Dell G7 vs. Alienware 15

[eventualpilot]

Currently Dell is selling G7 with i7, 16GB Ram, 1060MaxQ, 128SSD+1 TB (5400RPM) and 4K display for $1,399.99.

Alienware 15 with i7, 16GB Ram, 1060 OC, 128 M.2SSD+1 TB (7200 RPM), 1080p IPS, and larger battery for $1,449.99.

Is the Alienware a better buy for only $50 more, or does the 4K on the G7 make up for slower storage, graphics, and smaller battery?

[Brooksie359]

4 minutes ago, eventualpilot said:

Currently Dell is selling G7 with i7, 16GB Ram, 1060MaxQ, 128SSD+1 TB (5400RPM) and 4K display for $1,399.99.

Alienware 15 with i7, 16GB Ram, 1060 OC, 128 M.2SSD+1 TB (7200 RPM), 1080p IPS, and larger battery for $1,449.99.

Is the Alienware a better buy for only $50 more, or does the 4K on the G7 make up for slower storage, graphics, and smaller battery?

why would you want to try and run games at 4k on a 1060? seems dumb to me

 

[Mio85]

18 minutes ago, eventualpilot said:

Currently Dell is selling G7 with i7, 16GB Ram, 1060MaxQ, 128SSD+1 TB (5400RPM) and 4K display for $1,399.99.

Alienware 15 with i7, 16GB Ram, 1060 OC, 128 M.2SSD+1 TB (7200 RPM), 1080p IPS, and larger battery for $1,449.99.

Is the Alienware a better buy for only $50 more, or does the 4K on the G7 make up for slower storage, graphics, and smaller battery?

The 1060 Max-Q is designed to be power efficient and quiet. But it gets about 15-20% less fps.

[eventualpilot]

28 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

why would you want to try and run games at 4k on a 1060? seems dumb to me

 

Wasn’t necessarily planning on gaming st 4K.  It’s my understanding that the LG 1080p panel on the G series is pretty bad and 4K has better reviews.

 

But at that price I was thinking if the Alienware with full 1060, faster storage and larger battery would offset against the 4K.

[genexis_x]

50 minutes ago, eventualpilot said:

Wasn’t necessarily planning on gaming st 4K.  It’s my understanding that the LG 1080p panel on the G series is pretty bad and 4K has better reviews.

 

But at that price I was thinking if the Alienware with full 1060, faster storage and larger battery would offset against the 4K.

You have your answer. Which AW15 panel you choose?

[D13H4RD]

The Alienware is the better performer out of the 2 since it has an overclocked standard GTX 1060 out of the box alongside a faster secondary drive and a bigger battery alongside a magnesium chassis. 

 

Battery life depends on whether you opt for G-Sync however 

[eventualpilot]

16 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

You have your answer. Which AW15 panel you choose?

Probably just the default 60hz, 1080p IPS.

[ApolloX75]

1 hour ago, eventualpilot said:

Probably just the default 60hz, 1080p IPS.

I have an AW15 with the 60hz G-Sync 1080p panel, it's an excellent choice. The only thing I will warn against with the Alienware is they often have overheating issues and require some tinkering to make them work 100% which I personally think is ridiculous for such an expensive laptop. I've had to disassemble mine more times than I can count and have even had the entire heatsink assembly replaced to combat overheating. The last time I had it apart was to apply Kryonaut and that seems to have finally fixed the issue.

 

Just my experience and a warning. They may have fixed the overheating issues now since they are aware of the problem, but I highly doubt it.

[eventualpilot]

What is the difference between the Killer 1550 and 1435?

[genexis_x]

2 hours ago, eventualpilot said:

What is the difference between the Killer 1550 and 1435?

Max speed, look online