Right now, laptop manufacturers that don’t support some sort of AMD-based configuration are trolling a bit, and now Alienware is finally back on board with her first AMD-powered gaming laptop in more than a decade.
With the new m15 Ryzen Edition R5, Alienware is too releasing its first AMD-based laptop since 2007’s Aurora mALX, which at the time came with a massive 19-inch display, an AMD Turion 64 CPU, a meager 2GB RAM, and not one but two Nvidia GeForce Go 7900 GTX GPUs. S.Obviously, things have changed quite a bit in 14 years.
On the new m15 Ryzen Edition R5, Alienware supports up to one eight-core Ryzen R9 5900HX CPU and an Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU with 8 GB vRAM. Like the existing Alienware R4 linethe m15 Ryzen Edition also comes with a lot of display options, including 165Hz or 360Hz full HD screens, or a 240Hz QHD screen.
Alienware is also offering optional 3200Mhz DDR4 RAM for the first time, while the laptop’s refreshed chassis features an updated design with more powerful Cryo-Tech cooling and new high-endurance paint that Dell says is smoother and more durable than before. And as you’d expect, the m15 Ryzen Edition R5 also features a healthy selection of ports and connectivity, including HDMI 2.1, 2.5 Gbps Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6 and four USB ports (three Type-A and one Type-C). And as previously announced on the Alienware m15 R4, the m15 Ryzen Edition R5 can also be equipped Cherry’s new MX Ultra Low Profile switches (although that upgrade will cost you extra).
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The new Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 (which is a real name) goes on sale on April 20 for just under $ 1,800.
Alternatively, if you are looking for a more affordable one gaming laptopAlienware’s parent company Dell is also announcing the new Dell G15 Ryzen Edition, which combines an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H CPU with an Nvidia 1650 or RTX 30 series GPU, but with a much lower starting price of just $ 900 (with an updated Intel-powered Dell G15 model also arriving this spring from $ 1,000).
Aside from support for AMD CPUs, the biggest change is for the G15 Ryzen Edition is the addition of new cooling technology that uses larger copper heat pipes to better cool the bottom of the laptop and a updated design with four edgy new finishes: Dark Shadow Gray, Specter Green with Speckles, Phantom Gray with Speckles and Obsidian Black.
The Intel-based G15 will be available for the first time on April 13, followed by the G15 Ryzen Edition on May 4.
Finally, in addition to its new laptops, Dell is also announcing an updated family of gaming monitors, including the new Dell 25 gaming monitor with a refresh rate of 240 Hz and support for both Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium technology, along with three new curved monitors with refresh rates of 144 Hz or 165 Hz and AMD FreeSync available in 27- inch, 32-inch and 34-inch sizes.