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In brief: Announced earlier this year, Alienware's new AMD-powered m17 R5 and Intel-powered x17 R2 gaming laptops have now finally arrived. Besides the latest CPU and GPU combos, these 17.3-inch ...

The m17, long the mainstay of Alienware’s gaming laptop line-up, has never been short of performance – but now you can equip one with a suitably speedy screen as well. The m17 R5 is the first laptop ...

PC display speeds are about to go up. Alienware’s updated m17 R5 and x17 R2, a pair of 17.3-inch gaming laptops, will each include the option for 480 Hz displays—about 33 percent faster than the ...