Testseek.com have collected 74 expert reviews of the Alienware 17 R4 Series and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Alienware 17 R4 Series.
May 2017
(83%)
74 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(72%)
779 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Clean and sophisticated design
Impeccable build quality
Good keyboard and touchpad experience
Supports three M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs
Impressive display with excellent image quality
G-Sync
120 Hz refresh rate and QHD resolution
The screen doesn't use PWM
Good feature and performance to price ratio. Excellent build quality and mature design. Many configurable options. Good CPU and GPU temperatures. Has both Thunderbolt 3 and Alienware Graphics Amplifier port for graphics upgrades later
Top-end gaming performance
Highly configurable
Sturdy build
Attractive customizable lighting
Tobii eye-tracking
Plenty of storage
Strong array of ports
1440p/120Hz display is ideal for gaming
Chart-topping performance
Customizable RGB exterior lighting
Excellent keyboard with dedicated macros
Built-in Tobii eye-tracker available
Worthy of the "desktop replacement" moniker
Excellent performance even under full load
Display comes in 1440p/120Hz and 4K variants
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
Outstanding performance
Subtle and stylish design
Upgrade-ability
Plenty of Rear IO
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
Wide display options (FHD
QHD
UHD
120 Hz
IPS
TN)
2x USB Type-C
Thunderbolt 3
Graphics Amplifier support
No CPU or GPU throttling
Extreme performance
Very high quality chassis
Strong base and lid
Very fast display response times
Intu
The editors didn't like
Short battery life despite the huge 99Wh battery
Thanks to the lack of NVIDIA Optimus support
Only the QHD configuration comes with G-Sync support
Overclocking is possible only through BIOS and third-party software
The CPU's stock clock speeds are low
Though slim the weight is very high at 10 pounds. Fans are a little louder than the 17" competition
Expensive
9
7-pound weight and 2
5-pound power brick are not travel friendly
Short battery life
Loud fans under heavy load
Fans are loud while gaming
CPU runs hot under extended load
No SD card reader
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)
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
Can get noisy under full-load
Tobii Eye-Tracking technology needs refinement
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)
