Testseek.co.uk have collected 74 expert reviews of the Alienware 17 R4 Series and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Alienware 17 R4 Series.
May 2017
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The editors liked
Excellent screen options
Full performance of the GTX 1080
Overclockable
Great keyboard
Nice speakers
The Alienware 17 R4 is built like a tank
Offers a well-designed lighting scheme and controls
And you can get a reasonably fast configuration for the money
Incredible gaming performance
Good screen
Premium feel
The editors didn't like
Bad trackpad drivers out of the box
More squareish shape makes it hard to fit in a bag
Poor factory paste results in hot internals
Potential QC issues with heatsink
Resulting in stuttering GPU during prolonged usage
The fans are loud and seem like they're always on
Battery life doesn't impress
Could use more USB connectors and Alienware doesn't make it easy to tweak or monitor performance
Published: 2017-10-11, Author: Lori , review by: CNET.co.uk
The Alienware 17 R4 is built like a tank, offers a well-designed lighting scheme and controls, and you can get a reasonably fast configuration for the money
The fans are loud and seem like they're always on, battery life doesn't impress, could use more USB connectors and Alienware doesn't make it easy to tweak or monitor performance
If you want something that's fast out of the box but don't yearn to endlessly fiddle for that last bit of speed, the Alienware 17 delivers...
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Published: 2017-09-19, Author: Stuart , review by: v3.co.uk
Incredible gaming performance, Good screen, Premium feel
Fairly heavy, Very noisy fans
Unbeatable gaming performance, but it's a hefty beast and boy do those fans roar...
There's no doubt that the Alienware 17 R4 is one of the most capable gaming laptops we've seen, making easy work of our CPU and GPU benchmark tests and providing generally smooth gameplay. The design is eye-catching too, sporting a flurry of customisable...
Excellent screen options, Full performance of the GTX 1080, Overclockable, Great keyboard, Nice speakers
Bad trackpad drivers out of the box, More squareish shape makes it hard to fit in a bag, Poor factory paste results in hot internals, Potential QC issues with heatsink, resulting in stuttering GPU during prolonged usage
Yet again, I'm still pretty impressed with what Dell has to offer with the Alienware 17. They managed to keep all their strengths from the previous model and even improve in a couple areas. Sure, it's bigger, but the performance capabilities make up for i...
There are rough edges, from the keyboard's zone backlight to loud fans to its enormous size, but the Alienware 17 R4 is still one of the few machines that can truly function as a semi-portable desktop experience.The Asus ROG Zephyrus GX501 is the first ga...
Abstract: The Alienware 17 R4 is one of the most interesting computers we reviewed. Its core components make it a strong performer for both work and play, and you have several options for connecting peripherals. The base model comes with a solid-state drive (SSD)...
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Published: 2017-10-10, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
The Alienware 17 R4 is built like a tank, offers a well-designed lighting scheme and controls, and you can get a reasonably fast configuration for the money
The fans are loud and seem like they're always on, battery life doesn't impress, could use more USB connectors and Alienware doesn't make it easy to tweak or monitor performance
If you want something that's fast out of the box but don't yearn to endlessly fiddle for that last bit of speed, the Alienware 17 delivers...
Published: 2017-09-24, Author: Jason , review by: techaeris.com
Sleek Alienware design, Solid construction materials, Fancy LED lighting options, Many customization options, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, Great performance due to CPU, RAM, SSD speeds, QHD screen is fantastic, Tobii Eye Tracking a neat feature, Decent batter
Palm rest still gets pretty smudgy, Can get quite loud when the fan kicks in, Battery life still an issue while playing games (as expected), Definitely heavy
While it'll cost you a pretty penny, the Alienware 17 Gaming Laptop (as tested) is a performance beast in a sleek, well-built chassis with a beautiful QHD screen to enhance your gaming experience. With plenty of customization options when it comes to vide...
Worthy of the "desktop replacement" moniker, Excellent performance even under full load, Display comes in 1440p/120Hz and 4K variants
Tons of fan noise despite larger size, Extra-large hinge/vent area makes an enormous laptop even more so, Some of the lower-tier models make baffling choices (like only 8GB of RAM)
There are rough edges. Zone backlighting is a bit outdated, the fans are loud, battery life is average, and the extra inch-plus of venting adds insult to injury in terms of the Alienware 17's size. I'd love to see Alienware branch out and bring its unique...
