Ive currently been looking at alienware laptops for gaming, currently I don't have enough room for a desktop so that's out of the question and I wanted a really good laptop so Alienware is what I turned to and wanted to know what the better computer would be to get seeing as there both the same price to the penny so here are the specs
Alienware 18:
Processor : Intel® Core™ i7-4710MQ processor (Quad Core, 6MB Cache, Overclocked up to 3.7GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Operating System: Windows 8.1, 64Bit, English Memoryi: 8GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz
Display: 18.4" WLED FHD (1920 X 1080) TrueLife Display Chipset: Intel HM87 Express Chipset Primary
Battery: 8-cell Lithium Ion (86 wHr)
Video Cardi: Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 860M graphics with 4GB total (2x 2GB) GDDR5 - NVIDIA SLI®
Enabled Audio and Speakers: Internal High-Definition 5.1 Performance Audio with Dolby Home Theater v4 Software (Standard) 2.1 Speaker configuration with Subwoofer Audio Powered by Klipsch® 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection
Hard Drivei: 1TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s
Optical Drive : Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (9.5mm)
Camera: FullHD 2MP Camera with dual digital microphones
Wireless: 802.11ac Dual Band 2x2 AC WiFi + Bluetooth 4.0
Office Productivity Software: Microsoft® Office Trial
Security Software:
No Anti-virus Requested Ports,
Slots & Chassis: AlienFX Lighting Zones 10 unique programmable zones with up to 20 distinct colors providing over 10 trillion lighting combinations
Dimensions & Starting weight Height: Front: 2.23 in (56.71mm)
Rear: 2.26 in (57.50mm)
Depth: 12.909 in (327.89 mm)
Width: 17.972 in (456.50 mm) Starting at weight with optional SSD: 12.064 lbs. (5.472 kg.)
External Chassis Connections (1x)
Power/DC-in Jack (1x)
RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet IPv6
(3x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Ports
(1x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port with PowerShare Technology
(1x) Mini-Display Port (1x) HDMI 1.4 Output / 1.3 Input
(1x) 7-in-1 Media Card Reader
(2x) Audio Out 1/8" Ports (One compatible with inline mic headset)
(1x) Line In Microphone 1/8" Port (retaskable for 5.1 analog audio output) (1x) Kensington Security Lock port (cable and lock sold separately)
Exterior Chassis Materials Anodized Aluminum Magnesium Alloy
Keyboard 4-Zone, multi-color RGB, keyboard with AlienFX lighting controls and numeric keypad 9 user-programmable keys providing up to 19 distinct functions per application or game
Memory Slots 4x 204-Pin DDR3L SO-DIMM SDRAM Slots
Software Alienware Command Center
AlienFX™
AlienTouch™
AlienFusion AlienAdrenaline w/ Accelerator Alienware TactX™
Touchpad Backlit button image sensor trackpad with all-points addressable (APA) Add To Cart
and then the Alienware 17 Specs:
Intel® Core™ i7-4710MQ processor (Quad Core, 6MB Cache, Overclocked up to 3.7GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Windows 8.1, 64Bit, English Choose Options
1 Year Alienware Enhanced Support Choose Options
-- Select -- Choose Options
17.3" WLED FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare Display Choose Options
AMD Radeon™ R9 M290X with 4GB GDDR5
16GB DDR3L at 1600MHz (2 x 8GB) Choose Options
256GB mSATA SSD Boot + 1TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s Choose Options
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (9.5mm)
-- Select -- Choose Options
-- Select -- Choose Options
Microsoft® Office Trial Choose Options
No Anti-virus Requested Choose Options
-- Select -- Choose Options
-- Select -- Choose Options
802.11ac Dual Band 2x2 AC WiFi + Bluetooth 4.0
8-cell Lithium Ion (86 wHr)
AlienFX Lighting Zones
10 unique programmable zones with up to 20 distinct colors providing over 10 trillion lighting combinations
Dimensions & Starting weight
Height: Front: 1.820 in (46.24 mm) Rear: 1.908 in (48.46 mm)
Depth: 11.772 in (299.00 mm)
Width: 16.282 in (413.56 mm)
Starting at weight with optional SSD: 9.1494 lbs. (4.1501 Kg.)
External Chassis Connections
(1x) Power/DC-in Jack
(1x) RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet IPv6 (3x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Ports
(1x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port with PowerShare Technology
(1x) Mini-Display Port
(1x) HDMI 1.4 Output / 1.3 Input
(1x) 7-in-1 Media Card Reader
(2x) Audio Out 1/8" Ports (One compatible with inline mic headset)
(1x) Line In Microphone 1/8" Port (retaskable for 5.1 analog audio output)
(1x) Kensington Security Lock port (cable and lock sold separately)
Exterior Chassis Materials
Anodized Aluminum
Magnesium Alloy
Keyboard
4-Zone, multi-color RGB, keyboard with AlienFX lighting controls and numeric keypad
4 user-programmable keys providing up to 4 distinct functions per application or game
Memory Slots
4x 204-Pin DDR3L SO-DIMM SDRAM Slots
Software
Alienware Command Center
AlienFX™
AlienTouch™
AlienFusion
AlienAdrenaline w/ Accelerator
Alienware TactX™
Touchpad
Backlit button image sensor trackpad with all-points addressable (APA)
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Alienware 18:
Processor : Intel® Core™ i7-4710MQ processor (Quad Core, 6MB Cache, Overclocked up to 3.7GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Operating System: Windows 8.1, 64Bit, English Memoryi: 8GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz
Display: 18.4" WLED FHD (1920 X 1080) TrueLife Display Chipset: Intel HM87 Express Chipset Primary
Battery: 8-cell Lithium Ion (86 wHr)
Video Cardi: Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 860M graphics with 4GB total (2x 2GB) GDDR5 - NVIDIA SLI®
Enabled Audio and Speakers: Internal High-Definition 5.1 Performance Audio with Dolby Home Theater v4 Software (Standard) 2.1 Speaker configuration with Subwoofer Audio Powered by Klipsch® 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection
Hard Drivei: 1TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s
Optical Drive : Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (9.5mm)
Camera: FullHD 2MP Camera with dual digital microphones
Wireless: 802.11ac Dual Band 2x2 AC WiFi + Bluetooth 4.0
Office Productivity Software: Microsoft® Office Trial
Security Software:
No Anti-virus Requested Ports,
Slots & Chassis: AlienFX Lighting Zones 10 unique programmable zones with up to 20 distinct colors providing over 10 trillion lighting combinations
Dimensions & Starting weight Height: Front: 2.23 in (56.71mm)
Rear: 2.26 in (57.50mm)
Depth: 12.909 in (327.89 mm)
Width: 17.972 in (456.50 mm) Starting at weight with optional SSD: 12.064 lbs. (5.472 kg.)
External Chassis Connections (1x)
Power/DC-in Jack (1x)
RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet IPv6
(3x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Ports
(1x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port with PowerShare Technology
(1x) Mini-Display Port (1x) HDMI 1.4 Output / 1.3 Input
(1x) 7-in-1 Media Card Reader
(2x) Audio Out 1/8" Ports (One compatible with inline mic headset)
(1x) Line In Microphone 1/8" Port (retaskable for 5.1 analog audio output) (1x) Kensington Security Lock port (cable and lock sold separately)
Exterior Chassis Materials Anodized Aluminum Magnesium Alloy
Keyboard 4-Zone, multi-color RGB, keyboard with AlienFX lighting controls and numeric keypad 9 user-programmable keys providing up to 19 distinct functions per application or game
Memory Slots 4x 204-Pin DDR3L SO-DIMM SDRAM Slots
Software Alienware Command Center
AlienFX™
AlienTouch™
AlienFusion AlienAdrenaline w/ Accelerator Alienware TactX™
Touchpad Backlit button image sensor trackpad with all-points addressable (APA) Add To Cart
and then the Alienware 17 Specs:
Intel® Core™ i7-4710MQ processor (Quad Core, 6MB Cache, Overclocked up to 3.7GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Windows 8.1, 64Bit, English Choose Options
1 Year Alienware Enhanced Support Choose Options
-- Select -- Choose Options
17.3" WLED FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare Display Choose Options
AMD Radeon™ R9 M290X with 4GB GDDR5
16GB DDR3L at 1600MHz (2 x 8GB) Choose Options
256GB mSATA SSD Boot + 1TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s Choose Options
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (9.5mm)
-- Select -- Choose Options
-- Select -- Choose Options
Microsoft® Office Trial Choose Options
No Anti-virus Requested Choose Options
-- Select -- Choose Options
-- Select -- Choose Options
802.11ac Dual Band 2x2 AC WiFi + Bluetooth 4.0
8-cell Lithium Ion (86 wHr)
AlienFX Lighting Zones
10 unique programmable zones with up to 20 distinct colors providing over 10 trillion lighting combinations
Dimensions & Starting weight
Height: Front: 1.820 in (46.24 mm) Rear: 1.908 in (48.46 mm)
Depth: 11.772 in (299.00 mm)
Width: 16.282 in (413.56 mm)
Starting at weight with optional SSD: 9.1494 lbs. (4.1501 Kg.)
External Chassis Connections
(1x) Power/DC-in Jack
(1x) RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet IPv6 (3x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Ports
(1x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port with PowerShare Technology
(1x) Mini-Display Port
(1x) HDMI 1.4 Output / 1.3 Input
(1x) 7-in-1 Media Card Reader
(2x) Audio Out 1/8" Ports (One compatible with inline mic headset)
(1x) Line In Microphone 1/8" Port (retaskable for 5.1 analog audio output)
(1x) Kensington Security Lock port (cable and lock sold separately)
Exterior Chassis Materials
Anodized Aluminum
Magnesium Alloy
Keyboard
4-Zone, multi-color RGB, keyboard with AlienFX lighting controls and numeric keypad
4 user-programmable keys providing up to 4 distinct functions per application or game
Memory Slots
4x 204-Pin DDR3L SO-DIMM SDRAM Slots
Software
Alienware Command Center
AlienFX™
AlienTouch™
AlienFusion
AlienAdrenaline w/ Accelerator
Alienware TactX™
Touchpad
Backlit button image sensor trackpad with all-points addressable (APA)
Moved from General Hardware.
mfenn
General Hardware Moderator
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