Dual Array Digital Microphones |
Power | 56 Wh, 3-cell Battery with Alienware Battery Defender 86 Wh, 4-cell Battery with Alienware Battery Defender 130W / 180W / 240W Power Adapter |
Dimensions | 360.3 x 276 x 20.5 mm (W x D x H) |
Weight | 2.11 to 2.5 kg |
Updated with up to 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10980HK processor and up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, the Alienware m15 R3 gaming laptop is an improved and updated version of its predecessor.
Memory wise, the laptop comes with up to 32GB of DDR4 2666MHz RAM, with storage options in RAID0, and RAID0 with an extra 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD. Featuring a 15.6-inch display, the m15 R3 has either a FHD or 4K resolution. The FHD version comes with either 144Hz or 300Hz refresh rate, while the 4K version uses an OLED panel and will come with the Tobii Eyetracking technology.
For networking, the m15 R3 will have a KILLER Wi-Fi6 1650i 2×2, which will provide 802.11ax Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, and KILLER Ethernet E3000. The keyboard will have the AlienFX 4-zone RGB system too. In terms of battery, the laptop is fitter with either a 56Whr or 86Whr battery capacity, giving the latter configuration better battery life but heavier weight at up to 2.5KG. That being said, the laptop is still rather thin at 20.5mm.
Alienware m17 R3 Gaming Laptop
CPU | Intel Core i5-10300H (4C / 8T @ up to 4.5 GHz), 8M Cache, 45W TDP, 14nm Intel Core i7-10750H (6C / 12T @ up to 5 GHz), 12M Cache, 45W TDP, 14nm Intel Core i9-10980HK (8C / 16T @ up to 5.3 GHz), 16M Cache, 45W TDP, 14nm |
RAM | 8 / 16GB / 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 |
GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Max-Q 8GB GDDR6 |
Storage | 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD (Class 35 / 40) Single Storage 256GB / 512GB / 1TB / 2TB M.2 SSD RAID0 512GB (2 x 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 1TB (2 x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 2TB (2 x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 4TB (2 x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 RAID0 1TB (2 x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD 2TB (2 x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD 4TB (2 x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD |
Display | 17.3″ FHD (1920 X 1080) 144Hz 9ms display with 300 nits brightness, 72% NTSC, NVIDIA G-SYNC optional 17.3″ FHD (1920 X 1080) 300Hz 3ms display with 300 nits brightness, 100% sRGB 17.3″ 4K (3840 X 2160) 60Hz 25ms OLED display with 500 nits brightness, 100% Adobe RGB, Tobii Eyetracking |
Keyboard | 4-zone AlienFX RGB keyboard with numeric keypad |
Connectivity | Wireless: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Wi-Fi (Dual Band 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz) KILLER Wi-Fi6 1650i 2×2 Bluetooth 5.0 I/O: 1 x Thunderbolt 3 (Supports USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps, 40Gbps Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort 1.2) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A with Powershare 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier 1 x RJ45 LAN (KILLER Ethernet E3000) 1 x HDMI 2.0b with HDCP 2.2 1 x miniDisplayPort 1.4 1 x Wedge lock slot 1 x UHS-II card reader 1 x Proprietary Charging Port |
Audio | 2-way Stereo Speaker Design with Discrete Smart Amp Woofer 1 x Combo Audio Jack Dual Array Digital Microphones |
Power | 56 Wh, 3-cell Battery with Alienware Battery Defender 86 Wh, 4-cell Battery with Alienware Battery Defender 130W / 180W / 240W / 330W Power Adapter |
Dimensions | 399.8 x 294.3 x 20.5 mm (W x D x H) |
Weight | 2.5 to 2.97 kg |
The Alienware m17 R3 is basically a larger version of the m15 R3, with a 17.3-inch display. Customers can also fit them with either FHD or 4K resolutions, with extra storage options. But, being a bigger machine, it is heavier by 500g too.
Alienware Aurora R11 Gaming Desktop
CPU | Intel Core i5-10400F (6C / 12T @ up to 4.3 GHz), 12M Cache, 65W TDP, 14nm Intel Core i5-10600KF (6C / 12T @ up to 4.8 GHz), 12M Cache, 95W TDP, 14nm Intel Core i7-10700KF (8C / 16T @ up to 5.1 GHz), 16M Cache, 125W TDP, 14nm Intel Core i9-10980HK (10C / 20T @ up to 5.3 GHz), 20M Cache, 125W TDP, 14nm |
RAM | 8 / 16GB / 32GB / 64GB HyperX FURY DDR4 XMP @ 2933 MHz 8 / 16GB / 32GB / 64GB HyperX FURY DDR4 XMP @ 3200 MHz 4 x DIMM slots |
GPU | Single Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 TI 11GB GDDR6 Liquid-cooled NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 AMD Radeon 5600 6GB GDDR6 AMD Radeon RX 5700 8GB GDDR6 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6 AMD Radeon VII 16GB HBM2 Dual Graphics Dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with NVIDIA NVLink SLI Enabled Dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with NVIDIA NVLink SLI Enabled Dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 8GB GDDR6 with NVIDIA NVLink SLI Enabled |
Storage | 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD (Class 35 / 40) Single Storage 256GB / 512GB / 1TB / 2TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD 1TB / 2TB 7200RPM SATA HDD Intel Optane Accelerated 16GB M.2 PCIe Intel Optane Memory + 1TB SATA 7200RPM 32GB M.2 PCIe Intel Optane Memory + 1TB SATA 7200RPM 32GB M.2 PCIe Intel Optane Memory + 2TB SATA 7200RPM Dual Storage Drives 128GB M.2 SATA SSD + 1TB / 2TB 7200RPM SATA 256GB /512GB / 1TB / 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD + 1TB / 2TB 7200RPM SATA |
Chipset | Intel Z490, mATX motherboard |
Connectivity | Wireless: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Wi-Fi (Dual Band 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz) Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2×2 / KILLER Wi-Fi6 1650i 2×2 Bluetooth 5.0 Front I/O: 1 x Headphone/Line Out 1 x Microphone/Line In 2 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 1 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 with Powershare technology 1 x Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 with Powershare technology Rear I/O: 1 x SPDIF Digital Output (TOSLINK) 1 x SPDIF Digital Output (Coaxial) 6 x Type-A USB 2.0 1 x Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 with Powershare technology 3 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 1 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 1 x RJ-45 (Killer E3000 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet) 1 x Microphone In 1 x Line In 1 x Line Out 1 x Center/Subwoofer Output 1 x Rear Surround Output 1 x Side Surround Output |
RGB | 2 unique programmable zones with up to 16.8 million distinct colours (Dark Side of the Moon) 4 unique programmable zones with up to 16.8 million distinct colours (Lunar Light) |
Chassis Options | Alienware 550W Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply with Smart Cooling CPU Heatsink Alienware 550W Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply with High Performance CPU Liquid Cooling Alienware 1000W Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply with Smart Cooling CPU Heatsink Alienware 1000W Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply with High Performance CPU Liquid Cooling |
Dimensions | 222.8 x 431.9 x 481.6 mm (W x D x H) |
Weight | Up to 17.8 kg |
For its gaming desktop lineup, the Alienware Aurora R11 is jacked on performance. Customers can choose to go budget, or full-on with a dual GPU build. Powered with an Intel Core i9-10980HK processor, 64GB RAM, as well as dual SSD storage options, the Aurora R11 uses an Intel Z490 motherboard.
Pricing and Availability
- Alienware m15 R3 – RM9,899 onwards
- Alienware m17 R3 – RM9,899 onwards
- Alienware Aurora R11 – RM6,999 onwards
The Alienware gaming laptops – m15 R3 and m17 R3, and gaming desktop – Aurora R11 will be available in Malaysia starting the 22nd of May 2020.