Alienware M16 r2 - They nailed it (almost)!
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Not a refresh but a complete redesign; that is Alienware's new M16 r2.
While the original from last year was a massive gaming machine, the revised sibling for 2024 offers a much more streamlined gaming laptop with lots of daily-driver potential.
Please enjoy our video review, and for much more about the #AlienwareM182024, check out our written articles as well:
English Review:
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German Review:
www.notebookcheck.com/Alienwa...
Our Alienware M16 r2 2024 review unit comes with Intel's Core Ultra 7 155H, Nvidia's RTX 4070, 32 GB DDR5-5600 RAM, and a 1TB SSD.
Time Stamps:
0:00 - Intro,
1:00 - Specs, Overview, Chassis
2:30 - Ports, Maintenance, WiFi, Webcam
3:57 - Keyboard, Touchpad
4:45 - Display
5:33 - CPU/System - Performance
7:07 - GPU/Gaming - Performance, Benchmarks
8:00 - Fan Noise + Noise Samples
8:47 - Battery Life
9:10 - Summary
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Just got one last week and even had a price drop at Best Buy of 300 bucks. Yay price match! I love it overall performance and everything. Currently 1299.99. at Best Buy
I have mine and I love it. Why are there so many haters in the comments lol?
Can you review the Strix g 16 2024 next?
does it charge via thunderbolt port? heard it might not
Great review as always. I really like the look of the redesign though i must say i miss the rgb ring that was on the previous design lol. I just wish Alienware would offer mini led or oled displays as an option
This will be my next laptop most likely after my 17r3. But I am waiting until next year when the r3 comes out. I like the m18 but it is to big and heavy. And as I only will be having one laptop, the m16 seems like the perfect choice that you actually can bring with you. The x16 is just to expensive and big to justify. And it has soldered ram... I will use it mostly for work with 3D, photo and movie editing. Hope I do the correct pick.
Jeez only haters here? Tough crowd. Those of us that need a gaming PC that doubles as a great professional laptop seems to be who this machine is for. Can turn off all rgb and does not have the flashy I’m a gamer crap, and put in a CPU that’s not overpowered for the heat sync as it is finally small enough to fit in a 16” laptop bag, on top of enough battery life to be usable for a work day.
If you’re just a kid at home who wants a gaming laptop I get all your complaints. You want none of the things that make this an excellent laptop for those of us that integrate this into our workday.
Thank you for the review! Great stuff!
The fact that this laptop and the Framework Laptop 13 are the only Intel Meteor Lake laptops with upgradable RAM really grinds my gears. With CAMM2 being released and some people, especially in creative and STEM fields, actually needing more than 32 GB of RAM, this is infuriating that we have so few options with upgradable RAM when we literally have a standard Dell developed and yet they don't even use it! 😡
I was told during Computex that this primarily comes down to cost and heat.
As of right now CAMM apparently costs almost twice as much as "conventional" RAM options ...
@NotebookcheckReviews Then OEMs like Asus need to stop soldering RAM on their ROG Zephyrus G14 & G16 (like what Razer & MSI do on their 14 inch laptops) and/or restricting the 32 GB configurations to the expensive RTX 4070 or higher SKUs, which don't offer that much more gaming performance than the 4060 and offer the same vRAM capacity but you are essentially forced to go for them because otherwise you're restricting the lifespan of your expensive purchase. You can literally get a Razer Blade 14 with an RTX 4060 that will outperform or perform similarly to the 2024 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 with the RTX 4070 for a similar price, and the Blade doesn't have the RAM issue because it can be upgraded.
Honestly, I'd hold off on buying a laptop this year unless I couldn't wait any longer, but if I couldn't, I'd look for a sale on a 2023 laptop...
I get this argument from an "enthusiast" point of view, and you are right, all GPU configs should be available with your choice of RAM. I would personally never get a machine with 16 gigs unless it's only for media consumption or office work.
For anything work or gaming related I might even struggle settling for 32 especially if its soldered.
But in Asus' case you have no choice, which is a very decision on their end. On the other hand, most potential buyers might simply not care.
@@NotebookcheckReviews And that's the problem. You literally are _forced_ to go with a configuration you may not need just to get the extra RAM. And for the prices Asus charges, that's unacceptable.
I feel we are in a temporary period where OEMs have done the right move and are using soldered RAM for the faster speeds, greater efficiency and lower latency whilst waiting for CAMM2 to become established and significantly reduce the price. Though I am hesitant with CAMM2 as it is RAM on its own board which means that if you want to upgrade from 32GB to 64GB, you cannot simply buy a 32GB module; you have to buy a new 64GB CAMM2 board. I suspect that would be very expensive.
I have no issue with soldered RAM as failure rate is now nominal. But I agree that OEMs by not offering higher skews are not helpful for that tiny niche market that need 64GB or more. Apple does, but charges accordingly for those extra production runs and costs.
Thang god, that enormous footprint has always been a huge turn-off for me, and one of the big deciding factors for not getting one back when I was shopping around. Increasing the footprint has always seemed, to me, very bad trade-off, as the increase in perceived "unwieldness" is just much larger than whatever volume reduction they might have netted from decreasing thickness and spreading componentes around.
Yeah, it makes the 2024 model so much more portable. However, I wish they had kept the original design for a 4080/4090 config.
@@NotebookcheckReviews There seems to be a sad trend for 2024 models in removing the, IMO, real next-gen cards in the 4080 and 4090 from most of their lineups. The 2023 G14 comes to mind as a device that pushed boundaries to the point which later models have failed to even reach, much less exceed. This all smells like artificial market segmentation, which is a big lose-lose scenario for the consumer.
No full size SD reader: instant pass, instant click away, instant never bare a second eye, nothing more annoying, no bigger deal breaker, Legion 7i still reigns supreme as the best 16 inch gaming laptop.
I know they are both owned by the same company, but why does the keyboard look like Dell keyboards?
Also when I hear that a gaming laptop has 6+ hours of battery life, I have a hard time believing that.
i have the laptop and it really can last longer than 6 hours and around 8 hours if you are just watching youtube and that sort of activity
@@GooberFrGoofy Really? Because I own an ASUS Zephyrus M15 and before buying it, I learned that it gave 8 hours of battery life. After buying it, I found this to be a lie.
I have the 185H/32GB version and considering that i had many doubts, especially about the display and the limited gpu, i have to say i like it. Solid build, solid stability and it performs very well for that much casual gaming that i do (counterstrike mostly). Pretty much in line with this review. I'll probably add storage and ram further if amazon does huge discounts in the coming months.
Make Video On Dell Alienware x16 R2 2024 RTX 4080
Coming soon!
@@NotebookcheckReviews Thanks But In Detail Video ! Please ! Do ASAP
display on Alienware continues to be a joke, such a missed opportunity
8gb vram is just not a good option anymore
Where did you personally ran into trouble?
@@NotebookcheckReviews 1440p resolution with ultra textures in most games now is stuttery
No displayport, so you can't see more colours on good monitors, hdmi just sucks. Also Inverted motherboard design is good over traditional cooling design. Battery Life is good on R2 because of weak CPU, you can also extend R1's battery life by Limiting cpu power as R2. Finally Removing tron light from back is making design as Garbage. I recommend R1 over R2
sorry but it looks ugly compared to the old one that has an extension at the back. made it stand out
When it comes to looks, I have to agree. The original looks much more complete ... then again, the r2 is much more practical!
Not concerned with ugly. More concerned with functionality.
Although, I can't lie, it looks like a 2016 laptop.
@@benjaminngopwaamos6878 but that design also helped with thermal quite a bit, so it had some functionality
Overall look is meh 🫤 Not sure is it colour issue or its design thing 😢 Why Alienware cant get the same designers as ASUS, I mean without Alienware logo it looks like noname chinese brand laptop. Hardware is decent just the package sucks :(( Nowadays most of brands can offer amazing performance for a good price, how the hell Alienware wants to be competitive with such as poor design
What bothers you about it?
@@NotebookcheckReviewsI’ve already explained 😑
I'm sorry but the Alienware laptops never really caught my eye, their design looks like something an edgy teen would come up with.
I prefer a sleek, elegant and subtle design which can be easily integrated anywhere, like the Asus Zephyrus (2024) and the Razer Blades (to some extent... as I find that huge snake logo cringy as hell...)
First 👀
woop, woop
Poor ppi and nits monitor. Plastic chassis with only cover in Al. No thanks. Good video however...👍
QHD is not high-res enough for you?
Have you ever experience the recent Alienware's in person? They are quality machine, nothing "plasticky" about them!
@@NotebookcheckReviews yes I had refunded a m18 R2 recently. Try to remove the back panel to remove RAM, the keyboard panel will it Flex. 150 ppi is it very poor sorry. These are good laptop but I remember X17 with magnesium chassis and 4k monitor and 500 nits...🤷
@@simonefiorini8298 The RTX 4070 can't really go above 2560x1600 because it's heavily GPU limited above that resolution unless you heavily use DLSS and DLSS FG, and even then, the battery life compromises might be another issue.
@@cameronbosch1213m18 R2 have 4090 but same resolution and nits.
@@simonefiorini8298 But that's using a much bigger chassis, a more power hungry HX CPU, and isn't really comparable to this for those reasons.
The worst redesign ever
Why?
It's obviously seen on the momebts where they together- the r1 is iconic, like was area51m, and now m18
@@NotebookcheckReviewsHe likes big ass
@@NotebookcheckReviewsits not running 240 when im playing fort but 144 when plugged in the chsrger?
It's like they fucking made it look like a cheaper bulking fat crust of a left over pizza slice literally like Asus g16 and legion i5 pro ,bro have a look at the competition?
Garbage
OK... Why tho?