[UNBOXING] Alienware 15 Laptop!

[Dr Beowulf]

Salam PG buddies. I'm back again, wanting to share some love with you guys.
Today, I just bought the new Alienware 15. Its the 2015 edition. I bought this laptop specifically because it 1. Fit my budget. 2. Had some serious power 3. Its mobile.

This link will answer a lot of questions like where I got it from and price.

Spoiler: show

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015P3SN32?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

Features:

Screen Size: 15.6in (Full HD)

Processor: Core i7-6700 HQ- 2.6 ghz - Skylake

RAM: 16GB DDR4

GPU: GTX 970M w/ 3GB DDR5

Memory: 1TB HDD (7200 RPM) + 256GB SSD + 1TB External

Windows 10- Home 64bit.

 

[MonoQ]

Heavy purhcases M.A....first the elite ..then this ...Congrats

 

[Dr Beowulf]

Heavy purhcases M.A....first the elite ..then this ...Congrats

The heart wants what it wants man....

 

[Kane]

Congrats bro its one of the best gaming laptops available price/performance wise...

 

[Dark Sith]

excellent purchase how much did you get it for , does it have windows 10 if not dont install it ,
yeah the new alien laptops with 5th gen and 6th gen cpu and the graphics amplifier options are epic --you can hook this to a 980ti even epic purchase
please share some benchmarks of the beast

specially 3d mark 11 / 3d mark 2013

 

[MonoQ]

[MENTION=8932]Dark Sith[/MENTION]
Last image == Win 10

 

[Dr Beowulf]

excellent purchase how much did you get it for , does it have windows 10 if not dont install it ,
yeah the new alien laptops with 5th gen and 6th gen cpu and the graphics amplifier options are epic --you can hook this to a 980ti even epic purchase
please share some benchmarks of the beast

specially 3d mark 11 / 3d mark 2013

Thanks bro, yeah the graphics amplifier option is awesome and really future proofs the hardware for the next few years. As for benching, I'm not really familiar with all the benches. Is 3D mark safe for laptops? Like it won't tax it too much right? I'll post it soon. Price of the laptop was $1600 with tax and stuff. It came with Windows 10, factory installed. No issues whatsoever....for now

 

[Dark Sith]

....yes the graphics amp is the epic part of all this , though its seperate but you can add any gpu which makes it more deadlier then the other machines .
still excellent purchase

i was considering to get a m18 with sli but after this i think a m17 with graphics amp is the wya to go

 

[UzairAhmed]

Congrats bro I want to know if truly has gsync I mean the variable refresh rate display or that 970m is capable of doing it ? if dell is also doing gsync then balley balley

 

[Spartan 117]

Man, nothing matches Alienware when it comes to gaming laptops in my opinion. They just look so perfect.

Congrats on the purchase.

 

[frazgta]

hnnnnng

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[Jshak]

Congrats

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[gohankunn]

Man congrats on your purchase!
I just ordered the new MSI gt80s titan sli-002
Should be shipped within 20 days, your post just made me even more excited XD

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[Dr Beowulf]

So guys, I've used this monster for 24 hours. Here's my thoughts.

-you won't be needing a graphics amplifier anytime soon....I've thrown Fallout 4 and Farcry 4 on this thing so far on Ultra settings. This thing punched right through them at 60+ FPS.

-Windows 10 is DEFINITELY not recommended!
The boot times on SSD took over a 2 mins. Nvidia control panel was missing features. the sheer amounts of crashes and bugs in it is just ridiculous. Plus there was a weird YELLOW tint on the screen...it just wasn't getting fixed. It's fixed now, went back to Windows 8.1 @Dark Sith

 

[UzairAhmed]

Bro you still didn't confirm if it has gsync or not.....

 

[Dr Beowulf]

Bro you still didn't confirm if it has gsync or not.....

yes this GTX 970m does.

 

[hamidkhatri]

[MENTION=23614]Dr Beowulf[/MENTION] perks of being doctor in states....ehh..[emoji3]

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[rafay22]

Many many congrats on the purchase, 970m is a good gpu.

....yes the graphics amp is the epic part of all this , though its seperate but you can add any gpu which makes it more deadlier then the other machines .
still excellent purchase

i was considering to get a m18 with sli but after this i think a m17 with graphics amp is the wya to go

The dock itself costs 30k+, so it makes no sense buying that + the laptop you already bought + a gpu + it defeats the purpose of portability.....

 

[Dr Beowulf]

Many many congrats on the purchase, 970m is a good gpu.

The dock itself costs 30k+, so it makes no sense buying that + the laptop you already bought + a gpu + it defeats the purpose of portability.....

the graphics amp is a great option for future proofing yourself. I mean, I would hate for this laptop to be obsolete (in gaming) in the next 2 years....so the graphics amp is an option to pump more adrenaline into this.

 

[rafay22]

the graphics amp is a great option for future proofing yourself. I mean, I would hate for this laptop to be obsolete (in gaming) in the next 2 years....so the graphics amp is an option to pump more adrenaline into this.

After 2 years, what would you prefer:
+ By selling your current alienware and adding a bit more cash, you get new gen stuff, better laptop, better gpu/cpu/chipset/increased battery/probably slimmer overall better value for money and not no mention the same portability
+ By buying amp, you pay for dock + gpu (this will get easily to 1 lac territory), you loose portability and the the new gen stuff you could have had by going with the first option.

I'm not criticizing or anything, I may be wrong.