Alienware 13 OLED Laptop Review - Very HOT Hardware
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- FULL REVIEW HERE: hothardware.com... - Dell's Alienware team has revamped the AW 13's internals with Intel’s latest 6th generation Skylake Core series processors and as well as a discrete NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M GPU with 4GB of GDDR5 memory. But that's not the star of this show - it's the Alienware 13's gorgeous 2560X1440 OLED display that steals it. Drool-worthy, no doubt!
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I hope for a Alienware 17 with GTX 1080m and OLED Screen :D
That would be pretty epic! :)
There won't be any 1080m only full 1080 in laptops.
+Noemaan Zariwalla I'd give it a couple months.
Yeah and with cabylake 7700hq or 7820hk
My perfect laptop is an XPS 15 with a 2560x1600p, G-sync, 100hz, 1ms response time, OLED Infinity Edge Display, 45W Core i7-7700HQ, 32GB DDR4 Ram, 100W Nvidia GTX 1060 (more powerful than a desktop 970) with 8GB of VRAM, a 512GB Samsung 950 pro PCIe SSD, a 2TB Samsung M9T 2.5" 9.5mm HDD. I'll gladly pay $2500 for that.
The new hinge forward design 13" is coming in November! It has OLED and a GTX 1060.
We hope to have a review up on that one when it's first available! :)
+HotHardware Looking forward to it.
and also quad core cpu!!!
NOSfusion Thanks! I was purchasing the Razer Blade Stealth 2016 but if so... I will await! Did you have news?
I've got one of these and until you actually use it and see the display you won't believe the detail of the screen. it's like a 4k tv on your laptop. I'm very satisfied all around with it.
Amen man. Nothing beats a good OLED display once you see it live and in the flesh. Enjoy!
Damn OLED looks amazing...
I have this in purple.... it's amazing gaming
Great review! Had a chance to try it out at the MS Store myself. Loved the build, performance and keyboard. Absolutely just did not like the trackpad. I wish they'd throw a glass MS Precision trackpad on there (without the extra buttons). It's amazing what a quality trackpad can do for the overall feel of a mobile laptop.
Thanks! And truth told, now that I've spent more time on the machine, I'm not big on the trackpad either. I have to play with the settings on it though because it's a quality Synaptics pad and maybe they can resolve some of the issues out of the box with a default config software update.
The camera does not give the laptop justice of its beautiful design as Ive seen it my self
nothing can't beat oled !
If the XPS 15 gets a refresh wit an OLED panel and the new pascal gpus, i would order one ASAP, no questions asked
Yeah, my perfect laptop is an XPS 15 with a 2560x1600p, G-sync, 100hz, 1ms response time, OLED Infinity Edge Display, 45W Core i7-7700HQ, 32GB DDR4 Ram, 100W Nvidia GTX 1060 (more powerful than a desktop 970) with 8GB of VRAM, a 512GB Samsung 950 pro PCIe SSD, a 2TB Samsung M9T 2.5" 9.5mm HDD. I'd pay $2500 for it.
+kninez Omg that would be awesome!
Paul Weber Yup, I forgot to add that the screen should be a convertible touch screen like the one on the original dell xps 12, with wacom aes pen support with 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity.........a 1080p 60fps webcam with windows hello and front flash (easy on the eyes like the xperia z phones) and a fingerprint sensor. That would be the perfect laptop that one can use for 4 to 5 years without a need to upgrade.
They need to release some 15-17 inch models, with higher Hz.
Get the LCD version. It's $350 cheaper and the same exact specs. You're probably more likely to have better battery life too. I own the LCD version and it's a dream.
I would disagree with the battery life statement. Maybe the lower res IPS panel will do better with fewer pixels but a 2560X1440 OLED panel likely draws notably less power than an equivalent res IPS panel.
To my surprise, 13" was good enough for games! Looks amazing.
Give me an Dell XPS with OLED, or any ultra book at $1,000 for OLED!!! please!!! I need it!
try the razer blade stealth for $999, its got 4k and is touchscreen.
Ross Dahlhoff poor battery and OLED is all I will settle for xD
kk
Nifty and nice little device ya got there!
Our full review is now live! hothardware.com/reviews/alienware-13-with-oled-review
Great review as always
Thanks! Good to have you with us. :)
ALienware told me they don't sell The Alienware 13 with a 965m with the oled how did you get this :(
they dont, only 960m. I'm sad.
How is it? I'm a little concerned if it's worth the money given other gaming laptop options
you guys are lucky :(
Malaysian specs only gets 960m max.
They should also put those OLED screens on their XPS line.
Totally, agreed!
When I try to order one online @alienware website, I only get the 1080p IPS and 3200x1800 IQZO screen options???
i like this design much more than the new one.
If it only came with a quad core CPU =(
When it's turbo boosted and hyper threaded , performs really close to a quad core cpu
They do now! :P
should i get this? i dont care about the price, just the performance.
I am trying to decide between the QHD version of this with the 960M with the idea of getting the box (forgot the name) for desktop graphics. The OLED is nice but if I am going to drop $2k I would rather get the Razor Blade 14 with the 970M and better CPU. Or the Razor Stealth with the core. MSI GS40 Phantom is appealing also with the compact size and 970M. Ghost Pro GS60, Asus G752 or The Alienware 17..........I just can't make up my mind. I love Alienwares style and ventilation, MSI smaller profile/portability with beast hardware. The Razer Blade 14 is just great all around with MacBook quality build and super slim design and not to mention the really good hardware it's packing. I just can't decide!! Discuss?
I ordered the Alienware 13 OLED core i5 version. I kept going back and forth between the 13 and 15. The 15 for the same price has a quad core i7 and 12 gb of ram instead of 8... The OLED takes forever to ship and while I still have not received it yet, it's given me plenty of time to freak out and wonder if i made the right choice. But for me, in a laptop dual core is better than quad core for the sole reason of battery life. A quad core will make the battery drain much faster. If i wasnt going to build a desktop i might have gone a different route altogether. But for what im going to end up using it for the battery life makes up for the downgraded specs. Coming from someone who spent a year trying to figure out what computer to get. Just figure out what you need to have in your computer and what you will use it for. Do you have a desktop? Do you plan on getting one? If so then consider a less expensive model of a laptop you like. If you dont want or have a desktop then go all out on a laptop but remember that some thin laptops cant cool themselves well and end up throttling under demanding tasks like gaming. Which makes a high end cpu not so high end. Id also like to mention MSI laptops aren't nearly as well built as Alienware or Razer. They are a bit flimsy with lackluster displays. But they do have a nice pricetag. If i were you id go with Alienware or Razer. Do some research on each and try to figure out what would work best for you and what would make you happiest to use and look at every day. Good luck
I LOVE my Alienware 13 r2, it's so quiet and amazing :D
+TheRedHarlow No, not oled. Alienware said a while ago it'd come out a couple months from now
+TheRedHarlow BIG word of advice for you and anyone buying a 13 r3. The gpu (960 or 965m) can't run games at high on QHD, hell low settings at the least if you wanna game at 4k. My screen is the 1366x768 and it can run games on high/ultra. However once you double or quadruple those pixels, the performance drops significantly.
+TheRedHarlow It's QHD meaning 2560x1440 they once had a 4k screen
Can you run BO 3 at 60fps? wich year is your laptop?
+Alex Cirino I don't own BO 3. BUT it runs Crisis 3 at high-very high settings at 50-55 FPS. My laptop is this year's model but with a 1366x768 screen, i7 6500U, 960m 2gb, Samsung EVO 500GB SSD. Hope this helps :)
did he just say 965m?!
Yup! :)
Lenovo X1 Yoga also has OLED with pad and pen capability.
I believe the new spetere laptop from hp has oled option as well
Not the really thin one the one that's kinda like a Lenovo yoga laptop, ironically
tho the LED needs work they need to refurbish that!!! other wise cool it's nice
I'd totally swap out the screen on my 13 if it wasn't frickin a touch panel.
I love a lot my Dell Inspiron 7559. Amazing laptop. Dell is doing nice job nowadays. Dell Ftw
Reuben From Intel I know... did I said something that Dell didn't own Alienware? you stupid idiot...
is there any other laptop out there with same or similar effects that's more visually appealing?
can i ask, i am macbook user and one thing which is simply amazing about macbooks is the quality of the touchpad. yes i know macbook have really fallen behind the time in terms of hardware ,hence i am looking for a pc to buy with updated hardware but it seems from Numous reviews that the pc touchpads in general are really bad which is putting me off buying a PC does anyone know how good this alienware computer touchpad is?
Is Bluethooth optional ? Or is it in every configuration ?
How is it in terms of upgrading components? What are the max specs?
You can get at the M.2 SSD and RAM both for upgrading. More details here: hothardware.com/reviews/alienware-13-with-oled-review
I love the 62Wh battery but im worried. Will the OLED version of this laptop drain the battery faster than the regular 1080p version even when not gaming?
Would have to get the 1080p IPS version in for direct comparison but in general, OLED panels are actually more power efficient than IPS. So, in reality, it should not be much if any additional power draw at all.
+HotHardware what about the sheer amount of extra pixels in those 4K displays? You don't think it's enough to say it'll drain more power?
+HotHardware I honestly want it for the .3 extra display size. But I'm afraid that it'll lower the 10 hour battery capacity advertised on their site.
The OLED panel I have here is 2560X1440 res. The 4K panel would definitely draw more, but I'm not sure how the 1440p OLED versus the 1080p IPS version would fare. It might be close.
This is going to be my first Alienware but can I download steam on it? And why does I seem to only have google as a default browser
I currently have an Alienware 13 R2 (2015). I was wondering how your unit was able to use a Samsung 961PM. My Laptop came with a Hard Drive and upon contacting Dell I was able to buy a M.2 Adapter (F7PCY) which looks like this newportcomputers.com/dell-component-f7pcy , However it seems that this unit only supports B Key M.2 Drives which is the older M.2 (Samsung 850 etc) that uses SATA and not PCIe. If you still have the unit can you check how the Samsung 961 is added on to the unit. Thank You !
I hope the new MacBook Pro 15 come with OLED display with the new 7th gen and The new pascal 1060m or 1070m.I like final cut and gaming sometime:)
There most likely won't be any mobile versions of the 1070-1080's. Extremely unlikely as the downscaling they'd have to make would be leaps and bounds more extreme than ever before. I'd expect full desktop cards in laptops by December.
Yeah, my perfect laptop is an XPS 15 with a 2560x1600p, G-sync, 100hz, 1ms response time, OLED Infinity Edge Display, 45W Core i7-7700HQ, 32GB DDR4 Ram, 100W Nvidia GTX 1060 (more powerful than a desktop 970) with 8GB of VRAM, a 512GB Samsung 950 pro PCIe SSD, a 2TB Samsung M9T 2.5" 9.5mm HDD. I'd pay $2500 for it.
+kninez Nvidia already stated that they won't be making 1000 series mobile cards.
Sounds dreamy! :)
Fullap Leesong the 1080M has been spotted and confirmed by asus. It's 75% faster than the 980M........has performance in between a desktop 980 and 980ti. so I guess you were wrong.
Is this good laptop for collage, gaming and editing ?
Does size of his display impact the use ?
Yes, and the new version is even better! ruclips.net/video/djAoJeE-jMc/видео.html
Thank you
Do these cause burn in?
So what is the top FPS this OLED screen can display, 1ms response times means 1000 fps ? Can it show that much
Technically, I believe that is correct.
They still won't put a quad core in this man!
Does a machine of this class really need it when, on the gaming front, most stuff if GPU bound? I mean if you're going to work on it, I could see quad-core being useful but it's also going to eat battery life.
Alot of games REQUIRE a quad core. This with a quad core would be the ultimate tie between portability and performance. I'm waiting on some 1 to make a 12-14 inch quad core laptop with or without a gpu but it has a port for a EGPU.
There are a few on the market already but not sure about 12 - 14 inch. The Dell XPS 15 comes to mind. Has quad-core option and Thunderbolt 3 port so you could connect a Razer Core eGPU.
I would love to use it with the Core. But based on Dave Lee testing of the razer core. Right now it's only working with the Razer Eco system
+M1keILL 2016 macbook pro
What is the refresh rate on the display?
will you review the new razer blade 14?
What if I want to make music on the laptop
You'll be fine. Ableton would definitely run perfectly if you were using that software
10-bit color? HDR? 104% of which gamut?
Adobe RGB
how is this labtop in 2017.
better than your spelling
you can giveaway ?
How was the battery given the new screen?
We are still running battery tests but early indications are that it's pretty strong, though obviously when not gaming and pushing the NVIDIA GPU.
It claims ten hours, so most like 8 hours when doing productivity stuff?
when it will be available ?
I think we're talking days or weeks at most. It was officially launched at E3 but was unveiled way back in January at CES.
Anything that associates with dell is dead to me :P
what is the model of this laptop
Alienware 13 R2
when will this be available on 17.3"?
No word on this unfortunately from Alienware. They're pretty tight-lipped about future unreleased products.
THanks, but how is the display when you connect it to a regular monitor?
What's better this screen or the glossy 4k igzo on the 17" 4k razer blade pro?
Color fidelity-wise, this OLED panel would be better than that IGZO display but then again, it's lower res and 13-inches versus 17 in the Razer.
HotHardware I don't know what to buy! Mainly game on it and love 4k. The igzo on the razer looks amazing. Is the oled that much better? Don't want to regret my purchase
Well, if you like to work in 4K res than that's definitely worth it but you won't be gaming at 4K res on either of these notebooks, if that makes a difference to you. The GPUs on board either couldn't power 4K gaming. So unless you want that big screen real estate of 17-inches and high res for work, the OLED panel is generally better, especially for gaming. They have very fast response times too.
HotHardware the GTX 1080 in the razer should do games at 4k? Obviously with some tweaking. It's only for gaming, would the 13" be too small? Such a tough decision to make!!
If it's all you have to game on and gaming is your main focus, I'd say 13-inch is probably a bit on the small side, for my liking anyway, though you can hook them up to a larger external monitor too. And yeah, that 1080 should get close in most games, at least at Medium image quality. 4K gaming to me isn't all that though. Just my preference, I'd rather have high frame rates and max IQ than super high res. 1440p gaming for me is just fine.
how does it compare to XPS 15 4K touch screen
In terms of brightness, saturation and contrast, it's superior in every way than the XPS' display. However, the XPS does have that sweet, minimal bezel Infinity Edge setup that is also just gorgeous. The nice thing about the AW 13's OLED panel is that it's great for gaming too, with very fast response times. The XPS 15 can game too with it's display and the new GTX 1050 on board ruclips.net/video/c4ub90ckkj4/видео.html - but its display isn't OLED, it's IPS. It's a great display actually, but nothing quiet catches OLED. :)
I want the gaming option but really want a good movie experience, I was thinking of OLED for that
Chris Dinardo I think that's a fair approach but obviously the 13-inch Alienware machine is slightly smaller then the XPS 15 at 15 inches
Would upgrade to the Alienware 15 inch but no OLED option for that size.
Is it 120hz or 60hz ?
Standard 60Hz panel.
what is the first game hé shows ?
That's the Unigine Heaven benchmark. It's not a game actually but does look cool. :)
What's the subpixel arrangement?
pentile
Marky Marc gee that sucks. pentile was an eyesore with galaxy s3. I assume this will have a even lower pixel density
This is not the review you are looking for... ;)
Lipsynch gone wrong!
Aren't you bored of saying all that stupid specification and numbers on every review… Those are kind of stuff people can read by itself… Can you please talk about just your experience of have this thing in your hands… Really talking about spec sound primitive…
Appreciate your feedback but I'm not sure all would agree with you. I cover the high level specs only and some folks definitely want the audio cue in the even they look away etc. It takes maybe 15 - 30 seconds too.