CPU
11th Generation Intel Tiger Lake-H45 8-Core i7-11800H or i9-11900H Processor
Memory Type
LPDDR4 3200MHz Dual Channel Memory
Standard Memory
8GB, 16GB or 32GB (integrated on system board)
Max Memory
8GB, 16GB or 32GB (memory is not upgradable)
Memory Expansion Slots
No SO-DIMM slots
USB Ports
One USB v3.2 Gen-1 Type-A Port and One USB v3.2 Gen-2 Type-C Port and One USB v3.2 Gen-2 Type-C Thunderbolt 4 Port with DisplayPort and Power Delivery
Card Reader
3-in-1 Micro SD Card Reader Slot: (mSD/mSDHC/mSDXC)
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 M.2 NGFF (2280) PCIe NVMe Gen4.0 x4 Solid State Drive and/or 256GB, 512GB, 1TB M.2 NGFF (2280) PCIe NVMe Gen3.0 x4 QLC NAND Value Solid State Drive or 128GB, 256GB M.2 NGFF (2230) PCIe NVMe Gen3.0 x4 Solid State Drive
Drive Notes
The Alienware x15 R1 Laptop Supports Single and Dual Drive Configurations. (Two M.2 NGFF (2280) or (2230) Solid State Drives) Note: The M.2 2280 and 2230 Drives each use a unique thermal shield and cannot be interchanged. The M.2 2230 Drive uses thermal shield p/n 098KV4 and the M.2 2280 Drive uses thermal shield p/n 05GDMJ. The M.2 2230 Drive uses a adapter bracket p/n 0R88X3 to accommodate for both of the larger M.2 2280 slots. (M.2 slot-1 (SSD1) supports Gen4.0 x4 and Gen3.0 x4 NVMe performance and M.2 slot-2 (SSD2) supports Gen3.0 x4 NVMe performance only)