Alienware put 480Hz refresh rate screens in its latest 17-inch monsters
Not content with settling for meeting the industry’s best refresh rates in a laptop at an already high 360Hz, Alienware is going for broke with 480Hz screens (3ms, 300-nit, 100 percent sRGB color gamut) in the M17 R5 and X17 R2. While each model can be configured with up to 4K displays, this new 480Hz model is a 1080p screen edging closer to perfection in terms of delivering smoother animations. And, perhaps more important for Dell’s target audience for these machines, it’ll help to further nix stuttering gameplay. The 480Hz option is but another screen configuration for the already launched Alienware X17 R2 and <a href=«https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8532386/type/dlg/sid/verge/https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/gaming-laptops/alienware-m17-r5-gaming-laptop/spd/alienware-m17-r5-amd-gaming-laptop/wnm17r5fpcjs?gacd=9614064-1014-5761040-266794588-0&dgc=st&gclid=Cj0KCQjwidSWBhDdARIsAIoTVb0werNhbEht_3SQzdsM0_dQICcchRBowpF02452egYmqkecqrJ7Ti0aAjVEEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&nclid=qJBqiX43_xorSzHWZHioXidS68Ynn7_CNVWxqnaHDpk1E8NmkvmA3b0rGk5xaJ8l» rel=«sponsored nofollow noopener» target="_blank" has-subtag=«true» data-cdata="{"rewritten_url":"https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8532386/type/dlg/sid/___vg__p_23032438__m_m-placeholder__s_s-placeholder__t_w__c_c-placeholder__r_r-placeholder__d_d-placeholder/https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/gaming-laptops/alienware-m17-r5-gaming-laptop/spd/alienware-m17-r5-amd-gaming-laptop/wnm17r5fpcjs?gacd=9614064-1014-5761040-266794588-0\u0026dgc=st\u0026gclid=Cj0KCQjwidSWBhDdARIsAIoTVb0werNhbEht_3SQzdsM0_dQICcchRBowpF02452egYmqkecqrJ7Ti0aAjVEEALw_wcB\u0026gclsrc=" https: www.theverge.com>M17 R5
(costing $300 to upgrade over the base 165Hz panel).
This news coincides with the launch of the AMD Advantage
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