Alienware X16 R2 Review: The $3000 Mistake?

This is the latest 16-inch gaming laptop from Alienware that packs an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor and the RTX 4080 with 175W of TGP. Is it worth its $3000+ price tag or should you wait for sales or go with another gaming laptop? Now, let's take a look at what its pros and cons are and whether or not you should pick one up yourself.

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Hi! My name is Mark Linsangan. I make lifestyle tech videos that are informative and look beautiful. I'm a big fan of traveling/exploring, tech, social media / biz and finding interesting topics on the line (online). Subscribe & say hi to me on X, and Instagram @HeyMarkL
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[FoxxFire]

Loved this video, ML; and yes, I would personally be all for a dedicated video on that Alienware display. There are many out there, of course, but I do appreciate your perspective. Have a great weekend man.

[kalkydra]

I love the design of this laptop, I am just hesitating due to the display, wish it was MiniLed! Any idea if update to displays are coming this year? Cheers!.

[AnikPatel-fxss]

Hey Mark, does the Cherry MX keyboard have the metal ringing/pinging sound that older versions from a few years back used to have or have they fixed that metallic ringing/pinging? (I think it was caused by hitting the keys too quickly and with force + Dave2D pointing this out in his video from 3-ish years ago)

[krystaphoumiphat]

What’s the difference between the CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical keyboard and
ultra low-profile CherryMX mechanical English US laptop keyboard with Copilot key. The price difference is quite large

[lichking]

Yo bro, great vid. As between the Zephyrus g16 4080 vs. this Alienware X16 R2, which do you prefer? Having a hard time choosing as I intend to use this primarily for gaming. Does the OLED in the g16 worth more than the performance in the X16?

[KhanSagor-xd]

YOU pls tell me this laptop is good for 3d animation work or not????

[yoimiyaslvr]

Hello, I plan on buying a new laptop soon and I am not going to be using it for very demanding games or anything like that. I'm mostly going to use it for work and a bit of gaming here and there, but I'm facing a dilemma regarding which laptop to buy. My two choices are this Alienware, the x16r2, or the Legion Pro 5i. Which one do you think would be best?

[Ev_Alexander_Films]

This laptop looks cool but ur right, this shouldn't be $3k lol — I got the Legion Pro 7i for around $2300 and I can game and make music and edit photos but battery life is terrible lol

[ChCKPINT.]

One question I have is, if a 14.2 inch laptop big enough for my 12 year old? (I’m thinking about purchasing the M3 MackBook Pro 18gb 512gb for him)

[camilodominguez]

Hey! awesome review, so smooth.
Quick question, isn’t there a RJ45 port for internet?

[lofiphixxion]

I recently got this laptop and the CPU temps hit 85-100 degrees celsius no matter what game I play. Does yours do the same?

[iamthetable]

I dont know, I think this laptop thermals is much hotter than other laptops I used. maybe I got a faulty one

[camilodominguez]

Is the internet speed of a Thunderbolt port the same as if it were connected directly to an RJ45 port?

[gianlucatoso]

Between Legion 7i, G14, g16 and this Alienware which one would you recomend ?

[tinybit]

Oh you prefer it over the G16 with a 4090?

[GriffinCorpOne]

I agree with your review. I ordered this when it first came out and the screen was great but the brightness for a 3K laptop was not acceptable, since I have a Dell XPS work laptop that has a 500 nit screen that looks amazing for over 1K less. I returned it, I hope that they can change a couple of big things before the new GPU's launch, one or two USB-C on the side would be great and lose or reduce the chin. That laptops frame is HUGE for a backpack. I don't think we will see an update until new GPU's come.

[gto]

I own an m18 with rtx 4080, for work reasons I need a lighter laptop, I'm undecided between the x16 and the asus zephyrus g16, both with the rtx 4070... which one do you recommend, thanks

[Mirage-zl]

I need help choosing a laptop between Alienware x16 r2 rtx4090 or rog zephyrus g16 rtx4090 I know the major difference is the oled screen but idk which one I should go for can you help me choose as if it was for yourself

[Isan_idc]

Have you had any issues so far with using this laptop

[HrisNedyalkov]

Hello. Great video. I need a little help. I need a recomendation for laptop (because I travel a lot) to can use AutoCad (2018-2020) for interior design working drawings and 3DsMax for modeling and rendering. Is a laptop with the following specs or simmilar will do the job : Inlel Core i9-14900HX - 24-Core (2.2 GHz up to 5.8 GHz, 36 MB Cache, 55 W) - RAM : 32 GB (2x16) DDR5 - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, GDDR6 - 8GB ? Thanks !