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While this Alienware m16 is an excellent laptop for gaming and sustained loads, the battery life, the overall heft, and some of its particularities make it a harder sell for everyday use or work. This is more affordable than most of its competitors, though, and this aspect and its performance/cooling capabilities will surely help it find a home with some of you.
-- As reviewed by UltrabookReview
Product details
- [Latest And Greatest] Released in 2023 The Alienware m16 Gaming Laptop is Dell's latest release in the 16" Alienware family and comes with all the latest technology including DDR4 Memory clocked at a whopping 3200MHz and a 13th generation Intel 24-core Processor. The cores on the Core i9-13900HX processor allows for exceptional multitasking. To save power and prolong battery life the processor will run @ 3.9Ghz under low use but will boost to 5.4GHz under heavy use for powerful performance!
- [Display & Graphics] This Alienware m16 Gaming Laptop comes with a 16" Non-Touch Screen with QHD+ (2560x1600) resolution for stunningly clear visuals and a dedicated Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card with 16GB of Dedicated Graphics Ram great for gaming or photo and video editing
- [High Speed RAM And Enormous Space] The 16GB DDR4 RAM Running @ 3200MHz will let you smoothly run multiple applications and browser tabs all at once and a 1TB (1000GB) PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive will provide fast startup, fast data transfers, and allow for large file storage!
- [Operating System] Windows 11 is Microsoft's latest Operating System released in 2022 and if you want to downgrade to the older windows 10, you can downgrade with an easy download from Microsoft's website.The Home Edition will come with everything you need but you can also upgrade to windows pro from the windows store for $100.
- [Extra Details] A Wecbam comes integrated. Wifi and Bluetooth come integrated.
PROS
+ premium build quality and design
+ good 16-inch 16:10 screen
+ good keyboard, and option for CherryMX switches
+ nice selection of IO
+ excellent gaming/high-load performance and good thermals
+ competitively priced
CONS
- very large and heavy compared to most 16” laptops
- gets warm under light/typical use
- very small trackpad
- Advanced Optimus is buggy
- subpar speakers and webcam
- below average battery life, and USB-C charging didn't work for me
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Expert reviews and ratings
By UltrabookReview on March 28, 2023
While this Alienware m16 is an excellent laptop for gaming and sustained loads, the battery life, the overall heft, and some of its particularities make it a harder sell for everyday use or work. This is more affordable than most of its competitors, though, and this aspect and its performance/cooling capabilities will surely help it find a home with some of you.
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By TechRadar on August 31, 2023
There are certain qualities gaming laptops possess that take them above just a ‘gaming device’, and the Alienware M16 holds all the qualities of a premium entertainment laptop. It boasts a unique design that holds up to the ‘intergalactic’ aesthetic a lot of Alienware products strive for, with hexangle speakers on the chassis, a satisfying keyboard and a quirky alien LED power button. It’s an incredibly elegant machine that handles intense gaming without stress, though its major failing is its monstrous weight and thick, chunky build.
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