Testseek.com have collected 116 expert reviews of the Alienware 17 Series and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Alienware 17 Series.
December 2013
(82%)
116 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(67%)
14 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Very Good 3D performance. Quad Core Haswell processor. 1080p screen. Cool lighting effects.
Dell's Alienware 17 is highly configurable
Looks a bit more sophisticated than previous incarnations
And still delivers excellent performance.
Sleek design
With distinctive lighting effects and solid construction. Quadcore Intel Core i7 processor and latest Nvidia graphics card.
Sleek soft-touch and aluminum design
Gorgeous 1080p display
Good keyboard
Excellent graphics performance
Sexy chassis
Colorful 1080p display with wide viewing angles
Customizable lighting
Excellent graphics and performance
Big and rich audio
With distinctive lighting effects and solid construction. Quad-core Intel Core i7 processor and latest Nvidia graphics card.
Sexy
Futuristic chassis
Lovely 1080p display
Good performance
Graphics amp significantly boosts GPU performance
Superb battery life for gaming laptop
Great design and customizability
Great screen and speakers
Topnotch build quality
Stunning display
Cool lighting effects
Powerful
Customizable LED lights
Good keyboard and trackpad
Highquality chassis.
Great design and lighting system
Excellent performance
Good keyboard and touchpad
Respectable battery life
Superb gaming performance
Great keyboard and trackpad
Excellent build quality
Attractive new design
High-quality and sturdy case
Large Full HD display
Illuminated keyboard and case
Good touchpad
Good gaming performance
Very easy to upgrade and maintain
Superb build quality
Very good speakers
Outstanding performance
The editors didn't like
Big and Bulky. Expensive. Low battery life
You probably don't really want a programmable lightshow for your laptop. No dual-GPU options
And battery life isn't going to help much with on-the-go gaming.
Pricey. Limited portability. Battery is sealed in chassis
Bulky and heavy
Runs hot and loud
Unreliable touch pad
Expensive
Heavy
Muddy audio quality
Runs hot
While it performed well
We rated it a 4 on performance as this was an older model and expect the newer models would be able to handle max settings on all our test games
Sexy chassis, Colorful 1080p display with wide viewing angles, Customizable lighting, Excellent graphics and performance, Big and rich audio
Expensive, Heavy
The Alienware 17 gaming laptop retains the stunning looks and awesome display of its predecessor and adds a more powerful CPU and the latest Nvidia graphics....
Published: 2014-04-11, Author: Jimmy , review by: maximumpc.com
Powerful, customizable LED lights, good keyboard and trackpad, highquality chassis.
Expensive, poor battery life, heavy, TN panel, loud fan
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Published: 2014-01-17, Author: Sean , review by: engadget.com
Superb gaming performance, Great keyboard and trackpad, Excellent build quality, Attractive new design
Relatively short battery life, GPU switching can be finicky
Alienware's 2013 laptop refresh provides a great experience with few sacrifices. Battery life may not be best in class, but that won't stop you from enjoying the company's latest gaming rigs....
Abstract: Nvidia added ShadowPlay support to Geforce Experience when they introduced the Geforce GTX 780 Ti. However at that time ShadowPlay lacked support for mobile Geforce GPUs. Support came with the mobile driver version 331.82 released on November 19. We tried...
Published: 2013-11-06, Author: Dan , review by: cnet.com
Dell's Alienware 17 is highly configurable, looks a bit more sophisticated than previous incarnations, and still delivers excellent performance.
You probably don't really want a programmable lightshow for your laptop. No dual-GPU options, and battery life isn't going to help much with on-the-go gaming.
It's not as much of a conversation piece as the tank-like Alienware 18, but the slimmer, lighter Alienware 17 is arguably more practical for serious gamers with realistic budgets.
The Alienwae 17 looks quite impressive in darker roomsGaming notebooks polarize opinions. Some think they are expensive, do not make a lot of sense, and are not fit for travel in the first place. Others like the usability a notebook is inherently more por...
I'm getting ahead of myself, though. First things first: the Alienware 17 represents the first major design change for Alienware in years. On the strength of the matte display, it's a net victory. The subtantial ridge at the edge of the chassis actually w...
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Published: 2013-07-25, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Very Good 3D performance. Quad Core Haswell processor. 1080p screen. Cool lighting effects.
Big and Bulky. Expensive. Low battery life
The Alienware 17 is a little pricey, but it's a powerful imposing gaming rig that can be taken from room to room or to a friend's house. It will serve you well on the game grid....
Topnotch build quality, Good performance, Stunning display, Cool lighting effects
Expensive, Heavy, Bulky power brick
Sporting a fresh albeit familiar design and featuring the latest processor and graphics technology, the Alienware 17 is an excellent choice for a mid-range gaming notebook. Like most 17-inch gaming rigs, it's big and heavy. ...
Great design and lighting system, Excellent performance, Good keyboard and touchpad, Respectable battery life
Touchpad surface could be firmer
The Alienware 17 continues its tradition of all-around excellence in portable performance. There's almost nothing to dislike about this fifth-generation variant. The exterior has been redesigned with a slightly more mature appearance, better overall build...
