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Dell G15, Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5 Gaming Laptops, New Monitors Launched
Dell G15, Dell G15 Ryzen Edition, Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5, and Dell gaming monitors: Price, availability
The Dell G15 (5510) gaming laptop first debuted in China last month. It has now been launched globally at a starting price of $899 (roughly Rs. 67,000) for the base variant that comes with a 10th-Generation Intel Core i5-10200H quad-core processor. The laptop is already on sale in China and will be available globally from April 13. The Dell G15 Ryzen Edition (5515) makes its global debut today. Its base variant with an AMD Ryzen 5 5600H processor also starts at $899 (roughly Rs. 67,000), and the laptop will become available for purchase from April 30 in China and May 4 in other global markets. The Dell G15 comes in Dark Shadow Grey, Phantom Grey, and Specter Green colour options, while the Dell G15 Ryzen Edition comes in Phantom Grey and Specter Green colour options.
The Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5 base variant with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processor is priced at $1,793 (roughly Rs. 1.3 lakhs) and will be available from April 7 in China, April 20 in the US, and May 4 in all other regions.
Dell has also launched new gaming monitors in four screen sizes along with the laptops, but their prices are yet to be revealed. The Dell 27 Curved Gaming Monitor (S2722DGM), Dell 32 Curved Gaming Monitor (S3222DGM), and Dell 34 Curved Gaming Monitor (S3422DWG) will become available for purchase on May 7 in China and June 22 in other global markets. Dell 25 Gaming Monitor (S2522HG) arrives on May 7 in China, May 27 in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and June 22 in the Asia-Pacific region and Japan.
India pricing and availability of all the products have not been announced yet.
Dell G15 and Dell G15 Ryzen Edition specifications
The Dell G15 and Dell G15 Ryzen Edition gaming laptops come with two 15.6-inch display options: a full-HD (1,920x 1,080 pixels) LED backlit display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 250 nits of peak brightness, and a full-HD (1,920x 1,080 pixels) LED backlit display with a 165Hz refresh rate and 300 nits of peak brightness. The Dell G15 can be paired with up to a 10th-Generation Intel Core i7-10870H processor and the Dell G15 Ryzen Edition can be equipped with up to an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processor.
Both the laptops come with 256GB of PCIe NVMeM.2 SSD storage in the base variant that can be swapped for up to 2TB of PCIe NVMeM.2 SSD storage. The Dell G15 packs up to 32GB (2,933MHz) of DDR4 RAM, while the Ryzen Edition can come with up to 32GB (3,200MHz) of DDR4 RAM.
The Intel variant gets two options for dedicated graphics — Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 paired with 4GB of GDDR6 RAM, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 paired with 6GB of GDDR6 RAM. While the Ryzen Edition can only be fitted with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card paired with 6GB of GDDR6 RAM. Both the Dell G15 models can be powered with either a 56Whr or an 86Whr battery. They come with two tuned speakers with Nahimic 3D Audio, an integrated 720p webcam with dual-array digital microphone, and support for Wi-Fi 6.
The new Dell gaming laptops are paired with a full-size, spill-resistant keyboard with a numeric keypad in the base model that can be upgraded up to a 4-zone RGB backlit, spill-resistant keyboard with a numeric keypad. Both the Dell G15 Intel and AMD models run on Windows 10.
Connectivity options both the Dell G15 variants include an HDMI 2.1 port, a USB 3.2 port, two USB 2.0 Gen 1 Type-A ports (one with PowerShare), and a 3.5mm headphone/ mic jack. The G15 Intel variant with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card comes with an additional Thunderbolt 4/ USB Type-C display port.
Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5 specifications
The Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5 gaming laptop can be equipped with up to a 15.6-inch QHD (2,560×1,440 pixels) display with a 240Hz refresh rate and 400 nits of peak brightness. It can be powered by up to an AMD Ryzen 9 5800HX processor, paired with up to 32GB of DDR4 (3,200MHz) RAM and up to 4TB (2x 2TB) of PCIe M.2 SSD storage. There’s a choice between Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 dedicated graphics cards that come with 8GB of GDDR6 RAM.
It comes with an 86Whr battery and an Alienware HD 720p webcam with dual-array microphones. The Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5 gaming laptop supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. It can be purchased with either Windows 10 Home (64-bit) or Windows 10 Pro (64-bit). And the laptop can be paired with a Cherry MX ultra-low profile mechanical keyboard with per-key AlienFX customisable lighting.
Connectivity options include two USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 ports, two USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports (one with PowerShare 2), an HDMI 2.1 port, an ethernet port, and a 3.5mm headphone/ mic jack.
Dell 34 Curved Gaming Monitor has a 34-inch WQHD (3,440×1,440 pixels) display with a 144Hz refresh rate
Dell 25, 27, 32, 34 gaming monitors specifications
The Dell 25 Gaming Monitor has a 24.5-inch full-HD IPS display with a 240Hz refresh rate and 99 percent sRGB colour coverage. It comes with ultra-thin bezels on three sides and vents at the back for enhanced heat dispersal. The monitor features 1ms GtG (Gray-to-Gray) response time and Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync technologies that reduce distortions like screen tearing and stuttering.
The Dell 27 Curved Gaming Monitor (S2722DGM) and the Dell 32 Curved Gaming Monitor (S3222DGM) come with 27-inch and 32-inch QHD VA displays, respectively, with 165Hz refresh rate, 99 percent sRGB colour coverage, and a 3000:1 contrast ratio. These monitors also come with ultra-thin bezels on three sides and vents at the back for heat dispersal. They have a 1ms (MPRT)/ 2ms GtG (Gray-to-Gray) response time and feature AMD FreeSync.
The Dell 34 Curved Gaming Monitor (S3422DWG) comes with a 34-inch WQHD (3,440×1,440 pixels) VA display with a 144Hz refresh rate, 3000:1 contrast ratio, and 90 percent DCI-P3 colour coverage. It features a 1ms MPRT/ 2ms GtG (Gray-to-Gray) response time and AMD FreeSync for low distortion and motion blur. The high-end monitor also has ultra-thin bezels on three sides and back vents for heat dispensation.
All four Dell gaming monitors support gaming console Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) and come with a downlight as well as a stand that can be adjusted for height, pivot, swivel & tilt.
“At Xbox, we believe that with better tools, creators can make even more extraordinary games,” Haiyan Zhang, GM, Xbox Gaming AI, said in a blog post. “This partnership will bring together: Inworld’s expertise in working with generative AI models for character development, Microsoft’s cutting-edge cloud-based AI solutions including Azure OpenAI Service, Microsoft Research’s technical insights into the future of play, and Team Xbox’s strengths in revolutionizing accessible and responsible creator tools for all developers.”
The aforementioned AI design copilot is a toolset that will help game designers turn prompts into scripts and dialogue trees. In contrast, the character runtime will enable dynamically generated plot beats and quests. We’ve already seen heavy AI integration in games by way of procedural generation — a more recent example being the 1000+ planets in Starfield. Not to mention, enemy AI has been around for way longer.
Inworld made headlines in August when it launched a modded story mode for Grand Theft Auto V, Sentient Streets, in which players had to investigate the rise of a bizarre AI-worshipping cult — a segment loaded with characters that spoke in AI-generated dialogue, on the fly. The mod was later taken down by publisher Take-Two, leaving a permanent strike on the creator Bloc’s YouTube channel. As per The Verge, Inworld’s AI technology can also be used for narration in top-down RPGs to warn players about any events awaiting off-screen and respond to questions like we’ve seen in the past year with AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Bing Chat. Microsoft has also been heavily banking on artificial intelligence, having made a $10 billion (about Rs. 83,254 crore) investment in OpenAI. The company has also integrated AI tools into its popular suite of services and also added an AI copilot to Windows.
Despite being a Microsoft-affiliated AI toolset, it would be interesting to see whether titles using them will be allowed to thrive on other platforms. In July, Valve claimed that it would be cracking down on games that included AI-generated assets if the developer didn’t own the copyright to the piece of art. For the uninitiated, when you insert a prompt to create something in AI, the software simply repurposes existing assets found online and mushes them together — basically stealing from other artists and writers without appropriate commercial licenses. Infringing them would lead to the game not being distributed on Steam, forcing the developers to seek proper licenses for the asset by reaching out to the AI companies involved. It’s unclear how Microsoft’s partnership will play out — as long as AI content is being used as a catalyst to innovate and create something new, it should be fine.
In a post on X shared by BSNL’s Andhra Pradesh (@bsnl_ap_circle) unit, the company confirmed that BSNL users can upgrade their older 2G or 3G SIMs to a 4G SIM for free. Not only will the upgrade be free, but a promotional image shared with the post suggests that users who opt for the upgrade will also receive 4GB of free data that will be valid for three months. It is speculated that BSNL is aiming to boost its upcoming 4G services with this offer. The announcement was first spotted by Telecom Talk.
To access the free data offer and the free upgrade, BSNL users are requested to get in touch with executives at BSNL’s Customer Service Centre, franchisee or retailer stores, or contact one of their Direct Selling Agents (DSA). The promo image also adds in a finer print that the offer is available with certain terms and conditions, but hasn’t detailed any, so far.
Reliance’s Jio recently launched the 4G-supported Bharat B1 feature phone in India. The handset is priced at Rs. 1,299 in India. Alongside 4G connectivity, the phone comes with JioCinema and JioSaavn applications pre-installed.
The Jio Bharat B1 is equipped with the JioPay application, which is said to allow users to make UPI payments. Aiming to increase accessibility, the phone supports 23 languages overall, including multiple regional languages.
Realme, via Weibo, announced the arrival of the Realme GT 5 Pro in China. The display of the handset is confirmed to offer 3000 nits peak brightness. It has also been teased to offer heat dissipation with a surface area of around 10,000mm2. It is confirmed to ship with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. The post doesn’t specify the exact launch date of the smartphone, however, given the release of the teasers, the launch could be just around the corner.
The Realme GT 5 Pro has been in the news a lot lately. It is expected to feature a 6.78-inch (1,264×2,780 pixels) AMOLED display and is tipped to come in 8GB, 12GB, and 16GB RAM options along with 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB inbuilt storage options.
For optics, the Realme GT 5 Pro is said to have a triple rear camera unit comprising two 50-megapixel sensors and an 8-megapixel shooter at the rear. The camera setup might include a Sony LYTIA LYT808 sensor, an OmniVision OV08D10 secondary sensor, and a Sony IMX890 telephoto sensor. For selfies, there could be a 32-megapixel sensor at the front. It is said to carry a 5,400mAh battery with support for 100W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.
The Realme GT 5 Pro is expected to come with upgrades over Realme GT 5. The latter was launched in China in August with a price tag of CNY 2,999 for the base model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
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