Dell Alienware 15 R3
- Date Published: 08 Feb 2018
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- Intel Core i7-7820HK
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB GDDR5)
- 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
- 256GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
- 16GB
- 3.49 kg (7.7 lbs)
Pros
- Incredibly sturdy construction, clean and sophisticated design
- Fairly thin (just 25 mm)
- Good keyboard and touchpad
- Good IPS panel
- Supports up to 3 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs
- Not a bad cooling solution considering the form factor and the demanding hardware
- Surprisingly good battery life (for the no G-Sync model)
Cons
- CPU and GPU underclocked by default, third party software needs to be installed for overclocking
- A bit loud under load
- Heavy (3.5 kg)
- G-Sync is optional and most units come with only 60Hz displays
- The screen uses PWM from 0 to 99% brightness (our Health-Guard profile fixes that)
Specs
- Intel Core i5-1135G7 2.7%
- Intel Core i5-1038NG7 2.8%
- Intel Core i7-7820HK
- Intel Core i7-7700HQ 0.4%
- Intel Core i7-8557U 0.6%
- Intel Core i7-8705G 1%
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 60W) 10.4%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Laptop) 6.8%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB GDDR5)
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 75W) 10.6%
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop) 6.3%
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) 13.1%
- HDD/SSD
- 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- 2x 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 + 1x 2242 PCIe 3.0 x2 NVMe See photo
- RAM
- 16GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Home
- Body Material
- Aluminum, Magnesium alloy
- Dimensions
- 389 x 305 x 25.4 mm (15.31" x 12.01" x 1.00")
- Weight
- 3.49 kg (7.7 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort, HDMI
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- Mini DisplayPort
- Card Reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10/100/1000 Mbps
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac
- Bluetooth
- 4.1
- Audio jack
- 2x 3.5 mm jacks for headset and external microphone
- External graphics port for Alienware Graphics Amplifier
- Features
- Web camera
- 720p HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Dual-Array Microphone
- Speakers
- 2x 4W
- Security Lock slot
- Noble lock
- 2x RAM slots
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