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Published: 2017-10-11, Author: Lori , review by: CNET.co.uk
The Alienware 17 R4 is built like a tank, offers a well-designed lighting scheme and controls, and you can get a reasonably fast configuration for the money
The fans are loud and seem like they're always on, battery life doesn't impress, could use more USB connectors and Alienware doesn't make it easy to tweak or monitor performance
If you want something that's fast out of the box but don't yearn to endlessly fiddle for that last bit of speed, the Alienware 17 delivers...
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Published: 2017-10-10, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
The Alienware 17 R4 is built like a tank, offers a well-designed lighting scheme and controls, and you can get a reasonably fast configuration for the money
The fans are loud and seem like they're always on, battery life doesn't impress, could use more USB connectors and Alienware doesn't make it easy to tweak or monitor performance
If you want something that's fast out of the box but don't yearn to endlessly fiddle for that last bit of speed, the Alienware 17 delivers...
Published: 2017-09-24, Author: Jason , review by: techaeris.com
Sleek Alienware design, Solid construction materials, Fancy LED lighting options, Many customization options, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, Great performance due to CPU, RAM, SSD speeds, QHD screen is fantastic, Tobii Eye Tracking a neat feature, Decent batter
Palm rest still gets pretty smudgy, Can get quite loud when the fan kicks in, Battery life still an issue while playing games (as expected), Definitely heavy
While it'll cost you a pretty penny, the Alienware 17 Gaming Laptop (as tested) is a performance beast in a sleek, well-built chassis with a beautiful QHD screen to enhance your gaming experience. With plenty of customization options when it comes to vide...
Abstract: Lisa Gade compares the latest generation Alienware 17 R4 and the MSI GS73VR Titan Pro 17.3” gaming laptops. Both are high end gaming laptops whose weight and size mean there's room for serious GPUs and strong CPUs along with plenty of storage expansion. B...
8 GB of RAM supporting the Intel Core i7-7700HQ Quad Core processor provides high speed, solid performance to handle all computing needs for gaming, as well as editing photos or streaming movies, 17.3 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS Anti-Glare screen makes eve
The battery will not last long as a gaming laptop, but for low impact daily use it will be better, The weight. Alienware has always been heavy laptops, this sit around the 4kg mark. Some people are OK with this and some are not, It also gets hot and fairl
Alienware 17 R4 Laptop is one of the most capable gaming laptops you can buy and incredibly powerful. With customization of the keyboard backlight in four preset zones plus the trackpad make working or playing during the night or in poor light condition e...
Worthy of the "desktop replacement" moniker, Excellent performance even under full load, Display comes in 1440p/120Hz and 4K variants
Tons of fan noise despite larger size, Extra-large hinge/vent area makes an enormous laptop even more so, Some of the lower-tier models make baffling choices (like only 8GB of RAM)
There are rough edges. Zone backlighting is a bit outdated, the fans are loud, battery life is average, and the extra inch-plus of venting adds insult to injury in terms of the Alienware 17's size. I'd love to see Alienware branch out and bring its unique...
There are rough edges. Zone backlighting is a bit outdated, the fans are loud, battery life is average, and the extra inch-plus of venting adds insult to injury in terms of the Alienware 17's size. I'd love to see Alienware branch out and bring its unique...
There are rough edges. Zone backlighting is a bit outdated, the fans are loud, battery life is average, and the extra inch-plus of venting adds insult to injury in terms of the Alienware 17's size. I'd love to see Alienware branch out and bring its unique...
