Alienware X17 R2

The Alienware x17 R2 is a powerful laptop that doesn’t cost quite as much as its high-end competitors – but it’s still going to cost you. If you’re in need of a laptop that provides desktop-like performance, then the x17 R2 makes a lot of sense. You don’t have to max out the specs in order to get reliable performance from the R2, either. Play around with the different configurations until you find something that fits your budget and meets your requirements.

It's not perfect - the limited battery life and modest screen resolution may not suit some people. However, the X17's combination of stylish design, strong performance and DIY customization options really help it to stand out in the competitive gaming market.

480Hz on a gaming laptop sounds crazy, and in fairness, it is. But Alienware pushed ahead anyway, and we now have the Alienware x17 R2 - the first laptop ever with a 480Hz display. It's built with hardware worthy of our best gaming laptops roundup, and...

The Alienware x17 R2 is a heavyweight gaming laptop that offers incredible gaming performance, but it weighs (and costs) a ton. Reasons to buy+Excellent gaming performance+The screen has clear, bright color and detail+The optional mechanical switch...

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We have seen a lot of gaming laptops in the last few years but in the end the experience is often quite a compromise when you compare it to a dedicated gaming desktop PC. The latest addition to the gaming market is the Alienware x17 R2 gaming laptop...

The Alienware x17 R2 delivers stunning gaming and processing speeds, a top-notch screen and a sturdy, good-looking chassis, and it’s only hindered by an expected high price and unsurprisingly poor battery...

The Alienware x17 R2 (starts at $2,249.99; $3,999.99 as tested) is a revision of last year's original that focuses on adding even more firepower to this premium gaming laptop. Our ultra-expensive review configuration boasts an Intel "Alder Lake" Core i9...

Stunning to look at and supremely powerful, if money is no object this is the best premium gaming laptop on the market.

With new top-end Intel and Nvidia components wrapped in arguably the nicest-looking gaming laptop shell on the market, the Alienware x17 R2 is impressive, and its mechanical keyboard option feels great. But MSI's competing GE76 Raider performed a bit...

Infused with Intel's new 12th Gen Core series mobile processor technology, along with NVIDIA's fastest, most powerful mobile GPU yet, we expected great things from this svelte but still spacious 17-inch machine, and we weren't disappointed. This new Alienware laptop put up some of the best benchmark scores we've ever experienced from a mobile platform, and if it weren't for having two similarly configured, hot-off embargo lift machines in house to test, it would have led the pack by a large margin across the board.

The Alienware x17 R2 offers a tantalizing bounty of power thanks to Intel's new 12th Gen processors and Nvidia's RTX 3080 Ti GPU, but is really...