Dell Alienware's gaming wing announced several new gaming-focused products during CES 2022. This includes a new ultra-slim 14-inch laptop, upgraded versions of existing X-Series laptops, and a new Series 1 gaming laptop. M, and a bunch of accessories. These laptops have the latest and greatest components from the companies, including Intel's new 12th-Gen H-series processors, AMD's Ryzen 6000-series CPUs, Nvidia's new RTX 30-series GPUs, and Intel Arc GPUs. . Let's take a look at each of them below.
Starting with the Alienware X14, it's the company's thinnest laptop yet and is designed to be extremely portable. The company says it has been able to make it ultra-thin due to its new patent-pending hinge design. This allowed the company to pack more components inside the 14.5mm thick device, including a Cryo-Tech cooling system and a large 80Wh battery which, according to the company, can provide 11 hours of HD video playback.
Under the hood, the X14 packs 12th-generation Intel Core processors, up to the Core i7-12900H, Nvidia's RTX3060 GPU with 7-phase voltage regulation, or Intel's Arc GPU, most likely its first-generation Alchemist line, and DDR5 RAM. which is clocked at 5,200MHz. Therefore, we can expect high-end gaming and graphical performance from the mobile device and similar RAM performance as the X15 and X17, which also support up to 5200MHz RAM.
However, users cannot change or upgrade the RAM on the X14 because Alienware will solder it to the board. For memory, on the other hand, users can get up to a 2TB M.2 SSD in a single M.2 slot. Furthermore, Alienware says the X14 is its thinnest 14-inch gaming laptop to support Nvidia Advanced Optimus and G-Sync technologies. Other than that, the device is also the company's first laptop that can use a USB-C port for charging.
Aside from revealing the X14 laptop, Alienware has also announced upgraded versions of its existing X15 and X17 laptops. Dubbed the X15 R2 and X17 R2, the new models pack similar features to their predecessors, though the company now offers them upgraded specs, including the latest 12th-generation Intel processors and Nvidia's GeForce RTX-series GPUs. 30, and a faster memory, which can now reach speeds of up to 6400MHz.
Designed to be a powerful 17-inch AMD-centric gaming rig, the Alienware M17 R5 packs the latest Ryzen 6000-series CPUs, the latest Radeon RX GPUs, and all the other advanced features powered by the new components.
The device comes with AMD SmartShift Max support, SmartAccess Memory and the advent of SmartAccess Graphics to deliver an immersive and lag-free gaming experience. Under the hood, the M17 R5 can pack up to a Ryzen 9 6890HX 8-core processor and a Radeon RX 6850XT GPU, paired with up to 12GB of GDDR6 VRAM capable of drawing 175W of power using SmartShift Max. The device can also pack up to a 4K display with support for a 120Hz refresh rate and AMD's FreeSync technology.
For Nvidia fans, Alienware announced the M15 R7, a 15-inch gaming laptop that can pack AMD's Ryzen 6000-series or Intel 12th-Gen Core processors and Nvidia's latest RTX 30 GPUs, including the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti. .
Apart from the aforementioned laptops, Alienware also introduced the 34-inch QD-OLED Curved Gaming Monitor (Model AW3423DW), the world's first Quantum Dot OLED gaming monitor, Tri-Mode Wireless Gaming Headset (Model AW920H), and Tri - Mode Wireless Gaming Mouse (Model AW720M).
As for the prices of the latest Alienware laptops, the company has not revealed any information regarding it yet. However, the company has confirmed that the new Alienware X14, X15 R2, X17 R2, M15 R7, and M17 R5 laptops will be released in India in the first half of 2022. We will keep you posted, so stay tuned for more updates.
