CPU
13th Generation Intel Raptor Lake-HX 24-Core i9-13980HX or 16-Core i7-13700HX or 14-Core i9-13900HK / i7-13650HX Processor
Memory Type
PC5-44800 5600MHz DDR5 262pin SO-DIMM Laptop Memory or PC5-38400 4800MHz DDR5 262pin SO-DIMM Laptop Memory
Standard Memory
up to 64GB
Memory Expansion Slots
2 SO-DIMM slots
USB Ports
Two USB v3.2 Gen-2 Type-C Thunderbolt 4.0 Ports and One USB v3.2 Gen-1 Type-C Port and Three USB v3.2 Gen-1 Type-A Ports
Card Reader
3-in-1 SD Card Reader Slot: (SD/SDHC/SDXC)
Original Optical Drives
External Option Only
Original Hard Drives
This Machine Does Not Support 2.5" Drives
Original Solid State Drives
256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB M.2 NGFF (2280) PCIe NVMe Gen4.0 x4 Solid State Drive and/or 256GB, 512GB M.2 NGFF (2230) PCIe NVMe Gen4.0 x4 Solid State Drive
Drive Notes
The Alienware m18 R1 Gaming Laptop Supports Either 2 Drive Configurations or 4 Drive Configurations Depending on the Graphics Card Installed. Computers shipped with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080/4090 graphics card installed have Two M.2 2280 (Slot-1 SSD1 / Slot-2 SSD2) and Two M.2 2230 (Slot-3 SSD3 / Slot-4 SSD4) Solid State Drive slots, whereas Computers shipped with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060/4070/4080 graphics card Installed have only Two M.2 2280 (Slot-1 SSD1 / Slot-2 SSD2) Solid State Drive slots. M.2 slot-1 (SSD1) and M.2 slot-2 (SSD2) support both M.2 2280 and M.2 2230 Drives by moving the drive mounting screw to accommodate the form factor. M.2 slot-3 (SSD3) and M.2 slot-4 (SSD4) "when present" support M.2 2230 Drives Only. (All Four M.2 slots support Gen4.0 x4 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drives and can be set up as RAID-0, RAID-1, RAID-5)