I can’t fault them.. But I want to.

I can’t fault them.. But I want to. - Alienware M16 R2

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Alienware is taking the term "laptop" more seriously by making a brave decision: making their laptop slightly less powerful, so it can actually fit in your backpack and not look so crazy in a coffee shop. With a reasonable price point and solid performance, can Alex find a reason to dislike the M16 R2?
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Do you ACTUALLY want a gaming laptop?
0:21 Unboxing
0:50 Design, weight, and ports
3:14 Sponsor - UPDF
3:53 LABS display test results
5:55 Specs
7:11 Performance modes and gaming impressions
9:37 LABS performance test results
10:26 Keyboard and trackpad impressions
11:55 Speaker and webcam impressions
14:04 Teardown and LABS battery test results
15:46 Overall thoughts and pricing
16:29 Outro

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@SevenGC89 2 күн бұрын

Man if you brought that laptop to an airshow you wouldn't even be able to hear the sound of the jet engines when they fly by breaking the sound barrier lol!

@NyteStalker89 2 күн бұрын

Good thing most airshows don't allow the breaking of the sound barrier unless they are very far removed from populated areas.

@nathanlowery1141 2 күн бұрын

@@NyteStalker89rip windshields

@Chr0me93 2 күн бұрын

I taught they turn on the ps4 pro with those jet engines sounds 😮

@ouroesa 2 күн бұрын

It was running at more than 9Ghz 🤣

@xnutzii 2 күн бұрын

The laptop is insanely loud and the CPU was at over 100C all the time while playing Valheim... Atrocious.

@seanlacroix 2 күн бұрын

Yeah Alienware lets their laptops run really hard for the cooling they supply. If you under volt it you get better performance and less heat.

@iz723 2 күн бұрын

@@seanlacroixJust don't bother. Get a Lenovo Legion

@seanlacroix 2 күн бұрын

@@iz723 I’ve already had an Alienware for like 4 years. I’ve never had a problem with it.

@kienhwengtai8113 2 күн бұрын

Dell laptop cooling is atrocious in their regular laptops - that's without a gaming GPU.

@ConsitentlyInconsitent 2 күн бұрын

@@seanlacroixI bought silicon feet to lift it up and it dropped like 20C while gaming

@2kq 2 күн бұрын

One day, alienware's gonna make a spaceship and LTT's gonna still review it.

@leafboye33 2 күн бұрын

I hope there's a colab between Alienware and SpaceX to make an Alienware starship

@nathanlowery1141 2 күн бұрын

@@leafboye33name checks out, would recommend. I’ll bring the popcorn

@donc-m4900 2 күн бұрын

That means a road trip for the crew. Hope everyone has passports.

@Roberto-nj5yr 2 күн бұрын

Paid sponsored reviews bro. Linus loves money. They think their audience is stupid.

@DoubleCamshaft 2 күн бұрын

@@Roberto-nj5yrShortCircuit is not reviews, it's unboxings with maybe some tested data. Kind of sad that people don't recognize what reviews are anymore.

@irlshrek 2 күн бұрын

THAT TRACKPAD IS ABOVE AVERAGE GOD DAMNIT

@donotworried Күн бұрын

🥲🥲🥲 exactly!! Tell em

@renesandoval1454 10 сағат бұрын

I own this laptop, im happy that I can rest my palms and type without worrying that the trackpad is interfering.

@zefir4296 2 күн бұрын

why is that thing that loud😭😭😭

@rainerbehrendt9330 2 күн бұрын

Please write a little louder. I can't understand what you wrote because of the Noise

@EndermanAPM 2 күн бұрын

I feel like 16gb of ram is not enough, especially given the rest of the specs for a modern laptop. Heck, even the GPU has half that amount! Windows taking half of the ram without anything open should be the signal that that's not optimal.

@cameronbosch1213 2 күн бұрын

To be fair, unlike many laptops this year, you CAN upgrade it post purchase yourself. That's a good thing.

@sihamhamda47 2 күн бұрын

@@cameronbosch1213 Straight to 96GB which is the max amount of dual slot DDR5 can support right now, and you won't have to worry about RAM until at least next 10 years

@EndermanAPM 2 күн бұрын

@@cameronbosch1213 I mean, you're not wrong but "the other are doing worse" is not a great excuse. Especially for a nearly 2k machine.

@noth606 2 күн бұрын

@@EndermanAPM 2k$ is not a lot speaking of this kind of laptop, my Alienware M15x or whatever the exact name was, was 2700 with i7 at the time. They did have an i5 but the whole thing was different inside, for 1800 or so. Usable gaming laptops start at 17-1800 with a quite basic spec, toss in a few upgrades and you're fast approaching 3k.

@farestemari 2 күн бұрын

I had to pause the video thinking that a plane was flying low over my house. It was the Alienware.

@Nman2003 2 күн бұрын

Alex comparing the trackpad to the origins and I was like its not that much bigger, then he lifted it and I saw the glare and then immediately went "oh nevermind it's huge!" 😂

@JinghisKhan 18 сағат бұрын

I personally don't mind smaller trackpads on gaming laptops simply because people are almost certain to have a wireless or wired mouse with them at all times while using it. I got my Acer Nitro two years ago and I think I've touched the touchpad two times total in that span.

@corey7219 2 күн бұрын

0:06 It's nice owning the original alienware area 51m laptop (from 2004)

@nationalmaverick 2 күн бұрын

Its a shame about the fans, I paid nearly AUD $4000 for an X14 nearly 2 years ago and it was so loud I returned it as defective which they accepted, but Ive since found out thats what they all sound like.

@gmoss101 2 күн бұрын

My Dell G15 5515 is so alike with Alienware that it literally has an Alienware logo on the mobo lol

@WhiteyHD 2 күн бұрын

It looks 8 years old immediately. Considering how sleek the asus g16 and legion 16 look these days this is way behind.

@Marbeary 2 күн бұрын

the loud fan noise is like the laptop launching a rocket ship on brand for contacting aliens

@NAK7798 2 күн бұрын

I mean if that 101C cpu temp in valheim is accurate that would definitely be something to complain about. If that is what the temps are hitting than that cpu really has no business being in that chassis.

@Dr.Homelander 2 күн бұрын

100 C IN VALHEIM????

@Smart_boy2001 2 күн бұрын

103 in rocket 🤣

@carwynvan 2 күн бұрын

As a slow reader I appreciate the visual markers on the charts highlighting what you're talking about to make comparisons easier at a quick glance 👍

@ConsitentlyInconsitent 2 күн бұрын

I bought that 240W power supply from the states because my M16 from Canada shipped with the 330 watt brick which is more than Twice as big.

@warriorsfg Күн бұрын

But 330 watt adapter would give more performance if you are using both the GPU and CPU at once

@ConsitentlyInconsitent Күн бұрын

@@warriorsfg The max TDP of Both the GPU and the CPU is far less than 330 watts. The 4070 in my machine is max 110 watts and the CPU is like 75. 240 watts gives a good amount of headroom.

@warriorsfg Күн бұрын

@@ConsitentlyInconsitent oh... But then they might have included the 330W adapter for some reason right? Like why would anyone give you extra lol

@ConsitentlyInconsitent Күн бұрын

@@warriorsfg it's probably cheaper to keep stock of one SKU for all your laptops than to have multiple types. Only guessing though .

@shadowstyls6687 2 күн бұрын

U all know this? Segue vs Segway Segue is occasionally found spelled segway, even in edited text. There are two likely reasons for this: the familiar suffix -way (as seen in driveway and runway) seems to agree with the notion of a segue as a "path" along which something transitions; and the existence of the homophone Segway as a trade name for an American company that produces electric transportation devices. The standard spelling segue comes from the use of the word's Italian root as a direction in music, indicating a transition without interruption.

@deathbydeviceable 2 күн бұрын

They call you Mr. Knowitall You have no time to waste Your mouth it spews pure intellect And you've such elegant taste

@Jzwiz 2 күн бұрын

As someone whos been through 2 high end alienware laptops (one was a warranty replacement that took over 3 months of talking to support after they broke mine). Dont. These things dont last long, are super loud, super hot and dont actually perform well. I have an m17 r2 sitting on a chair non functional because it bricked itself randomly one day, paid $200+ for a new mobo and they broke it again when they did the installation, eventually magic smoke came out and it and when i looked inside i saw whoever did the mobo replacement wrenched on stuff, stripped screws and used a damage mobo. It conveniently broke a month after i got it back meaning no warranty. Never again. Biggest upside was the keyboard, loved that thing

@noth606 Күн бұрын

I had an M15x I think it's called, for a fair while, i7, started with GTX-260 GPU, later upgraded to HD 5870 or so. But I'd only recommend it if one looks for essentially a transportable computer, not a laptop. You can't use something like mine as a laptop, you need wall power and a desk to use it. And a forklift truck to transport it. At minimum you are not going to transport anything else at the same time. But it was never loud or hot and is even today quite a fast computer. $200 for a mobo is not bad, it being so soon after replacement sounds like you would have had a potential dispute to bring to court if nothing else.

@tsvaidyanathan 2 күн бұрын

In Video form, where the graphs are there for a second, instead of putting it as a ranking individually for each graph, maybe, give each product that spot, so for the next chart, we can see that all products are related to the same spot in every chart.

@RichWithTech 2 күн бұрын

I can't fault them either, except: The screen is dim at 375 nits and has the matt smeary coating The fans sound like a drone and somehow it still can't cool itself 16gb RAM / rtx4050 6gb, Base for $1500?! make this the Apple of Gaming brands Thicker and quieter > thinner and louder On the bright side, at least the RAM is upgradable

@watercannonscollaboration2281 2 күн бұрын

Considering what the XPS is like now, all Dell needs to do is make an Alienware that rips off a Razer Blade and boom, a bespoke XPS with a proper keyboard and more power

@Azureisfun 2 күн бұрын

Small track pad is an instant deal breaker. Also the body is almost certainly recycled parts from an old model.

@bnkh 2 күн бұрын

@@hellotherenameishere Its only bad because its the same design not because of the parts being reused.

@gehtdinichtsan309 2 күн бұрын

in a gaming laptop? i always have my mouse connected..

@kashyapchonekar5437 2 күн бұрын

Who is using a laptop trackpad, it's just good in a pinch

@user-bf5qh3ih4u 2 күн бұрын

@@gehtdinichtsan309for people that use your laptop as a laptop.

@stokeseta7107 2 күн бұрын

@@kashyapchonekar5437Tbh, I thought the same until i switched to M1 (mainly because it has functional sleep and it is actually quiet). I did appreciate the much better trackpad and found myself not missing a mouse (for my work flow, no gaming).

@SteveMichaels 2 күн бұрын

it also makes a good leaf blower

@DrSkiba 2 күн бұрын

It's sad that they can't get the audio experience right for a premium laptop.

@gehtdinichtsan309 2 күн бұрын

don't like the ethernet port on the left side. imo a gaming laptop should have all inputs like power, hdmi/dp and ethernet on the back of the device.

@Schatten.mensch 2 күн бұрын

It sounds like a jet engine and it reaches 100°C on the cpu in an empty valheim meadow - very much on brand for Alienware I'd say, at least they are consistent.

@jjcranfill 2 күн бұрын

Could y'all do one or two charts showing the difference between balanced and performance presets? Idk about other people but my laptop is so loud on performance that I never use it, even when playing AAA games.

@ggill1313 2 күн бұрын

But why does it have to look like that?

@mrbalazs1995 2 күн бұрын

Holy shit! 104 degrees on the CPU?

@ThunderGod9182 2 күн бұрын

That is a small power brick. You don't know what a large power brick is, boy.

@scottharter1161 2 күн бұрын

The brick from my 2014 era ROG 17" was HUGE. So was the laptop. It only had a GTX970.

@Lucromis 2 күн бұрын

Yeah that is an average power brick for a gaming laptop. My M16 R1 has the real giant one.

@LifeWulf 2 күн бұрын

@@scottharter1161We might have had the same laptop! Mine just had a GTX 965M though

@lande.r1 2 күн бұрын

Did you call Alex a boy? lol

@xgui4-studios 2 күн бұрын

@@lande.r1 he is a man thought, so OP is not very wrong

@BlueHasia Күн бұрын

they should make a airplane friendly power brick. i learned on a flight that the airline i was on shuts off the 110v outlet if it draws over 60 watts. was not a fun 11 hour flight.

@Kekeripo 2 күн бұрын

I liked how the old AW13R3 was build. Since those days, Alienware has fallen off with their design, with every generation having one or two point where you just go "who the fuck thought this was a good idea". Especally the logo needs a rework finally.

@MichaelDuntz 2 күн бұрын

Thank you for adding the blinking red dot, very helpful

@TV_Evolution 2 күн бұрын

One thing I dislike the most about my alienware laptop is the command center, just not as fleshed out as it should be. It's been how long now dell? CC still buggy and wacks out...

@felixman9691 2 күн бұрын

Does locally mean recorded on the laptop or was it sent out over HDMI to a capture card or something?

@priyanshusharma1812 2 күн бұрын

9:41 I've gotta say, testing a 1600p laptop in games at 1080p resolution is very misleading from labs, I get they're trying to keep an apples to apples comparison but c'mon, people aren't gonna play at 1080p on this thing if they're buying it at that price.

@Raja995mh33 Күн бұрын

the Screen brightness and trackpad size alone are gigantic no-gos. This is a Laptop. It is MEANT to be used on the go and without a mouse connected. And those two are pretty much the most important things there next to a good keyboard.

@yourbigpalal83 2 күн бұрын

Thank you for saving me the cost of buying this laptop that fan speed on this video is every bitof a dealbreaker

@iamlookto 2 күн бұрын

Why is that power adapter so scratched up? Did it come that way?

@aladdinalmasabli4382 Күн бұрын

Will never spend a dime on any laptop without S3 sleep

@jilherme Күн бұрын

does it do integer scaling well? 200% too much?

@abdullahisanidodo2876 2 күн бұрын

Me: gaming outside 😑 Btw only macbook users suddenly have to work outside

@ShreddlyMaps Күн бұрын

0:26 If you have seen the size of the OLD 240W AC adapters you will not think that this newer 240W charger is big at all.

@R3AL-AIM 2 күн бұрын

I gotta say, between my ROG 17, Legion 15 and AW 17R5, I much preferred the Alienware between the 3.... I can't always say the same when it come to productivity laptops with Dell, I guess that's just preference (I prefer older Thinkpads, they do plenty well), but my AW was definitely the most well built.

@alexandermyrthue1987 2 күн бұрын

Thanks for mentioning the weight in both Pounds and Kilograms

@claycassin8437 Күн бұрын

The track pad is there just to give you emergency input until you can get your mouse plugged in.

@Peterstarzynskitech 2 күн бұрын

A light up track pad! Love that.

@jacobscotch6619 2 күн бұрын

Did you guys ever review the g16? I know you guys have one, but I can't find a video for it. If someone finds the video, can you please link it below?

@georgizhelyazkov4788 2 күн бұрын

The noise of the fans upset me even only watching the video big NO for me !!

@MorgFlame 2 күн бұрын

The best thing about this channel is gaming laptops... Would love to see alex try the galaxy book 4 edge tho.

@jankokinces2431 Күн бұрын

i had issues with stability when upgraded ram in the past

@panzer3279 2 күн бұрын

Don't know about laptops, but Allienware Desktops are really insane. As if they're built by aliens.

@ffwast Күн бұрын

You'd have to be an alien to think those piles of junk are any good nowadays.

@panzer3279 Күн бұрын

@@ffwast See gamer's nexus reviews. Dell desktops are insane and really made by aliens.

@techgroveusa Күн бұрын

The trackpad could've been bigger given the space. Still, the overall package seems solid and definitely worth considering if on sale.

@FlameOnTheBeat 2 күн бұрын

11:36 was that an unintentional reference to Dell's phablet?

@rael_gc Күн бұрын

The upgradability on it what I used to like on any Dell laptop in the past.

@peterborovsky290 2 күн бұрын

Could you make a review about the HP Spectre x360 14“ & 16“?

@TylerTR95 15 сағат бұрын

wow, look at those CPU temps when playing the games, is that normal on laptops?

@l3v1ckUK 2 күн бұрын

That webcam makes you look like an anime character. It's really not good.

@nameless_stranger Күн бұрын

What are these specs? I see other people reviewing review units, and they're usually given the highest configuration

@seanlacroix 2 күн бұрын

My Alienware 240w power brick is twice the size of that one.

@MrVlodato 2 күн бұрын

First i had an inspiron 7000 with the 970m for a few years, then upgraded to a alienware m1 2070 max q. I got the m1 on sale because it was when they were already a few months old and it was a holiday. Both laptops from dell were just solid using and gaming on them every day at my job that i was allowed to use them. Never had they had a single issue and im still using that m1 today 4 years later. Im sure dell has hateers but i really do think their laptops are super reliable and that includes the alienware ones, just get them on sale.

@kcscustom9759 Күн бұрын

Absolutely love being able to upgrade ram, add another ssd and even swap the Wi-Fi card with ease! However the cpu being pegged at 100c in valheim while the fans are pushing that much air is a bit concerning.. we’re you still in balanced mode here?

@fragrance7768 Күн бұрын

RAID 0 is NOT unreliable. It's just 2 disks working as 1. Same as most computers having 1 disk - if it fails, all gone. Downside is the price because you buy 2 disks to get double the speed but half the space.

@ryoukaip 2 күн бұрын

1:12 no kilograms conversion, duh

@C20F 2 күн бұрын

Bummer with a micro sd slot, fullsize or bust.

@samlevi4744 2 күн бұрын

You need to compare this against the XPS equivalent. Cause that’s as close to being able to tell the difference cooling makes.

$@countfrackula6707$

@countfrackula6707 2 күн бұрын

Alienware hasn't made a good product in over a decade, and it all comes down to price. They all cost WAY too much and frequently have major issues.

@jaydeep-p 2 күн бұрын

Why are you guys not doing the arm laptops?

@Sir...... 2 күн бұрын

got a legion with 3080 and 16gig vram .... needing a 40 series with similar vram... seems like a lot of them are skimpy

@LupusGhoul 2 күн бұрын

Shouldn't battery life be talked about when you will be using it on battery?

@saltee_crcker2363 2 күн бұрын

why do the product links go to LTT forum and not a product page?

@DavideFalconi 2 күн бұрын

1:12 where are the best units of measurement?

@dust7001 2 күн бұрын

I would kill for a laptop that just doesn't have a trackpad at all. I just disable it the second I get a new laptop. A smaller trackpad is more practical on a gaming laptop, I honestly don't understand the desire to have a large trackpad, it just gets in the way.

@mcslender2965 2 күн бұрын

I use my laptop for work and I rather not bring another mouse if I don't have to

@colt5189 2 күн бұрын

I want Windows laptops to start coming with haptic touchpads like on Macbooks. That way you can press anywhere to get a left click. And there's less thing to break.

@abhinavvemireddy5404 2 күн бұрын

Did u even look at other brands 240w adapters?

@jaysoncowan5763 Күн бұрын

i discovered that Alienware somehow was building their laptops using liquid metal and normal heatsink compound at the same time. This causes the laptop to overheat.

@RedStripeMedia 2 күн бұрын

My G5 is still going fine. I may need to do a display swap on it.

@teeborg1519 2 күн бұрын

That fan volume is ridicolous, if I would want to listen to a hoover I would go clean my room..

@TommyThousandFaces 2 күн бұрын

Unless the performance overlay is totally messed up I saw CPU temps up to 104°C in Valheim when playing and recording. Honestly that's unexceptable, what kind of thermal performance is that? Straight trash.

@robsquared2 2 күн бұрын

An M16 you can take on a plane.

@la3692 2 күн бұрын

They also have an option for Cherry mechanical switches 100.00 extra😅

@cameronbosch1213 2 күн бұрын

Not anymore. At least not on the m16 r2.

@Smart_boy2001 2 күн бұрын

WTF 103c on cpu, it's not even HX series 😂

@lasbrujazz 2 күн бұрын

14:10 kinda surprised they didn't go with CAMM2, considering they were the ones who invented it.

@holzwurm_hd7029 6 сағат бұрын

4:20 But isnt that a good thing? I like my dark areas dark. Why should i expect them to be bright?

@aaronscrewface 2 күн бұрын

0:10 They're probably not gonna change that i bet

@predaotr3415 2 күн бұрын

"It feels pretty light - place on scale - oof that's pretty heavy" man decide on one XD

@PintilieVasile 2 күн бұрын

Why is the keyboard only A and not A+? You haven't mentioned any negative points.

@fabianbackes9039 2 күн бұрын

Happy to see, that laptop manifacturer go for more reasonable specs and therefore make them usable and transportable.

@overhaul4dabi Күн бұрын

tell us the weight in real system (how much in kg)

@vivekvs1992 2 күн бұрын

The manufacturers do lock down many features behind spec walls.. I tried getting an amd Asus with a 4070 and a good screen but the good nebula displays were all available for higher end ones.. Still they were 1 tier cheaper than Alienware.. I got myself a 4080 nebula hdr Asus rog g16.. Been very happy with it personally.. I can't really go back to a regular screen for games anymore

@user-hn1cy5ee5l 2 күн бұрын

It's really nice that you also measured it in kilograms (international standard), not all ppl know how much 1 pound is :D Good video

@hackdesigner Күн бұрын

"That's a MASSIVE power adapter". Sir! My Alienware Area51M has TWO bricks (to be connected at the same time!), 240 AND 320W, each DOUBLE the size of the one you called MASSIVE. Lol.

@kazumasix9 2 күн бұрын

Am i tripping or at 8:00 the cpu clock speed is 9167mhz? Shouldn’t it be maxing at 4800mhz? not sure whats the actual turbo clock speed of core ultra 7 155H but that definitely shouldn’t be that high though

@jsVfPe3 Күн бұрын

Looks like a laptop from like 5 years ago. I can't believe the tiny trackpad, and the RGB around it looks tacky. Don't see how it competes at all with Lenovo Legion 7i or Asus Zephyrus G16 which are also slim/premium gaming laptops for roughly the same price with better screens, better looks/build quality, better speakers, better trackpad, etc.

@sheldonkupa9120 2 күн бұрын

I dont feel comfortable with where temps (and power consumption) have gone nowadays. Watching some repair channels seem to support that, they show a lot of broken gpus and gaming notebooks. On my desktops i spend a lot of time to keep them well under the spec temps and power limits, and i try to the same with my only (and last) gaming notebook.