Iv'e always wanted an Alienware after hearing about their powerful and reliable products. One of the things that brought to this laptop was it's thin and super sleek design with its LEDs and many vent holes. When i got it out of the box and started it up for the first time, i only had one minor issue. The issue i had was bluetooth, it keep disconnecting from my mouse and headset. But it was a simple issue and simple fix. It had to do the dolby access app that comes with the laptop. I turned it off, then turned it back on well as ran a troubleshooter. After that i had no issues with the bluetooth. From my experience it seems to be a common thing with laptops that have some form of dolby. My old acer had a similar issue, and was pretty much the same fix. Also, from my experience things like that may happen because you're getting a laptop with all default settings being used for the first time, it just takes a little tweaking, laptops won't be perfect when you first boot them up.

With that said, what are my thoughts on this laptop? Well if you need something small and sleek with great power, you can't really go wrong with this one. Alienware is known for gaming performance, and it runs like a champ!!! I get about 80 fps in watchdogs legion with max settings. This is with the rtx 3070ti and AMD ryzen 9 6900 HX version with 32 gig ram.

Build quality, build quality lives up to alienware's reputation of high quality. Everything feels very solid as it should be. The sceen has just a slight flex as to be expected with screens, but it doesn't feel like it's coming come off anytime soon.

Fingerprints, the laptop doesn't really show fingerprints, but marks will show from time to time if you're like me who has oily skin. So make sure to keep it clean!

Cooling, as stated before this laptop has lots of vent holes. And it does prove to be helpful!! Yes the fans can be a little noisy at times, but that's what you can expect from something packing this much power into a laptop. Plus, you can always change the fan settings in the command center if you need.

The keyboard, so far i LOVE the cherry keyboard, it's on the louder side and may not be to everyone's taste. But personally, i find the keys to be fast and responsive with them having actual springs and not just membranes like so many other keyboards.

The screen, i love the screen with the resolution being 2560x1440 at a max of 240 hz. The pixels are very small giving a clean and clear quality. And the 240 hz makes it very responsive, this is a big step up from my old acer nitro 5 that only had a max of 60 hz!!

The battery: The battery will last a decent deal of time, but i wouldn't expect your jaw to drop, this is a power-hungry machine Afterall.

The LED's, what can i say I'm a sucker for anything with lights. And this unit has lots of them if you're onto that. You can customize the color of every single key/ the alien head and the lights around the exhausts on the back. You can even have a theme for each game that will automatically turn on when you load your game up!!!

Overall i LOVE this beast. Sure its not for everyone and thats fine. But i personally find this a great choice for the money and the amount of technology you get.

This gaming beast gets the job done for work and play. Your here because you're a gamer so let's get that out of the way right now! For gaming it has an RTX 3070 ti which handles any triple A title I throw at it, just finished up God of War on ultra in1440p was getting aa solid 75 fps. It handled it great and getting ready for Spider-Man Remastered next week. For my job we only do photo editing which this machine handles like a champ obliviously. I have to be honest this is my first experience with the red brand meaning the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX processor which has been outstanding. The screen which is QHD (2560x1440) and at 240Hz its buttery smooth, the speakers are fair that's an area Alienware and Dell can improve on in the future even though most gamers used a headset but still the speakers are fine. But the mechanical per light keyboard is the best laptop keyboard I've ever typed on its only rival is the Apple Magic keyboard on its new M1 and M2 lines, trust me it's a pleasure to type and game on. With 32 gb of DDR 5 ram and a 1TB ssd nvme your set to game immediately.

CONS
The only cons I can come up with are the "average" speakers and the battery life. Now the battery life is fine if not unimpressive, 4 hours doing daily task but maybe a little over 2 hours gaming, if you want to use this machine, you'll need to have it connected with that hefty power adapter to reach its full potential, which is not shocking for any gaming laptop.

In conclusion I will mention the price. Is it an expensive piece of tech? Absolutely. But in life, usually we get what we pay for and in this case, you're paying for an outstanding premium gaming machine that is a killer desktop replacement that is light enough to travel with (7.5 pounds when you combine the laptop and adapter). And what can't be forgotten is Dell's terrific customer service, so as long as your machine is under warranty, you're guaranteed a working machine. So, in other words go for it you won't be disappointed.

Worked right out of the box the Alienware command center made it easy to control my performance without ever having to go into the bios. The build quality is phenomenal the screen with 240hz and qhd is a beast colors are accurate and motion is smooth as butter. The fans do get VERY loud but truthfully with my headphones on I can't hear it at all and the reason I gave the battery 5 stars is its a powerhouse of a gaming pc of course the battery is gonna drain fast. But that 240 watt power supply will have it charged pretty fast and gives your system more than enough power to run your system efficiently. If it continues to run as well as it is right now I might be getting a Alienware desktop soon.

Love the computer, love the graphics, love Alienware. My only issue is that the Alienware Command Center (the app that helps me change my keyboard colors) keeps crashing my windows. I had to uninstall that app to avoid random crashes. Hopefully they fix that soon.

As for the computer - a must get if you need an updated card and computer.

The laptop performs good and sharp, crisp images. No sound quality issues as I have read about. The worst thing is the backlight bleed. After a few hours of use and sitting off overnight it has improved drastically. If it improves to acceptable levels, it will be a keeper. I have only tested Witcher 3 at 2560x1400 and got 45 to 55 fps. And at 1920x1080p and get 55 to 65 fps. But the dips are harder to notice than on my desktop. I will update on the backlight or any other issues that comes up.