Compare Alienware 17 R5 Hexa (17 R5) vs other laptops

Alienware 17 R5 Hexa (17 R5)

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Alienware 17 R5 Hexa is an acceptable value Windows gaming 17″ laptop. It has the GeForce GTX 1070 GPU that is very good for playing games. You can run older games, but check for games you want to play as the newest games might not play well. The laptop doesn't have the best Intel CPU and also less memory than the competition for its price.

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Alienware 17 R5 Hexa (17 R5) technical specifications

Alienware 17 R5 Hexa (17 R5)

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Specifications

Alienware 17 R5 Hexa (17 R5)
Processor (CPU)?Central Processing Unit is the heart of a laptop and is responsible for executing programs.
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Intel Core i7-8750H
Memory (RAM)?Memory increases the general speed and multiprocessing capabilities of a laptop.
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8gb
Graphics card (GPU)?Graphics Processing Unit calculates 3D graphics and is essential for gaming and heavy programs.
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GeForce GTX 1070
Screen size
17.3″
Screen resolution
Quad HD (2560 x 1440 pixels)
Weight
4.78 lbs (2.17 kg)
Operating system (OS)
Windows 10 Home
Hard drives
250gb SSD
Release date
November 19, 2019
Amazon.com Lowest Used Price
$999.00
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Amazon.com description

Alienware 17 R5 Premium Hexa-Core Gaming Laptop, 17.3" QHD 120Hz 400-nits Display, 8th Gen Intel Core i7 Processor, 8GB DDR4 256GB PCIe SSD, 8GB GTX 1070 WIFI HDMI BT 5.0 Thunderbolt Backlit KB Win 10

【alienware i7 gaming laptop】: 8th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors, Intel Hexa-Core i7-8750H, 2.2GHz Base Frequency, up to 4.10GHz, 9 MB SmartCache, 12 Treads

【Enough Powerful Storage】: 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 SDRAM Memory, 256GB PCIe Solid State Drive

【alienware 17 r5 17.3】: 17.3 inch QHD (2560 x 1440) 120Hz 400-nits G-Sync enabled with Tobii IR eye-tracking Display; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 OC with Dedicated 8GB GDDR5 graphics memory

【External Ports and Slots】: 1 x Type-C SuperSpeed USB 3.0 (Thunderbolt 3 and DisplayPort), 2 x Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.0, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Headphone/microphone combo jack

【Operating System】 : Windows 10 Home 64 bit, Built-in Alienware FHD camera, Killer 1435 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, 4-zone backlit keyboard

ASIN: B081K1LTH2