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Wireless M.2 connector is excluded from storage sockets.","fan_count":"A07 fan assembly procedures identify left FAN2 and right FAN1 in both supported thermal assemblies. Exactly two physical fans.","other_certifications":"A07 Table 21 explicitly names VESA ClearMR9000 certified for OLED Option 2. No calibration or native panel depth is inferred."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/245960/intel-core-ultra-9-processor-290hx-plus-36m-cache-up-to-5-50-ghz/specifications.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["cpu","cpu_brand","cpu_clusters","cpu_thread_count","cpu_cache_l3_mb","process_node_nm","integrated_gpu","npu_tops"],"notes":{"cpu_clusters":"Exact 290HX Plus: eight performance cores 2.7 GHz base/5.5 GHz maximum, sixteen efficiency cores 1.8 GHz base/4.7 GHz maximum. Fixed processor specifications, not configured laptop power limits.","cpu_thread_count":"Exact Intel processor explicitly 24 threads and no Hyper-Threading. 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No HP laptop configuration, memory, power or chassis value is transferred."}},{"url":"https://www.dell.com/wp-uploads/2025/08/Dell-Technologies-Newsletter_FY26Q2.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Public original maker May to July 2025 retrospective newsletter p. 2 records May 27 Alienware 16 Aurora and 16X Aurora launch with explicit on-sale-today Japanese wording. Month 2025-05 is the marketed AC16251 model first documented actual retail, not the first sale of this later US 290HX Plus/OLED reference. The current selected configuration is independently proven by the maker page and updated A07 manual. 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Current original manual establishes the physical count.","other_certifications":"2026 OLED announcement independently names ClearMR 9000."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/gaming-laptops/alienware-16x-aurora-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["touchpad_type","lid_material","bottom_material"],"notes":{"touchpad_type":"2026 OLED 270HX Plus / RTX 5060 review explicitly describes top-hinged mechanical clicks. Shared touchpad only, supported by matching current manual dimensions and replacement assembly. No measurements from this CPU configuration are transferred.","lid_material":"Contemporary review independently states aluminum top panel. Current maker materials paragraph is primary.","bottom_material":"Contemporary review independently states aluminum bottom panel. 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