

To ensure a great user experience, the notebook uses a 256 GB SSD as the Windows 8 OS drive, while a 750 GB WD Black hard drive provides room for data storage. Customers can alternatively also opt for 32 GB of system RAM. The newest member of the 17-inch series enters the ring with modern Haswell components, 16 GB of RAM, and Nvidia's highest-end GTX 780M with 4 GB of high-speed RAM. The company Alienware does their part to fuel the discussion about the various pros and cons of gaming machines. Some might call them expensive toys with no value-added features others get excited about mobile high-tech gaming machines with top-notch components.


There is no doubt that gaming notebooks like the Alienware 17 polarize opinions. For the original German review, see here.
