Alienware M15 R4 Review - Desktop Levels of Power!
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- So here's my review of the Alienware M15 R4, an absolute beast of a gaming laptop that easily doubles as a replacement desktop workstation. What’s more is it’s armed with the latest 3080 series Nvidia GPUs (125w)! I was expecting this to be powerful, but not this powerful!
Chapter markings linked below and in video!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:26 Configurations & Specs
01:07 Portability - it's chunky!
01:48 Design & RGB!!!
02:35 Keyboard
03:17 Trackpad
04:00 Charging Brick & Battery Life
04:19 Display / Screen
05:30 Webcam
05:47 Ports for days!
06:50 Speakers
07:14 Fan Noise & Thermals
08:38 Overclocking options included!
08:54 Benchmarks!
11:28 The GAMING Benchmarks!
12:27 Verdict!
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How important are ‘portability features’, like trackpad quality and battery life, for you when buying a gaming laptop?!
Not too much because Most people will be using it inside
trackpad maybe a bit (i have a classic rog and its trackpad sucks). battery life not really, 1-2 hours is just fine.
Do not Judge battery in this case It is like what do you want performance or battery? I do not want battery; I know how to connect the thunderbolt to a portable power station. Geez lol.
How does it's play on world of warcraft on high?
@@Catholic1391 I do not play WOW but I do get 159 FPS average on Rise of the Tomb Raider so that is pretty good I have had problems with updates though with windows 11 it took my FPS down to 139 average some updates tend to force me to go in and undo them windows didn't undo though so I haven't figured out how to get 159 back yet I will.
Thank you for this review, it was quite informative!
I'm going to buy one of these and this review is amazing this is the absolute perfect review for this product thank you
Thanks and good luck!
You buy it yet??
Perfect review! I have an Alienware m17 r4 lol but I wanted to know how it compared to the Razer Blade 15 & you did a great job comparing the two. Thanks so much
Thanks Remington! Got the Asus G15 coming in a couple of weeks so stay tuned for that!
What laptop sleeve do you use for you M17 R4?
ur channel is so underrated thanks for the review! I’m really thinking about getting this laptop, do you possibly know where to find the best sales? Thanks so much and keep uploading awesome content man! 💪🏽
this thing is EXACTLY what i've been looking for.
Excellent thorough review!
Thanks friend!
Consice and clear review! 👍
Subbed! Love this!
Best review. How long does the battery last with heavy use?
my m15 r4 is arriving in a month, I'm so excited!! this review is amazing!
Mine says Oct 1st delivery date! Got mine with 2tb drive and the 3080gtx, I'll make a video once I get it, good luck with yours!
@@AcemanX ty you too
@@angelicismed I'm getting mine soon too!! So excited!! ^-^
how is ya'll laptops holding up? any issues out of the box?/ like overheating??? i just ordered mine with the rtx 3080, 32 GB RAM
@@traintk6595 I still haven't gotten mine just yet, I hope I get it next week ^^ I'm so excited!!!
What Laptop sleeve did you find that fits this well?
Hi one question, in today's time you can get the i7 version for $1300 and the i9 version for $1400. Would you pick the i9? Is this the typical case of i7 having better temps than i9?
How will it play on world of warcraft on high?
How’s this compare against the Xbox n Ps
Does it have optimus?
"If for some reason you are gaming outside"
*and I took that personally*
🤣🤣
Good review, but the speakers are not where you pointed. They are in the front and bottom.
Can tell me the difference between alianware r4 and r3 because I'm looking for r3 which will be better
R3 has Radeon or 2000 series nvidia graphics cards. R4 has latest 3000 series GPUs and so will be a significant improvement
Hi, im thinking of buying this laptop asap, the biggest doubs i have is the temps, and the battery life, is therea way to extend the maximum possible the life span or is a lost case?
Possibly by playing in the nvidia settings and defaulting to the chipset graphics.
How does this compare to the 3070 hp omen? (edit) because I would buy this right now but the hp omen is $300 nzd cheaper at newegg
Omen is on my list to test!
Correct me if I'm wrong but the Legion series has a max GPU power draw of 140W, so this is still a little limiting, isn't it?
Yep starting to see firms eek more out.
The max power draw on this one is 140w as well (on performance mode). Think he tested it on balanced mode.
No, technically all 3070s max out at 125w, but use dynamic boost to get to get to 140w, which the alienware does.
I have the alienware m15r4, it is actually rated 125-140W, but using GPUZ i've seen the wattage get up to 160W. It is indeeed a tank of a laptop.
Waiting on my M17 R4, I7 10870h, 3070, 32gb 2933 Mhz, 17.3 FHD 360Hz, per key rgb cherry mechanical keyboard.
Test the M17, the keyboard and track pad as well as the thermals are better.
Let me know how the mechanical keyboard is!
tbh I’m totally new to this but I heard m15 r4 is good… isnt there a r3456 as well lol shouldnt 6 be better or something which would u recommend? :0
nice vid btw
R4&6 is Intel. 6 has the newer CPU but it’s not a major step change and still has same GPU options so should be good deals on it! R5=AMD CPU
Bruh does it have a mux switch?🤔
ok, i’m buying this shit thanks
Me too
Just ordered mine with 3080 gtx, 32gb ram and 2tb drive... yea...a beast! I'm gonna make a video as well... the 3080 is 145w...
How do you like it? I just ordered the exact same last week. Anything worth mentioning to do upon arrival?
Base and trouble????
I was shocked when I saw the 15 inch looks so tiny beside you. You must be so tall.
🤣 I’m only 6ft for context! I’m tall I guess but won’t be perusing a career in the NBA anytime soon 😭😭
@@PhillinYouIn by the way, nice review. Thanks.
@@ObaidulHasan Appreciate that Obaidul! Subscribe if you want more 🙌🏻
Which of these 2 options in this particular laptop would be a better performer?
Dell Alienware M15 R4.
RTX 3060 6GB vs RTX 3070 8GB?
OPTION 1:-
-Core™ i7-10870H (8-Core, 16MB Cache, up to 5.0GHz Max Turbo Frequency)
-NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 6GB GDDR6
Max Graphics Power-130W
Total Graphics Power-115W
Dynamic Boost-15W
Base Clock (MHz)-1387MHz
Boost Clock (MHz)-1702MHz
-32GB DDR4 2933MHz RAM
-512GB (2x256 PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0
OPTION 2:-
-Core™ i7-10870H (8-Core, 16MB Cache, up to 5.0GHz Max Turbo Frequency)
-NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB GDDR6
Max Graphics Power-140W
Total Graphics Power-125W
Dynamic Boost-15W
Base Clock (MHz)-1215MHz
Boost Clock (MHz)-1620MHz
-16GB DDR4 2933MHz RAM
-512GB (2x256 PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0
Both these are priced similarly. The cheaper 3060 with 32GB RAM or the expensive 3070 with 16GB RAM? Which one to go for?
Also, will there be a fairly noticable performance difference between these two?
Or does it affect the performance of the laptop over a longer period?
Thank you.
If priced similarly I’d go for Option 2 with the 3070. The extra RAM isn’t going to make a significant different to performance as the GPU improvement will.
@@PhillinYouIn Thank you for the reply.
I'm only a casual gamer and I play games like GTA V, Far Cry 5, FIFA, Forza Horizon, etc.
Actually I'm an architect, so I would be doing a lot of 2d drafting, 3d modelling, rendering + animation of the 3d models, photoshop and indesign presentations. Of these, the most graphics intensive part would be the 3d modelling + rendering.
So in this case, do you suggest to stick with 32GB RAM/ RTX3060 6GB or the 16GB RAM/ RTX3070 8 GB?
@@abhijitharidas7456 except the more powerful GPU to remain helpful for 3D modelling. The big question becomes RAM. I’d probably be inclined to go with the 3070 still and consider upgrading the RAM beyond 16GB if you find it’s harming your productivity
@@PhillinYouIn Yes, that was my concern. Anyways thank you so much. I appreciate your prompt response.
@@abhijitharidas7456 no trouble friend! Remember, it’s easier to upgrade RAM than GPU, so don’t back yourself into an expensive corner!
I play war zone on this bad boy all the time. Need to lower the cpu power consumption though to about 85% or you’ll get ridiculous overheating
I am in confusion to buy M15 R4 vs M15 R6. As both are getting at the same price ( diff: processer generation, display) Could you please suggest which one will be the best choice?
R6 has less temp problems with the cpu I beleive
The one that I want only has 16gbs
Can you do a comparison with the asus zephyrus G15 rtx 3070
On Friday I posted a review of the G15 with 3080. Go check it out! That shows pretty definitively that the 3070 M15 is faster than the 3080 G15, so a 3070 G15 will definitely be slower.
Whens the alienware give away?
Maybe when I hit 10000 subscribers!
can it handle vr gaming
yes it can
Just ordered one but my specs are a bit different I got the i9 10980hk, rtx 3080 8gb, 32 gbs for ram and 1 tb m.2 ssd
Gonna go great with my alie ware desktop
Beast!
You find a laptop sleeve that fits it well?
Just got a line of 3000 dollar credit opened at Dell. It was on sale for 2200. Snagged it.
Maybe I should flip it, pay it off, and get another one?
Lmao I did the same, but I’m keeping mine . I got the entry level one. Maybe not the greatest for everyone but as a truck driver that only light games and watches CZcams, I love it.
300 nits poor Display....
Next !
I know right!
This display is plenty bright. You're not using it outside, because it'll die in 2 hours anyway
Once you have gamed on this screen, either the 15" or 17", you will realize how ignorant your hot take of a comment is.
Out of every fucking idea, Alienware is just dying now