Alienware x14 Review - I Love this Thing 👽

The Alienware x14 aims to be the lightest and thinnest gaming laptop of 2022 but does that make it the best? Well that's what I wanted to find out because there's other things to take into account like the Alienware x14 battery life, price and gaming performance of its RTX 3060.

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TIMESTAMPS -
0:00 - Alienware x14 Laptop Intro
0:56 - Specs & Pricing
2:18 - x14 Design, Size & Weight
4:36 - Sponsor Spot
5:10 - Keyboard & Trackpad
7:03 - I/O Ports
8:13 - Webcam & Speakers
8:57 - A REALLY Good Screen!
9:48 - Alienware x14 Upgrade Options
10:12 - x14 Battery Life
11:36 - Alienware Command Centre Explained!
12:50 - CPU Power, Temperatures & Frequencies Over Time
14:37 - GPU Power, Temperatures & Frequencies Over Time
15:14 - Noise Levels
15:44 - Surface Temperatures
15:56 - Average Power Draw Explained
17:04 - Real-World Benchmarks
17:52 - Gaming Benchmarks
18:30 - The Best 14" Gaming Laptop?

Review unit provided free of charge by Dell. This video is sponsored by Corsair. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

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[vanhungle]

The fact that there are many charts in this video shows that the creator really care and actually study about strengths and weaknesses of the laptop in comparison with other models at similar price range. I love that he also opens the laptop to show interior design as well. Thank you, good work!

[Dave-ukel]

Bought one of these the other day, got a £600 discount using the official Dell Outlet which I was very pleased with. Using it for gaming and UX design work. Really liking it so far, it's small and light and the design is great. Performance is really good and it's a lovely machine to use. Only criticism would be fan noise, as it's really loud, but I usually game with headphones so not too much of a problem.

[braydennturner]

Rtx 3060 for $1900??? No way, Dell is out of their minds.

[johnserpo]

The X14 was designed around that tiny 130w adaptor - the only gaming laptop that uses USB-C charging. It's basically the same adaptor as 13" XPS, and you can use 140W MacBook adaptor too. The whole selling point is convenience, portability, 'Quality of Life' improvement and then some.

Because of the limited 130W, Dell only allow up to RTX3060 for the GPU, but by using the Intel 12700H CPU they offered a difference from Blade 14 and Asus G14 which are both AMD.

This is not a pure gaming laptop, it's made for people who carry it around for work and do some gaming on the side. It's probably the only gaming laptop with a 130W adaptor - which is more than adequate for a 1080p screen, games all run above 60fps. At a time when electricity is expensive, you will feel less guilty playing games and save money on utility bills too.

[oliverfowler]

My company is using Alienware x15, i9-11900H, 32GB Ram, RTX 3070, 360hz panel. I don't even want to know how much they cost, but the build quality and performance is insane.

[kobbycrentsil]

For the price of the top tier spec of this compared to what the G14 and Blade 14 offers, this is not worth it at all.

[silntsoldier]

i got mine today. got the 3060 model. in the uk, there were sales and plus a student discount got the 3060 model for £1350.

[insenjojo]

Dude...you kept my request..thank you for reviewing the X14....Thank you...now I can finally be happy with my just earned the bell notification....fyi this is my first ever alienware as well...and please compare the x14 and the blade 14

[echung]

Wow, that Alienware 14 8 years ago was also my first Alienware laptop too. It was a good computer. Lasted me until I got my gaming PC just last year.

[angelomarcon]

After quite a bit of BIOS updating, and a replacement of the headphone jack, its settled into quite a good machine. Bit annoying that such an expensive notebook was so unstable for quite a while. Overall though, I'm quite pleased with it. Makes my desktop seem pedestrian.

[taejinkae]

The fact that everyone call this laptop overpriced but is actually the cheapest in all the laptop im looking for right now for performance/price. Its cheaper than razer blade 14 and asus g14 for the specs i want and its even a bargain compared to an xps 15.

[andocombo]

Thanks for doing an alienware review! I guess it has been a while. I was kind of surprised since you reviewed several of the XPS line from Dell also but this is cool Thank you!

[LiamMarcon]

Unfortunately, pricing is just too high in Australia. The lowest model is $3000 AUD.

[saisibi]

Amazing review Eber(I don't know the spelling of your name, sorry if it's wrong). Your reviews are almost always worth watching. I for one don't think I will be able to afford something like this for long time coming. But I will still watch to see your views and generally see what is happening in the PC industry.
BTW that shot at 5:49 is just epic. Whoever did this, requires a good pat on the back. Amazing job from you guys.

[BSS]

Had mine for about 2 months and I have zero complaints.. best laptop I've ever owned !

[themikecycle]

I hook this laptop up to a 34 inch ultrawide. Battlefield, Warcraft, and Arma 3 look and run fantastic. Best of all, when not in use I can just throw it in my backpack. Desktop power but in a very lightweight, portable package

[tomihawk]

I've never really considered a gaming laptop before because I actually use my laptop as a "lap" top regularly and like to be able to travel and move about the house or a co-working space with it and run on battery for a workday if necessary. I've always gone with an XPS 13 and an eGPU enclosure for gaming. I hate the new XPS design they've come out with and thought I'll be missing an upgrade this year but I actually think I might go for this one. 14" has always been the sweet sport for me in size/portability and it'll be nice to have a full-size USB port again! Shame about the shortsighted bezel design restricting access and all ports at the back is annoying, but I'm used to carrying dongles so not a big deal. I just wish there was a 3070 option for driving my ultrawide display.

I think if they manage to fix the battery life with a firmware update then it'll be an immediate purchase for me. I'll always have my eGPU for anything the 3060 can't handle.

[sidgupta]

In the recent black Friday sale, bought x14, i7-12700H, 512 gb ssd, 16 gb ram, 3050ti version for $1050 . Hoping for the best !

[j.p.h.]

Would think that a laptop that costs 2k would have atleast a 1TB storage drive in it.

[SirSnoozebutton]

Great review and breakdown. I really like this laptop. While it doesn't perform on par with Razor Blade or Asus G14 in games, it's more than enough for my needs. Running World of Warcraft on high settings at 60+ fps shouldn't be hard for any machine now with rtx 3050ti and up. Productivity benchmarks look really well so using Lightroom on the go seems like it would be a great experience on this machine.
While it's tempting to go all out on specs it seems to me (based on various reviews) that 14" laptops really start hitting diminishing returns at RTX 3070 and up because of thermals. Razer Blade with 3080ti seems like a complete waste, as I could heavily upgrade my desktop instead for the price difference.
My biggest gripes with this is the 16GB max ram, FHD resolution instead of QHD (for photoshop), and the keyboard placement that you struggled with, although I would I have medium hand size. The problem is I can't try this before I buy it...
Would also have liked more battery life, but realistically it won't be an issue for me as long as I can get 5-6 hours of video playback or light usage. Also love that it has USB charging, so powerbanks is an alternative for trickle charging on the move if needed. Where I live the X14 with 3060 and 2GB storage costs about the same as the G14 with 6800S/6900HS, so going with the Asus is not the obvious choice for me. Razer Blade 14 is not as available in terms of models, so only option would be 14 with 3070ti and that's an extra 600$