The range of each major manufacturer of laptops are models designed for gaming. They set powerful processors, discrete graphics and a large amount of RAM. But apparently they do not differ from the more simple modifications, having just another equipment. But there are some brands that are paid to the issue of gaming stations (both mobile and stationary) far more attention. One of the most famous, of course, is Alienware, owned by Dell. We will talk about the new Alienware model 17, which is based on the new Intel Core processors and the fourth generation is a device for compromises impatient players.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
appearance
Alienware laptops have always been famous not only powerful components, but also design features. Futuristic body, plenty of LED backlighting and logo with an alien - it should allocate the owner of the game among the bulk of the monster. Alienware 17 - a bright representative of the line, so stands out from the monotonous laptop like a spaceship near biplanes. The main material of the body according to the manufacturer - magnesium alloy and aluminum used for the cover. If the last all clear, here is a magnesium alloy clearly could not be determined - very material looks like a normal plastic. The cover has a chopped form inserted in the slot LED backlight, which is equipped with a face and logo alien. Attaches all this beauty is very tight loops, but with special diligence open the laptop with one hand still possible.
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The working surface is the same matte, soft to the touch. Alas, for the beauty you have to pay, so the periodic removal of fingerprints will be the responsibility of the owner. Interface connectors are totally focused on the sidewalls - rear housing is reserved for ventilation and the front stereo speakers are placed. With the exception of the rear face, all of the notebook decorated slots with LED backlight.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
About the weight and dimensions of a gaming notebook with a 17-inch panel to speak, perhaps, nothing special. He's big and heavy, so acts more as a desktop replacement gaming computer that can occasionally carry on all kinds of Lan-party and a party of friends.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
Approximately half of the bottom of the laptop take the vents with metal protective grids. In general, the question of ventilation solution is very true - the main opening for warm air output are at the back side and not on the left side, as they like to do many manufacturers. This means that the use of a laptop is comfortable not only right-handed, but left-handers - streams of hot air will be slowly heated hand.
interfaces
As it should be well equipped with computers, Alienware 17 has all the necessary interfaces, you may need a hardcore gamer. On the left side are placed a combined input / output HDMI, Mini DisplayPort, two USB 3.0 ports and three minijack - two separate headphone and microphone, as well as a combined headset.
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Review of Alienware gaming laptop Review 17 gaming laptop Alienware 17
You can find the right hole slotted drive for DVD burning and reading Blu-Ray, has two connectors USB 3.0, and Gigabit Ethernet. Card reader card reader provides SD / MMC. Connector for power supply unit is located on the left side, and the cord is equipped with a LED backlight.
Display and Sound
17.3 inch matrix with a resolution of 1920x1080 - the only point at issue in the Alienware 17. matte screen, LED-backlit, but why it was necessary to use the TN-technology - is unclear. Cheaper as an excuse is not suitable, since the laptop on the road and save the matrix would not have received. The second possible reason - already known misconception about blurring IPS-panels and their unsuitability for professional gamers. However, this bike has lost its relevance for a long time. In any case, in such a device would like to see a bright IPS-quality display, but it is not Alienware 17.
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Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
Color gamut, gamma and color temperature
Of course, the set TN-matrix has acceptable viewing angles and good color gamut, but saturation is not enough, and the color temperature chart you can see for yourself - take out some value possible.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
On the matrix can detect the web camera and stereo two holes.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
On the front panel for decorative plastic "radiators" two hidden dynamics known company Klipsch. Frankly, when you first turned on accidentally music through the built-in sound system, I was surprised - a nice, deep voice sounding even slightly.
Keyboard and Touchpad
A nice feature was the Alienware 17 full-size keyboard with numeric keypad. Full-size arrow keys too, but handed down below. The top row of function keys, as expected, has a dual purpose, and the inclusion of an alternative mode by pressing Fn. Here, too much attention to detail - Fn placed next after Ctrl, so as not to embarrass accustomed to the standard layout users.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
In addition to the standard keys, 17 are provided in the Alienware and four programmable buttons placed above the number pad. Running commands and macros is ensured by our pre-utility. The entire keyboard is illuminated, and it is divided into four zones, each of which has its own independent illumination.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
Large touchpad case color is shifted to the left and has two buttons, set flush with the work surface. The most impressive part is the colored lights of the touchpad. Functionality of the utility responsible for setting the touchpad is also impressive. Here and adjustment of pressure sensitivity, several options to scroll the screen (including the pie with circumscribing a circular motion with your finger on the touchpad), additional technologies and features, manually changing the scroll area on the edges. But here is the lack of multi-touch overshadows all these tricks - you want corny scroll a web page with two fingers and a laptop these gestures, alas, does not understand.
Options and performance
As befits a game supercomputer, Alienware 17 sets of the most productive processor Intel Core i7 fourth generation (Haswell). Depending on the modifications it can be i7-4700MQ, i7-4800MQ, i7-4900MQ or i7-4930MX. In the role of graphics accelerator perform discrete graphics card Nvidia, on the GeForce GTX 765M c 2 GB GDDR5 in the "budget" modification to the GTX 780M c 4GB GDDR5 in the top configuration. The memory capacity can also vary from 8 to 32 GB of DDR3-1600.
With drives still serious. In the simplest most affordable modification of the hard disk drive 750 GB with a speed of 7200 rev / min. Next game is, as they say, to increase - from the hybrid drive with additional 64 GB of cache-based SSD and up to the "victory" in the form of RAID0-terabyte array of four SSD 256 GB each. This solution should provide maximum performance due to the fact that the data is broken down into blocks and are written in different media at the same time, but in terms of fault tolerance, this approach can be confusing - in case of failure of one disk, the entire system stops working.
But we got a configuration of "simpler", equipped with a quad-core Intel Core i7-4700MQ with a clock speed of 2.4 GHz, 16 GB of RAM and a discrete graphics card Nvidia GeForce GTX 770M with 3 GB of memory GDDR5. Storage drive is used Western Digital WD7500BPKT volume of 750 GB.
Details: http://rozetka.com.ua/news-articles-promotions/articles/80004/obzor_noutbuka_alienware_17.html
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
appearance
Alienware laptops have always been famous not only powerful components, but also design features. Futuristic body, plenty of LED backlighting and logo with an alien - it should allocate the owner of the game among the bulk of the monster. Alienware 17 - a bright representative of the line, so stands out from the monotonous laptop like a spaceship near biplanes. The main material of the body according to the manufacturer - magnesium alloy and aluminum used for the cover. If the last all clear, here is a magnesium alloy clearly could not be determined - very material looks like a normal plastic. The cover has a chopped form inserted in the slot LED backlight, which is equipped with a face and logo alien. Attaches all this beauty is very tight loops, but with special diligence open the laptop with one hand still possible.
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The working surface is the same matte, soft to the touch. Alas, for the beauty you have to pay, so the periodic removal of fingerprints will be the responsibility of the owner. Interface connectors are totally focused on the sidewalls - rear housing is reserved for ventilation and the front stereo speakers are placed. With the exception of the rear face, all of the notebook decorated slots with LED backlight.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
About the weight and dimensions of a gaming notebook with a 17-inch panel to speak, perhaps, nothing special. He's big and heavy, so acts more as a desktop replacement gaming computer that can occasionally carry on all kinds of Lan-party and a party of friends.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
Approximately half of the bottom of the laptop take the vents with metal protective grids. In general, the question of ventilation solution is very true - the main opening for warm air output are at the back side and not on the left side, as they like to do many manufacturers. This means that the use of a laptop is comfortable not only right-handed, but left-handers - streams of hot air will be slowly heated hand.
interfaces
As it should be well equipped with computers, Alienware 17 has all the necessary interfaces, you may need a hardcore gamer. On the left side are placed a combined input / output HDMI, Mini DisplayPort, two USB 3.0 ports and three minijack - two separate headphone and microphone, as well as a combined headset.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop Review 17 gaming laptop Alienware 17
Review of Alienware gaming laptop Review 17 gaming laptop Alienware 17
You can find the right hole slotted drive for DVD burning and reading Blu-Ray, has two connectors USB 3.0, and Gigabit Ethernet. Card reader card reader provides SD / MMC. Connector for power supply unit is located on the left side, and the cord is equipped with a LED backlight.
Display and Sound
17.3 inch matrix with a resolution of 1920x1080 - the only point at issue in the Alienware 17. matte screen, LED-backlit, but why it was necessary to use the TN-technology - is unclear. Cheaper as an excuse is not suitable, since the laptop on the road and save the matrix would not have received. The second possible reason - already known misconception about blurring IPS-panels and their unsuitability for professional gamers. However, this bike has lost its relevance for a long time. In any case, in such a device would like to see a bright IPS-quality display, but it is not Alienware 17.
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Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
Color gamut, gamma and color temperature
Of course, the set TN-matrix has acceptable viewing angles and good color gamut, but saturation is not enough, and the color temperature chart you can see for yourself - take out some value possible.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
On the matrix can detect the web camera and stereo two holes.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
On the front panel for decorative plastic "radiators" two hidden dynamics known company Klipsch. Frankly, when you first turned on accidentally music through the built-in sound system, I was surprised - a nice, deep voice sounding even slightly.
Keyboard and Touchpad
A nice feature was the Alienware 17 full-size keyboard with numeric keypad. Full-size arrow keys too, but handed down below. The top row of function keys, as expected, has a dual purpose, and the inclusion of an alternative mode by pressing Fn. Here, too much attention to detail - Fn placed next after Ctrl, so as not to embarrass accustomed to the standard layout users.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
In addition to the standard keys, 17 are provided in the Alienware and four programmable buttons placed above the number pad. Running commands and macros is ensured by our pre-utility. The entire keyboard is illuminated, and it is divided into four zones, each of which has its own independent illumination.
Review of Alienware gaming laptop 17
Large touchpad case color is shifted to the left and has two buttons, set flush with the work surface. The most impressive part is the colored lights of the touchpad. Functionality of the utility responsible for setting the touchpad is also impressive. Here and adjustment of pressure sensitivity, several options to scroll the screen (including the pie with circumscribing a circular motion with your finger on the touchpad), additional technologies and features, manually changing the scroll area on the edges. But here is the lack of multi-touch overshadows all these tricks - you want corny scroll a web page with two fingers and a laptop these gestures, alas, does not understand.
Options and performance
As befits a game supercomputer, Alienware 17 sets of the most productive processor Intel Core i7 fourth generation (Haswell). Depending on the modifications it can be i7-4700MQ, i7-4800MQ, i7-4900MQ or i7-4930MX. In the role of graphics accelerator perform discrete graphics card Nvidia, on the GeForce GTX 765M c 2 GB GDDR5 in the "budget" modification to the GTX 780M c 4GB GDDR5 in the top configuration. The memory capacity can also vary from 8 to 32 GB of DDR3-1600.
With drives still serious. In the simplest most affordable modification of the hard disk drive 750 GB with a speed of 7200 rev / min. Next game is, as they say, to increase - from the hybrid drive with additional 64 GB of cache-based SSD and up to the "victory" in the form of RAID0-terabyte array of four SSD 256 GB each. This solution should provide maximum performance due to the fact that the data is broken down into blocks and are written in different media at the same time, but in terms of fault tolerance, this approach can be confusing - in case of failure of one disk, the entire system stops working.
But we got a configuration of "simpler", equipped with a quad-core Intel Core i7-4700MQ with a clock speed of 2.4 GHz, 16 GB of RAM and a discrete graphics card Nvidia GeForce GTX 770M with 3 GB of memory GDDR5. Storage drive is used Western Digital WD7500BPKT volume of 750 GB.
Details: http://rozetka.com.ua/news-articles-promotions/articles/80004/obzor_noutbuka_alienware_17.html
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