
Tobii Eye Tracking
I tried using the eye tracking when I plated Deus Ex: Mankind Divided but didn't find it useful. The optional circle indicates where I'm looking, but it also showed me how my gaze drifts. So I guess it might be useful as a tool to improve your aim. It also works with power management to wake from sleep when you gaze at it.
Tobii Eye Tracking
It's that red light.
Low key
When the Alienware 17 is unilluminated, it's not terribly exciting to look at.
Typical
On the inside, it's a typical gaming laptop, without any visual bells or whistles.
Keyboard
The keyboard has a nice feel, even just for typing, and it's reinforced with steel.
Back ports and vents
Alienware 17
Sidelighting
You can program each of the lights independently.
Right side
Left side
Left-side ports
There's a USB-C (not Thunderbolt) and USB Type-A port on the left side, plus audio inputs and outputs.
Back ports
The video connections are in the back -- mini DisplayPort (for G-Sync), USB-C/Thunderbolt and HDMI -- plus Ethernet and a dedicated connector for the Alienware Graphics Amplifier external GPU.
Illuminated touchpad
You can't see it here very well, but the entire touchpad illuminates as part of the color programming.
Right side
A single USB Type-A sits on the right. There's also vents on both sides.
Macro keys
The same as you'll see on a lot of gaming laptops.
Alienware command center
It wastes a lot of screen space and doesn't provide a lot of controls for performance tweaking. It's pretty good for programming the lighting zones, though.