Nah they will just name it Dark knight edition or something and charge more ..or just label it as a professional laptop like MSI does with its creator series
Even tho i got my first gaming laptop, 2022 legion 5 because of your metecoulus reviews. I still visit your channel from time to time. Hoping to upgrade next 2 years based your recommendations.
Companies are obsessed with portability because it looks good on advertisement and makes the device more fragile and likely to break or overheat causing it to break. The faster you buy a new device the better. People claiming it's for lower weight and size for portability are just sloths that can't even carry their own weight in the real world. Most laptops are already lighter then a singular textbook, so you should have no problem carrying extra weight.
Personally, depending on how bright the LEDs can get on the back, they can serve a rather practical purpose. If on a desk facing a wall, they could provide backlight to help reduce eye strain/fatigue when using the laptop in low lighting. Even if they are not bright enough to reduce eye strain/fatigue in the same scenario, it could project some nice mood lighting! Honestly, I would appreciate seeing this type of review included in your already meticulous overview (if you can find the additional time!). Thank you for the amazing video! You just acquired another fan and subscriber!
I put my laptop quite close to a white-ish wall (maybe something like 25cm to 15cm depending on use). The backlighting does produce a nice effect, I have it not teal ( light blue) colour. I really like it.
I got mine on sale. As someone who needed something portable, I love it- it’s super easy to carry around while still packing serious power. Getting it ~20% off, I think you can’t get anything better when it comes to price, build, power, and portability
It's such an amazing machine. Just look at those cinebench CPU scores. You're getting a ton of performance in balanced mode compared to other more powerful laptops. I ended up getting the X16 with the 4080/32 Gbs and Cherry MX keyboard for under 2900 out the door including the two-year premium plus warranty with accidentals. Build quality it's every bit as good as the Blade 16 Mercury if not better depending on your preferences. Only Achillies heel with this machine is the screen but it's a big one imo!
@@NikkaPleeease Dude after trying a bunch of different laptops that sounds like a jet engine going off just from playing RTS games I just happy to find one that fit my needs.
undervolting means we get less temps and better performance. tcc offset only caps the cpus max temp. you would be losing performance in this case, even if not by a lot@@laststrand69
They had a CRAZY $400 discount on this laptop back a while ago so I ordered one ASAP 😁 It's been shipped in the US and on its way to my country now...(I'm waiting, *PATIENTLY* )
RGB feels useless af. I don't get the hype around it. It also takes space in the laptop to fit it in. It could have been better if they put AMD CPU inside as well.
@@Moey248 i am personally not a video editor. i haven't had trouble editing the few videos i did edit with any hardware i used in the past, so i have no insights on the subject
Literally watching this on an X16 - I love it. The RGB touchpad looks awesome in person. I also bought a Razer 16 but I hated the mini-LED and the edges on the build so I returned it. The Alienware is so much better - it's beautiful.
Hey, can you say me how the battery life is while surfing on the internet? I think about buying it for school stuff, because of the power for cad programs. I would be very happy if you can answer my question:)
@@ismail-hassan It basically makes the darks too dark and the whites too white - good for a TV but a horrible experience browsing the internet or gaming. Flip from a dark screen to a white one (like from coding to google) and it will literally blind you.
Yeah I’ve been seeing a lot of people returning their mini-led machines because of the blooming being really bad. They really need to start making qhd 16:10 oled screens though!
In regards to the CC delay when opening, there was an update that launched within the last few weeks that addressed that and made changes to the load times, drastically reducing them. Chances are the machine came with the previous version and then you updated to the new one when you re-installed :)
After Countless reviews between gaming laptops, after process of elimination, i narrowed my selection down to Razer blade 16 and Alienware X16. the deciding factor which tipped the scale was Dells impressive On-site repair if you find or see ANY defect from manufacture or by yourself. compared to Razers weeks on end waiting as per the Reddit community. Happy to say, This X16 is a BEAST. 13900HK, 32GB ram @ 6000Mhz with RTX4080, its running Starfield out the box no problem. If anyone is doubting this laptop, and don't carrying the charger everywhere you go, this laptop is for you. 90% of the time my X16 is always running on a 27 1440p panel.
'90% time on an external screen'🤣👉👶Then why not the m16 or m18 with way better performance? I assume cuz ur living in a $100000 per sq. ft. apartment at NYC so extra volume matters
Got mine at US$1653 with the 4080 config. This is my first alienware gaming laptop and the build quality of this laptop just, MIND BLOWING! the most solid gaming laptop chassis I've ever had.
Hey Jarrod! Would you please do a review on the new Aleinware x14 R2 (2023)? I'd really like to hear how the new 13th gen Intel processors together with the RTX 4060 compares to other similarly specced laptops at 13 or 14 inches.
Everywhere on reddit users are complaining about issues with alienware laptops, while i love the design im always reluctant to invest in alienware gaming laptops
Probably because it's reddit my man; it's literally a tech support forum. People without issues aren't going to go on there and rave. If you used reddit as a baseline for how reliable a laptop is then every single one would be bad. Dell provides excellent customer service overall, better than Razer, Lenovo, or ASUS. So I wouldn't be reluctant.
For ease of availability of spare parts, always go for Dell or HP. For the engineering, Dell, HP or Lenovo. For the specs/price with compromises, go for anything else.
Element 31 kinda sucks when it comes to longevity. After a year and a half my X17 R1 was shooting to 100C all the time and I needed to repaste with liquid metal to get the Temps back down. Dell also doesn't sell element 31 so you can't repaste with factory paste...
@@Mshawn244 Laptops were designed to be able to withstand temps up to 100 C... but honestly if the laptop is hitting 100 C you either need new paste, liquid metal, an undervolt, or your laptop just has a bad cooling system. I applied liquid metal to my laptop and it reaches a maximum of 80 C. Fair word of warning: liquid metal is electrically conductive and will short out your PC if you apply it wrong
The great cooling system and the full metal case are amazing features if its compared with an amazing display. I dont care about RGB or a 4090 in a laptop.
I got an x15 R2 prior to the release of this. Totally expected to pay a premium because of the thinness and alienware tax. overall though I actually really like the device. The x16 has some nice upgrades on the x15 R2 but not enough for me to want to change. Also in AU at the moment you can't get the 240hz 2560x1600 screen. The one you can get is only sRGB 144hz not 240 DCI-P3 which sucks. The software works well enough I didn't run into the same problems but I wouldn't rate it highly either.
What a fantabulous review. As expected from you, Jarrod 🙂 This is the main reason I subscribed to you several months ago, and plan to stay this way. Phenomenal reviews dude
I really think Intel have it backwards with the H and HK.. It should be 8 P cores and 6 E or 8+8 as of this gen, not 6+8., cause if you disable the E then you are only left with 6.
AWCC being faster upon boot is actually a result of the most recent update. The entire Alienware subreddit has been on the community team to fix the Command Center and add missing features, and to their credit, theyve been listening. However, the new command center shipped in such a poor state out of the box. Long eay to go still.
I just ordered a X16 R1 with a 4090. It will arive somewhere in the first week of januari. Just a question: When gaming on an external monitor, is it ok to play games with the lid of the laptop closed? Or will it get too hot fast?
It is not advisable. This is because Alienware is very particular about cooling(especially for this thin form factor). If you noticed, there are vents/grills just above the keyboard for out-take of hot air. So, closing the lid when gaming on an external monitor won't to great. Especially when it needs all the cooling it can get.
@@bugbuster8598 The price is ridiculous for the 9i, I really recommend 7i or GE78HX I really like MSI for their crazy BIOS tweaking, I wish Lenovo did the same, personally I prefer Desktops, my problem is only that gaming laptops do get hot, but would you believe it I can not buy desktops because of electricity issues in my country 😂
I have the 18 inch Alienware gaming laptop with the RTX 4080 and a Ryzen 7845HX CPU. had it for little over 3 weeks now and man it's doing wonders in gaming. I paid $2650( not including tax ). Thought I will admit for the price I feel like it should of had a 4090 inside of it instead but regardless it performs amazingly well.
An Alienware that doesn't thermal throttle AND have good software/BIOS customization? What kind of a year we're in honestly... I wasn't expecting anything from Dell, but this looks too good to be true lol
Hey there jarrod! I dont know if you have been made aware of the HP Victus with an RTX 2050! I would really like a review coming from you knowing how in depth you go with them! (I just akwnoledged it because of your laptop deals page, definitely looking forward to getting one if the price stays the same for a few weeks!)
Hello, I was wondering if you could kindly share your thoughts and experiences with the Asus ROG STRIX G17 having a Ryzen 9 7845HX for the CPU and an RTX 4070 for the GPU. Your review would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I don't support companies that use soldered-on components (such as RAM, SSD or WiFi). I'd rather have 2mm added thickness but with the upgradeability options.
Impressive Bios configuration, happy more Laptop's OEMs are allowing more freedom. Hope undervolting/underclocking can mitigate the high heat that the laptop can have. Other than that, it's impressive cooling performance for such a slim laptop. Some serious engineering effort.
I'm thinking of buying an HP Omen 17.3" | 9-13900HX | The RTX 4090, wanted some tips / opinion if it is worth investing ... my focus is 3D for architecture
Dell must be trolling us at this point, its a heavy 2.6kg laptop with the worst performance out of all 4080 laptops, with insane temps, FULLY SOLDERED RAM in 16 inch and an outdated screen. And all that for 3000 BUCKS!!! Wow, just wow. I would just get ASUS m16 4080 at this point and it will be cheaper, lighter mb even more powerful and with 2 ram sticks and amazing miniled screen. But Jarrod, thank you for your review, top notch as always!
@@shreyass2447 well, yes, my mistake, m16 then will be a bit less powerful than x16 but x16 has consistently the worst performance out of all 4080s tested so there might be something else to performance rather than wattage, and btw does it ivalidates my other points? Even with less performance I would get m16 any day over this piece of junk that dell produced.
@@grihoriko8800 yeah ....the display is dogshit 😂. The only good one is the 240 hz qhd but it seems that the brightness has gone down from last year's display on my m15 r7. Mine can reach 450 nits which is not that high, but acceptable....but it costs almost only a half of this. The performance of the x16 seems really good as it has been compared with thicker laptops running intel hx processors which have 24 cores compared to 14 on the x16 and still the x16 keeps up or even exceeds in some scenarios. Performance wise, the x16 is great, but display is the only thing to nitpick.
@@shreyass2447 lol so they went backwards with display. And btw there is a razer 16 laptop which is smaller (but not thinner) and with substantially more powerful CPU and full wattage GPU that will be performing as x16 I suppose And even they managed to not solder ram on the motherboard! But x16 is THIIIIN Really, imo, I dont know why it exists, powerwise its not great, screen bad, ram soldered, its massive in all dimensions other than thickness and weight a ton, temps arent great and it costs a small fortune... What is actually good about it that can keep it above the competition? Thinnes? but imo I dont see a point in being so thin but be entire 4 cm deeper than razer 16. Its even deeper than bloody razer 18 by 1.5 cm ffs
Hey jarrod among asus tuf f15 vs lenovo ideapad gaming 3 vs hp victus which one should i go for specs - ryzen 5 5600h rtx 3050 please help out a brother i am very confused. All of the laptops are in their old chassis not the new builds please suggest me the best choice Thanks
I think the control center software changes bios settings live through uefi shell commands and if it takes too long to start, something might be wrong with the windows uefi partion or the bios itself
Argh, kept watching until screen brightness! Big miss there. Was going to ask if it's too hot on the knee but I won't opt for this unit now due to screen vs. ROG NEBULA 500nits
Firstly, thank you for the review. I've been searching for the appropriate laptop for me recently. I'm a last year architecture student and I consider to use the laptop that I'm going to prefer on my works after my graduation. As you may know, in architecture we use some heavy programs such as Corona, 3DsMax, Vray. Therefore, I'm a bit undecided on two different laptops. Should I prefer Dell Alienware M16 Intel i9-13900HX 16" QHD+ 240Hz 32GB 1TB SSD RTX4080 or Lenovo Legion Pro 7 13th Generation Intel Core i9 13900HX-RTX4090 16Gb-32Gb-1Tb Ssd-16"-W11? I'm not very knowledgeable about computers so I would be happy if you can help.
My 4080 vs 4090 comparison video may help, but it really depends on the price difference as to whether that's worth it. The Legion might be cheaper/similar price because Alienware usually costs more money.
RAM is soldered because it's Low-Powered (LP) DDR5 clocked at 6000MHz. It is faster than most competitors. LP RAM is more power-efficient, which makes it possible to rechannel the saved power to the GPU, but it HAS TO be soldered. Maximising power allocated to the GPU is also the reason why the CPU is an H version. This machine is beautifully engineered.
The funny thing is that Dell themselves made the CAMM module standard to solve that. If they don't add it to these laptops, then they're just being anti-consumer.
Jerrod does the ugreen charger charge the lenovo laptop, i Wanna buy one but i don't know if they work with the strange lenovo 20 v 7 A standard. can u tell me?
Please review more budget friendly laptops: Gigabyte Aorus 15 Hp Omen 16 (not the transcend) Hp Omen 17 with rtx 4080 Acer nitro 16 Acer Helios 16 (not the neo)
Is there any downside on having onboard RAM? From My understanding is impossible to upgrade and if they go bad the laptop is basically garbage is this right or am wrong?
Hey I'm not really a nerd when it comes to gaming laptops so I find it kind of hard to look for a laptops suited for me, if anyone could give any gaming laptop recommendations for running vanilla Minecraft with solid playable fps I would appreciate that 👍 Also would laptops like the Acer Nitro 5 and the Asus Zephyrus m16 be any good?
Currently considering a laptop myself for something other than minecraft. I personally don't play minecraft anymore but if you plan on playing Minecraft JAVA on a high-end PC or Laptop and crankong up the settings, I seriously consider downloading Sodium and the other software by the same devs. It changes the rendering instructions, allowing more optimized usage on the CPU and GPU, works with a lot of shaders and no quality loss, free performance. Only issue os it may have some compatibility issies with mods. And no, you can't combine it with optifine. Optifine is usually for lower-end PC's and Sodium helps higher-end PC's with higher graphics settings. Both are worth a try. If you currently own a PC or laptop.
@@technologicalelite8076 Yeah sodium and optifine are great but personally I would want a laptop that can run the basic vanilla minecraft so that I can gain even more fps through optifine or sodium.
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I'm looking for a total rehaul desktop replacement I wanna go with the m18 but cost pointwise. You can get that for like $1600 this thing looks sharp!
Hey jarrod! Your first link redirects to a printer , not the X16
@@aarohanyt7374 So it does, thanks Dell.
@@JarrodsTech hi Jarrod, Can you review the laptop gaming PowerSpec 1530 ?
will you review the dell g15 5530?
Imagine the price cut if there is non-RGB variant
Say it again 😂😂😂
Nah they will just name it Dark knight edition or something and charge more ..or just label it as a professional laptop like MSI does with its creator series
Just turn it off
@@kenkong6386lil dude can’t read
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Even tho i got my first gaming laptop, 2022 legion 5 because of your metecoulus reviews. I still visit your channel from time to time. Hoping to upgrade next 2 years based your recommendations.
Never understood this obsesson about making laptops as thin as possible. Just making it a tiny bit thicker would mean a much better cooling system.
Because it makes them more portable for busy commuters.
Companies are obsessed with portability because it looks good on advertisement and makes the device more fragile and likely to break or overheat causing it to break. The faster you buy a new device the better. People claiming it's for lower weight and size for portability are just sloths that can't even carry their own weight in the real world. Most laptops are already lighter then a singular textbook, so you should have no problem carrying extra weight.
I rather have cool and thick than hot and thin. I just don't get it.
Yeah I mean these are marketed toward people that want gaming performance. The difference and compromise simply don’t add up to me.
Personally, depending on how bright the LEDs can get on the back, they can serve a rather practical purpose. If on a desk facing a wall, they could provide backlight to help reduce eye strain/fatigue when using the laptop in low lighting. Even if they are not bright enough to reduce eye strain/fatigue in the same scenario, it could project some nice mood lighting! Honestly, I would appreciate seeing this type of review included in your already meticulous overview (if you can find the additional time!).
Thank you for the amazing video! You just acquired another fan and subscriber!
I put my laptop quite close to a white-ish wall (maybe something like 25cm to 15cm depending on use). The backlighting does produce a nice effect, I have it not teal ( light blue) colour. I really like it.
man you even showed everything available in bios, you are really the best laptop reviewer out there.
I got mine on sale. As someone who needed something portable, I love it- it’s super easy to carry around while still packing serious power. Getting it ~20% off, I think you can’t get anything better when it comes to price, build, power, and portability
Nice!
It's such an amazing machine. Just look at those cinebench CPU scores. You're getting a ton of performance in balanced mode compared to other more powerful laptops. I ended up getting the X16 with the 4080/32 Gbs and Cherry MX keyboard for under 2900 out the door including the two-year premium plus warranty with accidentals. Build quality it's every bit as good as the Blade 16 Mercury if not better depending on your preferences. Only Achillies heel with this machine is the screen but it's a big one imo!
@@furnitureandbedding776 I’ll tell u what… I wouldn’t bet against you NOT being Alien-bot even with Elon staking me in!!
@@NikkaPleeease Dude after trying a bunch of different laptops that sounds like a jet engine going off just from playing RTS games I just happy to find one that fit my needs.
@@furnitureandbedding776 I hear yah man! I was giving u a hard time lol… 😄 Glad u found a rig that u like; and a pretty fuggin gnarly one at that!!
One note to any potential buyers-you cant undervolt this despite it being a -HK chip. Not sure if Dell fixed it now or is planning to.
If you buying this, marry me
Nah,who the heck buys allienware?
@@pham3383Plenty of people, because their laptops are great.
But the CPU temp can be limited upto 85 degrees through their TCC offset in their bs AWCC software as far as I'm aware.
undervolting means we get less temps and better performance. tcc offset only caps the cpus max temp. you would be losing performance in this case, even if not by a lot@@laststrand69
They had a CRAZY $400 discount on this laptop back a while ago so I ordered one ASAP 😁 It's been shipped in the US and on its way to my country now...(I'm waiting, *PATIENTLY* )
Congrats and let us know what you think!
Good on you!👍
Congrats. You'll love it. Great machine!
So I just received it yesterday & lemme tell you guys one thing: *IT'S WORTH LIVING A LIFE FOR*
Excellent! Man that took a while to get to you.
The aesthetics are really nice no doubt. That RGB touchpad looks really cool. If that's what you're going for, it's a cool machine.
RGB feels useless af. I don't get the hype around it. It also takes space in the laptop to fit it in. It could have been better if they put AMD CPU inside as well.
this is my machine, good to finally have a review. owned it since mid-july and i'm happy with it
Same here!
Have u ever used it for video editing...such as premiere pro?
@@Moey248 i am personally not a video editor. i haven't had trouble editing the few videos i did edit with any hardware i used in the past, so i have no insights on the subject
@@7lllll oh alrighty...thats for the reply
@@Moey248 it’s a beast and as close to a desktop replacement as one may get. What more do you need?
Literally watching this on an X16 - I love it. The RGB touchpad looks awesome in person. I also bought a Razer 16 but I hated the mini-LED and the edges on the build so I returned it. The Alienware is so much better - it's beautiful.
Hey, can you say me how the battery life is while surfing on the internet? I think about buying it for school stuff, because of the power for cad programs. I would be very happy if you can answer my question:)
I mean the mini-Led is better than what we have on the x16. Why does the mini-led suck
@@ismail-hassan It basically makes the darks too dark and the whites too white - good for a TV but a horrible experience browsing the internet or gaming. Flip from a dark screen to a white one (like from coding to google) and it will literally blind you.
Yeah I’ve been seeing a lot of people returning their mini-led machines because of the blooming being really bad. They really need to start making qhd 16:10 oled screens though!
@@arduinofun5249 Probably about 4-5 hours doing browsing + some creative programs like Photoshop.
In regards to the CC delay when opening, there was an update that launched within the last few weeks that addressed that and made changes to the load times, drastically reducing them. Chances are the machine came with the previous version and then you updated to the new one when you re-installed :)
After Countless reviews between gaming laptops, after process of elimination, i narrowed my selection down to Razer blade 16 and Alienware X16. the deciding factor which tipped the scale was Dells impressive On-site repair if you find or see ANY defect from manufacture or by yourself. compared to Razers weeks on end waiting as per the Reddit community. Happy to say, This X16 is a BEAST. 13900HK, 32GB ram @ 6000Mhz with RTX4080, its running Starfield out the box no problem. If anyone is doubting this laptop, and don't carrying the charger everywhere you go, this laptop is for you. 90% of the time my X16 is always running on a 27 1440p panel.
Any budjet gaming laptop you recommend?
@@yamyamsy7174what’s your price range
Save your money and buy something else.
Thank u for your comment. It helped me more than you know
'90% time on an external screen'🤣👉👶Then why not the m16 or m18 with way better performance? I assume cuz ur living in a $100000 per sq. ft. apartment at NYC so extra volume matters
Audio jack at the rear? Are you kidding me? Who's idea was this
Yeah what todays super companies do in the name of refinement...
Got mine at US$1653 with the 4080 config. This is my first alienware gaming laptop and the build quality of this laptop just, MIND BLOWING! the most solid gaming laptop chassis I've ever had.
Thay is insane price. I got 2100 for 4090
@@mechamicro that's great price too, especially it is 4090.
Finally. Alienware..wanna see M18 also..😊
I just got me a G18 4080. Bad boy is fast as a scolded ape and light for an 18in. Love it.
Hey Jarrod! Would you please do a review on the new Aleinware x14 R2 (2023)? I'd really like to hear how the new 13th gen Intel processors together with the RTX 4060 compares to other similarly specced laptops at 13 or 14 inches.
Command Center always loads slowly so it doesn't conflict with other startup processes.
Battery saving functions are in the Bios, at least the ones that can limit the charge to a certain percentage and stuff ...
Thank you so much for this review jarrod!
Sure thing!
Hey Jared, thanks for reviewing this product.
Gently reassuring and stroking my 3 months old Legion 7i Pro as I watch this.
Everywhere on reddit users are complaining about issues with alienware laptops, while i love the design im always reluctant to invest in alienware gaming laptops
Probably because it's reddit my man; it's literally a tech support forum. People without issues aren't going to go on there and rave. If you used reddit as a baseline for how reliable a laptop is then every single one would be bad.
Dell provides excellent customer service overall, better than Razer, Lenovo, or ASUS. So I wouldn't be reluctant.
For ease of availability of spare parts, always go for Dell or HP. For the engineering, Dell, HP or Lenovo. For the specs/price with compromises, go for anything else.
@noahbollinger2828 i just hate how theres no num pad on any varients but the 18 inch :/
Element 31 kinda sucks when it comes to longevity. After a year and a half my X17 R1 was shooting to 100C all the time and I needed to repaste with liquid metal to get the Temps back down. Dell also doesn't sell element 31 so you can't repaste with factory paste...
Is 100c normal
@@Mshawn244 Laptops were designed to be able to withstand temps up to 100 C... but honestly if the laptop is hitting 100 C you either need new paste, liquid metal, an undervolt, or your laptop just has a bad cooling system. I applied liquid metal to my laptop and it reaches a maximum of 80 C. Fair word of warning: liquid metal is electrically conductive and will short out your PC if you apply it wrong
Im not going to be lugging around a huge power brick and an expensive frail laptop in MY backpack thank you... I'll stick with my PC.
The great cooling system and the full metal case are amazing features if its compared with an amazing display. I dont care about RGB or a 4090 in a laptop.
I got an x15 R2 prior to the release of this. Totally expected to pay a premium because of the thinness and alienware tax. overall though I actually really like the device. The x16 has some nice upgrades on the x15 R2 but not enough for me to want to change. Also in AU at the moment you can't get the 240hz 2560x1600 screen. The one you can get is only sRGB 144hz not 240 DCI-P3 which sucks. The software works well enough I didn't run into the same problems but I wouldn't rate it highly either.
Great video as usual! When / If are you getting the new Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14"? I'd love to see your deep dive before I go ahead and buy it :D
I feel being thin is not really that important, I rather have lighter but slightly thick with good thermal and performaces
What a fantabulous review. As expected from you, Jarrod 🙂
This is the main reason I subscribed to you several months ago, and plan to stay this way. Phenomenal reviews dude
I'd be interested in the most quieter gaming laptop. :)
I really think Intel have it backwards with the H and HK.. It should be 8 P cores and 6 E or 8+8 as of this gen, not 6+8., cause if you disable the E then you are only left with 6.
AWCC being faster upon boot is actually a result of the most recent update. The entire Alienware subreddit has been on the community team to fix the Command Center and add missing features, and to their credit, theyve been listening. However, the new command center shipped in such a poor state out of the box. Long eay to go still.
A 16 inch laptop with NO upgradeable RAM? That's just ridiculous lmao
I just ordered a X16 R1 with a 4090. It will arive somewhere in the first week of januari. Just a question: When gaming on an external monitor, is it ok to play games with the lid of the laptop closed? Or will it get too hot fast?
It is not advisable. This is because Alienware is very particular about cooling(especially for this thin form factor). If you noticed, there are vents/grills just above the keyboard for out-take of hot air. So, closing the lid when gaming on an external monitor won't to great. Especially when it needs all the cooling it can get.
Alienware laptop temps always 🔥 I really don’t understand why the company can not figure this out, I would prefer Legion 7i 4090 or GE78HX MSI 4090
I mean, it's the thinnest 4080 model I'm aware of, unfortunately they cannot break physics
@@JarrodsTechtoo thin huh?
because they have intel inside
@@JarrodsTech how about Legion 9?
@@bugbuster8598 The price is ridiculous for the 9i, I really recommend 7i or GE78HX I really like MSI for their crazy BIOS tweaking, I wish Lenovo did the same, personally I prefer Desktops, my problem is only that gaming laptops do get hot, but would you believe it I can not buy desktops because of electricity issues in my country 😂
I wish we could get a review of the m18 with the 7945x but seems like no one has it
I have the 18 inch Alienware gaming laptop with the RTX 4080 and a Ryzen 7845HX CPU. had it for little over 3 weeks now and man it's doing wonders in gaming. I paid $2650( not including tax ). Thought I will admit for the price I feel like it should of had a 4090 inside of it instead but regardless it performs amazingly well.
U want a 4090 in a 2650 dollar laptop..u must be living in dreamland man.. it costs 4000 dollars even Jarrod mentions it in review
Jarrod it will be great if you make a video about the legion 9i laptop... thanks alot❤
Hoping to have one. I'm not sure when yet though
Can you make the 4090 laptop vs 3090 desktop?
It faster 5% compare to 3090ti desktop
You will do a review for the new legion i9?
Yes
@@JarrodsTech We know that you will do it my question is when, but guess only next month
Hope we get a review of the M18 next.
Hoping to get one, but I don't have it yet.
An Alienware that doesn't thermal throttle AND have good software/BIOS customization?
What kind of a year we're in honestly... I wasn't expecting anything from Dell, but this looks too good to be true lol
So eagerly waiting for Jarrod to receive an M18 and review that.
Link brings me to a Canon PIXMA G3202 Wireless MegaTank All-In-One Printer on the dell website.
Awesome review, will you be doing one on the new R2 model?
do you think you could include cs2 in your games tested
the backlights being too bright to see the ports is so alienware, it's the same way on my aw3423dwf monitor
It wasn't even at 100% when we had that issue :D Had to decrease brightness to about 40% to make it useable.
Is the G14 the only 14" gaming laptop you'd recommend?
Hmm, probably. Though I have a review on the Legion 14" coming up next week and that might change my mind.
No Ethernet port??? What kind of clown at Dell designs a gaming laptop with no hardwire network port? Total goof...
Have you ever noticed any XMP/EXPO gains on laptops, especially these ones? Been thinking for a while how much of a difference those make
300 nits max is a no go for me
Hey there jarrod! I dont know if you have been made aware of the HP Victus with an RTX 2050! I would really like a review coming from you knowing how in depth you go with them!
(I just akwnoledged it because of your laptop deals page, definitely looking forward to getting one if the price stays the same for a few weeks!)
What good is thinness when the size is so much bigger than other 16" laptop? My laptop bag isn't 0.3" short on depth but it's certainly 2" too narrow
Hello, I was wondering if you could kindly share your thoughts and experiences with the Asus ROG STRIX G17 having a Ryzen 9 7845HX for the CPU and an RTX 4070 for the GPU. Your review would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Great job. When are you going to review the MSI GE78 HX?
I don't support companies that use soldered-on components (such as RAM, SSD or WiFi). I'd rather have 2mm added thickness but with the upgradeability options.
Idk the Legion 9 and Triton 17 are so impressive
Waiting for your Legion 9i review. !!
As soon as possible
Impressive Bios configuration, happy more Laptop's OEMs are allowing more freedom. Hope undervolting/underclocking can mitigate the high heat that the laptop can have. Other than that, it's impressive cooling performance for such a slim laptop. Some serious engineering effort.
I'm thinking of buying an HP Omen 17.3" | 9-13900HX | The RTX 4090, wanted some tips / opinion if it is worth investing ... my focus is 3D for architecture
Hey Jarrod - will you be making a video on the legion 9i? Literally only waiting for your review before buying 😄
I'm planning to, not sure when yet though.
Dell must be trolling us at this point, its a heavy 2.6kg laptop with the worst performance out of all 4080 laptops, with insane temps, FULLY SOLDERED RAM in 16 inch and an outdated screen.
And all that for 3000 BUCKS!!! Wow, just wow.
I would just get ASUS m16 4080 at this point and it will be cheaper, lighter mb even more powerful and with 2 ram sticks and amazing miniled screen.
But Jarrod, thank you for your review, top notch as always!
Not to mention the 300 nits brightness ...cannot opt for a higher brightness even in the 4000 dollar laptop.. yikes
Asus m16 doesn't have full wattage rtx 4080 or 4090, then how do you expect to get more performance?
@@shreyass2447 well, yes, my mistake, m16 then will be a bit less powerful than x16 but x16 has consistently the worst performance out of all 4080s tested so there might be something else to performance rather than wattage, and btw does it ivalidates my other points? Even with less performance I would get m16 any day over this piece of junk that dell produced.
@@grihoriko8800 yeah ....the display is dogshit 😂. The only good one is the 240 hz qhd but it seems that the brightness has gone down from last year's display on my m15 r7. Mine can reach 450 nits which is not that high, but acceptable....but it costs almost only a half of this. The performance of the x16 seems really good as it has been compared with thicker laptops running intel hx processors which have 24 cores compared to 14 on the x16 and still the x16 keeps up or even exceeds in some scenarios. Performance wise, the x16 is great, but display is the only thing to nitpick.
@@shreyass2447 lol so they went backwards with display.
And btw there is a razer 16 laptop which is smaller (but not thinner) and with substantially more powerful CPU and full wattage GPU that will be performing as x16 I suppose
And even they managed to not solder ram on the motherboard!
But x16 is THIIIIN
Really, imo, I dont know why it exists, powerwise its not great, screen bad, ram soldered, its massive in all dimensions other than thickness and weight a ton, temps arent great and it costs a small fortune... What is actually good about it that can keep it above the competition? Thinnes? but imo I dont see a point in being so thin but be entire 4 cm deeper than razer 16. Its even deeper than bloody razer 18 by 1.5 cm ffs
Hey jarrod among asus tuf f15 vs lenovo ideapad gaming 3 vs hp victus which one should i go for specs - ryzen 5 5600h rtx 3050 please help out a brother i am very confused. All of the laptops are in their old chassis not the new builds please suggest me the best choice
Thanks
Hi Jarrod, does the charger charge Legion Pro 7 with 140W or more?
2:00
"less keyboard flex compared to lot of other laptops"(pushes on case/buttons while laptop case moves up-down like crazy)
Are you considering covering M18 model, I am interested in its built quality and most reviews I saw...well I can NOT take them as an objective review.
I want to, I've been trying to get one for a while now but no luck so far.
3000 dollars for a 300nit display is a big no no.
I'm wondering if you are planning on doing a review on the Asus strix scar 16. I'm planning on buying it but I don't know if it's worth the price
Any chance we'll see a 6850M XT vs the new 7600M XT comparison?
I think the control center software changes bios settings live through uefi shell commands and if it takes too long to start, something might be wrong with the windows uefi partion or the bios itself
Maybe it's just me. But I'd love a modern thick Alienware. Imagine the Alienware m15x but with modern specs.
You could pack so much cooling.
Then go for the m series instead of x
I guess RGB ring more important than giving LED light for back port...
So much Alien than other laptop... 👽
Alienware and XMG laptops cost around 3000€ (RTX 4080, i9, 32GB RAM, 1TB SDD). Which is the overall best option/quality? Or is lenovo or ASUS better?
Argh, kept watching until screen brightness! Big miss there. Was going to ask if it's too hot on the knee but I won't opt for this unit now due to screen vs. ROG NEBULA 500nits
Firstly, thank you for the review. I've been searching for the appropriate laptop for me recently. I'm a last year architecture student and I consider to use the laptop that I'm going to prefer on my works after my graduation. As you may know, in architecture we use some heavy programs such as Corona, 3DsMax, Vray. Therefore, I'm a bit undecided on two different laptops. Should I prefer Dell Alienware M16 Intel i9-13900HX 16" QHD+ 240Hz 32GB 1TB SSD RTX4080 or Lenovo Legion Pro 7 13th Generation Intel Core i9 13900HX-RTX4090 16Gb-32Gb-1Tb Ssd-16"-W11? I'm not very knowledgeable about computers so I would be happy if you can help.
My 4080 vs 4090 comparison video may help, but it really depends on the price difference as to whether that's worth it. The Legion might be cheaper/similar price because Alienware usually costs more money.
@@JarrodsTech Thank you so much!
Got a great deal on msi Ge78hx with a 13700hx and a 4080, are there any problems with that laptop as far as you know, since you only tested GE68hx
Dell doesn't flex on anybody who knows anything about computers 😂
For speaker you can't understand actually is quite ok .
Their ram is so perfect the solder it in
That Aephanemer T-shirt is fire
Dude… why is the rear so fugly? Did you get the non-metal backside?
what's the best laptop for 3D artist using software such as Blender, Maya, Zbrush, substance Painter, unreal engine?
RAM is soldered because it's Low-Powered (LP) DDR5 clocked at 6000MHz. It is faster than most competitors. LP RAM is more power-efficient, which makes it possible to rechannel the saved power to the GPU, but it HAS TO be soldered. Maximising power allocated to the GPU is also the reason why the CPU is an H version. This machine is beautifully engineered.
The funny thing is that Dell themselves made the CAMM module standard to solve that. If they don't add it to these laptops, then they're just being anti-consumer.
Bro, do thermal testing with the lid closed. A lot of us game on an external monitor with the laptop closed.
I did. It's at 11:37
Hello Jarrod, would you please review the Lenovo Legion slim 7 (AMD version)
Hi guys, hey Jarrod! I have Legion 5 2021 ( AMD 5800H ). Is my laptop compatible with PCIe 4 SSD? If so, which ones should I go for?
How does it perform compared to asus rog g14/15 or M16?
really curious to know temperatures at full GPU / load ... i'm so skeptical..
Can you please review the Legion 9i? All these amateurs who reviewed it on RUclips have omitted info that actually matters.
I plan on it. I don't have one yet though.
Jerrod does the ugreen charger charge the lenovo laptop, i Wanna buy one but i don't know if they work with the strange lenovo 20 v 7 A standard. can u tell me?
What do u think about Alienware m16 w amd?
I7 13700H version with 16gb ram 600mhz is worth for US2000?
Alienware can make 16:11 display laptop
Please review more budget friendly laptops:
Gigabyte Aorus 15
Hp Omen 16 (not the transcend)
Hp Omen 17 with rtx 4080
Acer nitro 16
Acer Helios 16 (not the neo)
That blows about ram! They charge a fortune for that too
Is there any downside on having onboard RAM? From My understanding is impossible to upgrade and if they go bad the laptop is basically garbage is this right or am wrong?
Lack of upgrade option is the main thing. On the positive side however, it usually means it's faster LPDDR5 memory
Hey I'm not really a nerd when it comes to gaming laptops so I find it kind of hard to look for a laptops suited for me, if anyone could give any gaming laptop recommendations for running vanilla Minecraft with solid playable fps I would appreciate that 👍
Also would laptops like the Acer Nitro 5 and the Asus Zephyrus m16 be any good?
Currently considering a laptop myself for something other than minecraft. I personally don't play minecraft anymore but if you plan on playing Minecraft JAVA on a high-end PC or Laptop and crankong up the settings, I seriously consider downloading Sodium and the other software by the same devs.
It changes the rendering instructions, allowing more optimized usage on the CPU and GPU, works with a lot of shaders and no quality loss, free performance. Only issue os it may have some compatibility issies with mods. And no, you can't combine it with optifine.
Optifine is usually for lower-end PC's and Sodium helps higher-end PC's with higher graphics settings. Both are worth a try. If you currently own a PC or laptop.
@@technologicalelite8076 Yeah sodium and optifine are great but personally I would want a laptop that can run the basic vanilla minecraft so that I can gain even more fps through optifine or sodium.