84 TECH ADVISOR • NOVEMBER 2019GAMING SPECIALkeyboard, and the smaller alien head power button,
though, you no longer get lights along the edge of
the lid itself.
None of it is subtle, but gaming laptops rarely
are, and (along with Razer) Alienware is still one of
the companies with the keenest design sense in
the sector. Even as someone who normally hates
glowing keyboards and transparent PC cases, it’s
hard not to admit that there’s something very cool
about how the m15 looks.
It doesn’t skimp on ports either. There’s ethernet, a
headphone jack, three USB-A 3.1 ports, Thunderbolt
3, HDMI, Mini-Display Port, a Noble Lock port, and
Alienware’s proprietary Graphics Amplifier port – in case
you want to connect an external GPU to amp things up
ever further. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2 come as standard,
but if you pay a little more you can get Bluetooth 5.0,
which is a little faster and more reliable.
The keyboard stretches across the full body,
including a numberpad and a few macro keys, andThe m15 doesn’t
skimp on ports84 TECH ADVISOR • NOVEMBER 2019
GAMING SPECIAL
keyboard, and the smaller alien head power button,
though,younolongergetlightsalongtheedgeof
thelid itself.
None of it is subtle, but gaming laptops rarely
are, and (along with Razer) Alienware is still one of
the companies with the keenest design sense in
thesector.Evenassomeonewhonormallyhates
glowingkeyboardsandtransparentPCcases,it’s
hardnot to admit that there’s something very cool
about how the m15 looks.
It doesn’t skimp on ports either. There’s ethernet, a
headphone jack, three USB-A 3.1 ports, Thunderbolt
3, HDMI, Mini-Display Port, a Noble Lock port, and
Alienware’s proprietary Graphics Amplifier port – in case
you want to connect an external GPU to amp things up
ever further. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2 come as standard,
but if you pay a little more you can get Bluetooth 5.0,
which is a little faster and more reliable.
The keyboard stretches across the full body,
including a numberpad and a few macro keys, andThe m15 doesn’t
skimp on ports