Dell Alienware 17 Specs

Dell Alienware 17 is a customizable gaming notebook powered by your choice of Haswell-based 4th gen Intel Core i7 processors include Intel Core i7-4700MQ, i7-4800MQ, i7-4930MX, or overclocked i7-4900MQ. It has a 17.3-inch HD+ or FHD anti glare display with optional 3D FHD display. The graphics card choices are 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M, 3GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M, and 4GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M. Allienware 17 is equipped with yp to 1.5 TB SATA HDD at 7200 rpm + optional 64 GB mSATA SSD cache or up to 1 TB SATA SSD. Available ports include an HDMI 1.4 output / 1.3 input port, an RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet IPv6 port, three SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports, a Mini-Display Port, a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port with PowerShare Technology, an audio out 1/8 inch jack, an audio in 1/8", and a DC-in jack. The audio features are Dolby Home Theater v4, High-Definition 5.1 performance audio, Audio Powered by Klipsch, 2.0 speaker configuration, and 7.1 digtial audio out using HDMI out or S/PDIF Optical port. On connectivity ports, it has Killer Gigabit Ethernet NIC, 5G WiFi Broadcom 4352 802.11n/ac, and Bluetooth 4.0. AlienFX Lighting Zones makes this laptop looks colorful. Other specs are 4-Zone multi-color RGB keyboard, Backlit button image sensor all-point addressable trackpad, 9-in-1 card reader, 8-cell 86 Whr Lithium-ion battery, and FullHD 2MP camera with dual microphone. The new Alienware 17 weighs starting at 4.1501 kg with optional SSD.


Dell Alienware 17 Specifications

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium/Ultimate 64-bit
Windows 8/8 Pro 64-bit

Processor
Options:
4th gen Intel Core i7-4700MQ (quad-core, 2.4 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.4 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache)
4th gen Intel Core i7-4800MQ (quad-core, 2.7 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.7 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache)
4th gen Intel Core i7-4930MX (quad-core, 3.0 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.9 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache)
Overclocked 4th gen Intel Core i7-4900MQ (quad-core, up to 4.0 GHz with Turbo Boost, 8 MB L3 cache)

Chipset
Intel HM87 Express Chipset

Display
Options:
17.3-inch 1600 x 900 pixels (HD+) WLED anti-glare display
17.3-inch 1920 x 1080 pixels (FHD) WLED anti-glare display
17.3-inch 1920 x 1080 pixels (FHD) 120Hz WLED TrueLife 3D display

Graphics Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M (2 GB GDDR5 dedicated VRAM)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M (3 GB GDDR5 dedicated VRAM)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M (4 GB GDDR5 dedicated VRAM)

Storage
Up to 1.5 TB SATA HDD (7200 rpm) + optional 64 GB mSATA SSD cache
Up to 1 TB SATA SSD

System Memory
8 GB/16 GB/32 GB dual channel DDR3L 1600MHz

Optical Drive
Options:
Slot-loading 8x SuperMulti Drive (Standard)
Slot-loading double-layer blu-ray reader

Audio
Dolby Home Theater v4
High-Definition 5.1 performance audio
Audio Powered by Klipsch
2.0 Speaker configuration
7.1 Digtial Audio out using HDMI or S/PDIF Optical port

Inputs & Controls
Backlit button image sensor all-point addressable trackpad
Four user-programmable keys
Numeric keypad
4-Zone multi-color RGB keyboard with AlienFX lighting controls

I/O
1 x HDMI 1.4 output / 1.3 input
1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet IPv6
3 x SuperSpeed USB 3.0
1 x Mini-Display Port
1 x SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port with PowerShare Technology
1 x audio out 1/8 inch (one supports inline microphone headset)
1 x audio in Microphone 1/8" (retaskable for 5.1 analog audio output)
1 x DC-in

Slots
9-in-1 card reader

Communication
LAN: Killer Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Wireless: 5G WiFi Broadcom 4352 802.11n/ac and Bluetooth 4.0

Camera
FullHD 2MP camera with dual microphone

Power
8-cell 86 Whr Lithium-ion battery
180 watt or 240 watt AC adapter

Dimensions and Weight
Width: 413.56 mm (16.282-inch)
Depth: 299.00 mm (11.772-inch)
Height: Front 46.24 mm (1.820-inch) / Rear 48.46 mm (1.908-inch)
Weight: starting at 4.1501 kg (9.1494 lbs) with optional SSD

Software
Alienware Command Center
AlienAdrenaline with accelerator
AlienFX
AlienFusion
AlienTouch
Alienware TactX

Security
Kensington Security Lock

Colors
Black

Materials
Anodized aluminum frame
Magnesium alloy shell

Features
Laser-engraved nameplate (custmoized)
AlienFX Lighting Zones (10 programmable zones, up to 20 distinct colors for more than 10 trillion color combinations)