14 T3 Tomorrow ’s Technology TodayAPRIL 2019 WWW.T 3 INDIA.COM
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ALIENWARE AREA-51M
From` 2 , 99 , 590 ,dell.co.in
TheAlienwareArea-51mlaptophasreceiveda major
makeover,a consciousdecisionfromthecompany,
makingtheredesigncompletelyunrecognisablefrom
previousofferings.Housedwithinis anIntelCorei
9900KCPU,NvidiaGeforceGTX 2080 GPU,upto64GB
RAMand1TBstorage.Generally, onlytheRAMand/or
harddiskcanbechanged,buthereuserscanreplacethe
GPUandCPU.Alienwarewillbeprovidingserviceand
installationforfutureupgrades,astheyareswappable
componentstailormadeforthe51m.Thecoolingsystem
hasbeendesignedforeverythingtorunwithoutany
throttlingoroverheating.The17.3-inchnon-reflective
displaycomeswith1080presolution,144Hzrefreshrate,
andTobii Eye tracking.RunningonWindows10,the
newCommandCentresoftwarewillprovideusers
the optiontooverclockthe GPUandCPU.
T3Says:We’vereachedthe pointwherethelines
betweena PC and a laptop aregetting even more
blurred!
TECH-O-METER
APPLE IPADAIR 019)
& IPADMINI (2019)
From`34,900,apple.com/in
Applehasbroughtbackthe iPadAiralongwithan
upgradediPadminitoreplacethemini4. TheiPad
Aircomeswitha 10.5-inchRetinaDisplaywith
1668x2224presolution,A12BionicSoC,8MP(f/2.4)
rearcamerawithfiveelementslens,anda 7MPfront
snapperhavingRetinaflash.TouchIDwithWi-Fi
8 02.11ac,Bluetooth5.0andoptionalLTEsupport
providingconnectivity.TheiPadMinipacksa
- 9 - inchdisplaywith1536x2048presolutionwhile
therestofthespecificationsarelargelyidenticalto
theAir.ThenewApple Pencilis notcompatible,but
userscanstillpurchasethe olderonewhichdoes
work.Viewingfora longerperiodoftimewillnot
strainyoureyesmuch, thanks toTrueTone
dynamically adjustingthe whitebalance–basedon
lightingaroundtheuser. Both devices deliver upto 10
hoursofbatterylife.
T3Says:PolyurethaneandLeatherSmartCovers
willbesoldseparatelyfor the two models in
variouscolours.
TECH-O-METER