This is my first time watching a review video by you and I must say, you do an excellent straight to the punch detail review that is also easy to understand and very clear! I am definitely subscribing and looking forward to more!
I subscribed to the channel because last time I came, was in 2013 when I was in Paris, looking for the best gaming laptop to buy with my first paycheck. Then after that, the channel completely disappeared from my radar. Glad to see that the review are still well done! Love from Canada ❤️🙂
I recently acquired one of these, your review is what made me decision to buy. Whenever I look to buy something I always consult your reviews, I know you’re always going to be honest.
It will not appear anytime soon in a laptop due to the huge size of CPU's in the 3000-series. Its not slated for the R2, and my guess is we will see gimped 3000-series Max-Q designs going into the R3.
Lisa - Thank you for your videos. I just bought the Alienware Area 51m R2 with help from your video. Best channel and I am always smiling at the end of a video!
Simply awesome review Lisa, your presentation style and lack of the dreaded "um" are memorable. Excellent content as well. I just bought one of these based off this review. Would be good if you could talk about resale of these units. Alienware trade at a premium compared to other brands except Apple but they dont do gaming laptops.
Very, very helpful review. Lisa, I’m looking at the Area51M R2 with an i7-10700K and RTX 2080 Super (I’m assuming it’s a mobile GPU whereas the CPU I guess is a desktop CPU in a laptop). I’m mostly thinking in terms of the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and am looking at an online bottleneck calculator and wondering if the large gap between the CPU and GPU should be a concern. If I run into stutters can I just undervolt the CPU? Obviously, like you said, the RTX 2070 Super is much cheaper but I’m thinking it will presumably pump out a few more frames per second and with this demanding simulator every extra frame counts. Do you agree? Would you still advise an RTX 2070 Super for this flight sim? Or do you think the frame rates of the 2070S and 2080S will be on par with one another? I’m going with an i7 over an i9 purely for thermal considerations as you noted. You also stated that the 2070S thermals would be a little less than the 2080S. So, basically my overall question for you is; Do you think for a few more frames per second I n the flight sim (where 30-40 fps is considered good for this demanding sim) that the lower thermals of the 2070S outweigh those few extra frames? Or do you think the 2080S with a bit higher thermals is worth it for the few extra frames? I forgot to mention that I’ll be running the laptop in 1080p resolution via HDMI to my 55 inch 1080p TV. Why a laptop you might ask? I don’t want a liquid cooled desktop, sounds like too much maintenance and I’m not into messing with computer components. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Love your videos!
At one point I didn't know that they made laptops that can use desktop components, this is awesome. I used to wish they'd make systems that are truly mobile desktops meaning ease of CPU upgradability and this is it, the only drawback other than price is the proprietary motherboard but that's a thing in desktop prebuilds as well anyways. I'm definitely starting to think about getting one of these as opposed to an XPS 17, the main drawback is that I'll look like a nerd but ah well
@@demurevilleneuvewinslet8235 I did not, eventually I bought a 1060 3GB which is my first dedicated GPU to be able to stick my head in the PC gaming door. My iPad has the M1 but it’s not on MacOS or course
Thank you Lisa for this review...it helped me to decide on purchasing the 10700K and 2070 Super model instead of the I9/2080 Super. Saved some money and better thermals are great reasons to me. Thanks!
Hi Lisa, have you tried the Clevo chassis desktop replacements, like the X170SM-G? How would they compare to this Alienware? Also, with the 2 asymmetric power adapters, do they have to be plugged into specific ports or are they interchangeable?
So wait. I keep reading that the Area 51 can upgrade the processor and the graphics card. So if I bought the 2080 super version I can’t at some point upgrade it to a 3080 card?
I just got mine last week, i7 10700 though with an RTX2060 and 16Gb RAM. Oddly Dell shipped it with two 330W bricks...not the 330W and the smaller 180W one shown here. Might of been something Dell noticed. That said however it's a BEAUTIFUL machine and damn powerful too. Seriously has zero issues gaming that I've seen so far, for the first time I'm actually impressed by a Dell product.
Lisa, I have admired your reviews from afar for many years. But I have been slumming it with a 1080p 75Hz GTX1070 HP Omen 15 rocking a 7th gen i7 for just as many years. (and a 15" Surface Book 2, which I have literally just killed with a drop of water) This Christmas, I have something coming that I though was going to be yet another disaster in what has until now been a complete year of disasters. Finally, at the end of the year, it's coming right. I haven't been working at my current company all that long (since end of April '19), but they recently announced a "restructuring" (set of economic lay-offs), and, reluctantly, I re-activated my job searches when it was announced that QA personnel would be at risk of redundancy (and only voluntary redundancy claims would be considered if you had been working there for less than two years, which I had). Now I used to do quality auditing and consultancy a couple of years ago, and I loved it, and I was coining it in also. Then my mother began to ail with dementia, and she worried what to do despite the fact that I told her carers whatever was coming up. So I quit my lucrative, interesting job for a more 9 to 5 one with a short commute distance. I had been renting, so I just moved back into my mother's home (my old home as a kid, and I'm single now, not from choice) to look after her. Money started going left and right, and I was earning less. Then my mother died. Then I lost that job through redundancy,, and I hadn't been there long enough to earn redundancy money. Then I had to pay for the funeral, because my older sister and my brother-in-law couldn't afford to help other than with the catering. And I was never going to allow my mother to go to her grave (with my father, who dies two years before) in a cardboard coffin, so it was a mahogany coffin with polished brass handles and fittings. I have been broke ever since. So I was just a little nervous that it would be yet another crack of doom in a ghastly year. But the day after I re-activated my job searches, I was head-hunted during the voluntary redundancy period, at a higher rate, with a significant car allowance and mileage, working from home. the job I love for its value to customers, and it also makes me rich. Long story short, at Christmas, (well 21st December, in fact), I will be receiving over £11,000, and starting my new job in 05January 2021. I will be blowing less than half on an Alienware A51M R2 maxed out, but with a 1080p high refresh rate rather than the outdated 4k 60Hz version (silly boy, if I buy that one, I ill always be limited to 60Hz refresh rate, no matter what game I play. And I will still be able to give my sister and her family with the wherewithal to share a great Christmas with all of them. And I'll still have more money left than my starting salary for a month!
I lost my Surface Book 2 from the tiniest drop of water, too. I now have the maxed-out A52 R2 with the Full HD screen. It is bomb-proof compared to the Surface Book.
So is the GPU and CPU still upgradeable? As well as the RAM, you mentioned they reduced from 4 slots to only 2 slots for the RAM, but didn't mention if it was soldered or not. You also said you can repaste your gpu and cpu. Just curious.
Hi Lisa are you recommending this over the M17 R3 I am definitely looking at either one as Dell has a Labor day sale on. Does Dell paste for cooler operation? As always great review thanks.
It really depends on portability- the M17 R3 is lighter, slimmer and has a single charger. The Area 51m can run cooler and is more upgradable. Both use thermal paste for the heatsinks. not factory LM, if that's what you're asking.
I just placed an order for this laptop with 64gb RAM and 2tb SSD; however, I see in your review that this laptop has 2 cameras. Are you able to use both at the same time or how does they work?
Are those vents right above the keyboard on the palm rest? I have the R1 and it does not have those and it gets hot in that area so curious if Dell improved on that by adding vents.
So you can only run the laptop two hours without plugging it into the power supply? Or the wall? Do you have to charge a power supply? I'm very new to laptops.
I have the Area 51m R1 version as my desktop replacement and love it.. Dell really dropped the ball on upgrade promises for my current R1 build so my advise would be take with a grain of salt any promises for upgrades on the R2 units as far a processor or graphics is concerned.. Other than that they are great desktop replacements.
MobileTechReview - If I want to opt for the exact same specifications (i7 10th Gen, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD, RTX 2080 Super and a 4K UHD Screen) which one should be better for me? *Area 51M R2 or M17 R3?*
This is a delayed posting. I just saw this today (27 July 2021). Did you know that Dell is not shipping most models to certain states due to Energy Saving requirements? They include: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. (I live in Oregon)
Do I have to worry about heating issues ( i9 version) if I only use it for premier pro and other adobe stuff? I won't play games. I just need a desktop replacement performance for these tasks.
@@Radhaugo108 I still, have hope. I have a 51m R1 and I know I can't take it's cpu any further and that's fine. But the GPU should still be able to upgrade. Would love to use a 3070 in my Area 51
@@Radhaugo108 the rtx2080s in this laptop only 150w,like MSI, but in clevo x170sm it's 200W..and clevo MXM format usually lives and continues;but iwon't recommend it as NH55Af successor will be better,sth with next ryzen socket AM$ support(maybe b550/x570) and pcie expres4 plus rtx3070/rtx3080 even at 200-220W would be phenomenal.
very good specs however getting replacement parts has almost been impossible which is shocking for a new laptop only a year old. I will never never buy from dell again.
I'm happy I bought the R1. It's actually gets better fps than with the 2080rtx than R2 with the super. As long as you keep the original drivers before they lowered TDP. The R2 has a 50 watt lower TDP that can't be increased to thar of the R1. There R1 typically get 5 to yfps over the R2 super version. Sure you can get a 10 core CPU but it the R1 with 9700k or 9900k still beats it since it's not as overclockable with the lower total TDP. Sure the R2 has better cooling but that's fixable with a good cooling pad. The R2 simply isn't worth the extra price.
Finally someone who speaks with weighty criteria and not only with complaints and discomfort due to misunderstandings. I was looking for someone with arguments to help me decide in the midst of this war of upgradeable dreams. A friend question: How is that of the cooling pad?
Hi I just recently ordered an Area 51m R2 with 17.3" UHD (3840 x 2160) 60Hz 25ms 500-nits 100% Adobe RGB color gamut + Tobii Eyetracking technology. I think I might have rushed in my decision do you think that the refresh rate of 60 Hz will not be enough. Should I panick call Dell and ask to change my device to 17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080) 360Hz 5ms 300-nits 100% sRGB color + Tobii Eyetracking + NVIDIA G-SYNC. Please help!!!
My problem is that Dell said the GPU can be upgradable for a51m, yet they don't provide any upgrade kit for it. If they can't keep the promise, this laptop won't be any better than the others.
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This is my first time watching a review video by you and I must say, you do an excellent straight to the punch detail review that is also easy to understand and very clear! I am definitely subscribing and looking forward to more!
I subscribed to the channel because last time I came, was in 2013 when I was in Paris, looking for the best gaming laptop to buy with my first paycheck. Then after that, the channel completely disappeared from my radar. Glad to see that the review are still well done! Love from Canada ❤️🙂
Getting this for my hubby for his 40th. Hope it doesn’t disappoint!
Thank you Lisa, I'll be buying this for music production. You earned yourself a Sub. Much love.
I recently acquired one of these, your review is what made me decision to buy. Whenever I look to buy something I always consult your reviews, I know you’re always going to be honest.
Now that the 3080 GPU is out, do you know how that is for thermals?
It will not appear anytime soon in a laptop due to the huge size of CPU's in the 3000-series. Its not slated for the R2, and my guess is we will see gimped 3000-series Max-Q designs going into the R3.
@@fractalelf7760 well it appeared so you were wrong
@@TOXIC-fo2bc Glad I and others were wrong. Expect it downclocked ;)
FINALLY !! Been waiting for this review since May 😎😎. Thanks Lisa 😊 ; awesome vid as always 😀!
First time here and are the best reviews i've seen ! clear and accurate ! THANKS, can't wait to receive my R2 ! CHEERS
Ayyy awesome I just ordered mine today can’t wait until mine comes in as wel
@@buttersthegay what specs did u choose?
I’ve been waiting this review for a looong time!
I bought one of these and im very happy with it.
How portable is it
every time before buying a new tech gizmo I check out Lisa's videos. thanks Lisa!
I really like how you covered every aspect. Compelled to sub
Lisa - Thank you for your videos. I just bought the Alienware Area 51m R2 with help from your video. Best channel and I am always smiling at the end of a video!
When it comes to unbiased, in depth reviews on the latest tech, Lisa is my favorite. She deserves much more recognition!
Simply awesome review Lisa, your presentation style and lack of the dreaded "um" are memorable. Excellent content as well. I just bought one of these based off this review. Would be good if you could talk about resale of these units. Alienware trade at a premium compared to other brands except Apple but they dont do gaming laptops.
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Very, very helpful review. Lisa, I’m looking at the Area51M R2 with an i7-10700K and RTX 2080 Super (I’m assuming it’s a mobile GPU whereas the CPU I guess is a desktop CPU in a laptop). I’m mostly thinking in terms of the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and am looking at an online bottleneck calculator and wondering if the large gap between the CPU and GPU should be a concern. If I run into stutters can I just undervolt the CPU? Obviously, like you said, the RTX 2070 Super is much cheaper but I’m thinking it will presumably pump out a few more frames per second and with this demanding simulator every extra frame counts. Do you agree? Would you still advise an RTX 2070 Super for this flight sim? Or do you think the frame rates of the 2070S and 2080S will be on par with one another? I’m going with an i7 over an i9 purely for thermal considerations as you noted. You also stated that the 2070S thermals would be a little less than the 2080S. So, basically my overall question for you is; Do you think for a few more frames per second I n the flight sim (where 30-40 fps is considered good for this demanding sim) that the lower thermals of the 2070S outweigh those few extra frames? Or do you think the 2080S with a bit higher thermals is worth it for the few extra frames? I forgot to mention that I’ll be running the laptop in 1080p resolution via HDMI to my 55 inch 1080p TV. Why a laptop you might ask? I don’t want a liquid cooled desktop, sounds like too much maintenance and I’m not into messing with computer components. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Love your videos!
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Wonderful review of the tech gadgets and devices, I just love your video Lisa, you rock!!
Thank you for your great reviews!
Considering getting this one, with the i7. Is the 2080 causing too many overheating issues?
It's mostly the Core i9 that causes heat issues. With an i7, you'll be fine with the RTX 2080 Super.
@@mobiletechreview Hey Lisa, what is the wattage of 2070 Super that comes with 51M R2, is 115 watt like M15 and M17.
Lisa, you are my greatest reviewer !!! Thank you!
At one point I didn't know that they made laptops that can use desktop components, this is awesome. I used to wish they'd make systems that are truly mobile desktops meaning ease of CPU upgradability and this is it, the only drawback other than price is the proprietary motherboard but that's a thing in desktop prebuilds as well anyways. I'm definitely starting to think about getting one of these as opposed to an XPS 17, the main drawback is that I'll look like a nerd but ah well
@@demurevilleneuvewinslet8235 I did not, eventually I bought a 1060 3GB which is my first dedicated GPU to be able to stick my head in the PC gaming door. My iPad has the M1 but it’s not on MacOS or course
Thank you Lisa for this review...it helped me to decide on purchasing the 10700K and 2070 Super model instead of the I9/2080 Super. Saved some money and better thermals are great reasons to me. Thanks!
Great Video, i've only just discovered this channel. Super informative video.
Great review! Where can I get that shirt you're wearing (or similar shirts?)
Hi Lisa, have you tried the Clevo chassis desktop replacements, like the X170SM-G? How would they compare to this Alienware?
Also, with the 2 asymmetric power adapters, do they have to be plugged into specific ports or are they interchangeable?
Is this laptop good for video edditor and graphic designer?
First time on this channel, why did i not discover this earlier. Great review btw
I upgraded my Alienware area from a i7-8750h to a i9-9900 8 cores 16 threads and it's so fast now...
Lisa Gade you are awesome just subscribed to your channel love from nyc!
As always great review as great as your t-shirts. Keep it up Lisa!!
Great review, so clear ! Thank you
Thanks for reviewing this Lisa. 🙂
Is it good for graphics design??
Your shirts are awesome as your reviews :D thank you for the hard work.
Very clear review. Exactly what I needed prior to confirming my order.
@Testings Tests I've another Alienware laptop. After 5-6 years, still excellent and easy to upgrade. I've already ordered it.
So wait. I keep reading that the Area 51 can upgrade the processor and the graphics card. So if I bought the 2080 super version I can’t at some point upgrade it to a 3080 card?
I just got mine last week, i7 10700 though with an RTX2060 and 16Gb RAM. Oddly Dell shipped it with two 330W bricks...not the 330W and the smaller 180W one shown here. Might of been something Dell noticed. That said however it's a BEAUTIFUL machine and damn powerful too. Seriously has zero issues gaming that I've seen so far, for the first time I'm actually impressed by a Dell product.
I have the i9-10900K, RTX 2080 Super and 32GB RAM. It can handle any AAA game with max settings at 1080p with more than ample frame rate.
Great review Lisa, always love your reviews.
Super helpful video! To the point and very in depth, thank you!
OMG-Another world-class review by Lisa. How does she do it?
Lisa, I have admired your reviews from afar for many years. But I have been slumming it with a 1080p 75Hz GTX1070 HP Omen 15 rocking a 7th gen i7 for just as many years. (and a 15" Surface Book 2, which I have literally just killed with a drop of water) This Christmas, I have something coming that I though was going to be yet another disaster in what has until now been a complete year of disasters. Finally, at the end of the year, it's coming right.
I haven't been working at my current company all that long (since end of April '19), but they recently announced a "restructuring" (set of economic lay-offs), and, reluctantly, I re-activated my job searches when it was announced that QA personnel would be at risk of redundancy (and only voluntary redundancy claims would be considered if you had been working there for less than two years, which I had).
Now I used to do quality auditing and consultancy a couple of years ago, and I loved it, and I was coining it in also. Then my mother began to ail with dementia, and she worried what to do despite the fact that I told her carers whatever was coming up. So I quit my lucrative, interesting job for a more 9 to 5 one with a short commute distance. I had been renting, so I just moved back into my mother's home (my old home as a kid, and I'm single now, not from choice) to look after her. Money started going left and right, and I was earning less. Then my mother died. Then I lost that job through redundancy,, and I hadn't been there long enough to earn redundancy money. Then I had to pay for the funeral, because my older sister and my brother-in-law couldn't afford to help other than with the catering. And I was never going to allow my mother to go to her grave (with my father, who dies two years before) in a cardboard coffin, so it was a mahogany coffin with polished brass handles and fittings.
I have been broke ever since.
So I was just a little nervous that it would be yet another crack of doom in a ghastly year.
But the day after I re-activated my job searches, I was head-hunted during the voluntary redundancy period, at a higher rate, with a significant car allowance and mileage, working from home. the job I love for its value to customers, and it also makes me rich.
Long story short, at Christmas, (well 21st December, in fact), I will be receiving over £11,000, and starting my new job in 05January 2021. I will be blowing less than half on an Alienware A51M R2 maxed out, but with a 1080p high refresh rate rather than the outdated 4k 60Hz version (silly boy, if I buy that one, I ill always be limited to 60Hz refresh rate, no matter what game I play.
And I will still be able to give my sister and her family with the wherewithal to share a great Christmas with all of them. And I'll still have more money left than my starting salary for a month!
I lost my Surface Book 2 from the tiniest drop of water, too. I now have the maxed-out A52 R2 with the Full HD screen. It is bomb-proof compared to the Surface Book.
So is the GPU and CPU still upgradeable? As well as the RAM, you mentioned they reduced from 4 slots to only 2 slots for the RAM, but didn't mention if it was soldered or not. You also said you can repaste your gpu and cpu. Just curious.
Very informative. Loved the video and style.
Hi Lisa are you recommending this over the M17 R3 I am definitely looking at either one as Dell has a Labor day sale on. Does Dell paste for cooler operation? As always great review thanks.
It really depends on portability- the M17 R3 is lighter, slimmer and has a single charger. The Area 51m can run cooler and is more upgradable. Both use thermal paste for the heatsinks. not factory LM, if that's what you're asking.
Is it possible to squeeze out like 2-3 hours of battery out of this thing?
How does this woman not have a million subs yet…
Quality over quantity
We're going to look at it now
Subscribed, very informative video direct to the information, gonna buy the expensive version i9, 2080,32 ram,2 tb ssd
I just placed an order for this laptop with 64gb RAM and 2tb SSD; however, I see in your review that this laptop has 2 cameras. Are you able to use both at the same time or how does they work?
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Hi ive just literally purchased alienware area51r2 rtx2070 super.. but will i be able to upgrade to the 3000 series?
The question is should I get this rather than a tower?
I love this model a ton!
Is it good, I want to get it so I can play games like valorant, league of legends, and apex legends! Do you know if it will be able to run it?
@@isaiahcarroll3953 easily so
@@albertabdul-barrwang3494 thank you so much for the quick response!! I will be getting it! Have a great day sir!
I love graphics, so 1080 p or 4k with this laptop? im mainly RDR2 and games like that open world.
Are those vents right above the keyboard on the palm rest? I have the R1 and it does not have those and it gets hot in that area so curious if Dell improved on that by adding vents.
That thing puts my 2013 latitude e6530 to sleep 10 times over! Man would it be nice to have that thing sitting on my desk.
What do you recommend for 4k video editing
OMG, I want that tshirt! 👍
Thank you very much I love your reviews
So you can only run the laptop two hours without plugging it into the power supply? Or the wall? Do you have to charge a power supply? I'm very new to laptops.
I have the Area 51m R1 version as my desktop replacement and love it..
Dell really dropped the ball on upgrade promises for my current R1 build so my advise would be take with a grain of salt any promises for upgrades on the R2 units as far a processor or graphics is concerned..
Other than that they are great desktop replacements.
Lisa does the best gaming laptop reviews in the world !
I have the same setting as you at 3:40.. but my score is nearly 2000.. why? T_T is your score at STOCK setting or with overclock?
This lady is the perfect mix of smart and str8 to the point
MobileTechReview
- If I want to opt for the exact same specifications (i7 10th Gen, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD, RTX 2080 Super and a 4K UHD Screen) which one should be better for me? *Area 51M R2 or M17 R3?*
Lisa, I already ordered an i9 is the thermals really that bad?
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Great review Lisa, I have subscribed. I am enjoying my Acer Predator Helios 300 too :)
I haven't seen reviews with their current 4k screen at 60hz. Is this worth it vs the 300hz FHD monitors they have?
In terms of upgradability... if you get the i7-10700 (non-K), can you later upgrade to a K sku (like the i9-10900K for example)?
This is a delayed posting. I just saw this today (27 July 2021). Did you know that Dell is not shipping most models to certain states due to Energy Saving requirements? They include: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. (I live in Oregon)
Do I have to worry about heating issues ( i9 version) if I only use it for premier pro and other adobe stuff? I won't play games. I just need a desktop replacement performance for these tasks.
What is the best desktop replacement laptop with RTX 30 series?
do you think a brand new never used thinkpad x250/x240/x230 with a ram upgrade to 8GB or more are still a viable option in 2020?
This laptop sounds more like "this is why I don't need to go to the gym."
Lol you stole my joke.
They are a pain in the ass... i take mine to work and back home every day... its a free workout
This review was sooo good
I’m unsure if I should get this or the Alienware m17 r4 i9. I want to play demanding games like read dead redemption 2 and GTA V. Any suggestions?
I can still play gta v on my alienware mx 16 from 10 years ago xD
Me: So, can I upgrade the 51m as promised? Or was it all just a scam?
Alienware: Yes
For real I wish they could be more transparent
@@darryljack6612 Imagine if you could upgrade to a 3080 as you could in a PC. That was the selling point of this laptop.
@@Radhaugo108 I still, have hope. I have a 51m R1 and I know I can't take it's cpu any further and that's fine. But the GPU should still be able to upgrade. Would love to use a 3070 in my Area 51
@@Radhaugo108 the rtx2080s in this laptop only 150w,like MSI, but in clevo x170sm it's 200W..and clevo MXM format usually lives and continues;but iwon't recommend it as NH55Af successor will be better,sth with next ryzen socket AM$ support(maybe b550/x570) and pcie expres4 plus rtx3070/rtx3080 even at 200-220W would be phenomenal.
@@amirbahalegharn365 The RTX 2080 Super has aa 200 watt power budget for the R2, not 150 watts.
Anyone know if R3 is imminent release?
I'm NOT a gamer but still love my 2013 AW18 for developing. Is the Area51 worth the upgrading? I love the HHD & SSD Storage size.
One of the best reviewers!
Are there any laptops better than this today for content creator looking for desktop like performance?
Pretty soon these laptops will need so much power they will eschew the battery and just come with a 1 mile long extension cord.
When will the new m51 R3 be out in Jun or Oct ❓
Isn’t touching integrated circuit with barehand cause ESD and might damage it or that’s only in cars control modules?
very good specs however getting replacement parts has almost been impossible which is shocking for a new laptop only a year old. I will never never buy from dell again.
Recent update with Tobii Experience has Windows Hello now. Super Great.
I'm happy I bought the R1. It's actually gets better fps than with the 2080rtx than R2 with the super. As long as you keep the original drivers before they lowered TDP. The R2 has a 50 watt lower TDP that can't be increased to thar of the R1. There R1 typically get 5 to yfps over the R2 super version. Sure you can get a 10 core CPU but it the R1 with 9700k or 9900k still beats it since it's not as overclockable with the lower total TDP. Sure the R2 has better cooling but that's fixable with a good cooling pad. The R2 simply isn't worth the extra price.
Finally someone who speaks with weighty criteria and not only with complaints and discomfort due to misunderstandings. I was looking for someone with arguments to help me decide in the midst of this war of upgradeable dreams. A friend question: How is that of the cooling pad?
I just have to dream to own such a laptop :(
Hi I just recently ordered an Area 51m R2 with 17.3" UHD (3840 x 2160) 60Hz 25ms 500-nits 100% Adobe RGB color gamut + Tobii Eyetracking technology. I think I might have rushed in my decision do you think that the refresh rate of 60 Hz will not be enough. Should I panick call Dell and ask to change my device to 17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080) 360Hz 5ms 300-nits 100% sRGB color + Tobii Eyetracking + NVIDIA G-SYNC. Please help!!!
What is wrong with the i9 or the i9 overclockable?
Edit: would it be a waste to under volt an i9 overclockable?
My problem is that Dell said the GPU can be upgradable for a51m, yet they don't provide any upgrade kit for it. If they can't keep the promise, this laptop won't be any better than the others.
very good vid, thank you