Alienware are downgrading screens, thermals and keyboards to make an update? Seems logical.

I was an AW fan boy for years, till you guys showed me Legion.

@cameronbosch1213

5 ай бұрын

Legion looks really underwhelming this year. Personally, I would sit out this year.

@niko1even

5 ай бұрын

​@@cameronbosch1213 Only ones I really am intrigued by is the Raider 18 HX and the ROG Scar 18. I got last year's scar 16 model because the 18 inch lacked the mini-led panel, but apparently they put it in this year's model. It's probably one of few (if not the only one) laptop with an 18 inch WQXGA 240hz mini led panel with 2000 dimming zones. It looks like an absolute joy to game on. The raider on the other hand doesn't have the amazing panel, but looks like an absolute powerhouse. It is heavier than the scar, but it seems to be much more of a stationary use laptop than the scar 18 (which is ironic to say because no one would probably carry around an 18 inch laptop). Given MSI's track record with reliability in laptops, I am still hesitant to recommend anyone an MSI laptop for now though. Their reliability and quality has gone up dramatically in the past few years though.

@joelconolly5574

5 ай бұрын

​@@cameronbosch1213same.

@James-xs9mn

5 ай бұрын

The Legion stuff is admittingly nice but I personally don't want to give my money or information to a Commie brand that has strong connections to the CCP and PLA so I'll stick with western/Taiwanese brands.

@kennetha6594

5 ай бұрын

Legion peaked in 2022.

less fans, less storage upgrades, slower and to stubborn to increase the nits. Alienware is just killing itself...

@joelconolly5574

5 ай бұрын

Less fans because it has better cooling and still has 2 storage upgrades like the rest of the laptop industry and slower because it using an Ultra processor? I don't know what is there to complain about.

@zerohbeat

5 ай бұрын

Probably this is to make the x16 r2 version the main choice for most people. This way they can also standardize the m16 version by having less choices. Maybe even cut more the cost of production of that model.

@deadgoldenheart9560

4 ай бұрын

too* not to, there's a difference

@artusanctus997

2 ай бұрын

@@joelconolly5574 I swear PC gamers are toxic and spoiled.

@TheRubsi

2 ай бұрын

It's a good move. The 2023 version still exist, why not offer more?

I bought a m16 r1 at best buy open box with a 4080 for 1600. It was a good deal but the fact that alienware is out of touch with consumers needs for a good panel STILL frustrates me.

@DonutAgain

5 ай бұрын

I was eyeing that exact model with Ryzen 9 7845HX CPU, but I was traveling during the holidays. By the time I got home post holidays and I was ready to sit down to purchase, it was already gone. Sad!😢

@meFatuations

21 күн бұрын

They have a great panel. I have a new iPad Pro 13 inch dual Oled display and compared it to an older LCD iPad from 2020. The newest greatest screen was indistinguishable from the older. I don’t think you actually know what you are talking about. Same comment for the reviewer. Did you put the screen side by side with what you think is a better screen. Of course not. You are just repeating the same nonsense that others are perpetuating.

Maybe change the title and the thumbnail, so they don't chase people away thinking they're almost clicked on a 15 minute video about an Alienware product. This is a great video about a bunch of new Dell laptops!

@crappyslappy

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

As soon as I saw that they weren't taking the displays seriously, I knew that I'd be going to a different brand in 2024.

@steveburnspeople

5 ай бұрын

What brands do you think are most worthwhile this year? I'm looking to buy a powerful-ish laptop in the next couple months, so it'd be nice to hear some informed opinions :D

@farii__

5 ай бұрын

​@@steveburnspeoplethe asus zephyrus g14 and g16 look very promising with the new build, haven't seen anything about the prices yet though

@cameronbosch1213

5 ай бұрын

​@@farii__With all soldered RAM and the G14 having less performance than the 2023 model? No thanks.

@farii__

5 ай бұрын

@@cameronbosch1213 well that power comes at a cost, i think that despite the soldered ram and lesser power, it's overall a more durable build and the person above has said "powerful-ish," i don't think they're looking to go all out.

@cameronbosch1213

5 ай бұрын

@@farii__ It's worse than a MacBook Pro, and I hate Apple, but I hate Dell even more now. At least Apple has the performance and battery life for the high price. Dell just seems to be evolving backwards.

I bought Alienware m16 with 4060 and i7 13700hx a week back. Was skeptical about the waiting time of the r2 version to come to my country. Glad to say that I am relieved. After watching this vid, checked out what dell for offering in its website for R2 with 4060. Considering everything, R1 is better than R2! :D

Dell: "We're evolving, just backwards."

I want to see Alienware succeed. Low brightness, and took away its unique design identity--its a miss from me. Will wait to see what they do with the X-series laptops.

@babatundeoshodi6262

5 ай бұрын

With the Xseries...Not much apparently. Still the same design. They boast it will have better thermals and faster RAM speeds (more than the 6000 MT/s on the X16 R1). The release date of the X16 R2 has not been announced yet though.

@KeithSchwerin

5 ай бұрын

For myself i like the new design I avoided them do to the previous one. I definitely agree on the display though.

@fbkensarhd5279

5 ай бұрын

Not with Lenovo legion making it look like a fool's laptop

@SirCaco

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's a damn shame. They're quickly just turning into that brand that you only see as product placement in shows.

Ah the m16, you can bring it to school but shouldn't talk about it.

WTF!!!! They removed the aura light in the back. I am so disappointed...... Now this is just a premium dell g15!!!

@riichobamin7612

5 ай бұрын

I personally prefer this more muted design but I do see your point. For people who LOVE RGB party, this is definitely a downgrade.

@bradhaines3142

5 ай бұрын

hard to tell what's premium about it now

@Incognitotrader8

5 ай бұрын

@@riichobamin7612 yeah, back in the days alienware had a distinctive character different from every other laptops. All the users showing their blue alien head in cafes, arenas, classes and even in movies but now they became like everyone, lost their distinctive character. It would have been fine if they didnt have the g series gaming laptops as they are a bit more downgraded versions of alienware. Now these two are just the same making the customers feel like the device is not upto the price as all the attention to detail is lost.

Kinda weird that they didn't do this with their X series laptops which is supposed to be a thin and light and instead redesigned their M series laptops.

great video. love the detail and chapter breakdown!

Excited for the sleek designs, but can we talk about the questionable port choices on the XPS models? Micro SD instead of full-size SD? 🤦‍♂

@bradhaines3142

5 ай бұрын

i know drones take micro, do cameras use straight micro yet or are they still full SD slots?

@evansafrifa6396

5 ай бұрын

I WILL BUY THE NEW ASUS ZEPHYRUS G16 OVER THE NEW DELL XPS 16 ANYDAY!

@cameronbosch1213

5 ай бұрын

Not to mention just one SSD slot, loss of the RTX 4080 model (which will destroy the RTX 4070 laptops), and all soldered RAM.

look at where the plastic meets the aluminum when he shows the side ports, you will see uneven seams I've exchanged my m16 r2 three times and every single one had imperfections in gaps between the two materials some gaps big enough to fit a card into

For me, im okay with the no oled on this laptop, because when you're gaming too long or studying in this laptop there some oled burn. But the prices too, yikes.

Glad I just got the m r1, I think the cooling and durability might be a bit better, though that trackpad looks amazing.

Wow seeing this, I'm glad I went with the previous gen! I was afraid that I'd want to sell it in order to buy the new one but nope nope nope!

im more interested in the new ryzen 8000 apus. do you know if going be able to buy an apu only laptop?

When coding Ctrl + F5 or F7, that's probably the only time I ever use the function keys, maybe Volume Up / Down as well. XPS look really sleek, more than ever before. If I had to travel for work more, I can see myself getting the 14 or 16 version...

Can we please have data displayed not only in inches/lbs but also cm/kgs?

No full size sd card slot is an absolute deal breaker for me. I'd rather get the 2024 g16

Are there similar changes to the M18 and what is Alienware doing with the X16?

@babatundeoshodi6262

5 ай бұрын

Not much apparently. Still the same design. They boast it will have better thermals and faster RAM speeds (more than the 6000 MT/s on the X16 R1). The release date of the X16 R2 has not been announced yet though.

Gotta a 4060 gen 8 Legion and i've never been more happier with a laptop

my issue with alienware they are overprice compare to many other brands in gaming hardware etc, other brands have better things and for less money

@bradhaines3142

5 ай бұрын

alienware is also a hell of a dice roll for quality. and its not like razer QC issues where you might get a good one that last 5-10 years or a bad one that quits in under a year. alienware has an issue on like a per model basis. some are good, some are ok, some are just bad. and most of the have an alternative that's either as good but cheaper or as cheap but better. its rare they're the best choice

@Qimchiy

5 ай бұрын

another issue, its a dell.

@fbkensarhd5279

5 ай бұрын

And crap

@anshuman6923

5 ай бұрын

I came here to say this exact thing. I was just looking at a few $2200 laptops and MSI Raider, HP Omen, Lenovo Legion, Acer Predator Helios, Asus ROG Zephyrus all offer competing models while the similar spec'd Alienware is around $3000. What is this $800 premium Dell seem to think Alienware is worth over Asus, MSI, HP, Lenovo and Acer, especially in 2024?

@ctgaming168

5 ай бұрын

​@@anshuman6923that $800 premium is for the alien head logo obviously. 🤣

"Am I out of touch? No, it's the consumers who are wrong." - Dell 2024. High prices, less value, and design for design's sake. It's gonna be a 'no' from me dawg.

Am I the only one who would prefer a slightly thicker and heavier "GAMING" laptop if it means better cooling and thus slightly better performance?

@Atcctaatccta

6 күн бұрын

No gaming laptop has good cooling 😂

I'm surprised the display is trash since Alienware gaming monitors are actually some of the best in class.

300nits after everyone complaining about the 300nit peak brightness is crazy

Would HardwareCanucks be able to compare the latest 2024 Zephyrus, Alienware, Razer and Legion offerings someday? It'd be great to see them stacked against each other at 14'' and 16'' sizes.

@Eber.Antony

5 ай бұрын

You bet!

Why in 2024 are they still making such small trackpads it just baffles me

The title made me clicked the video... and now I discovered ur channel. LOL

Came in for Alienware R2 but a huge portion of the video is about the XPS lineup. Weird.

Is it getting as hot as razer blade 15 or 16?

I have heard that dell’s laptop drops a lot in quality because they switch to another oem, is that true?

Prices go up and the features go down. Hard pass.

Is this faster than m3 pro macbook pro? Around the same price

That Ethernet Clamp already drives me nuts. That will (not could) break over time.

Razer doesn't have a full-size SD card slot on its 14 so it makes sense that the 13 and 14 come with the micro. However, the Blade 16 does have a full-size so there is absolutely no justification for the XPS 16 to not have that too.

@TheSonoranSniper

5 ай бұрын

XPS is not supposed to be a gaming laptop. that's not a very fair comparison still though, there is no excuse to not have a full size

Nothing can beat Lenovo Legion.

if a power cord can show the power consumption ,why not a laptop over a small lcd??

I switched to Omen a few years back and it changed the game for me. Omen hands down one of the best

I wish they dropped the Alien icon and just kept the name

A blue light outlined touchpad. Just in case you can’t find it!

Having as much ports as possible on the back is massively underrated imo

@SweetMelaninn

5 ай бұрын

Same. I like a mix of ports on the sides and back

Damn I was really looking forward to the alienware. But now I might have to look elsewhere cause I was expecting at bare minimum was looking for an MINI-LED display:/

I liked the designs of alienware laptops compared to the other laptop brands

AW always got the look but man, if you're not a fan - sure go for Legion. And now even the Thinkbook line can beat the Xps. My Thinkbook x1 carbon from 2014 still rock

Also previous generation had 4 m.2 slots btw.

The LED halo rings burns like hell because of the heat. Looks like a mess after a couple of years

I nice they went with the aesthetic there are too many do it all laptops we get more variety

Looks good.

no m17 this year? Im in market for 17 this year.

Really would have liked to see the XPS14 get a 4060 GPU

that snowing outside ?

Please do M16 R2 vs M18 R2

I don't understand why AW is not making their gorgeous white models thesedays.

Alienware should have just thrown in an i714Hx for processor m16 -4060/4070 125-145W with mini LED since it's a relatively thicker chaise than legion 7i with and i9Hx for m18 with 4080/4090 (165-175)W and quantum OLED display for X series 16&18 inch models with core ultra 7 and 9 equipped with a better 1440p 5-10 mp camera, better speakers and battery to make it more of a creative laptop with enough power for 3D professional work.

There are better options out there and with better CPU options as well.

@cameronbosch1213

5 ай бұрын

Yeah. Especially given how bad the XPS laptops this year are.

Much power for a notebook.

I love my legion but if alienware had num pads I would consider them

my friend the prices in europe are 20-30% more then america and is in euro

How bad is a 60w 4070?

@wilsonbarret4935

4 ай бұрын

im selling my brand new 4070 for 1500 if you are interested

Its kinda sad to see that all the gaming laptop manufacturers are toning down RGB lighting with every model. You already have the boring professional lineups in parallel, just leave something for people who prefer the unique looks :|

Guess, no make that, I'm sure, I won't be going to Alienware to update my M15 R7. No OLED or Mini LED screens only 300 nits when you're 2 years old version has more brightness is a missed opportunity and shows Dell/Alienware is not listening to their customers or the reviews despite saying they do. Hey Alienware, the screen is what the gamer looks at and interacts with the most! I'll be upgrading to Lenovo who actually do listen to the customers and who offer Mini LED screens and more value for the money!

I like RGB keyboard on this Laptop

Sorry XPS I need those missing ports..no thank you..I already have a gaming laptop..

i think i would definetely pick the xps 15 and 17 before the 14 and 16. The ports and the upgradebility sucks

It's snowing behind Eber.

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What is dell doing with that basic IPS again?! ASUS G16 is now an OLED.

thank you dell for making the new 2016 macbook pro

Quite a disappointment seeing them move away their iconic design for this years m16, aswell as using such a mediocre panel. Alienware really dropped the ball with this one.

Legion's are love ......

Even when the video isnt about Lenovo you still manage to make it about Lenovo. Bought & paiiiiid.

If you see 140w 4070 in 2024 laptop you know they did not do any upgrades from 2023

i dont like the look and feel of the XPS keyboards. i LOVE my x14 Alienware rev 1.

Still would get a Legion

i would take it with ryzen

I’ve always felt like the Alienware laptops always suffered with their “low nit” displays and their XPS line always suffered with their port selection. Some people still want to use type A ports for their mice. Always thought it was stupid to have nothing but USB-c ports

@iansteelmatheson

5 ай бұрын

well the port selection of the XPS laptops was fine until they copied Apple in 2020 and took away everything that wasn't USB-C...

@xmaverickhunterkx

5 ай бұрын

USB A needs to be put to sleep.

@draegus0072

5 ай бұрын

only if mice and keyboard companies can finally make USB-c dongles...lol@@xmaverickhunterkx

The lack of enthusiasm in the reviewer's voice while listing all the features and downgrades really says a lot about the Alienware M16 R2 laptop

XPS laptops are a no go. The new Zenbooks are better.

Why do you prefer 1200p Ips over 4k oled 90hz? 😮

It's a nice computer. Runs well and is tuned for its design. Have had 0 issues

Yeah we are going with Legion then...no SD port or even sufficient

dell seems to always be held back by hw and bios designs...

The M16 looks like the old vostro laptops

@RobertDiMelo

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I liked it, and would like also if they revisited the design language from the Alienware 15r3/15r4 from 2018 for the coming years

New XPS laptops looks cool, but impractical

I can't believe the company that INVENTED the new camm laptop ram standard to help with space savings isn't even using it on their xps lineup. That combined with worse ports, 1 fewer nvme slot, and an abysmal keyboard makes the xps lineup for this year an abject failure from my perspective. It makes my decision to get a macbook pro look really good rn.

Lenovo legion looks pretty safe lol. 🤣

I don't really care that it's IPS, but the fact they redesigned it to be portable, but don't understand that people on the go want more than 300 nits is sad.

that why i love legion laptops lenovo have fair prices

this video and the comment section gave me buyers remorse 😂😂😂

Are gaming laptops weak to hardware ban wave for pc games

Am I the only one thinking "how could they downgrade basically everything on the XPS for nothing."?

See ya in 2025 with OLED, Lunar lake and/ore RTX5000 series (not AMD CPU/GPU on Dell, I guess) ... and Windows 12...

I'll stick with Lenovo Legion series thank you very much.

This design is so ugly in comparison to the old ones. I bought one Alienware x17 and it is so much better looking (of course nightmare to carry , but very aesthetic)

Please include the metric system not everyone is from US

@ragnnohab

5 ай бұрын

Especially when these guys are based out of Canada.

It's great to see Alienware finally joining ranks with us common people. First time in 20 years too. Obviously all of these models are priced around $1000-1500, right? If not then why are you guys framing it as a competitor to Legion laptops, which is the only brand any of us can afford with at a decent price/performance ratio.