Alienware Screen Sizes

What screen size is each Alienware?

Source: Dell support manuals, linked from each model name. Sharpest is the pixel density of the model's highest resolution panel.

Which screen sizes does Alienware use?

Alienware screens come in six sizes in this list, from 13.3 to 18 inches. The most common is 15.6 inches, offered on 11 of the 37 models. Next comes 17.3 inches, on 11 models.

• 13.3 inch: 1 model, the Alienware 13 R3.
• 14 inch: 2 models, from the Alienware x14 to the Alienware x14 R2.
• 15.6 inch: 11 models, from the Alienware 15 R4 to the Alienware x15 R2.
• 16 inch: 8 models, from the Alienware 16 Area-51 AA16250 to the Alienware x16 R2.
• 17.3 inch: 11 models, from the Alienware 17 R4 to the Alienware x17 R2.
• 18 inch: 4 models, from the Alienware 18 Area-51 AA18250 to the Alienware m18 R2.

Which Alienware has the sharpest screen?

The sharpest screen here is the 3840 × 2160 panel on the Alienware 15 R4, at 282 pixels per inch on 15.6 inches. Single pixels on it vanish from about 12 inches away, closer than most people sit to a laptop. The least sharp is 1366 × 768 on the 13.3 inch Alienware 13 R3, at 118 PPI.

Single pixels on it stay visible from up to 29 inches away.

Which resolutions do Alienware screens use?

Many models are sold with a choice of panels, so one model can count under several resolutions here.

• 1920 × 1080: 16:9, on 24 models, first on the Alienware 13 R3.
• 2560 × 1600: 16:10, on 13 models, first on the Alienware 16 Area-51 AA16250.
• 3840 × 2160: 16:9, on 13 models, first on the Alienware 15 R4.
• 2560 × 1440: 16:9, on 11 models, first on the Alienware 13 R3.
• 1920 × 1200: 16:10, on 6 models, first on the Alienware m16 R1.
• 1366 × 768: 16:9, on 1 model, first on the Alienware 13 R3.

Every Alienware model by series

m Series

19 models, with screens from 15.6 to 18 inches.

• Alienware m15: 15.6 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 3840 × 2160.
• Alienware m15 R2: 15.6 inch, 1920 × 1080.
• Alienware m15 R3: 15.6 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 3840 × 2160.
• Alienware m15 R4: 15.6 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 3840 × 2160.
• Alienware m15 R6: 15.6 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 2560 × 1440.
• Alienware m15 R7: 15.6 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 2560 × 1440.
• Alienware m15 R7 AMD: 15.6 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 2560 × 1440.
• Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5: 15.6 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 2560 × 1440.
• Alienware m16 R1: 16 inch, 1920 × 1200 or 2560 × 1600.
• Alienware m16 R1 AMD: 16 inch, 1920 × 1200 or 2560 × 1600.
• Alienware m16 R2: 16 inch, 2560 × 1600.
• Alienware m17: 17.3 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 3840 × 2160.
• Alienware m17 R2: 17.3 inch, 1920 × 1080.
• Alienware m17 R3: 17.3 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 3840 × 2160.
• Alienware m17 R4: 17.3 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 3840 × 2160.
• Alienware m17 R5 AMD: 17.3 inch, 1920 × 1080, 2560 × 1440 or 3840 × 2160.
• Alienware m18 R1: 18 inch, 1920 × 1200 or 2560 × 1600.
• Alienware m18 R1 AMD: 18 inch, 1920 × 1200 or 2560 × 1600.
• Alienware m18 R2: 18 inch, 1920 × 1200 or 2560 × 1600.

x Series

8 models, with screens from 14 to 17.3 inches.

• Alienware x14: 14 inch, 1920 × 1080.
• Alienware x14 R2: 14 inch, 2560 × 1600.
• Alienware x15 R1: 15.6 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 2560 × 1440.
• Alienware x15 R2: 15.6 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 2560 × 1440.
• Alienware x16 R1: 16 inch, 2560 × 1600.
• Alienware x16 R2: 16 inch, 1920 × 1200 or 2560 × 1600.
• Alienware x17 R1: 17.3 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 3840 × 2160.
• Alienware x17 R2: 17.3 inch, 1920 × 1080, 2560 × 1440 or 3840 × 2160.

Alienware 13, 15 and 17

4 models, with screens from 13.3 to 17.3 inches.

• Alienware 13 R3: 13.3 inch, 1366 × 768, 1920 × 1080 or 2560 × 1440.
• Alienware 15 R4: 15.6 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 3840 × 2160.
• Alienware 17 R4: 17.3 inch, 1920 × 1080, 2560 × 1440 or 3840 × 2160.
• Alienware 17 R5: 17.3 inch, 1920 × 1080, 2560 × 1440 or 3840 × 2160.

Alienware 16 and 18

4 models, with screens from 16 to 18 inches.

• Alienware 16 Area-51 AA16250: 16 inch, 2560 × 1600.
• Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250: 16 inch, 2560 × 1600.
• Alienware 16X Aurora AC16251: 16 inch, 2560 × 1600.
• Alienware 18 Area-51 AA18250: 18 inch, 2560 × 1600.

Area-51m

2 models, with all 17.3 inch screens.

• Alienware Area-51m: 17.3 inch, 1920 × 1080.
• Alienware Area-51m R2: 17.3 inch, 1920 × 1080 or 3840 × 2160.

How do I tell which Alienware I have?

Alienware is Dell's gaming brand, bought by Dell in 2006. Most models are named by a series letter and a rounded size, such as m15 or x14, with R and a number for each revision.

The model name is printed on the bottom of the laptop, next to the Service Tag. Enter the Service Tag on Dell's support site to see the exact model and its manuals.

How big is each Alienware screen size?

Each size page shows the screen to scale, with its width and height and the viewing distance that suits it.

What about other Dell laptops?