Best laptop for GAMMING

ALIENWARE 18

The Alienware 18 is a gaming laptop. It runs on Windows 8, an operating system that has faced considerable scrutiny since its release. It runs on Windows 8, which is the newest Windows operating system, and many consider it to be a significant upgrade over Windows 8.

Specs:

1.)Build and Design

The Alienware 18′s angled exterior resembles a stealth aircraft. One aspect that stealthiness can’t hide is the physical size of this ‘notebook’ – it makes even 17.3″ notebooks look small. The chassis is 2.25 inches thick and all told weighs north of 12 pounds. It also can’t hide the three massive cooling vents that dominate the back of the chassis. The highest compliment I can give in terms of mobility is that this is still more portable than a desktop.

2.)Input and Output Ports

Right Side

It’s expected that a desktop replacement as large as this one include all the ports you could possibly need. The Alienware 18 has everything from HDMI in/out to dual headphone jacks and a slot-loading optical drive. The font of the notebook is dominated by massive speaker grills while the back is loaded with equally massive heat vents. On the left side you’ll find a Kensington lock slot, AC power jack, HDMI in/out, mini-DisplayPort, two USB 3.0 ports, microphone jack, and two headphone jacks. Flip over to the right side and you’ll see a media card reader, slot-load optical drive, two more USB 3.0 ports and Ethernet.

Left side

3.) Screen and Speakers

The standard 18.4″ display – the largest available on any notebook – has a FHD (1920×1080) resolution and glossy surface coating. It uses IPS (In-Plane Switching) technology which allows it to have unlimited viewing angles – the picture remains consistent even if you’re looking in from an angle. The picture quality is beautiful; lively, well-saturated colors and excellent contrast make looking at just about anything enjoyable, especially games and movies. The FHD resolution is great for playing games in high detail and for productivity, using two windows side-by-side.

4.) Keyboard

The Alienware 18’s full-size keyboard includes a separate numeric keypad and an additional row on the very left side for programming game shortcuts. The keys have LED backlighting which is situated into five separate zones; each zone can be just about any color or turned off completely via the AlienFX lighting system. Like the LED lighting on the chassis, the zones can pulse or morph between two colors as well.

Alienware 18 review unit was sent with the following specifications:

• 18.4-inch display (1920×1080 resolution, glossy surface, IPS panel)
• Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
• Intel Core i7-4900MQ quad-core processor (2.8GHz, up to 3.8GHz Turbo Boost, 8MB cache, 47W TDP – factory overclocked w/ up to 4.0GHz Turbo Boost)
• Dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M graphics cards w/ 4GB GDDR5 memory each
• 32GB DDR3L-1600 RAM (4x 8GB; max. supported)
• 512GB Samsung SSD (SM84)
• 750GB 7200RPM secondary hard drive (Western Digital WD7500BPKT-7)
• Blu-ray reader (HL-DT-ST CA40N)
• Broadcom 4352 802.11n/ac wireless LAN (2×2)
• Integrated Bluetooth 4.0
• Integrated HD webcam
• 8-cell li-ion battery (86 wHr)
• 1-year limited warranty
• Dimensions: 17.97″ x 12.91″ x 2.23~2.26″
• Weight: 12.1 lbs.
• Starting price: $1,994.05
• Price as configured: $3,952.12