CES 2015: Alienware Showcases New 17-Inch and 15-Inch Gaming Laptops [Video]

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Thinner and lighter Alienware laptops

Several years ago, it was vogue to gobble up boutique builders -- Dell acquired Alienware, HP grabbed Voodoo PC, and OCZ (now owned by Toshiba) snagged HyperSonic. Out of those, only Dell has consistently kept its enthusiast brand active with new product releases, and at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Dell brought along a couple of new Alienware 17-inch and 15-inch laptops to display. Let's have a look.
These won't compete with Ultrabooks or any other ultra thin laptops for thinness and weight (these are desktop replacements, after all), though they are slightly slimmer from the previous generation models, which Dell achieved primarily by removing the optical drive. Combined with some internal tweaks, Dell says it was able to shave away 20 percent of the thickness.
Inside you'll find some high-end hardware, including optional Intel Core i7 quad-core processors, up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M graphics, up to 16GB of RAM, and up to 2TB of HDD or 512GB SSD. As for the display, Dell went with a Full HD 1080p resolution, though there will be a 4K option on the 15-inch model.
Why no 4K option on the 17-inch version? That's a question Online Managing Editor and alien abduction survivalist Jimmy Thang made sure to ask, and according to Dell, there aren't as many 4K panel options in the 17-inch space as there are in smaller categories, and that's especially true in the IPS space, which is a feature Alienware wants to stick with.
Pricing starts at $1,499 for the 17-inch and $1,199 for the 15-inch model, both of which are available now.
More info in the video below!

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