Testseek.com have collected 95 expert reviews of the Alienware 15 R3 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Alienware 15 R3 .
February 2017
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Under gaming (Ahes Of Singularity)
Clocks remain maximal
Very good keyboard and touchpad
Very comfortable and quiet
Relatively bright IPS display
With high contrast. No PWM (no flickering)
Good connection ports selection mDP v1.2
HDMI 2.0
Alienwar
Incredibly sturdy construction
Clean and sophisticated design
Fairly thin (just 25 mm)
Good keyboard and touchpad
Good IPS panel
Supports up to 3 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs
Not a bad cooling solution considering the form factor and the demanding hardware
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Topnotch build quality
Cooling solution
Outstanding build quality
Impressive LED customization
120Hz refresh rate
Great gaming performance
Excellent cooling
Sturdy high-end build
Fantastic 1080p gaming performance
Boatload of storage
Nice lighting and design
High quality materials and looks
Slim albeit heavy. Good internal temps
Great keyboard
Has Thunderbolt 3 and Graphics Amplifier support
Solid build quality
Excellent keyboard and touch pad
Customizable RGB lighting
Factory-configurable
Plenty of ports
Fits into a normal size backpack—sort-of
Desktop level performance in a laptop
120 Hz screen great for gaming
High frame rates in most games
No performance loss over time
Easy to access internals for repairs and upgrades
Very fast storage drive
Attractive design with lots of customizable lighting. Highly configurable hardware options offer both value and performance. Solid 1080p gaming experience from Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1060. Supports Windows Hello
Fast and powerful
Excellent build quality
Great screen for high performance gameplay
A lot of features (macro keys
Eye tracking
Etc.)
Clever port layout
Many hardware options
Numerous illumination elements
Reference-class case quality
Handy Alienware tools
Pretty simple maintenance
Good input devices
Very high performance
120-
IPS screen
NVMe SSD
Eye Tracking
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Clever port distribution
A lot of configuration options
A lot of lighting elements
Great case quality
Useful Alienware tools
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The editors didn't like
Relatively high price for the offered performance (but there will be discounts probably)
The 2.0 speakers are a little bit of disappointment not too bad
But certainly far from high quality
The Alienware styling could be a little too much for some
CPU
CPU and GPU underclocked by default
Third party software needs to be installed for overclocking
A bit loud under load
Heavy (3.5 kg)
G-Sync is optional and most units come with only 60Hz displays
The screen uses PWM from 0 to 99% brightness (our Heal
Cramped keyboard
Color and grayscale accuracy
CPU bottlenecks
Cramped typing experience
No Number Pad
Plastic interior shroud prohibits easy access to the motherboard
TN panel is inaccurate
Expensive for a GTX 1070 laptop
Very expensive as configured
Maximum 1080p resolution
Heavy for a 15-inch laptop
Large footprint and very heavy for a 15" gaming laptop. Windows Hello/Tobii IR camera is flakey
Chassis gets warm
Fans a little loud while gaming
Subpar speakers
No SD-card reader
Still much larger than other 15-inch laptops
Hinge is an inconvenient eyesore
Mediocre battery life
Gets hot and loud under load
Heavy chassis with a beefy
Loud and largely ineffective cooler. 3 to 5 FPS slower than a similar GTX 1060 laptop we tested. GTX 1070 model can be expensive
Two inches makes a world of difference, though. I couldn't see using the Alienware 17 as my day-to-day laptop. All 17-inch machines are huge, but a 17-inch machine that's still over an inch thick and weighs 9...
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Published: 2017-09-15, Author: Lori , review by: CNET.co.uk
The Alienware 15 makes the most of its components, and it has a well-designed lighting scheme. Plus, it comes with a decent G-Sync monitor, and it can drive an external display at a high refresh rate and with G-Sync
It's on the heavy side at 7.8 pounds, the battery life is middling, and its fans are loud
A solid if somewhat uninspiring gaming laptop, the Alienware 15 is a good choice when you need fast performance but not the big screen...
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Published: 2017-08-30, Author: Andrew , review by: stuff.tv
Built to last, Top-notch screen with low lag, Excellent gaming performance
Still big and heavy, Who stole the SD slot?, Battery life was never going to be brilliant
Don't come to the Alienware 15 R3 expecting the same innovations you'll see in normal laptops. This year's model is not really more portable, lighter or longer-lasting than the Alienware 15 it replaces. However, fantastic gaming performance, a great keyb...
Published: 2017-06-22, Author: Alexander , review by: tomshardware.co.uk
The Alienware 15 marks the second laptop we've tested with both a 7th generation Kaby Lake processor and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070. Considering how well the Asus Strix GL502VS-DS71 fared, we expected at least similar performance out of the Alienware unit...
Published: 2017-06-01, Author: Lewis , review by: techradar.com
Impeccable build quality and design, Massively powerful, Excellent cooling
Expensive, Big and heavy for 15-inches, Average battery life
The Alienware 15 R3 is not a gaming laptop for everyone. Its big and heavy size and expensive, top-of-the-line configurations will turn a lot of gamers away. But, for those who stay stationary most of the time, the 15 R3 is an excellent laptop. Gaming per...
No, not really. There are number of better alternatives at slightly lower price points, and your cash will go further with a brand like Acer — or net you a more portability with the Razer Blade. But if you like the Alienware's design, the build quality, a...
Published: 2017-04-20, Author: Andrew , review by: techadvisor.co.uk
The Alienware 15 R3 is a gaming laptop that is hard to beat. It has as much power as any of its mainstream rivals, and has lighting that is both eye-catching and customisable, but can also be switched off when you'd rather let you laptop slip into the bac...
Looks fantastic, Very slim with a thickness of 1", Plenty of software to optimise your overall experience, AlienFX and 13 customisable zones make for many different design combinations, Good overall performance, including great cooling performance
None of the games in our testing managed to make the most of the 120Hz screen
First of all, I'm going to address the big elephant in the room (my room anyway) and that's the price. For you to own one of these Alienware 15 R3 gaming laptops and more specifically this particular model, you're looking at around £1800 direct from Dell/...
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Published: 2016-11-19, Author: Alexander , review by: tomshardware.co.uk
Topnotch build quality, Cooling solution
Cramped keyboard, Color and grayscale accuracy, CPU bottlenecks
The Alienware 15 R3 features solid construction and impressive cooling, but this particular model delivered less than stellar CPU-bound metric and gaming performance because of its i5 CPU. £1399.00 On Dell MOREGaming Laptop Previews MOREA...
