Lisania Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 How do I tell if my Alienware 17 is a R1/R2 etc? Haven't been able to find it anywhere on the laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 If you have a first generation core i7 / i5 / i3 CPU you have an R2, else and R1. You can hit Win+Pause to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisania Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 so, intel core i7-4700MQ would be first generation core? So an R2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Ah, no... that's the newest generation. They have a new naming scheme now. The current systems are simply called 'Alienware' and a number that describes the screen size. So the current 17 inch Alienware notebook is called 'Alienware 17' or short 'AW 17'.The M17x enumeration isn't used anymore, at least not officially. In the past there have been the M17x (which later became the 'M17x R1'), and it's successor the M17x R2. Both had the same design, same chassis, but different hardware inside. Meaning different chipset, CPU, GPU... The R2 was the first 17 inch Alienware with the Core i CPUs.What followed was the M17x R3 which came with a new design and second generation Core i CPUs. It was succeeded by the M17x R4 which has the same design as the R3, but newer hardware inside (third generation Core i CPUs).Technically you could call the current system M17x R5, but Dell decided to call it simply Alienware 17. It features fourth generation Intel Core i CPUs, as for example the i7-4700MQ. The Alienware 17 is the newest one in the AW notebook family.I hope this didn't confuse you. You can google some pictures if you want to know about the optical differences, but when it comes to performance the newest one is definitely the best. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moexizer Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 The easiest way is check service tag on the bottom of your laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadfhtagn Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I believe that if you open AlienAutopsy it will show the Product Model together with the Service Tag, Express Service Code and Warranty Valid Until info. If you've uninstalled AlienAutopsy, it can be downloaded at http://content.dellsupportcenter.com/updates/aulauncher.exe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilhunter Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I believe that if you open AlienAutopsy it will show the Product Model together with the Service Tag, Express Service Code and Warranty Valid Until info. If you've uninstalled AlienAutopsy, it can be downloaded at http://content.dellsupportcenter.com/updates/aulauncher.exeYou are replying to a two years old comment :x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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