I have the R1 with i9 and RTX 4080. There isn't a game where I don't have to tweak something in the bios, in windows, in gaming so that everything goes smoothly. deactivate e-cores, deactivate hybrid graphics deactivate that deactivate that other, what a disgusting thing having spent more than 3000 euros
@@gto2084 I had Dell gaming laptops for years and yes they are expensive and no that good I just switched to an Asus ROG Strix G18 and it's a beauty, can't believe I didn't make the change years ago
Love my m16 r2. Got it for $1400. It’s perfect for me. Don’t need the highest performance and it’s more casual looking for doing work in public. Was never a fan of ultra flashy gaming laptops. This thing plays every game I throw at it well, and I can get 7-10 hours of battery out of it when doing school work.
Picked up the r1 with a 4080, ryzen 7845hx, 32gb of ram directly from Dell foe 1699. Couldn't be happier with it honestly and that's coming from a long time desktop user
i did the same. honestly for 1800 from 2700 i thnk was worth it. even if it had no deal i feel it was a rip off but worth the money for that discount 4080 with 32 5200ghz. like come on other brands be wanting 3k
I actually own this laptop and love it. I picked it up a few weeks ago for $1299 with the 4060 and the single key keyboard. The one thing that’s very hidden is the support. This model is the only one that is sold with basic support although there are other sections of the advertisement that says all alienware come with premium support. Not true.
Just bought the M16 R1 AMD with RTX 4060 recently....like the overall build quality but the motherboard is inverted as compared to this R2 which makes it harder to re-paste in future
@@Bert439I just got an open box from Best Buy today, Ultra i7, 4070 for $1,170... I went to best buy to check the condition and it looks like new... Physically no flaws... Will test it and see how it behaves.
Watched this video from my Legion Slim 5 which I picked through your recommendations, happy to see it's still a good choice in comparison to the latest options
I have the R1 with i9 and RTX 4080. There isn't a game where I don't have to tweak something in the bios, in windows, in gaming so that everything goes smoothly. deactivate e-cores, deactivate hybrid graphics deactivate that deactivate that other, what a disgusting thing having spent more than 3000 euros
Your videos helped me alot when shortlisting my laptop. I went with Predator Helios i9 39k HX with 4060 8gb got it at $ 1400 (sale). It was an amazing buy thanks to your help :)
Hey Jarrod, do you have any plans to review the recently released fusion/core 15 from XMG? The quite uncommon 16:10 15.3" screen and the performance shown by the recent notebookcheck review for a "compact" laptop seem pretty interesting!
Non-soldered ram, easy SSD access, and replaceable Wi-Fi is a big win. But, in the end we see that there's really not much point in buying a 4070 vs a 4060. If you want to spend more, buy a 4080 laptop.
Hey nice video! I wanted to know if it was possible to know the power draw during your battery test. You see, I don't get why identical CPU's get very different battery life results when set to their "lowest" power profile (on windows or directly on the control panel). I thought that maybe if you could show the total system power draw during this test we'd be able to (after purchase) tweak some settings to get better battery life results! Or maybe running a power draw software will impact battery life? Anyway thank you for the reviews !
Ur product seems to be less configured one because in India the colour gametes of this model seems to be reaching abovve 100% in everything even sRGB and DCI - P3
everything we invest in, we should know its thorough pro's and especially its con. this is a great example of listing equal cons to the product and so very important for the consumer; also forces the brand to acknowledge and hopefully do better next time. another hobby i'm in the buyers just accept things at face value cost and don't push for better quality which is disappointing; we should always be asking for better.
@@shobhitkeshri8282I've had a good experience so far. Thermals are decent. But I haven't done anything to stress test it other play cyberpunk for a few hours.
I’m confused between the m16 r1 and legion 7i, both rtx 4070, core i9, 32GB RAM. If you would be so kind, please enlighten me with respect to the better choice!
The Legion is lighter and usually cheaper than the M16. Personally, I feel the build might be a bit better too from the looks of this video. But the M16 has better upgradability (more RAM slots) and better cooling (on paper). In my opinion, you should get whichever is cheaper with 32gb RAM (either pre-installed or bought separately).
I am mad that gaming laptops are too expensive I am trying to find a latest gaming and for rendering it and the company’s want more money and the hinge are still broken way annoying. I wish was cheeping gained laptop so I can use for collage to do something for once now it’s stupid you have to spend 1,000 and even they on sell people buy it do quickly and sold out so mad!
@@GentleProdepends on where they live, this R2 is cheaper than most 4070 laptops here except the Pro 5i which I don't like because of the plastic body
Wow, I almost picked this one up but settled on the Slim 7i (2023) 4070. Really happy about that! Didn't like the form factor of the m16 R2 (at all!) and I'm also suffering from Dell fatigue. Hello more competitively priced Lenovo whose Slim form factor I love and is a solid performer!
dells pricing is messed up if you select the i9 185h with 4070 and single zone keyboard its 1750 if you want the rgb keyboard its 2000 the cheapest you can get a 155h and 4070 is 1850 with rgb keyboard 1900 without
Thanks for the video ❤❤ i Found In a store same Acer Nitro 5 The laptop that I was reviewing 1TB space difference And its price $870 new You advise me to buy a laptop for $230 or more and take it asus tuf gaming F15 2023 rtx 4060
The fact that the numpad is not there on a 16 inch laptop is ridiculous. There’s many laptops out there that I would immediately buy if they had the numpad. Also…as an Aussie…why on earth are you saying Aluminum mate? 😂😭
The majority of our audience is American. It's easier to deal with the occasional Aussie complaining about aluminum than all of the Americans complaining about aluminium 😂 In relation to the keyboard, I think the Dell/Alienware layouts are pretty good. They don't squish in a numpad where it doesn't fit.
Honestly still a reasonable device. Too bad last year's models exist for cheaper and less powerful but at least it's more subtle and less bulky then the previous ones. So a fair argument I suppose 🤷🏻♂️.
In your review you said the m16 R2 supports USB-C charging but that doesn't seem to be the case. I bought it based on this however, and I somewhat regret as have to haul this massive power brink around. While I knew USB-C Charging would never provide full charging I was expecting at least something but that is not case. What were you using the charge the unit on USB-C, charger brand name and wattage so I can get one of those to use.
Hey Jarrod, I am in the market for a gaming laptop that I can also video edit on. I keep seeing Asus laptops being recommended, but Asus has never been good to me and they are under a lot of scrutiny right now. Would you recommend Alienware or Legion or Acer?
How to mitigate terrible trackpads on windows laptops: use tap to click and enable two finger tapping for right click if not enabled already. I do the same on my macbook and can't tell the difference anymore.
Thanks as always Jarrod. Really disappointing. I thought these new Ultra chips would have offered more. I just seems like all we get these days is new names and numbers with the mention of things like "AI" and this and that. . when in reality we're getting something "new" thats worse than the old or no better. I think someones peeing on our legs...
Hey Jarrod I have a doubt, My laptop is hp i7 10gen with intel iris plus graphics and my laptop screen is 60hz , Now if I connect to a external 165hz monitor will the external monitor runs at 165 hz or 60 hz
I have a completely different question not relates to this vedio but asking sir in the new processors the ryzen 8845hs and intrl i7 14700hx does the synthetic benchmark scores really show the difference in performance truly or is the real world performance difference between both totally different from the synthetic benchmark number differences
Does anyone know the max charging you can do with the thunderbolt port? I would like to leave the brick at home with my dock, and bring a smaller 90 -130 watt USB-C charger with me in the laptop bag.
the r1 is often on sale and you can make really good deals for it. But tbh: i would prefer the omen 16 over the m16 r2. Im sure ur laptop is better than the r2. And the omen looks great too! :)
@@TypeiZ yeah this is my second omen, and it's for a reason XD It doesn't disappoint But still man, although I'm pretty sure my omen would perform much better since it has a better chip, Alienware just has another level of craze, just like how people like apple(I don't btw)
@@warriorsfg yeah i understand u. My desktop is an AW aurora r4 from 2013 with some small upgrade. When u get an AW product it's fascinating for some days. But u get used to it very fast and then u don't spend too much attention to it anymore. And 1 bad thing about AW desktops: They look really fancy (for me the aurora r4 case is the most beautiful case ever built), but the performance is crap. They can"t cool their desktop systems right and you lose tons of performance because of high teperatures in the whole system. Or for the m16 r1 laptop: it looks so cool from the back. but when do you see ur machine from behind? NEVER!!!! And from the front its a normal laptop with rgb keyboard :D For laptops i would buy an alienware, but never a desktop again. Apple: i have a 2013 13" macbook pro with linux mint for my mother. it is a beast for daily tasks :D i don"t like apple, but this device is the perfect fit for my mum xD
Heyy can you review on the lenovo legion 7i 2024 as it come with a more professional design this year It is a little affordable unlike the RTX 3080 model back in 2021
@@Bert439 I'm ok with the brick haha it will be a desktop replacement for casual traveling! Will be in my desk plugged to my monitors, keyboard and mouse... Also I like more the AMD Ryzen 9 instead of intel Core i9! Thanks for the heads up ^_^
Hi, I just wanted to ask, because i didn't know what to buy. A Alienware m16 with an rtx 4080, Intel i9 13 Gen, 16GB Ram or an Lenovo legion 7i with an rtx 4070, Intel i9 14 Gen, 32 GB Ram and a 3.2K screen. Pleas help me to take a decision😅.
That CPU hitting 93C whilst sustaining 50W isn't that impressive imo, last year's (thicker) Legion Pro 7i could sustain 80W in stress tests at just over 80C. Last year's Legion Slim 7i could sustain 45W on the CPU at about 80C too. A 320 nits screen again just isn't good enough dell, they clearly don't want us to buy their gaming laptops or thinner lighter stuff like their XPS lineups. 😂
Well to say, Alienware have some weird behavior too. Using both the x17r1 and r2, I see that it sustain really high temp despite the cpu load. 80 when idling, 83 at 100w, 83 when when watching yt…
Yeah I agree about the temp sustain. After some stress tests on my laptop I managed to get a 13900HX to sustain 90C at 115W but that’s more than likely as a result of the undervolt. This laptop not being able to push 50 Watts without almost throttling can be a bit unfortunate for cpu intensive workloads but things could be tinkered with.
@@thongteevee On my MSi at least, CPU utilisation is at 100% constantly at idle. The culprit is Turbo Mode on their Dragon Center app. You could try checking any apps that's controlling the power state of your laptop.
dell laptop and desktop prices are not worth it anymore. at that price either build a desktop replacement or buy an alternative desktop alternative laptop like msi titan 18 hx or rog scar 18 hx... either way, its best to wait and buy for 2025 laptops or desktops
Man comparing the thermal system of this and the M16 R1 is so funny; they literally removed like 70% of the thermal capabilities just to make it smaller but who.. wanted it to be smaller?
Somehow the 17“ class of laptops got ditched and we get 16“ and 18“. I am looking for a laptop and quite like the visual aspects of Alienware and Lenovo Legions but those machines have always some sort of thermal issues at those „price points“ which is a no go for me. Not only that but have lower specs in terms of CPU and GPU compared to some other options in the market.
