CPU
2nd Generation Intel Sandy Bridge Dual Core i3-2310M or i5-2410M/2430M/2540M or i7-2620M/2640M/2720M/2760M or Quad Core i7-2630QM/2670QM/2720QM/2760QM/2820QM Processor
Memory Type
PC3L-12800 1600MHz DDR3L 204pin SO-DIMM Laptop Memory
Standard Memory
up to 32GB
Memory Expansion Slots
4 SO-DIMM slots
PC Card Slots
One ExpressCard/54 Slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
USB Ports
Two USB v3.0 Type-A Ports and Three USB v2.0 Type-A Ports (Two USB v2.0 Only Ports and One USB v2.0/eSATA Combo Port)
Card Reader
7-in-1 Integrated SD Card Reader Slot: (SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS-Pro/MMC/MMC-Plus)
Original Optical Drives
DVD Super Multi Dual Layer Drive or Blu-Ray DVD Combo Drive
Original Hard Drives
320GB, 500GB, 640GB, 750GB 5400RPM or 7200RPM SATA III 6Gb/s Hard Drive
Original Solid State Drives
128GB, 256GB, 512GB 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s Solid State Drive and/or 64GB, 128GB, 256GB mSATA Solid State Drive
Drive Notes
The Dell Alienware M18x Laptop Supports up to 4 Drives. (Two 2.5" Solid State Drives or Hard Drives in the Internal Bays and/or One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive in the Optical Drive Bay and/or One mSATA Solid State Drive in the Internal mSATA Slot) Note: The third 2.5" Drive is optional and is located in the optical Drive bay when Installed. If replacing the optical drive for the third 2.5" Drive, you will need the Dell optical drive bracket and the optical bay drive cable for installation.