I have the 240w power brick for my 2017 Alienware 17 R4. It is very compact. The venting is not ugly to me. Also my fans do not run loud at all. In fact my thermals after playing BF 1 for 4 hours never broke 75c. Also, I am actually using an old 17" Toshiba bag I have to carry mine around and it fits nicely. I have had my 17 R4 since June 2017 (I7-7820/1080/16 GB RAM/128GB SSD/1 TB HD) and use this for both work and play. In fact running Visual Studio/SQL Server etc runs like a dream. It runs everything I have thrown at it.
This dude is not even reviewing the laptop. He is just complaining the entire time about nonsense. Someone replace this guy hes horrible! The Asus is a 15 inch laptop, you are reviewing a 17 inch laptop why are you comparing the two.
Harry Mamangakis I don't get why people are so obsessed with super thin overheating laptops. I like how it's thicker and has full power it's not that huge.
I agree very biased , would think to mention if he would have gotten the 13in or 15in one probably would have had a better experience especially with travel, even the Alienware site states wouldn’t recommend for frequent travel, I love mine 👍🏻
It doesn't seem like you even used this laptop... who the hell would use a 17" laptop on the plane... I think you are comparing this as a travelers machine vs for what it is. It's also a tn panel not ips 120hz
I just picked up the Alienware 17 R5 and it's amazing so far. It is large, its a desktop replacement for me. My Surface Book 2 is my carry device. Don't care about the size of the power brick or the crazy RGB lighting...it's not going to leave my house. Does it perform as expected, that's a resounding YES! Seems like a slightly biased review.
I dont know about you guys, but I was getting annoyed with the opening and closing of the laptop over and over again while complaining. Waste of time, dont even consider this a review.
Jeez i was only about 3 min into your review before i had figured out this guy HATES alienware laptops. I wanna know how it performs doing what it was made to do which is gaming. I could care less about how u feel about the looks bro. Is this a review or a hate campaign?? Talk about biased.
It is a great design. I got the OLED 13.3 r3, and the back keeps all the heat away from my hands. They mastered the heat dispersion. And those laptops are awesome looking. Beast.
why spend most of the review moaning about the size + weight, we realise that bro, we don't need to be told, use the time to review the actual laptop for what it is, not compare it to something that its not.
Here's an idea, how about reviewing this or any other laptop for its intended purpose. "If you open this on a plane...", seriously? While this isn't the laptop for me, you could've at least given it a fair review. For the first half of the video you basically just whined about it not being something other than what it is.
Man.... Did someone force him to do this review? Or is this someone reading all the negative forum comments he found of the laptop & reading them as if its his opinion? He spent 80% of the video saying negative stuff about the laptop, said good things for 10 seconds at the end & gave it a 4\5. Makes no sense.
What is it with people complaining about 10 lbs. LOL... A little physical fitness is good for you. Seriously though, the reviewer trend I've noticed is that skinny people complain about the size but the more built reviewers say it's not too bad. So what I'm hearing is that this laptop could help you live longer AND make you buff! :)
It is really not heavy and it will not hurt your back if you carry it in your backpack. I walked to campus with this alienware and added a 13 inch macbook(2011) pro with both power supplies. No problems.
I'm not going to say Alienware (Dell) is great, they're overpriced mediocrity compared to other brands, but this video had a lot of nit picking of "day to day use" when this 17" (Gaming) laptop is meant to give you near full pc performance in a portable laptop package. If you want "day to day" portability and long batter life, stick to a thin, light 15" or lower laptop, these types of laptops are meant for gaming to carry higher level video cards/cpu's that require proper cooling and of course the 17" (or larger) screen will eat up desk space and battery life lol.
It seems that you are reviewing a 17" gaming laptop in a 10" ultraportable netbook perspective? That 17" Alienware R4 has a lot more room to dissipate heat, and make less fan noise when compare to other "more compact", "less gigantic" 17" gaming laptops. You don't even know that? My God! TT The world is going to end. TT
We get it... it's a big laptop. Geez... This guy is terrible.. he said they run PC Mark twice within 15 seconds because he couldn't think of anything else... lol
At first I thought that the part sticking out in the back would be fine because you would have to tilt the screen a bit anyway, but when you add the charging cable...
My old alienware rocks..... You can update older ones too.... I have an R3 with the i-7 6820 HK XTU voltage overclocked at 4.0 Ghz with (2 evo) 970 MVME 512gb in Raid-0 and a Samsung 960 Pro 2 TB hard drive.... 3840x2160 4k and GTX 980M video card ...... It plays any new game on 1080p ultra at 75 fps and in 4k 55-60 fps..... The refresh rate is 45 and 60 mhz so 40-60 fps is enough to make a game run smooth on the screen ..... The laptop is a 2016 model and it rocks..... Amazingly built and fast as hell ! It does sound like I have an F16 idling in my office when playing games .... Ha .... Thanks for the video......
So how does it perform? coz people who liked alienware pretty sure does not mind the bulk and the weight and the spaceship lights but would like to know performance. for the very reason check the video.
so, how loud the fans are when running only chrome/playing one youtube video/writing text? Can sane person bring Alienware to meeting or only Meeseeks would do it?
Stop being so bias with thinner laptop. Just cause you prefer thin laptop doesn't mean you get to diss thicker laptops with better ventilation. You're not a very good reviewer. You even got the placement of the thunderbolt wrong. How did you even manage to get a job here without even knowing your stuff?
Why the fuck would somebody expect an airplane's passenger power supply to fuel a gaming experience? The fat 17" AW models are pretty much marketed as desktop replacements. Because ... they are. It's around the same bulk/weight as ASUS's 2012 RoG gaming laptops. Going thinner for gaming laptops wasn't a good or a bad idea...they both have their advantages. Fatter/bulkier models like this one minimize the heat output...so you know, your wrists don't get uncomfortable from constantly resting on a hot surface. I think you were very unfair to the AW model.
This guy complain so much about the fan,i just bought a alienware17 r4 last week, and the fan ventilation at the back is good,tha ventilation for the fan is big enough to cool down the entire system,this is a reviewer who review a product without searching anything about it
What the reviewer fails to understand is that this is a gaming laptop and would be most likely be taken to gaming events or LAN parties - it is a high-end gaming laptop, not a standard work laptop where connectivity would be addressed differently. I would not want the power connector at the side whilst gaming, I would want it at the back out the way of other cables - Alienware know this, hence the positioning of the port. Yet another poor product review on YT with little thought gone into it before posting.
This is the video I've been looking for. I was actually on the fence between these two laptops and after watching the video, I've decided to go with the Alienware. My only criticism to this video is I wish it would've been easier to find. You should include some tags like "Alienware vs Asus Zephyrus" or something along those lines, as I'm sure I'm not the only one in this situation. Good video, though.
Lol hearing only negativity. Oh it’s too big, the fans are too big, the fans are also too loud!! Well of course it’s big and loud. I have this laptop and I absolutely love it.
All this dude does is whine, people buy this laptop for power not portability. You cant even compare with this with that little laptop lol. As for it being ugly I beg to differ.
pretty pathetic when you have twice as many dislikes as likes in a review... seems like you have a terrible-unpopular opinion(should maybe fix that if youre trying to do reviews buddy).
Horrible review.... No discussion about WHY the hinge forward design was used, or about the massive cooling benefits. How the A17R4 has some of the lowest temps in a 17" laptop? Yeah it's ugly but it also serves a purpose. No mention of the 7820hk CPU in there which is also why the hinge forward design is useful. Absolutely no benchmarks or temperature reviews, which is what pretty much anyone is going to come here to look into. This is by far the most useless "review" I have ever seen.
its closer to 10lbs than it is 7lbs or 8lbs. This is made to be a semi protable desktop for the most part. Why are you acting like its supposed to be an everyday carry around laptop? Its also a TN panel, so you probably should check your facts before you post a video, and review it for what its supposed to do and be used as.
Actually power port and network cable sockets are very well placed its desktop REPLACEMENT -yeah you said that later but you shouldt whine about that ,3min in and i was alredy tired :D
You have just gone on for nearly 15 mins saying so many negative comments and still give it 4 out of 5 😳
Lol this guy needs a nap. Terrible review.
He's a douchebag
I have the 240w power brick for my 2017 Alienware 17 R4. It is very compact. The venting is not ugly to me. Also my fans do not run loud at all. In fact my thermals after playing BF 1 for 4 hours never broke 75c. Also, I am actually using an old 17" Toshiba bag I have to carry mine around and it fits nicely.
I have had my 17 R4 since June 2017 (I7-7820/1080/16 GB RAM/128GB SSD/1 TB HD) and use this for both work and play. In fact running Visual Studio/SQL Server etc runs like a dream. It runs everything I have thrown at it.
This dude is not even reviewing the laptop. He is just complaining the entire time about nonsense. Someone replace this guy hes horrible! The Asus is a 15 inch laptop, you are reviewing a 17 inch laptop why are you comparing the two.
spot on!
Absolutely the worst review I seen on this product
It looks like a very biased review. The laptop is not noisy at all, even under load.
Harry Mamangakis I don't get why people are so obsessed with super thin overheating laptops. I like how it's thicker and has full power it's not that huge.
I agree very biased , would think to mention if he would have gotten the 13in or 15in one probably would have had a better experience especially with travel, even the Alienware site states wouldn’t recommend for frequent travel, I love mine 👍🏻
This guy should be reviewing lipsticks and bras not laptops
hahahahaha so true
It doesn't seem like you even used this laptop... who the hell would use a 17" laptop on the plane... I think you are comparing this as a travelers machine vs for what it is.
It's also a tn panel not ips 120hz
Fred Reitz no the r4 has ips
XXchris2134XX it's is definitely a tn on the 120hz panel. Check the specs
The r4 I have has ips.
Then its the 1080 panel not the QHD
This is really just spam at this point thank you. Good Bye
fyi its not an IPS display. ALL laptops that have 120hz refresh rate are TN same goes for desktop monitors(if i am not mistaken).
Jason Mak it's NOT EVEN the same model design as the last year, ya forward hinge design... Know your spec first
And your right it's not an ips panel
Obviously he does not
Jason Mak 15" Asus zephyrus has ips 120hz 1080p as does Acer Triton. But all 17 inch laptops with 120hz are TN.
Wrong. My Razer blade pro 17 full HD is a IPS Matte Screen 120 Hz. Check your facts
Dude, your talking about this laptop like it's an ex-girlfriend. You could've just said "It's too shit, for what it is... thanks for watching".
Terrible reviewer!
I just picked up the Alienware 17 R5 and it's amazing so far. It is large, its a desktop replacement for me. My Surface Book 2 is my carry device. Don't care about the size of the power brick or the crazy RGB lighting...it's not going to leave my house. Does it perform as expected, that's a resounding YES! Seems like a slightly biased review.
I dont know about you guys, but I was getting annoyed with the opening and closing of the laptop over and over again while complaining. Waste of time, dont even consider this a review.
Jeez i was only about 3 min into your review before i had figured out this guy HATES alienware laptops. I wanna know how it performs doing what it was made to do which is gaming. I could care less about how u feel about the looks bro. Is this a review or a hate campaign?? Talk about biased.
Spot on
This is why he shouldn't review something he doesn't like maybe he can't afford one so he mad
It is a great design. I got the OLED 13.3 r3, and the back keeps all the heat away from my hands. They mastered the heat dispersion. And those laptops are awesome looking. Beast.
Am I the only one who skipped through the review to find the part where he plays a game and shows us how the laptop preformed under gaming load...🤔🤔🤔
The vent is not ugly. You don't know what your talking about man.
I love the vent design. That's one of the reason i bought it
IDC what people say, I think that is one sexy looking laptop.
If the rear cooling ports were about 0.25" larger I'd make love to it.
Fishmonger ! Agreed
It's not ugly...
why spend most of the review moaning about the size + weight, we realise that bro, we don't need to be told, use the time to review the actual laptop for what it is, not compare it to something that its not.
I don't understand why he talks about the vent like it is a bad thing, I think it gives the Alienware 17 R4 its charm.
lol, I just noticed he said there's a thunderbolt on the side...Really mate? Since when? It's on the back...
I actually like the cooling system part I the back. I think it looks cool
Here's an idea, how about reviewing this or any other laptop for its intended purpose. "If you open this on a plane...", seriously? While this isn't the laptop for me, you could've at least given it a fair review. For the first half of the video you basically just whined about it not being something other than what it is.
Man....
Did someone force him to do this review?
Or is this someone reading all the negative forum comments he found of the laptop & reading them as if its his opinion?
He spent 80% of the video saying negative stuff about the laptop, said good things for 10 seconds at the end & gave it a 4\5. Makes no sense.
What is it with people complaining about 10 lbs. LOL... A little physical fitness is good for you. Seriously though, the reviewer trend I've noticed is that skinny people complain about the size but the more built reviewers say it's not too bad. So what I'm hearing is that this laptop could help you live longer AND make you buff! :)
It is really not heavy and it will not hurt your back if you carry it in your backpack. I walked to campus with this alienware and added a 13 inch macbook(2011) pro with both power supplies. No problems.
I'm not going to say Alienware (Dell) is great, they're overpriced mediocrity compared to other brands, but this video had a lot of nit picking of "day to day use" when this 17" (Gaming) laptop is meant to give you near full pc performance in a portable laptop package. If you want "day to day" portability and long batter life, stick to a thin, light 15" or lower laptop, these types of laptops are meant for gaming to carry higher level video cards/cpu's that require proper cooling and of course the 17" (or larger) screen will eat up desk space and battery life lol.
The laptop isn't ugly, that's your reflection lol
It seems that you are reviewing a 17" gaming laptop in a 10" ultraportable netbook perspective? That 17" Alienware R4 has a lot more room to dissipate heat, and make less fan noise when compare to other "more compact", "less gigantic" 17" gaming laptops. You don't even know that? My God! TT The world is going to end. TT
Solution: Turn the laptop around to see the IO ports
the only thing i hear that you dont like is the size of a 17" laptop...... YES ITS BIG SO GET A BIGGER BAG! .......
You buy the 17 for performance not really aesthetic. The whole time basically you talked abt the look.
We get it... it's a big laptop. Geez... This guy is terrible.. he said they run PC Mark twice within 15 seconds because he couldn't think of anything else... lol
I love the vents its so amazing looking
I actually like the way the vent looks
At first I thought that the part sticking out in the back would be fine because you would have to tilt the screen a bit anyway, but when you add the charging cable...
You turned the review into a competition😭
There's a 5 dollar fine...for whining...
power and ethernet at the back - perfect for me
Your Razer will die as the Alien ware will go on and on
My old alienware rocks..... You can update older ones too.... I have an R3 with the i-7 6820 HK XTU voltage overclocked at 4.0 Ghz with (2 evo) 970 MVME 512gb in Raid-0 and a Samsung 960 Pro 2 TB hard drive.... 3840x2160 4k and GTX 980M video card ...... It plays any new game on 1080p ultra at 75 fps and in 4k 55-60 fps..... The refresh rate is 45 and 60 mhz so 40-60 fps is enough to make a game run smooth on the screen ..... The laptop is a 2016 model and it rocks..... Amazingly built and fast as hell ! It does sound like I have an F16 idling in my office when playing games .... Ha .... Thanks for the video......
So how does it perform? coz people who liked alienware pretty sure does not mind the bulk and the weight and the spaceship lights but would like to know performance. for the very reason check the video.
Whine, rinse, repeat.
Dude you just talking about the size of it and how big is it
I’m thinking it might stand for rotary but I have no clue
Calling out to anyone who is using this laptop,is the viewing angle as bad as he mentioned.if not how do you describe it?
so, how loud the fans are when running only chrome/playing one youtube video/writing text? Can sane person bring Alienware to meeting or only Meeseeks would do it?
All those fans????
What are you talking about? There are only two.
They should make it an option when purchasing to have zone or per key lighting.
Stop being so bias with thinner laptop. Just cause you prefer thin laptop doesn't mean you get to diss thicker laptops with better ventilation. You're not a very good reviewer. You even got the placement of the thunderbolt wrong. How did you even manage to get a job here without even knowing your stuff?
It is a tn display
He should be the fail guy at the beginning of infomercials. Tired of not finding your power port?
17.3 alienware delighted with it dont get this review
It's a large gaming laptop for sure, but it's not meant to be portable but rather a desktop gaming system.
Why the fuck would somebody expect an airplane's passenger power supply to fuel a gaming experience? The fat 17" AW models are pretty much marketed as desktop replacements. Because ... they are. It's around the same bulk/weight as ASUS's 2012 RoG gaming laptops. Going thinner for gaming laptops wasn't a good or a bad idea...they both have their advantages. Fatter/bulkier models like this one minimize the heat output...so you know, your wrists don't get uncomfortable from constantly resting on a hot surface.
I think you were very unfair to the AW model.
lack of RGB lighting on the power brick is a deal breaker tho
3:37 OR you could just close the screen a bit. There. Bingo solution.
My favorite laptop back then!
I like the back vent alot lol it looks cool
It runs CAD wonderfully. High load needs big venting dude. You border on angry dude.
Yeh i agree, worth it's weight in performance
Terrible review... very fitting though because those tattoos are atrocious as well. Who did those? Your three year old?
This guy complain so much about the fan,i just bought a alienware17 r4 last week, and the fan ventilation at the back is good,tha ventilation for the fan is big enough to cool down the entire system,this is a reviewer who review a product without searching anything about it
Cmon it's a gaming laptop not a feminist mac. Review it like with great awe. It's awesome.
Anybody has it had an issue with the audio not working? How to fix please
Alienware 15 r3 review?
What is the light up thing top left that’s changing colors
What the reviewer fails to understand is that this is a gaming laptop and would be most likely be taken to gaming events or LAN parties - it is a high-end gaming laptop, not a standard work laptop where connectivity would be addressed differently.
I would not want the power connector at the side whilst gaming, I would want it at the back out the way of other cables - Alienware know this, hence the positioning of the port.
Yet another poor product review on YT with little thought gone into it before posting.
He just hates alienware.
R4 does mean revision, its the 4th generation of the 17", great video
It’s so obvious, he’s being so petty😂😂😂
I watched 5 reviews of this laptop just to know the length of it
Which one was he reviewing
Thanks for the video
You do hate Alienware don’t you lol !
This is the video I've been looking for. I was actually on the fence between these two laptops and after watching the video, I've decided to go with the Alienware. My only criticism to this video is I wish it would've been easier to find. You should include some tags like "Alienware vs Asus Zephyrus" or something along those lines, as I'm sure I'm not the only one in this situation. Good video, though.
I do like when my laptop to lights up like a spaceship.
Lol hearing only negativity. Oh it’s too big, the fans are too big, the fans are also too loud!! Well of course it’s big and loud. I have this laptop and I absolutely love it.
this is prob the best FAN design i have ever seen, what is this guy talking about??? =/
All this dude does is whine, people buy this laptop for power not portability. You cant even compare with this with that little laptop lol. As for it being ugly I beg to differ.
pretty pathetic when you have twice as many dislikes as likes in a review... seems like you have a terrible-unpopular opinion(should maybe fix that if youre trying to do reviews buddy).
I’m sorry but I want to know if this is good for gaming
nobody mentions this has an hdmi in
Yes the crybaby simp did he kept claiming that it was in back to the notebook
worth it's weight but slows down all other devices 'on my mum's' wifi lol
Horrible review....
No discussion about WHY the hinge forward design was used, or about the massive cooling benefits. How the A17R4 has some of the lowest temps in a 17" laptop? Yeah it's ugly but it also serves a purpose.
No mention of the 7820hk CPU in there which is also why the hinge forward design is useful.
Absolutely no benchmarks or temperature reviews, which is what pretty much anyone is going to come here to look into.
This is by far the most useless "review" I have ever seen.
Oh man why did you buy Alienware 17 if you kind a hate it .you have taken almost 15min and you have said mostly negative
This guy is so off topic it’s crazy he’s reviewing a GAMING PC and reviewing it as tho it was a dell notebook lol
its closer to 10lbs than it is 7lbs or 8lbs. This is made to be a semi protable desktop for the most part. Why are you acting like its supposed to be an everyday carry around laptop? Its also a TN panel, so you probably should check your facts before you post a video, and review it for what its supposed to do and be used as.
I am.buying one now
Actually power port and network cable sockets are very well placed its desktop REPLACEMENT -yeah you said that later but you shouldt whine about that ,3min in and i was alredy tired :D
Stop cribbing about irrelevant things....i mean really is it so hard to plug the charging pin....lolzz.....p.s. its a great laptop 👍
This is the worst review ive ever seen...
dude thats a high end laptop by all levels, hope u know something about alien laptops. before making reviews.
so it wont fit into his case and it's not so portable, this make sit bad
U are only ment to review one laptop not two
signed in, just to give you a dislike.
all is negative , even it was good , but you confirm the negative vibes , hope you changed now :-0
14 Min to say the same thing a gazillion times. Impressive repetition.
I'm waiting for the Ryzen laptops.
Phillip Siddiq In 2017? Or for 2018?
Adam Nouwailati They said they would be released end of 3rd quarter or beginning of the 4th 2017. Quad core, 6 and 8 core.
me too...and oled on 17
Nice, I want to get an Alienware 15 or 17 for uni, should I wait? And who is 'they'? Alienware or like rumours?
"They" probably referred to AMD.