Alienware m15 R3 AWm15-7302WHT-PUS

[grandmaster64]

Thoughts on this laptop? It's the best I can find under $1900. Any other suggestions? its on the lowered end for the model:

 

https://www.microcenter.com/product/624180/dell-alienware-m15-r3-awm15-7302wht-pus-156-gaming-laptop-computer---silver

 

[ApolloX75]

M15 R3s are excellent, however things to beware of when buying an Alienware:

 

1. They run HOT. Super hot. You need to undervolt them pretty heftily to keep them from throttling and you need to be comfortable with that fact.

2. Lunar light is a stain magnet even with the clear coat.

3. Soldered RAM. The R3s have soldered RAM and cannot be upgraded.

 

I can attest to this as I have owned a 15 R3 and currently own an Area 51M, both of which required hefty tweaking and a lot of work to get running 100% all the time with no issues and I did a lot of research when selecting my 51M. So just beware. They're great machines when they're working right but they can be very temperamental and frustrating, and Dell support can be a pain in the ass unless you manage to get through to the actual Alienware team who are brilliant.

[Guest]

On 11/15/2020 at 10:44 PM, ApolloX75 said:

You need to undervolt them pretty heftily to keep them from throttling

10th gen Intel can't be undervolted anymore, sadly.

 

On 11/15/2020 at 9:29 PM, grandmaster64 said:

Thoughts on this laptop? It's the best I can find under $1900. Any other suggestions? its on the lowered end for the model:

 

https://www.microcenter.com/product/624180/dell-alienware-m15-r3-awm15-7302wht-pus-156-gaming-laptop-computer---silver

 

What are wanting to do with this laptop? You could probably find one a helluva lot cheaper than that to do most applications.