Dell’s new Alienware X15 and X17 laptops

Dell’s new Alienware X15 laptop is nearly as thin as Razer’s new Blade 15 Advanced with the Alienware x15 coming in at 15.9mm and the Blade 15 Advanced coming in at 15.8mm. The X15 isn’t the only new X-Series laptop, Dell also announced the 17-inch X17 laptop.

Continuing with the cooling system, the X-Series laptop uses a Quad Fan design that the company says “produces dedicated airflow using evacuative fans and dual opposite outlet fans.” This enhanced thermal design and extra airflow enables a thinner design overall. The laptop features 11th-gen Intel CPUs and Nvidia GeForce RTX 30-series graphics. Currently there is no word on availability and its price.

Alienware X15 Laptop

The X15 packs an 8-Core Intel Core i7-11800H CPU running at up to a 4.6GHz clock speed, 16GB of RAM clocked at 3200MHz, 256GB of NVMe storage, Nvidia’s RTX 3060 GPU with a 15.6-inch display. For higher configurations you can configure the X15 with up to an Intel Core i9-11900H CPU, a 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD, 32GB of RAM, an Nvidia RTX 3080 GPU, a 400-nit QHD G-Sync panel with a 240Hz refresh rate. 2ms response time with 99-percent coverage of the DCPI color gamut. Dell sells the base model for $1,999.

Alienware X17 laptop

The X17 packs an 8-Core Intel Core i7-11800H CPU running at up to a 4.6GHz clock speed, 16GB of RAM clocked at 3200MHz, 256GB of NVMe storage, Nvidia’s RTX 3060 GPU with a 17.3-inch display. For higher configurations you can configure the X15 with up to an Intel Core i9-11900HK CPU, a 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD, 64GB of RAM, an Nvidia RTX 3080 GPU, a 300-nit FHD G-Sync 360Hz refresh rate display or a 500-nit QHD G-Sync display with a 240Hz refresh rate. Dell sells the base model for $2,099.