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Alienware has just re-jigged its gaming laptop offering, ditching its 18-inch and 14-inch models and replacing them with new slimmer 15-inch and 17-inch variants, to add to the Alienware 13 that arrived last year.
Packing the latest Intel processors, top-spec graphics cards and high-quality screens, they’re every bit the premium laptops you’d expect. Plus they both support Alienware’s new graphics amplifier for boosting your laptop’s graphics by way of an external box. Let’s see if the new Alienware 15 adds up to being the gaming laptop of choice at this size.
The one area where Alienware has seldom let itself down is in the design of its products, and it hasn’t tripped up on this occasion either, assuming you’re a fan of having an alien head on the lid of your laptop, of course.
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Available starting from £1099 the Alienware 15 starts off with an Intel Core i5-4210H processor, 8GB of RAM, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M graphics card and 1TB hard drive. This then rises through our spec – Intel Core i7-4710HQ, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M – for £1322 then up to the top-spec model that swaps the Nvidia graphics card for an AMD Radeon HD R9 295X.
All models come with the same 1920 x 1080 LCD screen that’s an IPS panel with a matte, anti-glare finish and 300-nits brightness. This can also be swapped out for a 4K (3860 x 2146) touchscreen panel for an extra £300. They all also come with Killer wireless networking and a choice of either Windows 8.1 or Windows 7.
Battery life is always of debatable concern for larger gaming laptops, but it’s always good to know you can survive for a few hours away from a socket when the need arises.
Thankfully, then, the Alienware 15 will last 5 hours and 37 minutes, according to our PowerMark test, which simulates watching video and browsing the web with the screen at 40% brightness. This isn’t entirely class leading, but comfortably outpaces the majority which tend to struggle to get past four hours.
The Alienware 15 is a very accomplished premium gaming laptop. It combines a stylish and well build chassis with a great selection of features for a pretty reasonable price.
Performance wise it’s a powerhouse and exactly what you’d expect for the price, plus Alienware offers a decent selection of configuration options to get the right price/performance balance for your needs. It has also provided easy access to the key upgradable components so doing your upgrades later on is an easy option.
Normally upgrade potential is limited by the fact CPUs and GPUs in laptops are fixed but here the latter can also be upgraded via the optional Alienware graphics amplifier. We’re yet to try it ourselves but there’s definitely potential for a cheap graphics upgrade down the line.
Ergonomically the Alienware 15 is great too with an excellent screen, keyboard and trackpad and a decent selection of connectivity.
In other words, “yes”. Yes, you should buy the Alienware 15.
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