Take your gaming experience up a notch with the Dell Alienware 17. Its stylish look makes you stand out from the crowd while the portable design lets you easily play on the move. Powerful components, including 8th Gen Intel Core i7 six-core processor, VR-ready NVIDIA GTX 1060 dedicated GPU and 8GB DDR4 memory, deliver the performance needed for the hottest AAA titles. An enhanced thermal design keeps the system cool during intense gaming sessions. Features like upgraded speaker box, Alienware TactX RGB keyboard and Killer Wireless give you extra tech advantages. The new Alienware Command Center puts you in the driver’s seat for the gaming experience you feel comfortable with every time.
Pro-level gaming starts here.
Competitive gamers and professional esports teams around the globe leverage the power of Alienware to compete at the highest level. As one of the most successful squads in the world, Team Liquid maintains its lead by designating Alienware as the team's official gaming PCs, monitors, keyboards and mice.
Alienware machines also put the power behind competitive gaming tournaments, like ELEAGUE and ESL, because the best gamers in the world expect gear engineered with the unmatched performance and design only Alienware can deliver.
Calibrate your controls
Now you have control over your hardware and software environments. Not only can you tailor the hardware for each and every game you play, you can personalize the space and setup to make your software look and feel precisely the way you want it, without interfering with your gameplay or other activities.
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The easy-to-use interface links all your various system settings with a gaming library, making it simple to access gaming information. No matter what the source, the command center gives you easy access to your games and the ability to fine-tune settings for each one. Create a unique game profile and it stays just how you want it, no matter where you launch.
AlienFx lighting
Save new themes, assign them to your games and edit peripheral settings with new AlienFX hardware and software, featuring support for full RGB values and up to 16.8 million colors. Included is a new user interface to create and map new system-level effects so you can manage lighting and settings from the same controls. Select systems and hardware also offer settings for group keyboard key colors.
Up your color game.
We're now offering your favorite Alienware gaming laptops in epic black or sliver.
A keyboard like no other
With an upgraded Alienware TactX keyboard, n-key rollover is now supported, enabling over 108-key commands for maximum actions per minute. It's the only keyboard on a laptop with 2.2mm of key travel allowing for rapid response for any keystroke. A steel back plate offers rigidity and uniform feedback guaranteed to stay functional for up to 10 million keystrokes.
Designed with optional per-key lighting, optimized RGB/LED-enabled AlienFX lighting, and now supported on over 170 games, you have the option to create and download unique themes. With new and improved AlienFX, you can build a more personalized look for your machines with the lights as they respond to your gaming action.
Designed for VR
Dive into mind-bending virtual reality experiences with a VR-ready system that passes the Oculus Ready and Vive Optimized certifications.
You'll experience the latest AAA game titles and VR content the way they were meant to be seen. Achieve a new level of presence powered by NVIDIA VRWorks technology. Realistic visuals, sound, touch interactions and simulated environments are your new virtual reality. And with NVIDIA GeForce 10-series graphics and the latest, greatest CPUs, the Alienware 17 goes beyond what's expected.
Nothing between you and gaming
NVIDIA G-Sync technology, available on select modules, delivers the smoothest, fastest experience ever thanks to synchronized display refresh rates to the GPU in your GeForce GTX-powered PC, eliminating screen tearing and minimizing display stutter and input lag.
Witness the difference an expansive 17-inch LCD screen can make with supported FHD, QHD 120Hz and UHD resolution options—all with an anti-glare finish.
A revolutionary new way to use your PC
Optional Tobii eye tracking adds a new form of immersion by tracking your awareness and reflexes with high-end gaming analytics so your Alienware 17 senses your presence and sees what you're seeing.
Tools gamers need
The Alienware 17 has been upgraded to give gamers the tools they need to be the best.
Killer Wireless: Killer DoubleShot Pro provides a wired and wireless networking setup that prioritizes internet traffic and data streaming to the applications most important to you. Optional Killer 1550 allows up to 1.73 Gbps max throughput for even more high-speed gaming.
Alienware Graphics Amplifier support: Enable future-proofing of upgradeable full length, dual-wide graphics and additional 4-port USB 3.0 hub for added peripherals. We've added a PCIe x4 Gen 3 connection with dedicated throughput for connectivity that's superior even to a Thunderbolt.
Thunderbolt Type-C port: This multi-use port is ready to be used as a USB 3.1 port, offering 10Gbps of data transfer, a Thunderbolt connection capable of 40Gbps, or even a DisplayPort enabling various monitors supporting the DP protocol.
Longer battery life: The Alienware 17 contains a 68Whr battery with an optional 99 Whr1 lithium-ion battery. We offer the maximum amount of battery power legally allowed with the 99Whr battery—storing and delivering more power than any other laptop for longer uninterrupted gameplay. The new Alienware 17 can support up to 10 hours of battery life, as tested with the 99 Whr battery and an FHD LCD configuration.2
Solid-state drive: Load your games faster. Get shock and vibration protection, better speed and capacity, and much more. Solid-state drives make virtually no noise and have fewer failures because they have no moving parts. A quieter system means you can better pinpoint every footstep your enemy makes.
Hear every battle cry: Due to the upgraded design, a larger and more effective speaker box has been installed, improving audio output for a clearer and more dramatic gaming experience.
Clear the desktop and the board: Avoid excess cables and embrace the “desktop mode” design, where most of your critical connections and ports are in the back and out of the way.
Ports & slots
- 1. Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port
- 2. Killer Networks e2500 Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 Port
- 3. Mini-Display Port 1.2 (certified) Output
- 4. HDMI 2.0 Output
- 5. Thunderbolt 3 Port
- 6. Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port
- 7. Power/DC-in Jack
- 8. Noble Lock port (cable and lock sold separately)
- 9. Type-C SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port
- 10. Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port with PowerShare technology
- 11. Headphone 1/8" Port (retaskable for Microphone/Line-In analog audio input)
- 12. Audio Out 1/8" Ports (Compatible with inline mic headset)
Dimensions & weights
1. Height: 1.18" (29.9mm) | 2. Width: 16.7" (424mm) | 3. Depth: 13.1" (332mm) | Average Weight: 9.74lbs (4.42 kg)3
Notes:
1. Watt Hour (WHr) is not an indication of battery life.
2. Battery life is based on Mobile Mark 2014 benchmark test, available at www.bapco.com. Test results are for comparative purposes only. Actual battery life may be significantly less than the test results and varies depending on product configuration and use, software, operating conditions, power management settings and other factors. Maximum battery life will decrease with time.
3. Weights vary depending on configurations and manufacturing variability.