Dell is currently offering the Alienware x17 R2 17" gaming laptop equipped with an RTX 3080 TI GPU for only $1899.99. The Alienware x17 laptop combines powerful gaming prowess with a larger screen size in a still-manageable footprint,. The X-series gaming laptops are newer, thinner, and lighter redesigns of the traditional M-series laptops. These are the thinnest Alienware laptops ever and they compete in build quality, dimensions, and performance to other high-end ultra-thin laptops like the Razer Blade.
Alienware x17 R2 17" Intel Core i9-12900H RTX 3080 Ti Laptop for $1899
The Alienware x17 R2 laptop features a 17" 1080p 480Hz G-SYNC IPS display, Intel Core i9-12900H CPU, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU, 32GB of DDR5-4800MHz RAM, and 1TB SSD. The Intel Core i9-12900H Alder Lake CPU features a boost clock of 5GHz with 14 cores, 20 threads, and 24MB cache. It performs a little better than the Core i7 thanks to the increased clock speed and beats out the AMD Ryzen 9 6000 series CPU.
The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is still an awesome GPU that ample amounts of power to easily handle games on the display's 1080p resolution. That's great since the display can handle refresh rates of up to 480Hz. Compared to the newer generation RTX 4000 series GPUs, it's closest in performance to the RTX 4070. Dell uses a very aggressive Alienware "Cryo-Tech" cooling system that includes quad fans, vapor cooling chamger, and headpipes for thermal management. That enables the x17 GPU to deliver the same amount of power (TGP) to the GPU as the bigger m17, thus no compromises in gaming performance.
Alternative: Alienware m17 R5 17" RTX 3080 Ti Gaming Laptop for $1799
If you don't mind a laptop that's a bit thicker and heavier but still features the same premium build quality, check out this Alienware m17 R5 config. It features an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX CPU that's comparable to the Intel Core i9-12900H CPU, and the rest of the specs are very similar.
