2019-11-01 Tech Advisor

90 TECH ADVISOR • NOVEMBER 2019

GAMING SPECIAL

any serious compromises on power or performance,

and even battery life is surprisingly strong.

It’s not cheap, but then no gaming laptop

is – especially in a slim form factor. The only real

downsides here are the outsized top bezel – which rival

manufacturers have managed to avoid – and the fact

that it runs hot – which other manufacturers haven’t

really been able to avoid either. Still, since the new

m15 R2 has mostly fixed those two problems, if you can

afford to spend a little more you might be better off

going for later model. Dominic Preston

Specifications

• 15.6in (1920 x 1080) Full HD IPS, 60- or 144Hz


• Windows 10 Home or Pro 64-bit


• Intel Core i7-8750H (4.1GHz Turbo Boost) 6 cores, 12
  threads


• Nvidia GTX 1060 GPU with 4GB RAM or GTX 1070
  Max-Q with 8GB


• Up to 32GB 2666MHz DDR4 RAM


• Up to 1TB+1TB SSD or HDD storage


• 802.11ac 2x2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi


• Bluetooth 4.2 or 5.0


• 1x Thunderbolt 3


• 3x USB-A 3.1


• HDMI 2.0


• Ethernet RJ45


• Mini DisplayPort 1.3


• Alienware Graphics Amplifier port


• Noble lock slot


• Stereo speakers


• FHD webcam

90 TECH ADVISOR • NOVEMBER 2019

GAMING SPECIAL

any serious compromises on power or performance,

and even battery life is surprisingly strong.

It’s not cheap, but then no gaming laptop

is – especially in a slim form factor. The only real

downsides here are the outsized top bezel – which rival

manufacturers have managed to avoid – and the fact

that it runs hot – which other manufacturers haven’t

really been able to avoid either. Still, since the new

m15 R2 has mostly fixed those two problems, if you can

afford to spend a little more you might be better off

going for later model. Dominic Preston

Specifications

• 15.6in(1920x 1080)FullHDIPS,60- or 144Hz


• Windows 10 HomeorPro64-bit


• Intel Core i7-8750H (4.1GHz Turbo Boost) 6 cores, 12
  threads


• Nvidia GTX 1060 GPU with 4GB RAM or GTX 1070
  Max-Qwith8GB


• Upto32GB2666MHzDDR4RAM


• Upto1TB+1TBSSDorHDDstorage


• 802.11ac2x2MU-MIMO Wi-Fi


• Bluetooth4.2or5.0


• 1xThunderbolt 3


• 3xUSB-A3.1


• HDMI2.0


• EthernetRJ45


• MiniDisplayPort1.3


• AlienwareGraphics Amplifier port


• Noblelockslot


• Stereospeakers


• FHD webcam