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Alienware 15 R2

Specifications

Alienware 15 R2
Alienware 15 R2 (15 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i5-6300HQ 4 x 2.3 - 3.2 GHz, Skylake
Graphics adapter
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel, glossy: yes
Weight
3.2 kg ( = 112.88 oz / 7.05 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
1000 Euro

 

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Average Score: 80% - good
Average of 1 scores (from 3 reviews)

Reviews for the Alienware 15 R2

80% Alienware 15 R2 review
Source: Stuff TV English Archive.org version
At £1,500 it’s hardly cheap, but in a world where high-powered gaming laptops routinely break the £2,000 price battier, it’s actually decent value. Sure, you could pay more for a higher-resolution screen or slightly better performance, but when the 15 R2 is fast enough for great 1080p gaming and its rivals are struggling at 4K, you have to ask yourself whether it’s worth it.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/25/2016
Rating: Total score: 80%
Alienware 15 (R2, Late 2015) review – pushing the boundaries of the 15-inch form factor
Source: Laptop Media English Archive.org version
We all know those bulky and heavy gaming notebooks that have all the horsepower needed to power up the latest games, but what if we told you that Alienware has put all the top-shelf hardware from NVIDIA and Intel and put it in a smaller 15-inch form factor notebook? Hard to believe it, but when we first reviewed the new Alienware 15 gaming machine, we didn’t know what Dell has in stored for us. A few months later we are testing the Alienware 15 R2 with top-tier quad-core Core i7-6700HQ CPU and rarely seen in a 15-inch devices – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M GPU.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/19/2015
Alienware 15 R2
Source: Gaming Laptops Junky English Archive.org version
Well, the Alienware 15 R2 is an update for a very good gaming laptop, the first Alienware 15. It has a very good gaming performance, but also very good peripherals and extra features – very good and comfortable keyboard, good touchpad, good enough speakers, very good build quality, HDMI 2.0 + mDP, TPM 2.0, enough storage options including an 1xM.2 PCIe, Thunderbolt USB-C connection port and an IPS display.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/18/2015

Comment

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M: Lower high-end graphics card based on the Maxwell chip GM204 and GM206 (newer 2016 version with higher clock rates). Part of the GeForce GTX 900M series.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


6300HQ: Skylake-based quad-core processor for notebooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 530 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


15.60":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


3.2 kg:

A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.


Alienware: Alienware was founded in the USA in 1996. The European headquarters is located in Ireland. Alienware has been part of the Dell Group since 2006. The product range mainly focuses on gaming laptops and desktops, which are developed and manufactured by Dell. The trademark is a slightly futuristic design with an Alien as the logo. Additionally, workstations for private and business customers are sold.

As with every brand, there are also some points of criticism with Alienware. Some customers have complained about the high prices of the products, while others have criticized the quality of customer services. There have also been some reports of problems with the reliability and durability of some Alienware products. However, many customers have also had positive experiences with the brand and appreciate the powerful gaming computers.


80%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.


» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

 

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HP Omen 15-ax011na
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HP Omen 15-ax002nc
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HP Omen 15-ax025nd
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HP Omen 17-w012ng
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HP Omen 17-w010ng
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) R9 7845HX, 16.00", 3.11 kg
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Raptor Lake-HX i7-13700HX, 16.00", 2.984 kg
Alienware x16 R1
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Alienware m16 R1
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Alienware x14 R2 2023
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Alienware x16 R1, i9-13900HK RTX 4080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Raptor Lake-H i9-13900HK, 16.00", 2.72 kg
Alienware m18 R1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Raptor Lake-HX i9-13980HX, 18.00", 3.891 kg
Alienware x14, i7-12700H 3050 Ti
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Current Prices
Stefan Hinum, 2015-10-25 (Update: 2015-10-25)