Testseek.co.uk have collected 95 expert reviews of the Alienware 15 R3 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Alienware 15 R3 .
February 2017
(82%)
95 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(78%)
1044 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
82010095
The editors liked
Topnotch build quality
Cooling solution
Impeccable build quality and design
Massively powerful
Excellent cooling
Built to last
Top-notch screen with low lag
Excellent gaming performance
The Alienware 15 makes the most of its components
And it has a well-designed lighting scheme. Plus
It comes with a decent G-Sync monitor
And it can drive an external display at a high refresh rate and with G-Sync
Looks fantastic
Very slim with a thickness of 1"
Plenty of software to optimise your overall experience
AlienFX and 13 customisable zones make for many different design combinations
Good overall performance
Including great cooling performance
Powerful hardware
Remarkable build quality
The editors didn't like
Cramped keyboard
Color and grayscale accuracy
CPU bottlenecks
Expensive
Big and heavy for 15-inches
Average battery life
Still big and heavy
Who stole the SD slot?
Battery life was never going to be brilliant
It's on the heavy side at 7.8 pounds
The battery life is middling
And its fans are loud
None of the games in our testing managed to make the most of the 120Hz screen
IPS screen, NVMe SSD, a lot of features (macro keys, Eye Tracking, ), clever port distribution, a lot of configuration options, a lot of lighting elements, great case quality, useful Alienware tools, good input devices, very high performance, strong b
basic warranty only 12 months, sound could be better, borderline weight, no memory card reader
Incredibly sturdy construction, clean and sophisticated design, Fairly thin (just 25 mm), Good keyboard and touchpad, Good IPS panel, Supports up to 3 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, Not a bad cooling solution considering the form factor and the demanding hardware, S
CPU and GPU underclocked by default, third party software needs to be installed for overclocking, A bit loud under load, Heavy (3.5 kg), G-Sync is optional and most units come with only 60Hz displays, The screen uses PWM from 0 to 99% brightness (our Heal
As always, the 15-inch Alienware 15 R3 is a well-built premium gaming system with some small issues along the way, which are usually intrinsic to lower-end gaming laptops. However, build quality and design isn't one of them. The Alienware 15 R3 continues...
Published: 2017-06-22, Author: Alexander , review by: tomshardware.com
Outstanding build quality, Impressive LED customization, 120Hz refresh rate, Great gaming performance, excellent cooling
Cramped typing experience, No Number Pad, Plastic interior shroud prohibits easy access to the motherboard, TN panel is inaccurate, Expensive for a GTX 1070 laptop
The GTX 1070-equipped Alienware 15 hits the ball out of the park in terms of build quality, features, and performance. However, the 120Hz refresh rate introduces display accuracy trade-offs, and the high price can be a bit much to stomach. Review...
Published: 2017-05-29, Author: Sean , review by: engadget.com
Fast and powerful, Excellent build quality, Great screen for high performance gameplay
Larger than most 15-inch machines, Poor battery life, 1080p display has shallow viewing angles
The new Alienware 15 ticks all the right boxes for a gaming laptop: it's stylish, it's fast and powerful and it's covered in LED lighting. It's one flaw, however, is that it's a little bigger than your average 15-inch gaming machine. If you can live with...
Solid build quality, Excellent keyboard and touch pad, Customizable RGB lighting, Factory-configurable, Plenty of ports
Chassis gets warm, fans a little loud while gaming, Subpar speakers, No SD-card reader
Solid all-around—in its graphics oomph, build quality, keyboard, port mix, and panel performance—the 2017 Alienware 15 R3 delivers a serious dose of gaming adrenaline for the money. Read More...
The Alienware 15 R3 gaming laptop is probably one of the most attractive "gamer" laptops keeping it from looking gimmicky. Backed up by some powerful components it will play games easily but at the cost of noise and quite a bit of heat from its heavy fram...
a lot of features (macro keys, eye tracking, etc.), clever port layout, many hardware options, numerous illumination elements, reference-class case quality, handy Alienware tools, pretty simple maintenance, good input devices, very high performance, 120-
high noise development under load, CPU with temperature issues, only 12 months base warranty, unaesthetic fan exhausts, sound could be better, high weight, no card reader
The visuals of the third revision of the Alienware 15 R3 are beyond any doubt (except for the protruding fan area). There is currently no other gaming notebook with such a sophisticated, stable, and well-built chassis. Then there is also the unique design...
Published: 2016-12-14, Author: Tim , review by: techspot.com
Attractive design with lots of customizable lighting. Highly configurable hardware options offer both value and performance. Solid 1080p gaming experience from Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1060. Supports Windows Hello
Heavy chassis with a beefy, loud and largely ineffective cooler. 3 to 5 FPS slower than a similar GTX 1060 laptop we tested. GTX 1070 model can be expensive
Under gaming (Ahes Of Singularity), clocks remain maximal, Very good keyboard and touchpad, very comfortable and quiet, Relatively bright IPS display, with high contrast. No PWM (no flickering), Good connection ports selection mDP v1.2, HDMI 2.0, Alienwar
Relatively high price for the offered performance (but there will be discounts probably), The 2.0 speakers are a little bit of disappointment not too bad, but certainly far from high quality, The Alienware styling could be a little too much for some, CPU
Well, the AW15R3 is a fine laptop, with good chassis build quality, keyboard, touchpad, relatively good display (no PWM), many connection and storage ports (including Thunderbolt 3 and Alienware amplifier port). However, it is pretty heavy compared to som...
