The GS75 Stealth was a distant second, at 339 nits, with the category average (289 nits), Blade Pro 17 (267 nits) and Legion Y740 (247 nits) bringing up the rear. However, the m17's result fell short of the 146% premium-gaming-laptop average and the MSI GS75 Stealth's 161%.ĭespite its matte, anti-glare coating, the m17's 17.3-inch, 1920 x 1080 display serves up bright, dramatic color with sharp detail.īut when it comes to display brightness, the m17 is the king of the castle, averaging 395 nits. That's much better than the 122% and 109% that the Lenovo Legion Y740 and the Razer Blade Pro 17 delivered, respectively. The panel's vivaciousness wasn't too much of a surprise, as it reproduced 140% of the sRGB gamut. Every step in the clear water issued a realistic ripple that refracted the sun's rays at different angles. That's to a super bloom of sorts the world is covered in this bright-pink flower, which immediately drew my eye as I crept my way through a river, trying not to alert the hostile Highwaymen to my position. I took a minute to stop and smell the postapocalyptic verbenas during my Far Cry New Dawn play-through. On the right, you have two USB 3.1 Type-A ports, with another on the left, as well as an expandable Gigabit Ethernet jack and a headset jack. The m17 is a battlestation that comes with plenty of ports. However, the MSI GS75 Stealth (15.6 x 10.2 x 0.7 inches) continues to hold the crown at a mere 5 pounds. It definitely weighs less than the Razer Blade Pro 17 (6.1 pounds, 15.6 x 10.2 x 0.8 inches) and the Lenovo Legion Y740 (6.6 pounds, 16.2 x 12 x 0.9 inches). The system's front lip is made of glossy black plastic with room for a pair of speakers.Īt 5.7 pounds, the 15.7 x 11.6 x 0.7~0.8 inch Alienware m17 is one of the lighter 17-inch gaming laptops on the market. The hinge houses a rather refined take on Tobii's eye tracker, using a slim, elongated oval instead of the large rectangle from previous iterations. Although they're nowhere as slim as the Dell XPS 15's InfinityEdge bezels, the m17's are plenty slim for a gaming laptop. The keyboard sits in a slight recess between more honeycomb vents and the touchpad. And even better, it's got a lovely soft-touch finish that felt great against my palms. Opening the m17 gives you more of that lovely Lunar White, as the entire deck is coated in the stuff.

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