Dell / Alienware Monitors Naming Scheme
Dell/Alienware uses a naming scheme consisting of 5 segments for their monitors, this only applies to monitors produced 2019 onwards:
The first segment denotes its portfolio position; the market it is targeted towards.
The second segment indicates the display size; the diagonal length of the display in inches, rounded to the nearest whole number.
The third segment is the product generation; the numbers indicate the fiscal year that the monitor was produced in (Dell's fiscal year is the 52/53-week period that ends on the Friday closest to January 31. The 2021 fiscal year ended on January 29, 2021).
The fourth segment indicates the resolution; or the aspect ratio for ultrawide monitors.
The fifth segment lists the features of the monitor
| 1 - Position | 2 - Size | 3 - Generation | 4 - Resolution | 5 - Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 27 | 21 | D | GFA |
Identification:[edit | edit source]
1st Segment (Portfolio Position):[edit | edit source]
- AW - Alienware
- D - Low Cost
- E - Entry
- MR - Medical Review
- P - Professional
- S - Consumer
- SE - Consumer
- U - Ultrasharp
- UP - Ultrasharp Professional
4th Segment (Resolution):[edit | edit source]
- D - QHD (2560 x 1440, UW 3440 x 1440)
- H - FHD (1920 x 1080, UW 2560 x 1080)
- K - UHD 5K or 8K (5120 x 2880 or 7680 x 4320)
- Q - UHD 4K (3840 x 2160)
- S - Standard (1280 x 1024)
- (blank) - 16:10
5th Segment (Features):[edit | edit source]
- A - Ships with Monitor Arm*
- C - USB-C Version
- e - Feature behavior changes depend on hardware changes
- E - TCO EMEA Version (TCO Certification, Europe, Middle East and Africa)
- F - G-Sync Compatible
- G - Gaming
- HS - Height Adjustable Stand
- J - Wireless Phone Charging
- M - Lower Connectivity Cost version:
- VGA + DVI in Standard Aspect
- 2x HDMI in Standard Aspect Ultrathin (except U2412M)
- N - HDMI + VGA connector without Speaker
- R - Retail
- T - Touch
- V - VGA Connector only
- W - Ultrawide (21:9 or 32:9)
- Wh - White
- Wi - Wireless Connection
- X, Y - DAO Channel Version (Dell Americas Organization, Amazon)
- Z - Integrated Camera/Microphone
Notes[edit | edit source]
*The Dell S2721DGFA does not ship with a monitor arm, it is an S2721DGF with updated firmware,
Sources[edit | edit source]