Deal | Powerful Alienware x17 R2 with Core i9-12900H CPU, RTX 3080 GPU, and 16 GB of DDR5 memory discounted by whopping 52%

The 2022 Alienware x17 R2 is on sale straight from Dell for a considerable US$1,750 off the US$3,349.99 list price (via slickdeals). After the discount, you can now get the notebook for US$1,599.99 which appears to be a pretty good rate as the Alienware x17 R2 is a beast of a gaming laptop.

The Alienware x17 R2 configuration on offer packs a 12th gen Intel Core i9-12900H CPU, an RTX 3080 mobile GPU, 16 GB of DDR5-4800 memory, 512 GB of PCIe storage, and a 17-inch FHD display. Furthermore, the display boasts a 3 ms response time, NVIDIA G-SYNC, Advanced Optimus, and an insanely fast 480 Hz refresh rate.

When it comes to the actual quality of the whole package, the Alienware x17 R2 is impressive, to say the least. In our review of the notebook configured with a Core i9-12900HK CPU and an RTX 3080 Ti laptop GPU, the Alienware x17 R2 got a “very good” rating of 89% thanks to a durable chassis, strong performance, a fast display, and excellent typing experience. Granted, the Core i9-12900H and the RTX 3080 combo featured inside the machine on sale is weaker vs the Core i9-12900HK and the RTX 3080 Ti.

According to our testing, the Core i9-12900HK is about 12% faster than the Core i9-12900H in the Cinebench R23 Multi-core test. On the GPU side, the RTX 3080 Ti laptop GPU is 10% faster vs the RTX 3080 mobile board.

All in all, if you are in need of a powerful gaming laptop with a super fast and expansive display, the Alienware x17 R2 for US$1,599.99 from Dell seems like an excellent option.

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