Mechanical keyboards have practically been the Holy Grail for gaming laptops. We've seen PC makers like Razer and MSI give them a shot, only to dump the concept entirely. So when Alienware decided it ...

Cherry MX’s famous keyboard tech is coming to Alienware gaming laptops via a new keyboard switch designed for laptops. Look for the “MX Ultra Low” mechanical keyboard switches on the Alienware m15 R4 ...

For the first time, CHERRY MX mech switches will feature in Alienware laptops. Alienware and CHERRY have been working on 'Project X' for three years. The keys feature 1.8mm of travel and are similar ...

Cherry MX mechanical switches are famous in PC gaming land, but they’ve never made their way to a gaming laptop. That changes today with the Alienware m15 and m17 R4, the first laptops to feature the ...

Cherry MX’s famous keyboard tech is coming to Alienware gaming laptops via a new keyboard switch designed for laptops. Look for the “MX Ultra Low” mechanical keyboard switches on the Alienware m15 R4 ...

Alienware's m15 and m17 will be the first gaming laptops available with the new mechanical keyboard as an option. Joshua Goldman Managing Editor / Advice Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop ...

Cherry MX’s famous keyboard tech is coming to Alienware gaming laptops via a new keyboard switch designed for laptops. Look for the “MX Ultra Low” mechanical keyboard switches on the Alienware m15 R4 ...

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Starting today, Alienware is taking its gaming notebooks to the next level with the arrival of optional Cherry MX mechanical keyboards on the m15 R4 and m17 R4. The Cherry name is synonymous with high ...

Generally speaking, mechanical keyboards are usually only the domain of desktop PC gamers. While they're more of a rarity on gaming laptops, Alienware is doing what it can to change that, today ...

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