Mechanical keyboards have practically been the Holy Grail for gaming laptops. We've seen PC makers like Razer and MSI give them a shot, only to dump the concept entirely. So when Alienware decided it ...

Alienware has partnered with Cherry to launch the “first true” gaming laptop with a mechanical keyboard. Alienware M15 R4 and M17 R4 laptops will now support Cherry MX mechanical keyboards from March ...

Recently, we reported about the launch of the new Alienware m15 R4 and m17 R4 gaming laptops. Apparently, there’s one other new thing for them that we weren’t made aware of at the time, and it’s the ...

Both the laptops run on 10th Gen Intel Core processors The new Alienware range offers NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs Both models have 86Wh batteries ...

Cherry MX’s famous keyboard tech is coming to Alienware gaming laptops via a new keyboard switch designed for laptops. Look for the “MX Ultra Low” mechanical keyboard switches on the Alienware m15 R4 ...

Generally speaking, mechanical keyboards are usually only the domain of desktop PC gamers. While they're more of a rarity on gaming laptops, Alienware is doing what it can to change that, today ...

For the first time, CHERRY MX mech switches will feature in Alienware laptops. Alienware and CHERRY have been working on 'Project X' for three years. The keys feature 1.8mm of travel and are similar ...

Alienware has just debuted the world’s first gaming laptop models to feature the Cherry MX ultra-low-profile mechanical keyboard, bringing the new technology to the M15 and M17. The collaboration ...

Earlier, we reported about the new Alienware m15 R4 and m17 R4 having an optional Cherry MX mechanical keyboard upgrade. On Dell Malaysia, it was erroneously listed with an additional cost of RM1,202.

A keyboard can make or break a computer -- just ask Apple. On that note, Dell has partnered with German outfit Cherry to bring its mechanical Cherry MX keyswitches to its Alienware m15 R4 ultrabook.

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